Every Single Planet in the Cosmere (Lore Spoilers)

IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO SPOILERS, PLEASE SEE MY PINNED COMMENT BELOW ⬇
Every single cosmere planet talked about in an obscene amount of detail.
This one also features my costar Mittens the Cat.
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Cosmere's Planetary Systems
02:11 - The Rosharan System
06:15 - The Nalthian System
08:13 - The Threnodite System
10:15 - The Selish System
12:09 - The Scadrian System
14:30 - The Taldain System
17:43 - The Drominad System
19:54 - Yolen
22:34 - Outro

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

REGARDING SPOILERS: I should have been more clear on my spoiler policy in this video; the "no spoilers" tag is not entirely accurate. My apologies. This video contains some minor lore spoilers from throughout the Cosmere, but (in my opinion), this video contains nothing that will actively ruin the enjoyment of any book; the spoilers contained within are purely lore-based. If you are sensitive to spoilers, I would urge you to proceed with caution. That being said, I hope that you enjoy!

[@testickles8834]

spoiler warnings for something this old is a personal problem. If you don't want spoilers, get off the internet.

[@SminnerC]

Why didn't you mention the world from the reckoners? It seems like it is earth so I'm not sure if anyone considers it as part of the cosmere

[@LightningTheGod]

Humans are not native to the Roshar is a big spoiler

[@skyguy713]

​@@SminnerC Separate from the Cosmere i believe.

[@colinclark9963]

Mentioning that humans are not native to Roshar is somewhat of a spoiler. Otherwise a great video! I didn't realize that the floating cities were in Ashyn.

[@sonowbrand7824]

Not somewhat, it absolutely is.

[@benjaminwahl8059]

Well, humans arnt native anywhere exsept yollen realy

[@jbwise2002]

Agree.. its a minor spoiler but not worth worrying about considering most people who watch this have most likely already read Stormlight and /or Mistborn series

[@sonowbrand7824]

@@jbwise2002 That reveal is a huge twist in the books that flips the head on everything we've learned to that point, so it is not a minor spoiler. Just because most of the viewers have already read up to that point doesn't make it okay to have spoilers in a so called "spoiler free" video.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

This video's title has been changed to reflect my thoughts on the matter, I've also added a pinned comment to better explain my spoiler policy. I don't necessarily agree that it's a large spoiler, but enough people feel affected by it for me to take action. Looking back, I should have made the spoiler policy more clear. Sorry to cause any confusion.

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

There's something really inspiring about creators who make very high quality, high effort videos for a relatively smaller but dedicated viewer base. There's just something awesome about knowing that you make your stuff not just for money, but because you love to do it. Hopefully some day a TV or film series will drive a huge audience your way, but until then, please keep up the great work. I realize that this is probably really frustrating for you, but what I'm trying to say is that we recognize the work you put in and appreciate it.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thank you so much! This comment really made my morning

[@andreabknight]

I so hope he writes more about Threnody- such a great concept and I enjoyed the first (short) story. So much potential for a more horror/grimdark type set of stories for this planet.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I agree! Threnody is creepy as hell (pun intended) and I can't wait to see more!

[@insertname5371]

Yeah a newbie i got into the cosmere asked me this yesterday so perfect timing.

[@thomazeblen]

I love how you just droped one of the biggest spoilers of the books. Its so heavy a spoiler that it only is reveled om the last book released thus far lmao

[@insertname5371]

Nalthis is my favorite planet from an astronomical point of view. Love roshars ecology tho.

[@astrouphel]

Nothing like a fauna that consists of 90% crabs

[@Mahoneyyay]

This video is awesome dude

[@johnlancaster6932]

So glad I found this page! Thanks for all the hard work, you do a great job breaking down such an expansive body of worldbuilding. I can’t wait to go through your whole catalog. Cheers!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I hope you enjoy! And thank you, that means a lot.

[@samscript281]

What an outstanding video! I love your planet model animation and your passionate, clear explanations which provide little spoilers:) Though I was expecting to see you talking about Obrodai, Vax and Mythos (which hasn't been known by the time you made this video). Also it's a little pity to not seeing continents of Sel and Scadrial showing up in planet animation. Still, a feasty video to watch, thank you so much!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

It's in the works! After all secret projects are out, I am planning on doing an update to this vid so we can catch up on all the fun new planets!

