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'''Investiture''' is a "Cosmere aware" term describing the energy that infuses the [[cosmere]] and on which all [[cosmere]] magic systems are based.
== The Nature of Investiture ==
Investiture transcends the three realms: Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual that comprise most of the cosmere. However, it is more Spiritual than anything.{{wob ref|5610}} In the Physical Realm, Investiture is known to exist in solid, (i.e. [[atium]] and [[lerasium]]), liquid ([[Perpendicularity|Shardpools]]), and gaseous material forms (Preservation's Mists, Stormlight, BioChromatic Breath). For some reason, all solid Investiture is metallic, the result of one of the laws governing the cosmere.{{wob ref|9291}} Most often these appear due to influence by a [[Shard]] holder, however some formations occur in a more natural way.
An interesting thing to note is that the color red has a tendency to manifest when a Shard is "co-opting or corrupting another Shard's magic".{{wob ref|8340}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} All Investiture creates some type of emotional reaction in users.{{wob ref|13392}}
== Color ==
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}} Holding large amounts of Investiture for prolonged periods, such as with Breaths and Dawnshards, will give a person enhanced perception of colors.{{wob ref|14328}}
=== Shards ===
;'''Cultivation''': Cultivation’s Investiture is typically associated with the color green.{{wob ref|13074}}
;'''Devotion''': Devotion’s Investiture might be associated with sapphire colors.{{book ref|elantris|25}}{{wob ref|8910}}
;'''Honor''': Honor’s Investiture is typically associated with the color blue-white.{{wob ref|13074}}
;'''Royal Locks''': Members of the Royal House can change their hair color. Normally the color of the Royal Locks reflects the person's emotional state by default but this can be controlled through training and discipline.{{book ref|wb|2}} They can also change their hair color to unnatural colors.{{wob ref|12651}} Which particular color that will match up with which particular emotion is based on associations that people in the culture give them and the user's own perspective.{{wob ref|13043}}
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;'''Knights Radiant''': Each Knights Radiant Order is associated with a color. When a Surgebinder summons their Shardblade, their eyes will change to match their Order's color.{{wob ref|6848}}{{wob ref|8628}}
;'''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, such as sapphires and rubies both being types of corundum. 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}}
'''Fabrials''': The color of a gemstone determines its flavor to a spren, and can be used to attract certain types of spren. {{cite}}
==== Other ====
;'''AonDor''': When combined with different colors, AonDor has interesting combinations.{{wob ref|11772}}
;'''Dawnshards''': The Investiture of each [[Dawnshard]] grants Heightening-like abilities,{{wob ref|14339}} allowing a person to see colors more vividly than before.{{book ref|sa3.5|Epilogue}}
== Healing ==
=== Healing the soul ===
When healing the soul, such as a missing piece cut off from a [[Shardblade]], a new patch of soul will be created.{{wob ref|126}}{{wob ref|983}} Healing wounds to the soul is much more [[Spiritual Realm]] based.{{wob ref|6435}} If a magic is strong enough to heal from pieces of a body, it will try to heal from the biggest piece.{{wob ref|4128}} If the body was perfectly cut in half, a random half would be chosen to heal from. Not every magic system is capable of healing soul wounds.{{wob ref|6435}} If the soul leaves the body and is then healed, the soul will not return and the physical body will be the only thing healed, leaving the person dead.{{wob ref|9623}}{{book ref|mb3|82}}{{book ref|mb3|epilogue}} If a soul is healed but not reattached properly, the person will leave a glowing afterimage when they move
=== Limitations ===
==== Nalthis Bonds ====
'''Sentient Awakened Entities in an Inorganic Host''': Also known as Type IV BioChromatic Entities. The only known
==== Scadrial Bonds ====
Of note is that by using [[Hemalurgy]], bonds may be stolen and given to a new person.{{wob ref|6876}}{{wob ref|1153}}
=== The Known effect of Bonds while on other Shardworlds ===
Bonds on some Shardworlds provide the Holders of the Bonds with additional powers.{{wob ref|3488}}
==== Roshar ====
It has been confirmed that Bonds other than the [[Nahel Bond]] will provide powers to the constituent entities of that Bond while on Roshar. What these powers are is unknown, and will not be of the ten [[Surge]]s. The seon bond is confirmed to do this, as the Nahel bond and the seon bond are very similar.{{wob ref|6928}}
== Categories of Investiture ==
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