Difference between revisions of "Cognitive Shadow"

;[[Fused]]

When the [[Singers]] turned to [[Odium]] for help in fighting off the humans, he responded by infusing some of them with his power, which turned them into Cognitive Shadows.{{book ref|sa3|38}} They reside on [[Braize]], but return to Roshar during every [[Desolation]]. Since they lost their bodies long ago, they must possess the bodies of living singers; in doing so they destroy the mind of the possessed body.{{book ref|sa3|i|6}} This cycle of rebirth strains the minds of the Fused and, eventually, they go crazy.{{book ref|sa3|38}}Their status as Cognitive Shadows grants them access to the [[Surge]]s.{{wob ref|11156}} Odium could remove the Investiture that maintains a Fused, which would send that Fused to the [[Beyond]].{{book ref|sa3|118}}

 

;[[Herald]]s

When the Heralds of [[The Almighty]] took up the [[Oathpact]], they gained a direct connection to [[Honor]]. This connection transformed them into Cognitive Shadows.{{wob ref|8942}} Each time they return to Roshar, a new body is created for them.{{wob ref|12029}} Unlike the [[Returned]], they do not need to consume Investiture to remain in their bodies.{{wob ref|10581}}

 

;[[Stormfather]]

;[[Returned]]

When [[Endowment]] Returns someone after death, she uses a [[BioChromatic_Breath#Type_I|Divine Breath]] to "staple" the Cognitive Shadow of the deceased person back to that person's body.{{wob ref|4995}} This process results in the Returned losing any memories of their prior life. Returned must consume one Breath every eight days to fuel their Divine Breath.{{wob ref|6776}} [[Vasher]] states that he is a Type Two Invested Entity because he died while “drenched in power” and left behind a “fossil of a soul”.{{book ref|sa4|15}}

 

;[[Lifeless]]