Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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The first book ever published by Brandon Sanderson has an incredible four separate magic systems in it, with two more introduced in a later novella on the same world. This video explains how they're different, and more interestingly, how they're the same.

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Stories referenced: Elantris, Emperor's Soul

And yes, Forton's Potions are definitely magical: wob.coppermind.net/events/95/#e826

The incredible picture of Weedfingers is by Botanica Xu. More of her stuff can be seen here: botanicaxu.tumblr.com

Ruyi Scepters picture: By Difference engine - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66351320