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'''BioChromatic Breath''', also known simply as '''Breath''', is the common form of investiture on [[Nalthis]].▼
▲'''BioChromatic Breath''', also known simply as '''Breath''', is the common form of
==BioChroma==
Every Nalthian is born with one Breath, though a person may choose to transfer that Breath to another person.{{book ref|wb|prologue}} It is possible for children of Nalthian parents with Breath born away from Nalthis to have their own Breath.{{wob ref|12603}} When a person dies, the Breath they were carrying returns to [[Endowment]] and leaves with their soul.{{wob ref|8658}}{{wob ref|10998}} Humans are able to use their Breath to perform [[Awakening]] as well as gaining benefits from having one or more Breaths.
Breaths vary in strength, and tend to weaken when the person is sick.{{book ref|wb|14}} The fluctuation of strength for a Breath is normally not very noticeable, particularly when someone has many Breaths.{{wob ref|2751}} The more Breaths a person has, the more they will heighten colors around them and the
When a person dies, they may have their Breath pulse, sending out a wave of heightened color.{{book ref|wb|10}} This flare of brightness during death is rare.{{book ref|wb|21}} A person may also be able to forcefully flare color around them.{{book ref|wb|12}}
Breath, through an unknown method, can have memories encoded into it.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}{{wob ref|15862}} Excising the Breaths in which memory is stored will lead to the loss of said memories.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}{{wob ref|15862}}
Breaths are not inherently connected to Nalthis since they are freely given gifts, thus they do not limit [[worldhopping]].{{wob ref|14226}}
Breaths can be forcibly transferred by Shards, but doing so would leave them vulnerable, and there would still be some [[Connection]] between the original owner and the Breath.{{wob ref|16491}}
==Awakening==
===Type II===
'''Type II BioChromatic entities''' are Mindless Manifestations in a Deceased Host, or more commonly known as "'''Lifeless'''", and are non-sentient reanimated animal remains. They have a functioning brain, and are able to interpret old Commands and have new Commands given. These creatures are made via complex Commands that reanimate a dead person or animal. These Commands are guarded closely by those who know them.
Type II entities are cheap to make, even with awkward Commands (used to cost 50 breaths before the Manywar). This is due to the Law of BioChromatic Parallelism. However, Breath sticks so firmly to the construct that it is impossible to remove afterwards.
Once a
The Lifeless can function for a long time if cared for and repaired. Lifeless can withstand otherwise mortal wounds, but too much damage will eventually cause the Lifeless to cease activity, which means that Lifeless bodies need to be maintained and repaired (e.g. by sewing its wounds shut) when needed, otherwise they are going to need a new Breath. One innovation in Lifeless maintenance is the use of [[ichor-alcohol]], a substance discovered by [[Yesteel]] that could act as blood for Lifeless and that greatly prolongs their viability.
The process generally thought of as [[Awakening]] creates '''Type III entities''', a BioChromatic manifestation in an organic host far removed from being alive. Examples include Awakened ropes, cloth, or skeletal remains.
They are between the two extremes of inorganic objects and dead bodies. Therefore, these have the advantage of requiring less Breath (still more than corpses, often over one hundred) to Awaken than inorganic objects while at the same time allowing for Breath recovery. They have the strength to easily strangle people. The more it resembled living beings, the easier it is to be Awakened, so a skilled Awakener would prepare human-shaped and organic clothes for Awakening purposes. When Awakened, it tends to mimic living things, forming muscle-like structures or the shape of hands. They are understandably the most common type of BioChromatic host entities created. However, other types of
===Type IV===
'''Type IV BioChromatic entities''' are sentient objects made by Awakening inorganic materials like metal and stone. This requires at least the [[Heightening#Ninth_Heightening|Ninth Heightening]]. [[Nightblood]], a sentient Awakened sword, is an example of this type of entity. He was created by [[Shashara]] with the help of her husband [[Talaxin]], also known as Vasher, using a thousand Breaths and the Command "Destroy evil".{{book ref|wb|51}}
Nightblood is incapable of determining morality{{wob ref|3023}} and has a rigid way of thinking similar to a [[spren]] on Roshar.{{wob ref|7257}} The large number of Breaths he contains also grants him incredible destructive power. The threat of more weapons like Nightblood being created eventually caused Talaxin to kill Shashara to prevent the knowledge of this form of Awakening from becoming public.
==BioChromatic Laws==
===Law of BioChromatic Parallelism===
''The closer a host is to a living shape and form, the easier it is to Awaken.''{{book ref|wb|46}}
This is easily understood since BioChroma is the power of life, and seeks patterns of life.
===Law of Comparability===
If someone is made into a [[Lifeless]] before [[Endowment]] [[Returned]] that person, Endowment's gift of a divine [[Breath]] would come down, strike the Lifeless, and 'all kinds of craziness' would occur. They would end up as a 'Drab god'.{{wob ref|1138}}
== Breath Equivalent Units ==
The '''[[Breath Equivalent Unit]]''' ('''BEU''') is a unit of measurement for Investiture based on BioChromatic Breath.{{book ref|tsm|13}}{{wob ref|9685}}{{wob ref|15777}}
Even on highly Invested worlds, a person’s soul typically isn’t more than three BEUs.{{book ref|tsm|24}} A normal Threnodite from [[Canticle]] has only one BEU.{{book ref|tsm|23}} A sunheart made from a Threnodite on Canticle contains at least about two hundred BEUs.{{book ref|tsm|24}}
==Trivia==
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[[Category: Splinters]]
[[es:Aliento biocromático]]
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