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== Breath ==
Each Returned is gifted with a single, powerful [[Breath]] which allows them to reach the [[Heightening#Fifth Heightening|Fifth Heightening]]. To those of the First Heightening, this Breath appears infinite and immeasurable.{{book ref|wb|14}} This '''divine Breath''' is a [[Splinter]] of [[Endowment]].{{wob ref|4486}} A Returned may give this Breath in an act of self-sacrifice to heal one person.{{book ref|wb|12}} Giving away their divine breath will lead to the death of the Returned.{{book ref|wb|27}} Their divine Breath can be suppressed by Investing it into a place within themselves, but this will remove the abilities granted by the Heightenings.{{wob ref|4501}} The divine Breath, if given to another, will not stick with the person or make them Return.{{wob ref|3508}}
Each Returned consumes one Breath per week as a consequence of being reborn. The bodies of the Returned feed on any Breaths they have available, and many Returned live for one week only because their bodies consume their divine Breath on the eighth day, killing them a second time.{{wob ref|6776}} On the seventh day, they start to grow weak and sluggish and will return to full strength after consuming a Breath on the eighth day.{{wob ref|6776}} This is due to their nature as a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and not a function of the divine Breath itself.{{wob ref|14149}} If they suppress their divine Breath they still need to consume a Breath a week.{{wob ref|5840}} Returned can survive without extra Breaths until the day they need to consume one.{{wob ref|4486}} Returned can receive more Breaths on top of their single divine Breath, stockpiling them to consume so that they don't need to receive one each week.{{wob ref|6724}} Returned can also consume other types of Investiture, such as [[Stormlight]], to feed their divine Breath. They must consume the same amount of Investiture per Nalthian week when doing so,{{wob ref|3890}} though it is unclear if they must do so all at once or if it can be spread out over time.
===Idris===
Due to their [[Austre|religious beliefs]], [[Idrian|Idrians]] consider it an abomination to give up their Breath. Lacking a supply of Breath, Idrian Returned usually live for one week and die on the eighth day when they consume their divine Breath. Whether this fact affects the vision they see when Returning is unknown. It is not unheard of for Idrian Returned to travel to Hallandren to avoid dying and be worshipped instead.{{wob ref|3702}}
===Pahn Kahl===
[[Pahn Kahl]] believe that Returned are people who deny the power of the gods and are forbidden entrance into heaven. They are otherwise seen as just normal people and not sinners worthy of hell, so they’re given a chance to come back to have another try at life and to try to find belief this time.{{wob ref|6964}}
=== Other cultures ===
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