
Residents of Silverlight are known to use silver chains that originate on Threnody, possibly to anchor themselves through Cognitive anomalies while traveling to different planetary systems. The universities are in contact with the Ire, one of the most cosmere-knowledgeable groups in existence, but the Ire are not always willing to collaborate with Silverlight's scholars. Most people in Silverlight are aware of Hoid. As part of their research, they travel throughout the cosmere investigating unusual events and situations, although some people prefer to avoid the more dangerous fields of study. They seek to learn more about cosmere mysteries that they cannot fully explain, such as the existence of a perpendicularity on First of the Sun or the nature of the Evil on Threnody. This includes manifestations of Investiture, the locations of perpendicularities, the existence of Splinters, and the history and current status of Shards.

Silverlight scholars are aware of many esoteric facts about various planetary systems in the cosmere. It has several universities Khriss was involved in the founding of at least one of them. Due to the diverse knowledge of its residents, Silverlight has the best parties in the cosmere. It is a meeting point for worldhoppers and Realmatically aware experts, and it is the base of operations for the Seventeenth Shard.

Some residents hail from other planets, but there are humans who were born and raised in Silverlight, including Iyatil. It is the residing place of Khriss, Nazh, and Guyn. It is an ancient city that existed in some form long before notable cosmere events such as the Reod and the Catacendre.

Silverlight is a city in the cosmere, located in the Cognitive Realm.