[@faerdineth4239]

Thank you I just reread the Arcanum unbound and this video helped a lot with understanding threnody and the other planets. I think I like roshar and threnody the most but I think everyone is awesome

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Yeah, I love the mystery surrounding threnody, it's super interesting to me Hopefully we get another novel there sometime soon 👍

[@mudbutt42]

Yo man, this video is great, I only heard about Sanderson in early December and instead of reading I wanted to try audible, So I've listened to every book in the cosmere but I don't have any of the charts of the planets or maps, I'm dying for this kind of information, subscribed, thumbs up, im watching every video on this channel immediately

[@dazrienhaizor8624]

Great video! (other than the Stormlight Spoilers). Please make more stuff like this

[@dinocollins720]

So excited when I see a new video!!!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

So excited to see you back!

[@tordurhansen333]

Excellent video sir! Nice co-host as well :D Just wanna mention that the dragons in the Cosmere are known to live extremely long lives, as Frost, who we admittedly know very little about, is even older than Hoid. Another dragon is also revealed, but this one is highly Invested and so has another reason to live this long lol

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thanks a ton! My co-host also says hello 😁 I am pretty convinced that dragons are functionally immortal, but unfortunately we just don't have enough evidence about them yet to say either way. Frost may be special, but again we just have no idea yet. I guess we just have to keep reading!

[@drewkulenguski3148]

Is anything known about the dragon that lives on roshar according to hoid?

[@tordurhansen333]

@drewkulenguski3148 His name is Frost and despite his very long life, he never left Yolen. Theres not a lot more than that, I'm afraid

[@BladedGuineaPig]

*SPOILERS for secret novel previews*: I'm really excited for the new worlds we got a sneak peak of from the secret novels and how they potentially relate to other systems. It's awesome seeing the diversity of magics and investiture in the Cosmere as the universe is further developed.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I can't wait to learn more about these worlds! All of the planets from the secret projects look like they're going to be super interesting, I can't wait to dive further into each of them

[@God-nw9qd]

Great video! Will you ever be covering the secret project's systems, because they have been my absolute favourite based on how absurd they are.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I plan on covering those when all the secret projects are out. I originally had a section in here going over those planets, but realized we just don't have enough to go off yet

[@alexfarkas1666]

As a fantasy writter I love the idea of weird and alien high fantasy planets like Roshar because they are so diferent, but I also love when they are simple yet so diferent as in Sel (wich was the first planet that i read with Elantris) because i like to imagine how diferent life would be just by having magic. Really cool video

[@yewnork]

I'm amazed you explained so much without any spoilers

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed.

[@ckvisme]

Good dive into the amazing Cosemere uni5

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thank you!

[@faerdineth4239]

Love it!!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thank you!!

[@Mahoneyyay]

I love this video

[@IAmSilverlined]

This was a great video and very informative! I just did my own deep dive, of sorts, on the different systems in the Cosmere. Not only did I not remember anything you missed, you taught me a fair amount I missed in my own research, especially when it comes to Yolen. Keep up the awesome work, and I hope that as the Cosmere expands, so will you. Best of luck!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thanks a ton! Yolen has always captivated me, can't wait to find out more!

[@DarkMirius]

Im massive BrandoSando fan, but in the end, you got sub because of everyones favourite fantasy creature :-) Also, i didnt know that Taldain dark side has sun too, sooo... Really well done video! Edit: Ye would be good to have better spoiler allerts, but tbh, someone watching video about all known cosmere planets is probably more cosmere aware reader 🙂

[@nathnaeltsegaw7263]

Such excellence!

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thank you!

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

I've been wanting to see people get into the specifics the Cosmere for a while. My favorite moment in the whole Cosmere is when Navani is talking about how fabrials work and the way it connects to the properties of allomancy

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

It seems like metals have some pretty universal properties across the Cosmere. Planning on doing some future videos on how they tend to interact with magic and how it relates to allomancy

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

@@LoreoftheWorlds color, sound, and water are also things that have had connections with multiple magic systems. It's still unclear for the specific meaning of different colors (Navini did note about the different colors of gems at the same time she was talking about the metals) but ROW gets pretty deep into explaing sound and at least 2 systems have used water as a fuel source. Interestingly while silver isn't an allomantic metal it has been shown to kill things that otherwise have been hard to kill. There's different categories of invested beings so I'd guess it would effect anything of the same categories. Trying to stay vague to avoid spoilers I'll just say both of those things were microbes I don't know if you can tell but I get excited by the science of the magic systems lol

[@FornaxusCrucible]

So far (and I feel like I've barely begun) Scadrial is my favorite. The ideals of balance (Harmony) and the progression of technology and society are what I find most fascinating, but also the (often combined and interacting) magic systems add levels of complexity that keep me rooted in the stories. Finally, the treatment of religion, both as an historical reference and institution, add just that extra bit of granularity to the planet, as well as an underlying theme.

