The Rithmatist and its place

[Nexus Darkshade]

So, I've noticed that the Rithmatist wiki is in the non-Cosmere section of this site. Why isn't in the Cosmere section. It was the setting for one of the stories in Arcanum Unbounded, which contains stories that, according to the official Brandon Sanderson site, "convey the expanse of the Cosmere".

[Weltall]

For reference, Word of Brandon that Rithmatist was originally conceived as a Cosmere work but he decided against it and additional confirmation that no work that includes Earth in any way is part of the Cosmere. He's mentioned elsewhere that it 'adds too much baggage'.

Also, welcome to the Shard!!

Edited October 17, 2017 by Weltall

[Podman]

The Rithmatist isn't Cosmere. I have no idea what you mean when you say it was the setting for one of the stories in Arcanum Unbounded. Maybe you could tell me what story you're thinking of? Regardless, The Rithamatist is not Cosmere.

[SilverTiger she/her]

Have you actually read Arcanum Unbounded? Also, there is a WoB (Word of Brandon) that Earth nor any alternate Earths exist in the Cosmere. It may have been originally intended to be Cosmere, but it isn't. Please, which story are you refering to, though?

[Nexus Darkshade]

20 hours ago, SilverTiger said:

Have you actually read Arcanum Unbounded? ... Please, which story are you refering to, though?

21 hours ago, podman36 said:

I have no idea what you mean when you say it was the setting for one of the stories in Arcanum Unbounded. Maybe you could tell me what story you're thinking of? 

I have read Arcanum Unbounded, but I might have mixed up The Rithmatist with another book. The story in Arcanum Unbounded is about fixing the mind of a king using stamps.

[17th Splinter he/him]

21 minutes ago, Nexus Darshade said:

I have read Arcanum Unbounded, but I might have mixed up The Rithmatist with another book. The story in Arcanum Unbounded is about fixing the mind of a king using stamps.

That is The Emperor's Soul, which is set on the Planet Sel where Elantris is (if you look on the map for Elantris, there is a spot marked "Rose Barbarians" meaning the Rose Empire). The Rithmatist is the one with the circles and lines and chalklings. It was originally planned to be in the cosmere until Brandon Sanderson decided he didn't want any earth analogs in the cosmere (So don't ask if Reckoners is cosmere). 

[kenod]

On 10/18/2017 at 5:30 PM, 17th Splinter said:

That is The Emperor's Soul, which is set on the Planet Sel where Elantris is (if you look on the map for Elantris, there is a spot marked "Rose Barbarians" meaning the Rose Empire). The Rithmatist is the one with the circles and lines and chalklings. It was originally planned to be in the cosmere until Brandon Sanderson decided he didn't want any earth analogs in the cosmere (So don't ask if Reckoners is cosmere). 

Now, whether or not Rithmatist and Alcatraz are part of the Reckoners multiverse...

[Nexus Darkshade]

On 10/18/2017 at 9:30 AM, 17th Splinter said:

That is The Emperor's Soul, which is set on the Planet Sel where Elantris is. 

Ah, my bad. Sorry for wasting your time then.

[17th Splinter he/him]

11 minutes ago, Nexus Darkshade said:

Ah, my bad. Sorry for wasting your time then.

Not a problem.