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The mechanics of Forgery are not specifically clear, but it functions realmaticallyRealmatically onin all three realms, more so than many other forms of Investiture. When a Forger stamps an object with a Soulstampsoulstamp, the stamp is initially impressed into the object's physical being. A slight embossing is made in the object, regardless of the material, indicating that the impression is present in more than just the physical body of the object. Likewise, the seal actively resists being removed by force, with a stronger resistance than the physical properties of the object should allow. The ink of the stamp is unable to be easily damaged, and does not fade or run until such time as the seal is broken or dissipates.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} It is probable that the seal impresses itself into the cognitive and spiritual aspects of an object.

The nature of Forgery makes it unusually realmaticallyRealmatically aware. Realmatics are in fact part of the core of the theology surrounding Forgery.{{ref|?|986|11|Is Sel realmaticallyRealmatically knowledgeable by this point, or is it specific to forgery?}}. Shai demonstrates this by offering the most complete in-text definition of the three realms currently known.

Soulstamping an object functions by rewriting the history of an object or individual to match the encoded intent of the seal.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}}{{ref|?|977|115|Tell me about Forgery?}} The likelihood of a soulstamp "taking" is dependent in part on the plausibility of a stamp. This includes both how the object views itself (the object's history) and how others view it. This is congruent with what we know of the cognitiveCognitive realmRealm, and suggests Forgery is similar to [[Soulcasting]].{{ref|?|979|15|Do soulstamps work similar to Returned?}}{{ref|b|tes|postscript}} It is also likely that Forgery draws heavily on the spiritual aspect of an object, as connections that should be otherwise unavailable to the object cognitively affect the plausibility of a stamp, such as the instance where the room a [[Atsuko]] of Jindo was placed in was modified in order to influence the drawing of a mural.{{ref|b|tes|day|76}}

It is necessary to be born in the area of [[MaiPon]] or have a bloodline connection to the area in order to have the requisite sDNA to forge an object. Like other Selish magicmagics, the distance to MaiPon affects the amount of Investiture available, and thus Forgery is limited to the area around MaiPon. For the same reason as the bloodline, the glyph of MaiPon cannot be simply changed to another glyph (such as Aon Aon) to correspond to a new area to power Forgery.{{ref|?|979|14|Could an Elantrian forge a soulstamp?}}

The innate Investiture present in the materials to carve and ink a soulstamp seem to have a positive correlation to the ability of the stamp to take.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} The amount of Investiture present in Soulstonesoulstone is unknown, but Forgery ink is known to function better with organic materials as physical mediums, with inks from more complex creatures (suspected to correlate to innate Investiture from [[Adonalsium]] upon creation) being more effective at aiding a seal in taking.

Forgery shares a number of realmaticRealmatic similarities with other forms of magic. As with all Selish magics, it is powered by the Dor, limited by location, limited by bloodline, and encoded with symbols in a programmatic fashion. {{ref|?|979|14|Could an Elantrian forge a soulstamp?}}{{ref|?|1019|5|Are the Investitures on Sel form-based?}}{{ref|?|948|5|Advanced uses of Forgery are like writing code}}{{ref|?|949|7|Do Soulstamps act like Aons?}} Forgery is similar to [[Soulcasting]], however instead of influencing a cognitiveCognitive aspect directly, it offers the change through the encoded symbols. It is theorized that the plausibility factor of Forgeries is why a physical transformation from a Forgery takes vastly less Investiture than the more forceful change from Soulcasting. The careful encoding also makes Forgery more precise and detailed than Soulcasting. The subtype of Forgery known as [[Forgery#Resealing|Resealing]] is suspected to work in a similar fashion to [[Aon#Ien|Aon Ien]], and to a lesser extent other healing methods throughout the [[cosmere]] such as [[Ferring#Gold|Feruchemical Gold]] or [[Stormlight]] Healing. The physical medium of stamps and seals are shared with the cousin system of [[Bloodsealing]], as is the use of organic inks.