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'''BioChromatic Breath''', also known simply as '''Breath''', is the power of life on [[Nalthis]]. Every living being is born with a certain BioChromatic Investiture.{{ref|b|wb|c|46}}{{ref|annotation ref|wb|chapter=46}} Humans are able to use their Breath to perform [[Awakening]] as well as gaining benefits from having more than one Breath.
 
==BioChroma and Awakening==
Spontaneous Sentient BioChromatic Manifestations in a Deceased Host, also known as the [[Returned]], are the only known natural BioChromatic entity. They retain sentience after being Returned (by [[Endowment]]) following death, and are endowed with a divine Breath. Returned are able to Awaken normally using any Breaths on top of their divine Breath,{{ref|b|wb|c|55}} but giving away the divine Breath results in death.
 
The '''divine Breath''', a single powerful Breath that grants the powers of the first five Heightenings, is a [[Splinter]] of [[Endowment]].{{ref|?|680|13|If a returned gives away his/her breath they die right?}} Giving away the divine Breath to another person will instantly heal that person, at the cost of the life of the Returned.{{ref|annotation ref|wb|chapter=12}}
 
===Type II===
 
==Drab==
A human without a single Breath is known as a '''Drab'''. Without Breath, colors lose their vibrancy and they are more prone to depression and sickness. The latter stems from the fact that Breath acts as a sort of magical booster for the immune system, and thus the body doesn't need to build up immunity.{{annotation ref|annotation|wb|chapter=41}}{{annotation ref|annotation|wb|chapter=43}} A drab is also incapable of Returning.{{ref|?|689|15|Drabs do not Return.}}
 
==Notes==