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Like any gemstone that is one of the ten [[Polestone]]s, gemhearts can glow with either [[Stormlight]] or [[Voidlight]], suggesting that an animal's gemheart is the thing that enables the types of Investiture that many such animals utilize, usually involving a [[spren]] bond. A singer's gemheart, for example, contains the spren that gives them their current [[Singer#Forms|form]], which varies depending on the type of spren they bond.{{book ref|sa3|i|6}}
Humans on Roshar, even [[Surgebinder]]s with spren bonds, do not have gemhearts,{{wob ref|2685}}
== Size ==
In general, the bigger the animal, the bigger the gemheart. Those found in chasmfiends were worth a small fortune.{{book ref|twok|13}} [[Chasmfiend]]s and other large [[chull|chull-like]] animals called greatshells have enormous gemhearts.{{book ref|twok|36}} [[Dalinar Kholin]] stated that the ones found in chasmfiends were the largest gemhearts he had ever seen, although it is likely that the [[Tai-na]] have even larger ones.
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[[Venli]] utilizing [[Envoyform]], advises new [[singers]] that if they don't "want" the new power offered, it won't be able to take place in their
It is possible for [[singers]] to hold more than one [[spren]] in their gemhearts simultaneously, including both Radiant and Voidspren.{{book ref|sa3|120}}
Singer gemhearts are cloudy white.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}
== Gemheart Harvesting ==
{{image|Chasmfiend Hunt by Eccos.jpg|side=right|width=300px|[[Elhokar]] extracting the gemheart from a [[chasmfiend]]}}
Just as
Some species have gemhearts that are of just one gemstone type, while others vary. Species that only have one type of gemheart are considered more ideal for harvesting.{{wob ref|3772}}
=== The War of Reckoning ===
The discovery of chasmfiends containing such valuable gemhearts completely altered the [[War of Reckoning]]. Attempting to directly attack the [[Parshendi]] base, located far into the [[Shattered Plains]], was risky and expensive. However, when a chasmfiend climbed onto a plateau to pupate, the [[highprince]]s and Parshendi alike would extend themselves to attempt to retrieve the gemheart of the resulting chrysalis. The [[highprince]]s all agreed that these periodic clashes suitably upheld the [[Vengeance Pact]], and the War of Reckoning effectively devolved into little more than a
During the War of Reckoning, Highprince [[Roion]] was the one who captured the fewest gemhearts.
*[[Axehound]]{{wob ref|13039}}
*[[Cremling]]{{book ref|sa4|114}}
*[[Yu-nerig]]{{book ref|sa1|40}}
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* Gemheart is used as a term of endearment. [[Dalinar]] uses it to refer to [[Navani]].{{book ref|sa3|24}}
* [[Kandra]]s with a crystal [[True Body]] can use their crystal bones like a gemheart.{{wob ref|15733}}
== Notes ==
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