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== BioChromatic hosts ==
 
An Awakened object acts as a host for the BioChromatic Breath Awakeningused to Awaken it. Some types of objects more readily accept Breaths than others, making them easier to Awaken. This depends on the object's shape, its history, and the material it is made of. Generally, Awakening inorganic objects made of metal or stone is very difficult, requiring extremely large amounts of Breath. Organic objects, especially those shaped like living things, are much easier to Awaken.
 
On the other hand, closer proximity to a living form makes it harder to retrieve Breaths from an Awakened host. For example, one generally can no longer recover the Breaths one used on a corpse.
'''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 the only known object of this type. He was created by [[Shashara]] with the help of her husband [[Talaxin]], using a thousand Breaths and the Command "Destroy evil".
 
TheseNightblood creaturesis haveincapable no way toof determinedetermining morality{{qa ref|1038|23}} and havehas a rigid way of thinking similar to a [[Spren]] on Roshar.{{qa ref|608|16}} 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.
 
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