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'''Sunhearts''', also known as '''Cinderheartscinderhearts''' when corrupted, are a form of Investiture on [[Canticle]].

Sunhearts are made from people who are condensed into power cells while being between [[Canticle]]'s sun and the core of the planet.{{book ref|tsm|12}}{{book ref|tsm|40}} How much energy a sunheart is made with depends on how [[Investiture|Invested]] the person was, but most of the energy comes from the superheated energy of Canticle's sun transferring to the planet's core and the person's soul resisting that energy.{{book ref|tsm|16}}{{book ref|tsm|21}}{{book ref|tsm|24}}{{book ref|tsm|40}}{{book ref|tsm|45}} Those made from [[Threnodite]]s on Canticle are made with at least two hundred [[BioChromatic Breath|BEUBreath Equivalent Unit]]s.{{book ref|tsm|24}} A normal Threnodite from [[Canticle]] has only one BEU,{{book ref|tsm|23}} which suggest that for every one BEU a person has, two hundred BEUs of Investiture from the sun fills the sunheart.

Sunhearts are cylindrical lumplumps of what appears to be smokestone eight inches (~20.5 cm) tall and a few in diameter, and feel like glass.{{book ref|tsm|20}} They emit a deep red light.{{book ref|tsm|24}} Sunhearts are able tocan be broken apart like resin and each piece will continue to glow.{{book ref|tsm|24}} Once depleted, they resemble dark glass or gemstones, with bumps on their surface.{{book ref|tsm|8}} Some sections can resemble a screaming face.{{book ref|tsm|20}} Despite their condensed heat, they can be carried safely.{{book ref|tsm|8}} They will float to the top of magma.{{book ref|tsm|13}} Charged sunhearts are considered alive by the reckoning of Investiture.{{book ref|tsm|23}}

|[[Rebeke]] reciting the prayer to transfer heatInvestiture into a sunheart{{book ref|tsm|47}}

If not depleted, sunhearts can be given a small amount of heatInvestiture, but this normally doesn't give it verya muchsubstantial amount of energyInvestiture.{{book ref|tsm|21}}{{book ref|tsm|23}} If a depleted sunheart is left back into the sun of Canticle, it will not recharge as the Investiture just passes through the sunheart, instead of being captured by it.{{book ref|tsm|22}}{{book ref|tsm|45}} If there is still some energyInvestiture in them, sunhearts can be recharged in the sun, since the soul is resisting the energyInvestiture, causing it to flare and be captured in the sunheart.{{book ref|tsm|45}}{{book ref|tsm|47}}

Cinderhearts are corrupted sunhearts made from a special Investiture.{{book ref|tsm|45}} These can be used to create [[Charred]] by stabbing a person in the chest with it.{{book ref|tsm|45}}{{book ref|tsm|24}} Once the cinderheart is inserted heat will begin to flare, causing sparks and flames to spray out as the body is burned.{{book ref|tsm|50}} The person's pectorals, rib cage, and heart will burn away, leaving seared and blackened skin.{{book ref|tsm|1}} The cinderheart will then radiate from the center of the cavity.{{book ref|tsm|50}}{{book ref|tsm|25}} Through their cinderhearts, all Charred are Connected, and can feel the presence of other Charred.{{book ref|tsm|50}} Cinderhearts devour the Charred's [[Identity]] and [[Connection]] in a manner similar to [[Yelig-Nar]].{{wob ref|16297}}

Cinderhearts resemble a glowing ember that emits a bright light.{{book ref|tsm|4}} If the corruption is removed from a cinderheart, they will glow a soft red-orange.{{book ref|tsm|29}} When a cinderheart burns something, it will continue to smolder for a long time.{{book ref|tsm|42}}