Difference between revisions of "Warbreaker"

Warbreaker tells the story of two sister princesses, [[Vivenna]] and [[Siri]], of the country [[Idris]]. Vivenna has been raised her entire life to marry the [[Susebron|God King]] of the rival nation of [[Hallandren]], in the hopes that this marriage will forestall HallendrenHallandren's invasion of Idris, which they have been threatening for years. For reasons of political expediency, as well as the personal preferences of the king of Idris, Siri is sent, unprepared, in Vivenna's stead. Vivenna, feeling her life to be devoid of purpose after Siri is sent in her place, follows her to HallendrenHallandren in hopes of rescuing her. Both Siri and Vivenna then become involved in intrigues intended to cause war between their home nation of Idris and HallendrenHallandren, and attempt to prevent the war from happening separately: Siri from within the government and Vivenna by cooperation with the underground.

The Returned are the gods of the HalladrenHallandren religion. They are people who are said to have died in such a heroic manner as to be given the chance to return to this world from the afterlife. They lose their memories during the return trip but are guided by their own inherent prophetic powers. The Returned must consume one Breath every two weeks or else they die. They each contain a single powerful Breath that alone allows them to reach Fifth Heightening; granting them, among other things, agelessness. The Returned also may spend this one Breath once in their lives to perform a miracle and upon doing so, they die.