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{{lifeform
|image=Mistwraith.png
|type=Magical creature
|world=Scadrial
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]]
}}{{update|book=mb5}}
'''Mistwraiths''' were a species of creatures on [[Scadrial]].
They were created by the [[Lord Ruler]] from the [[Terris]] [[
== Physiology ==
Through the use of [[Hemalurgy]] they could regain the sentience they once possessed, becoming [[kandra]] after being implanted with two Hemalurgic spikes. [[MeLaan]] mentions that removing both spikes brings the kandra back to their "primal state," once again becoming a mistwraith.{{book ref|sos|13}}. The transformation from Mistwraith back to Kandra is quick, as evidenced when Wayne replaces MeLaan's spikes after she experiences this firsthand (Bands of Mourning chapter 29), although this could depend on how much time passes between each state.▼
Like kandra, they
Mistwraiths are people who have a blockage between the Physical Realm and the Cognitive Realm, which impairs their ability to think.{{wob ref|1230}} Mistwraiths have a lifespan of roughly fifty years, and are able to breed.{{wob ref|8053}}
▲Like kandra they appeared to be amorphous blobs capable of absorbing bones and tissue of other creatures to gain shape. However, unlike kandra, since they do not possess sentience these shapes were often horrific and mixed many different species into one.
A single [[Hemalurgic]] spike is enough to staple a [[Cognitive Shadow]] to a mistwraith, though whether this has happened in the past is unknown.{{wob ref|12758}}
== Relation with Kandra ==
▲Through the use of [[Hemalurgy]] they could regain the sentience they once possessed, becoming [[kandra]] after being implanted with two Hemalurgic spikes.{{book ref|mb3|62}} [[MeLaan]] mentions that removing both spikes brings the kandra back to their "primal state," once again becoming a mistwraith.{{book ref|
The transition from mistwraith to kandra requires specific types of Hemalurgic spikes, known as [[blessing]]s. Other types of Hemalurgic spikes, such as those that create [[koloss]], would not necessarily be enough to transform the mistwraith into a kandra, however they would cause weird side effects.{{wob ref|4580}}
<gallery caption="Images of mistwraiths">
Mistwraith.png | <center><small>by [[Ben McSweeney]]</small></center>
Mistwraith by Kyra Lythgoe.jpg | <center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Kyra Lythgoe|Kyra Lythgoe]]</small></center>
Mistwraith by beigriff.jpg | <center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Beigriff|Beigriff]]</small></center>
</gallery>
== Notes ==
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