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}}

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.