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==Development==▼
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* [[Wan ShaiLu]]
▲==Development==
[[Image:Chinese calligraphy scheme 02-en.svg|thumb|350px|right|Example of a Chinese seal and seal paste, to compare to Soulstamps]]
The idea for Forgery as a magic system was developed during a trip to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Palace_Museum National Palace Museum] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan Taiwan]. While investigating the museum, author [[Brandon Sanderson]] was inspired by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia) east asian seals] which had been applied to works of art by ancient Chinese nobility who appreciated the works. They would stamp the work of art with their personal seal to indicate their approval, sometimes covering works of art with stamps of various patrons.{{ref|b|tes|postscript}}
{{quote|What a fascinating mind-set. Imagine being a king, deciding that you particularly liked Michelangelo’s David, and so having your signature carved across the chest. That’s essentially what this was.|[[Brandon Sanderson]]}}
This seed led to the concept of a stamp magic, [[Soulstamp]]s, that rewrote the nature of an object's existence. In order to not overlap too much with [[Soulcasting]], inspiration was taken from the setting of the museum. Thus, Soulstamps became objects that could rewrite history. As it developed, the seals grew to match the symbolic programming of magic systems on [[Sel]] that had already been in development, and as Sel had several pre-established Asian-style cultures, the seal system fit naturally into Sel's established background.{{ref|b|tes|postscript}}
The story of [[The Emperor's Soul]] grew from the starting place of the magic system of Forgery engendered there, the National Palace Museum, and the asian setting on Sel.{{ref|b|tes|postscript}}
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