Difference between revisions of "Gemheart"

Humans on Roshar, even [[Surgebinder]]s with spren bonds, do not have gemhearts,{{wob ref|2685}}, but those who swallow [[Yelig-nar]] have been known to undergo several physical transformations, including having their heart and lungs replaced with a large Voidlight-filled amethyst that has been described as a "gemstone heart".{{book ref|sa3|120}} It is uncertain whether this can be considered a gemheart or not, but its nature is similar in that it is a gemstone created through Investiture and it functions as a vital part of the transformed human, who would not survive if it is destroyed.

==PostSinger EverstormGemhearts==

[[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 [[gemheart]].{{book ref|sa3|i|6}}

The[[Listeners]] consider gemhearts ofsacred and personal, however a [[singersFused]] aremocks consideredthis, sacredsaying andthat personalgemhearts were just another part of a singer body.{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}

Just as StormlightSoulcasters isare considered valuable by the people on Roshar, so are the Polestones that holdenable their Stormlightfunction. Because much of the land on the continent has been covered by crem, mining is more difficult compared to other planets, and so most gemstones that people use are from gemhearts, which are harvested from various animals.

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 decade-long competition spanning half a decade.