[@arlopaden9794]

great video mate.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thank you

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Such a good kitty! 😻

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

They're the best!

[@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS]

I had to rewind like 5 times because I kept getting distracted by your cat. MORE Cat Cameos! (CatMeows)

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

No cat cameos in my next planned video, but there are 2 cats in the video after that 😺

[@austinpassey1110]

I've always had trouble remembering all of them. Thanks bro. Also, do you have any theories for where tress of the emerald sea, dark one, aether of night or the nightmare painter take place?

[@dinocollins720]

Love your profile picture 👍

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I have sooooo many ideas for these! I was actually planning on talking about all of them in this video (esp. secret project planets). But i ran into an issue - we're going to have loads more information on these new planets soon, so it makes more sense to wait and talk about them really in-depth in an update video. Maybe we'll have even more whole systems to talk about by then!

[@jcr6548]

Elantris just never hooked me. Love stormlight and mistborn series though. Also that Sanderson finishes his books on schedule. Pretty 👏

[@Patrick-qz6tn]

Awesome animations and planet models!!! Do you ever collab with other Cosmere KZbinrs?

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Thanks a ton! I've done a few episodes with @bookborn , and have been on a few podcasts talking about stuff Looking to expand the amount of people I collaborate with next year for sure!

[@lukestaples-preston]

Great vid, but would have been useful to mention the book/s that is set on the individual planets so people know what to read.

[@brianhgold]

I really enjoyed this video. But there are definitely spoilers for major plot points in Stormlight Archive in here.

[@ahri3887]

Was gonna say this, the human migration is like... one of the main twists of book 3

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Spoilers Oathbringer: I would argue that though the migration is only fully revealed at the end of book 3, the real spoiler is moreso that it was the humans that brought odium over with them. Without the context of the greater odium/ original voidbringers reveal, the migration over is more or less just an interesting fact, and less so a spoiler. All this being said, i am open to hearing your personal opinion as to why this may be incorrect

[@ahri3887]

@@LoreoftheWorlds that's not how the book frames it at all. The characters are specifically shocked and dismayed by the human/voidbringer mix up, not the fact that they brought Odium. I don't really think that comes up very often.

[@eearnest6147]

Are you updating this video at some point soon? With sp1 and 3’s release I would love to see a 3d rendering of Tress’s world!

[@ThePattersonrr]

Scadrial for me, Mistborn was my first foray into the cosmere and will always hold the place of honor…

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Totally understand that. Roshar was mine, I'm definitely biased in the same way haha.

[@sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635]

You know For a setting like Cosmere, that literally spands multiple planets with various envirements... I'm surprised that: 1. There are no more non human races 2. All humans are basically the same

[@charlieteneyck6797]

That’s a tough one idk Nalthis is pretty cool I really like the magic system and stuff on the 5 scholars but first of the sun is also very interesting. I honestly don’t think I could pick one.

[@mikevasquez1103]

Sel because gods are more trouble than they're worth, but magic still.

[@Phoenixdragon288]

The fact that TALDIAN has two moons so those that live on the Sun side of the planet can still navigate their way around. It’s fascinating to me.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I believe taldain Taldain only has one moon, I'm not entirely sure how navigation is handled on dayside now that I think about it Maybe sun position relative to land? coppermind.net/wiki/Taldain_system#/media/File%3AStarchart_taldain_color.jpg

[@johnwallace2319]

can you mention the books in which these worlds are set as well as any books where we might get answers from side characters?

[@johnwallace2319]

I like the frontier planet with picky ghosts, and the one with the birds

[@silvertongue-242_99]

How do we know this information about the systems and planets, is it from the arcanum book?

[@donaldlang9157]

Reduced to a shell, wow.

[@dookieshoe2905]

I want to know what's up with the 10 gas giants in the Roshar system. The system chart shows symbols on each one, I wonder if it involves the Aethers or something we haven't encountered yet. I never hear anyone talk about this either even though its an interesting mystery

[@macmay3042]

One quick note... the moons of Roshar actually travel in hugely elliptical orbits. Basically, giant ovals, with Roshar way at one narrow end instead of in the middle. This explains how all three can cross the sky every night without sharing the space with the other two. Astrologically speaking this isn't a stable set up, but it'll be thousands of years before it starts to impact anything. You can see it on the star map that came with Arcanum Unbounded. Spren: There are also spren that respond to natural events, not just emotions. Rainspren, firespren.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I should have included this in the script, I can definitely agree agree with that. But it was much harder to animate that kind of orbit than originally thought, and by the time I realized that, it was too late to re-record that section. Spren-wise, I plan on talking about them in far more depth soon, and I'll really dive into the different varieties and what makes them unique,

[@macmay3042]

@@LoreoftheWorlds That's cool man, your animations are dope.

