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== Planets ==
  
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The Greater Roshar system is composed of three terrestrial planets and ten gas giants, divided by the asteroid belt. In order from the sun, the terrestrial planets are:
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The Greater Roshar system is composed of three terrestrial planets and ten gas giants, divided by the asteroid belt. Starting with the sun, the celestial bodies in the system are:
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The centre of the system is situated a large sun.{{wob ref|7966}} Though it is smaller than UTol's sun.{{book ref|yumi|35}}
   
 
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The closest planet to the Rosharan system's sun.
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This is where [[The Silence Divine]] is set. While there are humans inhabiting this planet, a global cataclysm at some point in the past has forced most of its inhabitants to flee to Roshar, while the remainder lives in floating cities in the sky and in small areas of habitability.{{au ref|roshar}}{{wob ref|9847}} The cataclysm was likely caused by overuse of [[Surge]]s by Ashynites, and has left the surface highly volcanically active. There is a known manifestation of Investiture on Ashyn, based around Surge-granting diseases, but no known Shard.{{wob ref|6646}} In Rosharan mythology, Ashyn is referred to as the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|row|17}}
  
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While there are humans inhabiting this planet, a global cataclysm at some point in the past has forced most of its inhabitants to flee to Roshar, while the remainder lives in floating cities in the sky and in small areas of habitability.{{au ref|roshar}}{{book ref|tsm|2}}{{wob ref|9847}} The cataclysm was likely caused by overuse of [[Surge]]s by Ashynites, and has left the surface highly volcanically active. There is a known manifestation of Investiture on Ashyn, based around Surge-granting diseases, but no known Shard.{{wob ref|6646}} In Rosharan mythology, Ashyn is referred to as the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|row|17}}
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Ashyn has a notable axial tilt, allowing it to experience seasonal variation.{{wob ref|11448}}
   
 
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The second planet is the eponymous planet of Greater Roshar, and the primary setting of the [[Stormlight Archive]]. The [[Shard]]s of [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] can be found here. Roshar features a single supercontinent, also called Roshar, on which its inhabitants live.
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The second planet is the eponymous planet of Greater Roshar. The [[Shard]]s of [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] can be found here. Roshar features a single supercontinent, also called Roshar, on which its inhabitants live. Its semi-major axis is such that it has an orbital period of approximately 1.1 years.{{wob ref|8928}}{{wob ref|3781}}{{wob ref|5569}}{{wob ref|10572}}
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The planet has no axial tilt.{{wob ref|11448}} It has a solar day of 20 Rosharan hours.{{wob ref|248}}
   
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Three moons, [[Roshar#Planetary System|Salas, Nomon, and Mishim]], orbit the planet in an unstable orbit.{{map ref|Roshar system}}{{wob ref|8096}}{{wob ref|12702}}
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Three moons, [[Roshar#Planetary System|Salas, Nomon, and Mishim]], orbit the planet in unstable, highly eccentric orbits.{{map ref|Roshar system}}{{wob ref|8096}}{{wob ref|12702}}
   
 
The majority of the Rosharan System's sentient lifeforms lives on Roshar.
  
The majority of the Rosharan System's sentient lifeforms lives on Roshar.
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A cold planet, perhaps outside the habitable zone. While no humans live here, there do exist self-aware Splinters that inhabit either the planet or its Cognitive manifestation.{{au ref|Roshar}} Braize is where the Shard of [[Odium]] resides.{{wob ref|9847}} In Rosharan mythology, Braize is referred to as Damnation, and is where Rosharan Heralds returned to between [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
  
A cold planet, perhaps outside the habitable zone. While no humans live here, there do exist self-aware Splinters that inhabit either the planet or its Cognitive manifestation.{{au ref|Roshar}} Braize is where the Shard of [[Odium]] resides.{{wob ref|9847}} In Rosharan mythology, Braize is referred to as Damnation, and is where Rosharan Heralds returned to between [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
   
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The land is cold, barren, and inhospitable to all life{{book ref|sa4|80}}; it is constantly swept by winds, implying that it does have an atmosphere.{{book ref|sa4|80}}
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The land is cold, barren, and inhospitable to all life;{{book ref|sa4|80}} it is constantly swept by winds, implying that it does have an atmosphere.{{book ref|sa4|80}}
   
 
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Revision as of 17:06, 16 April 2024

Rosharan system
Starchart roshar color.jpg
by Isaac Stewart
Shards Honor, Cultivation, Odium
Notable Planet(s) Ashyn, Roshar, Braize
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“Roshar (which--characteristic of the dominant confidence of its people--is the name of a planet, a system, and the main continent on the planet) is a busy place. As empty as the Scadrian system seems, this one always feels crowded to me. ”

