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[Theory] Duat = Shadesmar/Cognitive Realm


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So, if any of us here have read the Kane Chronicles, when magicians don't need certain things or need to store them somewhere, they store them in the Duat, which has multiple layers. When they need it, they can stick their hand in the Duat and get it out.

 

When Shardblades are dismissed, they go to, somewhere, which I will assume that they are stored in the Cognitive Realm until summoned. When they are summoned, they are often described as having beads of condensation and water droplets along the blade. They're literally being "pulled out" of the Cognitive Realm. 

 

Could Shardblades be stored at the bottom of a Coginitive Ocean or some sort of vault that keeps everything cooled? How else would the condensation be there?

 

Well, that's a tangent.

 

In fact, the Duat is described as having several layers, which are:

 

The Abyss

The River of Night

The Land of the Dead

and

The Land of Demons.

 

In Realmatic Theory, there are multiple realms, the Physical, Spiritual, and Cognitive. 

 

If you look closely, they bear multiple similarities:

  • They can both help you go from one place to another quickly. You can move in the Duat to another far-away location, by use of obelisks or pyramids. You can move around in Shadesmar, as Jasnah has shown in her use of Elsecalling, saying that she "walked through Shadesmar". 
  • You can store things in them, I presume. You can store items in the Duat, and probably can store items in Shadesmar for further retrieval as well. As I stated above, I'm presuming that's where Shardblades go. (The dead ones, at least.)
  • They are both populated by a species or multiple species alien to humans. (Demons, Dead, Monsters, Spren.)
  • They are both dangerous to travel around in. (Jasnah has hinted that travel in Shadesmar is extremely, extremely dangerous, and stated that even entering it was very dangerous. Carter and Sadie are attacked by monsters continually throughout their journey through there.)

 

That's really all I can say.

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