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That being said, Dawnshards do confer a certain amount of Investiture on the person that holds them.{{wob ref|14328}} Each Dawnshard grants both distinct abilities{{wob ref|15961}} and shared [[Heightening|Heightening-like]] attributes,{{wob ref|14339}} such as an increased depth in color and sound perception.{{book ref|dawnshard|epilogue}} These Heightening-like effects can be achieved using any Dawnshard and are granted because they are great concentrations of Investiture, and not from having any specific connection to [[Endowment]].{{wob ref|14328}} In the same way Savants are changed by power over time, the person that is a Dawnshard is also increasingly changed by its power,{{wob ref|14346}} although it is not certain if these changes depend on which Dawnshard is possessed. This change is progressive (but starts quickly){{wob ref|15596}} and is sometimes compared to a canker or scar tissue, gradually coating a person's soul and changing, conferring abilities and restrictions, and potentially pushing the person to act in accordance with the Dawnshard's Intent.{{book ref|tsm|21}} With the right knowledge and equipment, this process can be reversed{{book ref|tsm|36}} and potentially the Connection might be severed altogether.{{book ref|tsm|21}}
When a Surgebinder is also a Dawnshard, potential risks emerge as the Dawnshard can use the spren's substance to fuel the Radiant's abilities.{{book ref|tsm|20}}{{book ref|tsm|21}} This can cause the spren to lose their body in the Cognitive Realm, leaving them as a fragment of themselves.{{book ref|tsm|28}}{{book ref|tsm|epilogue}} After this, they mainly exist in their Surgebinder's mind and must use the Radiant's body to sense the world around them.{{book ref|tsm|29}}{{book ref|tsm|34}}{{book ref|tsm|37}} They are also stripped of most vocal expression, giving them a monotoned voice.{{book ref|tsm|12}}
The pair also loses many of their abilities, including Surgebinding and the Radiant being able to communicate with their mind.{{book ref|tsm|30}} They are still able to send feelings and emotions to their spren.{{book ref|tsm|28}} Even after the Radiant has given up the Dawnshard, they can still further burn away the mind and personality of their spren for a short burst of Surgebinding.{{book ref|tsm|45}}
The abilities of the Radiant's Shardblade and Shardplate remain unaffected, even if the spren is completely consumed.{{book ref|tsm|47}}{{book ref|tsm|48}} The Radiant can use their Shardblade to absorb Investiture, fueling their Dawnshard abilities.{{book ref|tsm|4}} The absorbed Investiture can also be used to increase the size and durability of their Shardblade.{{book ref|tsm|39}} The spren can also enable some of the Dawnshard's abilities themselves, without the knowledge of their Radiant.{{book ref|tsm|6}}{{book ref|tsm|10}}
There is a Connection between the previous holders of a Dawnshard and the current holder.{{book ref|tsm|21}} This Connection means that a person who previously held a Dawnshard can be killed, and a spike can be fashioned from their soul to find the person they gave the Dawnshard to, creating a chain of Connection to the Dawnshard's current bearer and allowing them to be tracked.{{book ref|tsm|10}}{{book ref|tsm|28}}
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