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The '''Rosharan system''', also known as '''Greater Roshar''', is the name given to the planetary system containing the [[ShardworldCosmere#Planets|planet]] called [[Roshar]].{{au ref|Roshar}} 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]].{{map ref|Roshar system}}

The Greater Roshar system is composed of three terrestrial planets and ten gas giants, divided by the asteroid belt. In order fromFrom the sun, the terrestrial planets in the system are:

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The'''[[Roshar]]''' is the second planet is the eponymous Shardworldplanet 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. ThreeIts moons,semi-major [[Roshar#Planetaryaxis System|Salas,is Nomon,such andthat Mishim]],it orbithas thean planet.orbital The majorityperiod of Roshar'sapproximately sentient1.1 lifeformsyears.{{wob livesref|8928}}{{wob onref|3781}}{{wob Roshar.ref|5569}}{{wob ref|10572}}

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.{{file ref|Cosmere constellation map.jpg|Cosmere constellation map}}{{wob ref|8089}} 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]]{{wob ref|4805}} is believed to lead to Nalthis.{{wob ref|12656}} It is currently unknown which Shardworldplanet the [[Expanse of the Broken Sky]] leads to.{{map ref|shadesmar}}

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.{{epigraph ref|sa2|66}}{{wob Theref|9283}}{{wob Rosharanref|14898}}{{ref|group=fn|text=Whether sprenthis [[Stormfather]]refers andto thestandard [[Singers]]years likelyor predateRosharan ityears asis wellcurrently unclear.}}

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 around 7000 Rosharan years before the True Desolation,{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} 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.{{book ref|sa3|111}} 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.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} 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.{{book ref|sa3|57}}

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

[[Category: cosmereCosmere astronomycelestial bodies]]