Difference between revisions of "Investiture"

The term '''Investiture'''{{wob ref|1072}} has only seen in-world use by cosmere aware individuals or groups. Most who refer to Investiture use terminology specific to the world in which they reside; [[Feruchemy|Feruchemists]] refer to the process of Investing a [[Metalmindmetalmind]] as 'filling' or ‘storing’ and [[Windrunner]]s refer to the process by which they create [[Lashing]]s as 'infusing'.{{wob ref|5528}} Most characters using this term understand more cogently that the [[cosmere]] encompasses worlds and systems of magic other than their own.

'''Static Investiture''' is a term used for Investiture that is held within a vessel such as a gemstone, therefore not being in use.{{wob ref|15308}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} An object containing, or being made up of, Static Investiture is referred to as being '''Invested'''.{{book ref|sa4|15}} Invested objects, such as Metalmindsmetalminds or Shardplate, resist being affected by Invested Arts.{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}}

'''Innate Investiture''' is a term used to refer to added Investiture to a being from birth, not including the natural Investiture that makes up the soul.{{book ref|mb7|part=ars}}{{wob ref|1072}} Examples of Innate Investiture include the fragment of [[Preservation]] and [[Ruin]] in all [[Scadrial|Scadrians]], or [[BioChromatic Breath]] on [[Nalthis]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|38}}{{book ref|wb|prologue}}{{wob ref|1072}}

'''Unkeyed Investiture''' refers to Investiture that is unkeyed from any [[Connection]] or [[Identity]] to any [[Shard]].{{book ref|sa4|97}}{{book ref|mb7|39}}{{book ref|mb7|40}}{{wob ref|5656}}{{expand}}