—From Khriss' essay on Roshar[1]

The Rosharan system, also known as Greater Roshar, is the name given to the planetary system containing the planet called Roshar.[1] It comprises thirteen planets, three of which are inhabited, as well as the usual asteroid belt, and three moons for a total of sixteen orbital bodies -- an important number in the cosmere.[2]

Planets

The Greater Roshar system is composed of three terrestrial planets and ten gas giants, divided by the asteroid belt. Starting with the sun, the celestial bodies in the system are:

The Sun

The centre of the system is situated a large sun.[3] Though it is smaller than UTol's sun.[4]

Ashyn

The closest planet to the Rosharan system's sun.

While there are humans inhabiting this planet, a global cataclysm at some point in the past has forced most of its inhabitants to flee to Roshar, while the remainder lives in floating cities in the sky and in small areas of habitability.[1][5][6] The cataclysm was likely caused by overuse of Surges by Ashynites, and has left the surface highly volcanically active. There is a known manifestation of Investiture on Ashyn, based around Surge-granting diseases, but no known Shard.[7] In Rosharan mythology, Ashyn is referred to as the Tranquiline Halls.[8]

Ashyn has a notable axial tilt, allowing it to experience seasonal variation.[9]

by Art Noob
The inner Rosharan system
Roshar

The second planet is the eponymous planet of Greater Roshar. The Shards of Honor and Cultivation can be found here. Roshar features a single supercontinent, also called Roshar, on which its inhabitants live. Its semi-major axis is such that it has an orbital period of approximately 1.1 years.[10][11][12][13]

The planet has no axial tilt.[9] It has a solar day of 20 Rosharan hours.[14]

Three moons, Salas, Nomon, and Mishim, orbit the planet in unstable, highly eccentric orbits.[2][15][16]

The majority of the Rosharan System's sentient lifeforms lives on Roshar.

Braize

A cold planet, perhaps outside the habitable zone. While no humans live here, there do exist self-aware Splinters that inhabit either the planet or its Cognitive manifestation.[1] Braize is where the Shard of Odium resides.[6] In Rosharan mythology, Braize is referred to as Damnation, and is where Rosharan Heralds returned to between Desolations.[17]

The land is cold, barren, and inhospitable to all life;[18] it is constantly swept by winds, implying that it does have an atmosphere.[18]

Gas Giants

Beyond the asteroid belt are ten gas giants. These outer planets, which are designated by Vorin numerals, are Jes, Nan, Chach, Vev, Palah, Shash, Betab, Kak, Tanat, and Ishi, in order of increasing distance from the sun.

The existence of ten of these, and the relation it has to the importance of 10 to Honor and the Rosharan System, is currently unknown.[19][20]

The Rosharan gas giants have a minor presence on Shadesmar, which indicates that they are uninhabited.[1][21][22] None of these planets have known moons or ring systems.[2][23]

Astronomy

In the greater Cosmere, the Rosharan system lies between Taldain, Scadrial, Nalthis and Sel, and is the closest to the latter. It is one of the stars in the Knight constellation.[24][25] In the Cognitive Realm, Shadesmar is surrounded by four Expanses; the Expanse of the Vapors leads to Scadrial, the Expanse of the Densities leads to Sel, and the Expanse of Vibrance[26] is believed to lead to Nalthis.[27] It is currently unknown which planet the Expanse of the Broken Sky leads to.[28]

Inhabitants

The Rosharan system is inhabited by several sentient species. This includes humans on both Ashyn and Roshar; Singers, Siah Aimians and the Sleepless on Roshar; and a vast number of sentient spren. Braize also contains a large population of Cognitive Shadows of Singers, called the Fused, who migrate to Roshar during Desolations.

It is likely that Roshar saw several waves of human immigration, as the Iriali may be later arrivals than other Rosharan humans.[29]

History

The Rosharan system was created prior to the Shattering, and was crafted directly by Adonalsium about 12 to 13 thousand years before the True Desolation.[30][31][32][fn 1] The system was created for a specific purpose.[16] The Rosharan spren Stormfather and the Singers likely predate it as well.

After the Shattering, the Shards Honor and Cultivation settled on Roshar, becoming the gods of Singer people. Humans initially settled on Ashyn, but following the destruction of its environment, migrated to Roshar, and were granted the land that comprises modern Shinovar. The Shard Odium arrived on Roshar alongside them, and while the Singers believe it to be the human god, the exact relation is unclear.[33] Honor trapped Odium in the system by unknown means, and the shard settled on Braize. However, when the relationship between humans and Singers deteriorated to the point of war, Odium took the Singers under his wing, creating the first Fused and starting the cycle of Desolations, periodic invasions of Roshar.[34] During that time, Honor was killed by Odium, but his pact with Odium, along with the Oathpact that governs the Desolations, prevented Odium from leaving the system.[35]

Over the past 4500 Rosharan years, the Rosharan system has enjoyed a period of relative stability, although this ended with the start of the True Desolation.

