Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Of all the planets in the Cosmere, Roshar has been shaped by investiture from the very beginning, and life on this planet is still steeped in power.

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Stories referenced: The Stormlight Archive - Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Edgedancer, Oathbringer

The Watercolor Naturalist provided the amazing Spren illustrations. Take a look at this video of her painting a Santhid on her channel: youtube.com/watch?v=jM5npGSwhk0

Thanks BotanicaXu for the Eshonai and Syl art! Check out more of her stuff here:
botanicaxu.tumblr.com

Ben McSweeney does the official art from Shallan's notebooks. His website is here: inkthinker.net

For more info of life on Roshar, Tor has pretty great "Field Guide" that you can see here: tor.com/2013/06/12/the-ecology-of-the-way-of-kings