The Cognitive Realm

You won’t find elves or dwarves between the pages of a Brandon Sanderson novel. What you will find are thoughtfully constructed creatures, with decades of literary history and intentional interconnectivity breathing life into them.

In early August Team Dragonsteel and Brotherwise Games attended Gen Con. Their highlight panel showed off the best of the Cosmere, with evolutions of old games and upcoming debuts for new ones.

Ash fell from the sky. Two decades ago, this iconic line started the story that set the Cosmere in motion. The world of ashfalls and allomancers, of kandra and koloss—the world of Mistborn reaches its twentieth birthday on July 17th of this year.

What we don’t know is why, 10,000 years ago, the shards decided that Adonalsium needed to go. And we don’t know how the conflict between them is going to end.

The Cosmere is a fantasy universe created by Brandon Sanderson. This article explores it's history and connects it to other media universes like the MCU.