Mythology

Several of the Rosharan system's celestial bodies have legends associated with them.

The planets

Ashyn, though not known by that name to Roshar's inhabitants, is likely the Tranquiline Halls, the mythological homeworld of mankind in the Vorin creation myth. Rosharans believe that after death, they will fight to reclaim them from the Voidbringers, and that this is where the Heralds departed to following the Aharietiam. Braize, on the other hand, is a known name for Damnation, the place where, in Rosharan myths and legends, Voidbringers live. In Vorin cosmology, Damnation is the afterlife for particularly wicked souls.[36]

The moons

For the full Natan myth about Mishim, see Tsa.

Many Rosharan cultures personify the three moons as semi-divine beings. In Shinovar, they are known as the Three Sisters, with Salas being the First Sister, Nomon the Second Sister, and Mishim the Third Sister. In Natanatan, Nomon is considered to be male.

A particular myth from Natanatan concerns the latter two moons and the local queen, Tsa. In the story, Mishim (characterized as young and impulsive) wishes to experience human pleasures, and attempts to persuade Tsa to swap places with her. Tsa eventually relents, agreeing to take Mishim's place for one night. However, Mishim fails to return before dawn, and fears that Tsa will tell her older siblings about the ruse. The following night, she attempts to go back, only to find out that Tsa enjoys her time in the night sky too much to switch back. While Mishim manages to convince Tsa to return, nine months later the queen gives birth to a blue-skinned child. Mishim realizes that she's been conned, and Tsa wanted to visit the night sky all along, as she wished to lay with Nomon.[37]

The legend serves as an explanation for the Natan people's unusual skin tone.

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ↑ Whether this refers to standard years or Rosharan years is currently unclear.
References
  1. ↑ a b c d e Arcanum Unbounded - The Rosharan System#
  2. ↑ a b c Map of Roshar system
  3. ↑ Words of Radiance Philadelphia signing
    — Arcanum - 2014-03-21#
  4. ↑ Yumi and the Nightmare Painter chapter 35#
  5. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 2#
  6. ↑ a b SpoCon 2013
    — Arcanum - 2013-07-10#
  7. ↑ Words of Radiance Chicago signing
    — Arcanum - 2014-03-22#
  8. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 17#
  9. ↑ a b A Memory of Light Seattle Signing
    — Arcanum - 2013-02-12#
  10. ↑ Salt Lake City signing
    — Arcanum - 2017-12-16#
  11. ↑ Stormlight Three Update #4
    — Arcanum - 2016-10-04#
  12. ↑ /r/Stormlight_Archive
    — Arcanum - 2017-09-21#
  13. ↑ Word of Peter - 17th Shard post
    — Arcanum - 2014-01-25#
  14. ↑ Bands of Mourning release party
    — Arcanum - 2016-01-25#
  15. ↑ Miscellaneous 2014
    — Arcanum - 2014-02-06#
  16. ↑ a b Stuttgart signing
    — Arcanum - 2019-05-17#
  17. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 121#
  18. ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 80#
  19. ↑ Arcanum Unbounded San Francisco signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-11-30#
  20. ↑ Rhythm of War Preview Q&As
    — Arcanum - 2020-10-07#
  21. ↑ Arcanum Unbounded Chicago signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-12-06#
  22. ↑ General Twitter 2016
    — Arcanum - 2016-11-28#
  23. ↑ Isaac Stewart r/Stormlight_Archive AMA
    — Arcanum - 2019-10-01#
  24. ↑ Cosmere constellation map
  25. ↑ Miscellaneous 2017
    — Arcanum - 2017-06-01#
  26. ↑ Rithmatist Omaha signing
    — Arcanum - 2013-05-17#
  27. ↑ FanX Spring 2019
    — Arcanum - 2019-04-19#
  28. ↑ Map of shadesmar
  29. ↑ Arcanum Unbounded Chicago signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-12-06#
  30. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 66 epigraph#
  31. ↑ Emerald City Comic Con 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-03-01#
  32. ↑ JordanCon 2021
    — Arcanum - 2021-07-16#
  33. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 111#
  34. ↑ Prelude to the Stormlight Archive#
  35. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 57#
  36. ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 3#
  37. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 67#
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