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Focus
A focus is a specific magic-related term in the Cosmere, it is the method by which Investiture can be formed into magical effects. Magic systems and magical engineering use these focuses to filter Investiture into a magical effect.[1] The focus Is determined by the interaction of the Shardworld and a Shard but the World is the key factor and all magics will use the focus in some way, how it is used is determined by the interaction of the Shards.
Magic Systems and Their Focus
Sel Magics
Form Based
- AonDor
- AonDor uses patterns connected to the geographical location of Arelon that once drawn by an Elantrian allow Investiture to affect the Physical Realm.
- Forgery
- Forgery uses stamps with detailed instructions to alter somethings history. The instructions have ties to a geographical location near by.
- Bloodsealing
- Bloodsealing uses stamps inked with fresh blood with detailed instructions. Little is know of blood sealing believed to be an offshoot of Forgery
- ChayShan
- ChayShan is a martial art and allows the use of Investiture through the pattern created by the movement of the body.
- Dakhor
- Dakhor uses writing placed on the bone of a person and chanting to create effects.
Scadrial Magics
Metal Based
- Allomancy
- Allomancy uses metal by taking it into the body where it is used as a filter to determine what effect is created.[2]
- Feruchemy
- Feruchemy uses metal to determine what attributes can be stored in it.
- Hemalurgy
- Hemalurgy uses metal to steal and implant attributes, both magical and non magical, from one person to the next via metal spikes. The shape of the spike is irrelevant The metal determines what can be stolen as well as the location on the body when drawing and implanting a Hemalergic spike, flowing blood is required.[citation needed]
Nalthis Magics
Command based
- Awakening
- Awakening uses Breath and color drawn from non living material as fuel while commands determine what effect is created. Commands are used to animate objects, pitch and tone is important in this process as is the mental picture in the Awakener's mind.[2]
Roshar Magics
Gem Based
- Surgebinding
- Surgebinding is granted by the Nahel Bond between spren and humans decide what Surges are available to be used.
- Soulcasting
- Soulcasting uses the molecular structure of gems infused with Stormlight determine what category of things it can be changed into. The exact thing something transforms into is determined by the will of the person Soulcasting.
Magic Sciences and Their Focus
Magic Sciences use Investiture without direct alteration of the Spiritweb
Roshar Sciences
- Fabrials
- Fabrials are a magical Science System that uses an infused Gems color, captured Spren, and mechanical configuration to create an effect.
Scadrial Sciences
- Nothing is known of Scadrial Sciences, Brandon Sanderson has mention that they exist on the southern hemisphere.
Magic without direct shard influence
Worlds without a Shard often have no active magic that the people living on them can directly use.
- Aviar
- Aviar eat a worm that grants unique powers to each Species of animal, Birds bond with humans and share these powers.
- Shades
- Shades are the ghosts of the dead and are harmed by silver.
Notes
- ↑ [1]
— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-636-4" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ a b Why are specific focuses chosen for specific Shards?
— Theoryland - May, 2010# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-691-11" defined multiple times with different content
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