[@Alan7moore]

I like how this video is already out of date with Secret Novel 1 dropping more infromation, and 2 more Secret Novels this year also projected to drop more info.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Haha yep, but it's a very good problem to have 😁

[@Alan7moore]

@@LoreoftheWorlds Haha yes, I'm just amazed at Sanderson's speed and growth of the Cosmere

[@ricardoagullo7222]

You made the Roshar continent so WEIRD proportionated...

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Ha! You're the first person that noticed that. There was some weirdness in converting the heightmap to a 3d model. You'll notice Aimia is also completely missing. I had to make a choice between weird proportions and spending several additional hours messing around with the model. Good catch though!

[@johnwallace2319]

dude, i read all of the books up until now, where are you getting this info? some of these things aren't mentioned at all

[@danielbroome5690]

What if the cognitive anomaly near Nalthis is a planet that's been removed from the physical realm and hidden in the Cognitive realm?

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I think that's pretty darn close to what's going on That or that's where silverlight is

[@king_dot]

Wait there’s another planets in the scadrian system?

[@Dragonited]

When saying Every single planet in the cosmere and missing many of them. The UTol system for example and the subsystems that hosts the planets Canticle, Mythos, Obrodai, Bjendal and the Aether homeworld. Sure not much is know of them and for example Canticle also have flying cities.

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Many of those planets were not known about when I released the video. I'm planning on making an update - probably after Stormlight 5 just in case there are any more mentioned there 👍

[@epilef90]

How do we know about the story of Ashen? The disease magic system and floating cities. Where is this information from?

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

Here ya go! Most of it comes from Brandon just talking about it. wob.coppermind.net/events/377/#e12271

[@epilef90]

@@LoreoftheWorlds cool! I don't follow all the podcasts and talks Brandon gives so it is nice that someone is keeping track of all this somewhere. Can't wait till this book comes out

[@tompatierno5606]

How does Hoid get from planet to planet?

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

In theory, a number of different methods. In the era we're currently in, I believe it's mostly through the cognitive realm

[@TheRealMagicBananaz]

The fact that Humans are not from Roshar but Parshendi are is 10000% a spoiler

[@CobaltContrast]

Cat!

[@somedonkus_]

Uh humans coming from another plant and going to Roshar os quite the massive spoiler 😅

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I address that here 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIDXkIWans9ohLs

[@comicbutserious263]

As a scadrial supremacist i obviously prefer scadrial😂

[@whiteriverangler9670]

****SPOILER ALERT***** BRUH….the white 4 legged creatures. Just got done reading SP3. Not that it really gave us any more clues but…THAT PLANET WAS YOLEN.

[@eearnest6147]

I would check the coppermid if I was you…

[@dhruveshpatel1109]

Bro said no spoilers and spoiled a massive plot point from Stormlight Archives in first five minutes.

[@knowmoremutants]

My guy you said no spoilers then immediately gave away the biggest spoiler of Oathbringer. Humans being non native is one of the biggest spoilers of the series.

[@MegaRobo25]

My man. Given up the story of Ashen is a spoiler 😅

[@shawnbutler9888]

Wait. You say it's a non spoilery video, but you were talking about Ahsen. Talking about Ashen is spoilers. You wouldn't know tht about Ashen unless you listened to Brandon talk about it. You also reveal the presence of worldhoppers. Another spoilers you are supposed to find out (A) that it happens at all, and (B) how it works. Not upset or anything, just saying, this is most definitely a spoilery video.

[@leopluerodong4244]

Is this a video game? Wtf is this?

[@LoreoftheWorlds]

I actually animated all of this in Blender 👍

[@iroak2714]

a book saga 👍🏻

[@belalaloca]

The Cosmere is the universe in which a lot of Brandon Sanderson's books are set in. The series can all be read without any cosmere knowledge but there are some small connections between the planets and magic systems. If you're interested I highly recommend all of Brandon's works! I suggest starting with Mistborn or Elantris if you want to dive into the Cosmere.

[@telekinesys7025]

Says this will have no spoilers Spoils the Reveal at the end of Way of Kings