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The '''Spiritweb''' is a rather mysterious concept in the [[cosmere]] and very little is known about it. However, it does seem likely that the Spiritweb is a person's Spiritual aspect. Evidence suggests that the Spiritweb is laid out in a specific pattern in a person. This pattern forms a network of lines and points.{{qawob ref|428|80|Imagine there being a different overlay on a human body|date=Jul, 20095969}} These points are sort of Spiritual pressure points.

The Spiritweb is related to "Spiritual DNA" -- a person's Spiritual heritage from living on a specific [[Shardworld]].{{qawob ref|622|64|They are all related to a kind of "Spiritual DNA"|date=Aug 31st, 20114015}} It is also passed down like regular DNA, from parents to children.{{qawob ref|691|6|It's all in the spiritual DNA, which is passed on like normal DNA|date=May, 20105514}} The Spiritweb may also determine which manifestations of [[Investiture]] a person can utilize.{{qawob ref|692|12|It depends on your spiritual DNA, what people are able to do, and things like that|date=Oct 15th, 201010125}}{{qawob ref|691|6|It's all in the spiritual DNA, which is passed on like normal DNA|date=May, 20105514}}

Some manifestations of Investiture seem to be built into a person's Spiritual DNA, like Allomancy and [[Feruchemy]]. Other abilities, such as [[Hemalurgy]] and possibly [[Surgebinding]], involve manipulating Spiritual DNA. In Hemalurgy, portions of the Spiritweb seem to be ripped off of one person and grafted onto another person's Spiritweb.{{qawob ref|428|80|Imagine there being a different overlay on a human body|date=Jul, 20095969}} A Surgebinder's [[Nahel bond]] with a [[spren]] may work in a similar way, a spren becoming spiritually attached to a certain point on a person's Spiritweb, sort of like a non-invasive form of Hemalurgy.

[[AonDor]] requires some innate Spiritual DNA, but the change that turns someone into an [[Elantrian]] likely involves some sort of change to the Spiritual DNA during the [[Shaod]]. The ability to give [[Breath]], which seems to be a part of a person's Spiritual aspect, appears to be built into a [[Nalthis|Nalthian]]'s Spritual DNA. As a [[Shardblade]] can be stolen with Hemalurgy,{{17swob ref|post|42202|A novel use of Hemalurgy which is not outside the sphere of its powers|date=26 September 20121153}} it seems likely that it is attached to a point in a person's Spiritweb as well.