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Charred
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Prerequisites Cinderheart
Type Unknown
World of Origin Canticle
Universe Cosmere
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Charred are a classification of Invested being on Canticle.[1]

Prerequisites

Charred are created using a corrupted sunheart, called a cinderheart, and stabbing a person in the chest with it.[2][3] This is typically done while attached to a spearhead.[4] Once the cinderheart is inserted heat will begin to flare, causing sparks and flames to spray out as the body is burned.[5] The person's pectorals, rib cage, and heart will burn away, leaving seared and blackened skin.[6] The cinderheart will then radiate from the center of the cavity.[5]

The immense amount of heat causes most of their memories and soul to burn up.[5][7] Giving a Charred even more heat can further destroy their memories.[5]

Sunlit Ones

Leaders of the Charred, known as Sunlit Ones, are created by removing some of the heat from the cinderheart immediately after it is implanted.[5][8] Sunlit Charred keep most of their skin and organs intact, leaving the cinderheart not as deeply implanted.[3][5] They also keep their memories, as the cinderheart is unable to finish burning away their soul.[5]

Abilities and Weaknesses

Charred posses supernatural strength, speed, and durability.[6][9][10][11] They are very effective in close combat and are consistently driven to act.[12][3] Charred can also use their cinderhearts to ignite explosives.[11] Sunlit Charred are able to absorb a much larger amount of Investiture than normal, though being Charred does not grant someone the inherent ability to absorb Investiture.[3][13]

A major weakness of Charred is that they will collapse if heat is drawn from their bodies.[14] Charred will also not survive modern weapons, such as guns, and are not strong enough to break out of chains.[10][14] They can also be killed if they are unable to breathe.[12]

Cinderheart

Despite removing a person's heart and other important organs, cinderhearts are able to keep Charred alive.[15] Cinderhearts constantly push heat throughout the body, energizing the Charred.[16] If their cinderheart stops working, they will immediately die.[17]

Cinderhearts will respond to a Charred's emotions, and may flare, dim, or change color depending on their mood.[7][17] Through their cinderhearts, all Charred are Connected, and can feel the presence of other Charred.[5]

Control

“You see how they can’t protest or resist? How they serve me regardless of how I treat them? I have absolute power over these. ”

Charred are Connected to their leader, a Sunlit Charred, who is able to control them.[5][3] Due to their compromised souls, the control can be strong enough that a Charred will barely even struggle while getting strangled if told not to move.[12][3] Charred are able to feel the emotions of their Sunlit One and may express and act on these feelings despite their current commands.[17][18] When left without orders, Charred are typically violent, and will growl or attack those close to them.[19][11]

If more than one Sunlit Charred tries to take control at the same time, the stronger one will win.[5][20] Sunlit Charred are not able to directly control too many Charred at a time, and often just give them general instructions.[3] Charred will not attack Sunlit Charred, even if they are not the one controlling them.[5]

Charred can be freed from the control of a Sunlit Charred by taking some of the heat from their cinderhearts.[3] This removes some of the corrupted coating placed on the soul and removes the darkness of the cinderheart. Charred freed from control will still feel the Connection and emotions of their Sunlit Charred, but will not hear orders from them.[3][18] It is unknown if this process is permanent or if the Charred needs to continue removing heat from their cinderheart to remain autonomous.[21] This process allows the Charred to think and speak, but they will not regain memories or personalities from before they were Charred.[16] They will still be quick to attack others, but this can be controlled through willpower and discipline.

Notable Charred

For a full list see, see :Category:Charred.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 11#
  2. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 45#
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i The Sunlit Man chapter 24#
  4. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 4#
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k The Sunlit Man chapter 50#
  6. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 1#
  7. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 20#
  8. ↑ The Sunlit Man epilogue#
  9. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 6#
  10. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 18#
  11. ↑ a b c The Sunlit Man chapter 42#
  12. ↑ a b c d The Sunlit Man chapter 16#
  13. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 2#
  14. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 5#
  15. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 32#
  16. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 38#
  17. ↑ a b c The Sunlit Man chapter 37#
  18. ↑ a b The Sunlit Man chapter 46#
  19. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 7#
  20. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 51#
  21. ↑ The Sunlit Man chapter 33#
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