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| She stared at that terrible light, and—from the songs—knew it for what it was. The forms of power had been associated with a dark light, a light from the king of gods.
| Eshonai{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
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'''Voidlight''' is the visible form of [[Investiture]]
== Acquisition and Properties ==▼
Little is known about how Voidlight is generated or stored. In the past, [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]] is said to have provided it.{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}} In the present, where it comes from is uncertain, although it's not directly from Odium.{{wob ref|11865}} The [[Fused]] enter the [[Physical Realm]] suffused with Voidlight.{{book ref|sa3|i|6}} It's possible the [[Everstorm]] brings it to [[Roshar]].
Voidlight takes the form of dark, nearly black vapour, glowing violet.{{book ref|sa3|54}} When a person is infused with it, Voidlight spreads over the surface of their skin rather than sinking in.{{book ref|sa3|54}} On the skin, it pulses, and when a person infused with Voidlight moves, they leave behind trails of violet light.{{book ref|sa3|i|6}}{{book ref|sa3|79}} However, Voidlight does not leak, at least not from the Fused.{{wob ref|9412}}
▲== Acquisition ==
Voidlight doesn't appear capable of suffusing [[gemstone]]s in the Everstorm, although Voidlight-infused spheres do seem to exist.{{book ref|sa3|5}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
== Uses ==
[[File:The Fused by jurassicpencil.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/jurassicpencil|jurassicpencil]]</small></center> A [[Fused]] glowing with Voidlight]]
Historically, the [[Regal]] forms of the [[singer]]s are associated with Voidlight, which is said to come from the king of gods.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} In the present day, it's used by the [[Fused]] to access [[Surge]]s, similarly to how a [[Surgebinder]] uses [[Stormlight]]. Also similarly, Voidlight provides healing to the person infused with it.{{book ref|sa3|79}} However, Fused to not lose Voidlight when not using it, and it can power their Surges for far longer, albeit more weakly.{{wob ref|9412}} Holding it has some sort of emotional impact, though different from Stormlight's.{{wob ref|11750}}
Several [[Unmade]] are associated with Voidlight. Bonding with [[Yelig-nar]] causes a person to grow violet crystals, including a [[gemheart]] pulsing with Voidlight.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The sphere containing [[Nergaoul]] glows dark purple.{{book ref|sa3|121}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} Moreover, when Dalinar sees [[Odium]]'s true nature, the fire it burns with has the same coloring.{{book ref|sa3|57}}
[[Larkin]]s are capable of feeding on Voidlight, with no apparent ill effects.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}}
== Trivia ==
* The appearance of Voidlight is inspired by [https://www.thoughtco.com/impossible-colors-introduction-4152091 Stygian colors], a type of chimerical colors.{{wob ref|12842}} A chimerical color can be "perceived" when a person stares at one color until the cones in their eyes tire, then looks at another, with an afterimage causing the colors to mix into imaginary shades in the observer's brain. Stygian colors are a subset of those occuring when the second color is black.{{url ref|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/impossible-colors-introduction-4152091|text=Impossible Colors and How to See Them|site=https://www.thoughtco.com/}}
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{{theory}}
The [[black sphere]] given to [[Eshonai]] by [[Gavilar]] appears to emit Voidlight.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} However, it may contain something else, perhaps [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]], who seems to have been captured shortly before the [[Knights Radiant]] broke their Oaths.{{
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