Entering shadesmar underwater

[StoneWalker he/him]

Has anyone ever asked Brandon what would happen if someone were to enter the cognitive realm whilst partly or fully under water? Is it even possible, since large bodies of water tend to be solid ground in the cognitive realm? If it is possible, what would happen to the person who attempted it?

Just for clarity, I'm talking about trying to enter shadesmar in an ocean or lake, not just something like taking a bath.

[MRex]

In Mistborn, Secret History, fish and other ocean dwelling creatures appeared to swimming above the ground around Kaladin, on his way to see the Ire. At least that is what I remember. I don't think you would be stuck underground, or something weird.

[physicskid he/him]

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1 hour ago, MRex said:

around Kaladin

 

 

I think you mean around Kelsier. Probably autocorrects fault.

[Yezrien]

It's possible that the 'solid ground' we see in the cognitive realm isn't actually a three-dimensional solid with depth. It might just be a flat plain, and everything in water is on top of that plain, hence the fish.

[Nashan’Elin he/him]

Well, the reason that the ground is solid in the Cognitive Realm is due to the fact that there's no mental activity, it's not directly associated with water. The geography of the Cognitive Realm isn't a 1-1 correlation with Physical terrain, so being underwater in the PR doesn't mean anything, necessarily, in the CR. Even though you're under water, there's still roughly the same lack of Cognitive Activity, so you'll appear above ground in the CR.