Editors
3,882
edits
Difference between revisions of "Cognitive Shadow"
→Mechanics: Formatting, note, this page is in dire need for expansion and citation.
m (→Mechanics: Heralds dying to Anti-Stormlight was stated as if it were fact, supported by a citation that does not actually say that.) |
(→Mechanics: Formatting, note, this page is in dire need for expansion and citation.) |
||
|
== Mechanics ==
Cognitive Shadows can be created by a variety of processes. Some of them are created when a person has sufficient attachment to something in the [[Physical Realm]]. When a [[Vessel]] that has held onto a [[Shard]] for a long time dies it becomes a Cognitive Shadow that can continue to act.{{wob ref|1391}}
The Cognitive aspect of a recently deceased person can become a Cognitive Shadow by finding a source of Investiture to anchor themselves to the [[Cognitive Realm]] before passing on to the [[Beyond]]. The Investiture replaces the parts of the soul that connects it to the Three Realms, providing an anchor for it in the Cognitive Realm.{{msh ref|1|1}}{{wob ref|857}} Some [[Vessel]]s can prepare a Cognitive Shadow at or just prior to their death or [[Splinter|Splintering]], allowing a portion of their power to continue to function with a small amount of direction; the [[Stormfather]] is an example of this.{{wob ref|8439}}
A Cognitive Shadow can be permanently killed by the use of a [[raysium]] dagger touching a gem of anti-Light of the type of [[Investiture]] associated with the Cognitive Shadow.{{book ref|sa4|102}}{{book ref|sa4|97}} For instance, a raysium dagger with an [[anti-Voidlight]] gem can permanently kill a [[Fused]]{{book ref|sa4|97}}, and a Herald can presumably be similarly killed with Anti-Stormlight. Additionally, Cognitive Shadows can be killed by negating their Connection to all three Realms, a process which destroys the anchor against the pull of the Beyond{{epigraph ref|sa4|92}}. The experience is described as having your soul ripped apart{{book ref|sa4|116}}.▼
It is theoretically possible for a Cognitive Shadow to form a [[Nahel bond]] with a human.{{wob ref|3239}}
Cognitive Shadows look different in the Cognitive Realm, where how they became a Cognitive Shadow will influence how they look.{{wob ref|14504}}
=== Destruction ===
▲A Cognitive Shadow can be permanently killed by the use of a [[raysium]] dagger touching a gem of anti-Light of the type of [[Investiture]] associated with the Cognitive Shadow.{{book ref|sa4|102}}{{book ref|sa4|97}} For instance, a raysium dagger with an [[anti-Voidlight]] gem can permanently kill a [[Fused]]{{book ref|sa4|97}}, and a Herald can presumably be similarly killed with Anti-Stormlight.
Additionally, Cognitive Shadows can be killed by negating their Connection to all three Realms, a process which destroys the anchor against the pull of the Beyond{{epigraph ref|sa4|92}}. The experience is described as having your soul ripped apart{{book ref|sa4|116}}.
A Cognitive Shadow can also willingly choose to pass into the Beyond.{{msh ref|1|1}}
=== Cognitive Influence ===
Cognitive Shadows are influenced by how people view them over time, although this takes centuries due to their own strong sense of self.{{wob ref|16076}} But Cognitive Shadows with less sense of self, or less controlled by another source, are more easily malleable by Cognitive influence.{{book ref|yumi|3}}{{wob ref|15524}} Cognitive Shadows that are normally invisible to people in the Physical Realm can still be seen and heard by people who exist partly in the Cognitive Realm.{{book ref|Yumi|17}}
| |||