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One appears to need an extraordinary amount of knowledge of the background and composition of the object or person being Forged in order to make a stamp affect a target for an extended period of time. Therefore, Forgers probably need to be scholars and researchers as well as talented artisans.
==Branches Types of Forgery ==
===Quiet ForgerySoul Forging ===
The people of [[MaiPon]] practice Forgery on their own souls, making [[soulstamp]]s which can be used as disguises.
'''Quiet Forgery''', known as '''Remembering''' by the [[Grand]]s, is the Forgery of objects. This type of Forgery is not illegal in the [[Rose Empire]].{{ref|b|tes|day|2}} The [[Heritage Faction]] employ Forgers to discover the history of objects, manipulating them for aesthetic purposes. Most of the ornaments in the [[Rose Palace]] are Forgeries.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}}
=== Resealing ===
{{quote|Resealing repairs a body and makes it anew.|An unnamed Grand surgeon}}
'''Resealing''' is a form of magic on [[Sel]] practiced by surgeons skilled in the art of [[Forgery]]. This subset of Forgery allows the practitioner to repair damage to the human body. It is also called ''Flesh Forgery'' by the [[MaiPon]].
===Soul Forgery===
'''Soul Forgery''' is the Forgery of people practiced by the MaiPon people. With it, a Forger can completely rewrite a person's past. It is possible to make physical changes to the person, alter their memories, skills or talents. Soul Forgery is illegal in the Rose Empire and considered evil and unholy by the Grands.{{ref|b|tes|day|2}}
While Resealing can heal powerfully, even allowing Emperor [[Ashravan]] to survive a crossbow bolt to the head, it only repairs physical damage. After a traumatic brain injury like Ashravan's, the mind remains empty, and requires the forging of a new soul to return the subject to functionality.
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;Essence Mark: An '''Essence Mark''' is a type of soulstamp used in Soul Forgery. Each Essence Mark has to be attuned to a specific individual, and is intended to rewrite their history, personality, and soul for a short time. They are very hard to make, it takes years to create one.{{ref|b|tes|day|2}} Using a poorly made Essence Mark can have very unpleasant effects.{{ref|b|tes|day|42}} They are illegal to possess in the Rose Empire and considered to be abominations by the Grands.{{ref|b|tes|day|2}}
Resealing requires a great deal of skill and specialization. According to [[Shai]], a Forger has to know everything about the body of the subject, including the placement of veins, muscles, and sinew in order to properly perform Resealing.
:;Known Essence Marks
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:*[[Wan ShaiLu#Essence_Marks|Shai's Essence Marks]]
:*[[Ashravan]]'s Essence Mark}}
{{quote|Get a Flesh Forgery wrong, and people died.|Shai{{ref|b|tes|c|2}}}}
===Flesh Forgery===
'''Flesh Forgery''', known as '''resealing''' by the Grands, allows a surgeon of great skill to Forge body to remove its wounds and scars. It requires great specialization. The Forger has to know each and every sinew, each vein and muscle, in order to accurately heal. Mistakes in Flesh Forgery may lead to the subject's death. Flesh Forgery repairs a body and makes it anew. However, it cannot restore the mind of a person that has taken brain damage, only repair the brain cells. This likely means Flesh Forgery, unlike other forms of healing that is seen on [[cosmere]], repairs only the body in the [[Physical Realm]]. Resealers of the [[Rose Empire]] are renowned as the best Flesh Forgers in the world.{{ref|b|tes|day|2}}
===Bloodsealing Remembering ===
The [[Heritage Faction]] employ Forgers to discover the history of objects, manipulating them for aesthetic purposes.
'''Bloodsealing''' is a type of Forgery practiced by the '''Bloodsealers''' of [[Dzhamar]].{{ref|b|tes|day|42}} Bloodsealers use soulstamps made of bone and their target's blood as ink.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} Among their abilities are creating constructs of human or animal bones known as skeletals, tracking a target with blood{{ref|b|tes|day|98}} and making wards that would alert the Bloodsealer if their targets leave the vicinity of the Bloodseal.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} After a day or so, the blood is useless to a Bloodsealer, so fresh blood is a requirement.{{ref|b|tes|day|97}}
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{{columns|<references /> }}▼;Bloodseal: A '''Bloodseal''' is a type of soulstamp used in Bloodsealing. It is made of bone and uses blood as ink.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}}
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;Skeletal: A '''skeletal''' is a construct created to bring the bones of a creature back to life.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} They do not tire and are relentless. They carry soulstamps made with blood someone on them. The bones of the skeletals must be whole for the skeletal to function. If pivotal bones are removed or broken, the creature will collapse and not move until it is repaired. If any of the bones are broken beyond repair or lost, wooden carvings can take their place. Small alterations to the bones are permissible, like sharpening the bones to make removing them difficult.{{ref|b|tes|day|98}}
==Known Forgers==
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*[[Wan ShaiLu]]
*[[Nyen]]
*[[Weedfingers]] (Bloodsealer)
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