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The Returned were resurrected humans on Nalthis.

The cause of this resurrection is unknown, however at least one person who was resurrected in this manner was shown a vision of the future and offered the chance to return and change the events of his vision. The Returned retained no memory of their previous existence.

Breath

Each Returned was gifted with a single, powerful Breath which allows them to reach the Fifth Heightening. This divine Breath was a Splinter of Endowment.^{[citation needed]} A Returned may give this Breath (sacrificing himself) to heal one person.

A Returned consumeed one Breath per week as a consequence of being reborn. Their body fed off of any Breaths they had available, including their divine Breath, and die if there is no breaths to feed on.

Returned could, however, receive more Breaths on top of their divine Breath. They could then use these Breaths for normal Awakening purposes.^[1]

Appearance

Returned were able to modify their appearance to suit how they think they should look. The old gods looked old and the heroic gods looked strong, as examples.^[2] Their appearance depended on how they perceive themselves. However, common traits included being larger than normal humans and giving off a color-altering aura.

A Returned was able to suppress their divine Breath, altering their appearance to be more normal.<ref>Template:Bref<ref> However, a normal-looking Returned still had increased strength and speed, immunity to disease, and agelessness.^{[citation needed]}

Religion

In Hallandren the Returned were worshiped as gods sent by the Iridescent Tones to guide their followers. As such the Returned were fed one Breath each week in order to maintain their life. In exchange the Returned were petitioned by the people of the city to give up their breath as a cure for illnesses.^{[citation needed]} They were also expected to perform auguries by reviewing works of art sent by citizens.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

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-The '''Returned''' are men and women who have died and been resurrected.
+The '''Returned''' were resurrected humans on [[Nalthis]].
 The cause of this resurrection is unknown, however at least one person who was resurrected in this manner was shown a vision of the future and offered the chance to return and change the events of his vision.
-The Returned retain no memory of their previous existence.
+The Returned retained no memory of their previous existence.
 == Breath ==
-Each Returned is gifted with a single, powerful [[Breath]] which allows them to reach the [[Heightening#Fith Heightening|Fifth Heightening]].
+Each Returned was gifted with a single, powerful [[Breath]] which allows them to reach the [[Heightening#Fith Heightening|Fifth Heightening]].
-This '''divine Breath''' is a [[Splinter]] of [[Endowment]].{{cite}}
+This '''divine Breath''' was a [[Splinter]] of [[Endowment]].{{cite}}
 A Returned may give this Breath (sacrificing himself) to heal one person.
-A Returned consumes one Breath per week as a consequence of being reborn.
+A Returned consumeed one Breath per week as a consequence of being reborn.
-Their body feeds off of any Breaths they have available, including the divine Breath.
+Their body fed off of any Breaths they had available, including their divine Breath, and die if there is no breaths to feed on.
-Thus, without additional Breath, they would die a week later following their Return.
-Returned can, however, receive more Breaths on top of their divine Breath.
+Returned could, however, receive more Breaths on top of their divine Breath.
-They can then use these Breaths for normal Awakening purposes.<ref>{{bref|wb|a|58}}</ref>
+They could then use these Breaths for normal Awakening purposes.<ref>{{bref|wb|a|58}}</ref>
 == Appearance ==
-Returned are able to modify their appearance to suit how they think they should look.
+Returned were able to modify their appearance to suit how they think they should look.
-The old gods look old and the heroic gods look strong, as examples.<ref>{{bref|wb|epilogue}}</ref>
+The old gods looked old and the heroic gods looked strong, as examples.<ref>{{bref|wb|epilogue}}</ref>
-Their appearance depends on how they perceive themselves.
+Their appearance depended on how they perceive themselves.
-However, common traits include being larger than normal humans and giving off a color-altering aura.
+However, common traits included being larger than normal humans and giving off a color-altering aura.
-A Returned is able to suppress their divine Breath, altering their appearance to be more normal.
+A Returned was able to suppress their divine Breath, altering their appearance to be more normal.<ref>{{bref|wb|epilogue}}<ref>
-However, a normal-looking Returned still has increased strength and speed, immunity to disease, and agelessness.
+However, a normal-looking Returned still had increased strength and speed, immunity to disease, and agelessness.{{cite}}
 == Religion ==
-In [[Hallandren]] the Returned are worshiped as gods sent by the [[Iridescent Tones]] to guide their followers.
+In [[Hallandren]] the Returned were worshiped as gods sent by the [[Iridescent Tones]] to guide their followers.
-As such the Returned are fed one Breath each week in order to maintain their life.
+As such the Returned were fed one Breath each week in order to maintain their life.
-In exchange the Returned are petitioned by the people of the city to give their breath for them.
+In exchange the Returned were petitioned by the people of the city to give up their breath as a cure for illnesses.{{cite}}
-They also are expected to perform auguries by reviewing works of art sent by citizens.
+They were also expected to perform auguries by reviewing works of art sent by citizens.{{cite}}
 == Notes ==