Difference between revisions of "Investiture"

Color is an important part of the cosmere and its magics,{{wob ref|10444}}{{wob ref|11713}} and is relevant to every manifestation of Investiture.{{wob ref|9439}} Some magic systems are connected through how color works within them.{{wob ref|12285}}{{wob ref|12710}} Certain colors are linked to a change in Investiture, such as corrupted Investiture being red.{{wob ref|13074}} How color is viewed and therefore how it affects Investiture is mainly through people's perception of it.{{wob ref|14141}} According to [[Lopen]], colors have distinct tastes.{{book ref|sa3.5|7}}

;'''Soulcasting''': When Soulcasting, both Surgebinders and fabrial users are limited by the types of gems available to them.{{wob ref|2784}} While the chemical composition of the gemstone is important, its color is paramount, with every color of a polestone corresponding to one of the [[Ten Essences]].{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} Some polestones are the same type of crystal but with different color and chemical signatures., Sapphiresuch andas ruby are both types of corundum. Smokestonesapphires and amethyst arerubies both types of quartz. Emerald and heliodor are both types of beryl. Much like how [[iron]] and [[steel]], despite being very similar chemically, are different metals in the Metallic Arts, the exact color and chemical signatures are enough to differentiate the polestones. As a result, an off-color polestone acts much like an impure alloy in Allomancy.{{wob ref|4080}} If a polestone was drained of its color by an Awakener, it would still hold Stormlight but would have the properties of a dusty or cloudy quartz.{{wob ref|3203}}{{wob ref|295}} If a spren was trapped inside, the would be released.{{wob ref|292}} Although the type of polestone Stormlight is stored in is irrelevant for most [[Surgebinding]], polestones do have an important impact on Soulcasting. Namely, they determine what kind of substances a Soulcaster can transmute objects into.{{wob ref|2784}}