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|prereq=[[Breath]]
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|books=[[Warbreaker]], [[The Stormlight Archive]]{{Book ref|sa3|epilogue}}
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== BioChromatic Breath ==
Each Nalthian is born with one [[Breath]]. Any person with Breath can use it for Awakening, though it's harder for a non-[[Nalthian]].{{
The more Breath one has, the easier it is to Awaken, and the more types of Awakening can be performed. Some feats of Awakening can only be achieved once a certain [[Heightening]] has been reached.
The dyes made from the tropical flower called the [[Tears of Edgli]] are very potent and are highly valued by Awakeners.{{wob ref|7969}} These flowers only grow in the jungles of [[Hallandren]], and is a chief source of the country's wealth.
In most cases, the color of living things cannot be used for Awakening. This is because the living soul interferes with the Awakening process. The color of things taken from living things, on the other hand, may be used.{{
If the colored object is small or the color drab, the Command will take much more Breath.{{book ref|wb|46}}
Other Commands may be simple-sounding but require a greater degree of mental control such as "Fetch keys" or "Find tunnels". Both of these Commands appear simple, but the visualizations required are actually quite complex.{{book ref|wb|46}}
There are places that use Awakened objects as a source of energy and industry.{{
== BioChromatic hosts ==
The Lifeless can function for a long time if cared and repaired. Lifeless can withstand 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.{{book ref|wb|33}} 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.
Lifeless created from bones encased in stone have the advantage of being extremely resilient and not needing [[ichor-alcohol]].{{book ref|wb|58}} It is also possible to make stone Lifeless by transforming a dead body to stone (e.g. via [[Soulcasting]]) before Awakening it.{{
The discovery of how to create Lifeless with just a single Breath eventually led to the Lifeless armies of the [[Manywar]].{{book ref|wb|26}} One example of a single-Breath Lifeless Command is ''Awaken to my Breath, serve my needs, live at my Command and my word.''.
'''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]].{{book ref|wb|51}} Breath can still be stored in metal without the Ninth Heightening, but cannot be Awakened.{{wob ref|10408}} [[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".{{book ref|wb|51}}
Nightblood is incapable of determining morality{{
Stone is presumed to be similarly difficult to Awaken. However, Lifeless can be made by enclosing bones in stone, making near indestructible warriors. [[Talaxin]] used this technique to create the legendary [[Kalad's Phantoms]].{{book ref|wb|58}} Dead bodies [[Soulcast]] into stone are also easier to Awaken due to them once being alive.{{wob ref|2781}}
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