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The '''Chorus''' is a term for groups of contained [[shade]]s on [[Canticle]].{{book ref|tsm|22}} The shades in the Chorus display significant differences from normal [[Threnody|Threnodite]] shades.
 
They are kept in a specialized, open glass drum on the largest ships towards the middle of settlements.{{book ref|tsm|48}}{{book ref|tsm|22}} Those in the Chorus are able to be divided among settlements by transferring some of the smoke from their Reliquary, which is done with the founding of any new settlement. They display significant differences from normal shades.
 
== History ==
Following the original immigration to Canticle, the first Threnodites to die became shades, these thatshades would later bebecome known as the Chorus.{{book ref|tsm|22}} From there, portions of the Chorus were taken to new settlements in specialized jars.{{book, ref|tsm|22}}these Eachshades Choruswould holdsenable thecities historylike of[[Union]] thoseand who fled[[Beacon]] to the planet, and fabricate ships and other objects for those still alivethrive.{{book ref|tsm|15}} Occasionally, one can observe the mist of a new shade drifting from someone who died to the Reliquary,{{book ref|tsm|22}} given that they were not converted into a [[sunheart]].
 
== Culture ==
Each settlement on Canticle has a Chorus of their own, kept in a specialized containment chamber called a Reliquary--a glass drum with an open top.{{book ref|TSM|22}} The Reliquary is often located in the middle of a settlement.{{book ref|tsm|22}} Those in the Chorus are able to be divided amongamongst settlements by transferring some of the [[Investiture|smoke]] from their Reliquary, whichthis is done with the founding of any new settlement.{{book ref|tsm|22}}
 
Canticlites believe that the people who die without being given to the sun join the Chorus. They sometimes see mist gather after a death, which then moves to the Reliquary of the settlement that individual was associated with. Occasionally theira likenessperson who died without becoming a [[sunheart]] is visible within the Chorus.{{book ref|tsm|22}}▼
 
Each Chorus holds the history of those who fled to the planet, they are also instrumental in keeping the Canticlites alive.{{book ref|TSM|22}}{{book ref|TSM|15}}
▲Canticlites believe that the people who die without being given to the sun join the Chorus. They sometimes see mist gather after a death, which then moves to the Reliquary of the settlement that individual was associated with. Occasionally their likeness is visible within the Chorus.{{book ref|tsm|22}}
 
== Abilities ==
{{quote|Shades do not remember. We are not shades. We are the Chorus of the people.|A shade in the Beaconite Chorus{{book ref|tsm|22}}}}
 
The Chorus is quite different from regular Shades. DespiteWhile expressingthey do express a desire to kill and absorb the Investiture of the living beings around them, the Chorus are remarkably docile compared to their Threnodite equivalents.{{book ref|tsm|22}}
 
===Remembering===
Despite being Threnodite [[Cognitive Shadow]]s in origin, The Chorus claim that they are not shades, citing their ability to remember as a significant difference.{{book ref|tsm|22}} This may be a result of the unique Connection properties between groups of Canticlites. It's unclear if individual shades contribute any knowledge to the Chorus, as the shades functionally act as a single entity once they have bebeen assimilated, generally only speaking as the original immigrants from [[Threnody]].
 
===Fabrication===
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