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'''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}} This allows anyone with the relevant powers to access it as fuel for their abilities.{{book ref\|mb6\|3}}{{book ref\|mb7\|51}} The '''Breath Equivalent Unit''' ('''BEU''') is a unit of measurement for Investiture.{{book ref\|tsm\|1}} The unit is based on the quantity of Investiture in one typical [[BioChromatic Breath]].{{book ref\|tsm\|13}}{{wob ref\|9685}}{{wob ref\|15777}} The innate Investiture of one person is approximately equivalent to one BEU.{{book ref\|tsm\|23}} People from highly Invested worlds typically have no more than three BEUs of Investiture.{{book ref\|tsm\|24}} == The Nature of Investiture == Investiture transcends the three realms: [[Physical Realm\|Physical]], [[Cognitive Realm\|Cognitive]], and [[Spiritual Realm\|Spiritual Realm]] that compose most of the [[cosmere]]. However, it is more Spiritual than anything.{{epigraph ref\|mb3\|57}}{{wob ref\|5610}} In the Physical Realm, Investiture is known to exist in solid, (i.e. [[atium]] and [[lerasium]]), liquid (many [[Perpendicularity\|perpendicularities]]), and gaseous material forms ([[Mist\|Preservation's Mists]], [[Light]], [[BioChromatic Breath]]). For some reason, all solid Investiture is metallic, the result of one of the laws governing the cosmere.{{book ref\|sa2.5\|20}}{{wob ref\|9291}} Most often these appear due to influence by a [[Vessel]], however some formations occur in a more natural way. Some solid Investiture, like atium, breaks the general rules regarding how Invested objects interact with Investiture.{{wob ref\|8929}} Large amounts of Investiture concentrated in a specific location tend to pierce a hole in the three realms (Spiritual, Cognitive, and Physical) and create a perpendicularity. This effect is similar to the gravity generated by large amounts of matter.{{wob ref\|8920}} Like matter, Investiture causes time dilation in any amount, with the degree of time dilation being proportional to the amount of Investiture in a given area, but this is relatively mild even by [[perpendicularities]].{{book ref\|sa4\|i\|1}}{{wob ref\|13425}}{{wob ref\|13453}}{{wob ref\|16014}} But the amount of Investiture condensed into [[Shard]]s is able to cause a degree of time dilation that would be virtually impossible by anything else.{{wob ref\|16014}} When a Shard is "co-opting or corrupting another Shard's magic", the color red has a tendency to manifest.{{wob ref\|8340}}{{book ref\|sa3\|117}}{{tes ref\|30}}{{book ref\|mb6\|28}} All Investiture creates some type of emotional reaction in users.{{wob ref\|13392}} Investiture has flavor to beings such as [[Nightblood]], and different Investitures would have different flavors.{{wob ref\|15669}}{{book ref\|sa4\|42}} Raw Investiture responds to thoughts, emotions, and Intent, especially from heavily Invested beings.{{book ref\|yumi\|32}}{{book ref\|tsm\|21}}