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== Terminology ==
An official definition of the term has not yet been given
Meanwhile, the term '''Investiture''' is a generalized term used by the [[Seventeenth Shard]] and [[spren]]. In the Cosmere, so far, they are the only ones with knowledge of the term '''Investiture'''. On the Cosmere worlds different terms are used to describe the application of magic, depending on its appearance. For example, the [[Feruchemist]]s of [[Scadrial]] -- who are able to invest [[metalmind]]s -- refer to the process as 'charging' the metalmind. A [[Surgebinder]] with access to the Three [[Lashing]]s refers to the Investiture as 'infusing' a person or an object.{{qa ref|619|18|Can we change charge to imbue?}}
[[Hemalurgy]] is end-negative.
== Forms of Investiture ==
Investiture is known to exist in solid, (ie Atium and Lerasium), liquid (Shardpools), and gaseous physical forms (Preservation's Mists, Stormlight, BioChromatic Breath).
== Accessing Investiture ==
Several ways to access Investiture exist. Investiture can be directly given by a Shard to fuel magic (Preservation's Mists, the explosion of Stormlight that comes with each oath of the Knights Radiant), innately extant (Scadrian potential for Allomancy and Feruchemy, the initial BioChromatic Breath) or artificial ("Cracks in the soul" are required for a Nahel Bond, Hemalurgy steals Spiritweb fragments), or used without "flowing" through the user (Forging, Rosharan Fabrials, Hemalurgical theft).
== Investiture of people ==
Generally, humans are not Invested. However, on some worlds, a Shard has invested humans. For example, [[Preservation]] gave part of his power to humans to make them sentient. On [[Nalthis]], people are born with [[Breath]]. Both cases are called '''Innate Investiture'''.{{qa ref|839|4|What do we call a Shard's power inside someone?}}
Under specific conditions, some humans
The conditions required to getting invested with a bigger amount of power differ from [[Shardworld]] to Shardworld. It is assumed that the intent of the respective Shard influences these conditions.
On [[Scadrial]]
== Investiture of Objects ==
Objects are not Invested in their original state. They can
* filled metalminds of a Feruchemist
* a charged Hemalurgic spike ([[Vin's earring]], [[Wax's earring]])
* any Awakened object
* [[Shardplate]] and [[Shardblade]], as well as the Honorblades
* a Forger's Seal
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