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The ink used to stamp the seal also had an effect - only fresh, organic inks would function, though they could be mixed with other compounds such as wax, and clear, bright colours were the best. Animal inks were superior to plant-based inks, squid ink being well regarded.{{ref|b|tes|day|3}} Given its relation to bloodsealing, it is speculated that human blood would be quite potent. It is possible that the suitability of the ink is determined to the original investiture in the creature, as realmatically organic objects have higher investiture than non-organics, and sentient creatures more than non-sentient.
==Realmatics of Forgery==▼
▲==[[Realmatic Theory|Realmatics of Forgery]]==
Forgery involves the use of [[investiture]] present in the [[Dor]] accessed through a medium of a [[soulstamp]], provided [[focus]] by the symbols engraved onto the seal of the stamp.{{ref|?|977|16|Does Forgery use the Dor?}} Like other [[Sel]]ish magic systems, Forgery uses a series of symbols that represent linguistic concepts applied with a variety of modifiers to encode the [[intent]] of a given action into the focus directly. Though the Selish magics are often considered to use the concept of 'form' as their focus, it is more correct to think of these symbols as being a type of programming language using symbolic representation.{{ref|?|1019|5|Are the Investitures on Sel form-based?}}{{ref|?|948|5|Advanced uses of Forgery are like writing code}} A Forger must detail their intent with the correct pattern and arrangement of symbols and modifiers. The Dor is accessed through a connection to [[MaiPon]], and each Soulstamp carries an impression of MaiPon on the reverse.{{ref|b|tes|day|30}}{{ref|?|949|7|Do Soulstamps act like Aons?}}
Forgery utilizes a relatively small amount of investiture in comparison to may other systems. As such, Forgers do not seem to be particularly invested in ways that manifest outwardly, like the highly invested [[Elantrian]]s or the [[Dahkor]] Monks.{{ref|?|1034|28|Could you soulstamp shardplate to become a robot?}}{{ref|?|1047|12|Rank me the investment in objects.}} Another side effect of this is that Forgery has difficulty affecting invested objects, though the unusual nature of Forgery has a number of loopholes available to it that offset that particular issue.{{ref|17s|post=7267|text=Would it be possible to Soulforge NIghtblood and change the command that was given to him when he was Invested?}}
The mechanics of Forgery are not specifically clear, but it functions realmatically on all three realms, more so than many other forms of investiture. When a Forger stamps an object with a Soulstamp, 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.
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 cognitive realm, 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 magic, 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 Soulstone 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 realmatic 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 cognitive 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.
== Subtypes of Forgery ==
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