
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

The more she thought of it, the more that luck seemed the opposite of being awesome. One was something you did; the other was something that happened to you no matter what you did.
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Sel is notable for being dishardic, one of few planets in the cosmere to attract two separate Shards of Adonalsium: Dominion and Devotion.
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
It is one of only two places in the cosmere where humankind does not predate the arrival of Shards.
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
the bulk of the Investiture that made up the powers of Dominion and Devotion is trapped on the Cognitive Realm.
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Odium clashed with (and mortally wounded) the Shard Ambition here. Ambition would later be Splintered, though that final act took place in a different location.
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
half the time I get the sense that even kings are confused by what the world throws at them.”
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
“Pity can be a powerful tool. Anytime you can make someone else feel something, you’ve got power over them.”
Brandon Sanderson • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
I maintain, however, that the one of these with the largest potential impact on the cosmere is Hemalurgy. Usable by anyone with the right knowledge, this dangerous creation has proven able to warp souls regardless of planet or Investiture, creating false Connections that no Shard designed or intended.