Welcome to Roshar | The Stormlight Archive - Lore Primer

The Welcome to Roshar lore video begins with an explanation of the cosmere and the Roshar system. The video then discusses the main bodies within the Roshar system and the astronomical features of the planet of Roshar on which The Stormlight Archive is centered. We then pivot to discuss the geography of Roshar with a particular focus on the highstorms which shape its ecology. Next the lore video discusses the flora and fauna of Roshar as well as peculiar spren. Then we turn to the civilizations of Roshar with an overview of the major kingdoms of Alethkar, Thaylenah, Shinovar and more. We cover technology like the fabrial devices, shardplate, and shardblade weaponry. Finally we cover the cyclical history of Roshar with its desolations and set the stage for the start of the novels about 4,500 years into the Age of Solitude.

Stay tuned for more episodes on the works of Brandon Sanderson. We plan to cover aspects of his series The Stormlight Archive derived from The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, and Rythm of War. We may also look to explore other series such as Mistborn and The Wheel of Time.

I hope that these videos inspire you to read The Stormlight Archive series and helps get the fandom one step closer to seeing a full Stormlight Archive movie. Hope you enjoy! : )

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[xariasfury]

I doubt any of these comments were personally written by proper Vorin men. Cheers to the women who transcribed for them

[enochharker]

I'm an Alethkar native, but I have lived in the Frostlands with my aunt for many years.

My aunt wrote this for me.

[InvictaHistory]

I hope everyone appreciated the hard work and love that went into bringing the world of Roshar to life! However despite our best efforts, there are a few corrections that need to be made (please let me know if there are more):
2:03 - Typo on "Selas" moon
2:57 - Typo on "Highstorms"
12:07 - Should say "Tranquiline Halls" not "Hills"

[tinytownsoftware]

I love how Sanderson's work gets more and more complex. Elantris was good, an easy read. Mistborn got a lot more complex. Then Stormlight is a whole new game.

[tangodown]

This is epic. I can only imagine brandon smiles like a giddy school girl when he sees fan work like this.

[Mikeztarp]

Be careful: on Roshar, "chickens" can refer to any kind of bird (including actual chickens).

[ryanleeoakes]

This feels like a National Geographic documentary of a neighboring planet more than a description of my favorite series

[tyelerhiggins]

Currently reading The Way of Kings for the first time. I love it. I love the world building, the characters, the interactions and dialogue, the lore, and everything else. The first time I saw a chasm fiend, I misread it as 'chasm friend'. Now I smile every time one is mentioned even though they're horrifying.

[profwaldone]

Almost 20 minuts of introductery spoiler free lore. And there is so mutch spoiler lore left to go... this series is insane.

[gavinsmith]

I can't believe you made an entire Stormlight Archive video without mentioning the Knights Radiant, and it was still engaging. Good job. Life before death Radiant.

[darynherzberg]

Jasnah wouldn't be _entirely_ disappointed with this video.

[marqbarq]

Just “re-read” the three audiobooks of Stormlight Archives and it was just as an amazing story the second time. Highly recommended.

[otomotopia]

Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination. Bridge Four for life!

[travisterry]

Me, when talking to people about Stormlight: "Hello, would you like to join my religion?"

[danyf]

Me, who has read every single SLA book at least twice:
Yes, I will in fact watch this introductory video, again.
Great content mate!!

[zenebean]

It is amazing to see the Stormlight series illustrated and narrated like this! We have the sketches in the books, but nothing like this

[sawyersprott]

This is one of my top three book series of all time. I’m glad there’s finally well made Youtube content on it

[kimarkel]

"INHUMAN NOISE" STORMS !!!! THIS IS JUST WOW Seriously this is such an amazing work you did here, thank you

[garrettwyckoff]

My ONLY issue with this was the image of the parshmen. They aren’t chained. Parshmen are too docile to run away.

p.s.: It’s the Tranquiline Halls, not hills.

[skyesfury]

This is like a Stormlight Archive Primer. Even though I've read the first 3.5 books several times, hearing the info about the world in this format really brings more color to the world of Roshar.
Such an excellent video for an epic series!