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'''''Warbreaker''''' is a
== Cover Synopsis ==
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== Summary ==
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 Hallandren'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 Hallandren 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 Hallandren, and attempt to prevent the war from happening separately: Siri from within the government and Vivenna by cooperation with the underground.
At the same time, the novel tells the story of one of the [[Returned]] members of the royal court, [[Lightsong]], and his search for the truth behind the Hallandren religion, as well as that of his own identity. The third story that the book follows is [[Vasher]]'s, a mysterious character with a talking sword named [[Nightblood]] and a large number of [[
The book is set in the [[Cosmere]] on the [[Shardworld]] of [[Nalthis]], home to the [[Shard]] [[Endowment]]. It is told from Vasher's, Siri's, Vivenna's, and Lightsong's points of view.
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;[[Siri]]: is the main character of the book. She is the youngest princess of the small country Idris, and is known for being rebellious and colorful, rather than attempting to detract attention from herself as the Idrian doctrine of Austreism requires. On the day of Vivenna's twenty-second birthday, when Vivenna is required to be sent to Hallandren, their father decides to send Siri in her place. Siri's ability to adapt and love for bright colors allows her to learn to enjoy Hallandren in a way that Vivenna would never have been able to. This, in turn, allows her to befriend the God King and Lightsong, as well as help defeat a plot to cause a war between Hallandren and Idris.▼
;[[Vivenna]]: Vivenna is Siri's sister, and the eldest child of the king of Idris. She is the perfect daughter: responsible, caring, and completely devoted to Austre. There is a contract with Hallandren that requires her to be sent to marry the God King and bear him a child(which will be still-born and become the next God King) on her twenty-second birthday. However, when the time comes for her to go, the king is unable to relinquish her, and takes advantage of the loose wording of the contract(it states only that "the Princess must be sent on Vivenna's twenty-second birthday") to send Siri in her place. Due to this, Vivenna goes through a brief depression, in which she feels like her only reason for living has been taken by Siri. She soon decides to go rescue Siri, however, and falls in with the mercenaries [[Denth]] and [[
;[[Lightsong]]: Lightsong is the Returned god of bravery in the Hallandren court of gods. He has no memory of his life before being Returned, and his only connection to his past life is through [[Llarimar]], his servant, who is forbidden from speaking of it. Because he is skeptical of the idea the he is a god and he wishes to stop the people of Hallandren from putting their faith in him, he acts outwardly foolish. This, however, does not seem to have an affect on how people view him, as they claim he must have died incredibly bravely to be returned. He is friends(or possibly more than friends) with the goddess [[Blushweaver]], and eventually they end up working together.▼
;[[Vasher]]: We don't know very much about Vasher until the end of the book, when we discover that he is one of the [[
== Setting ==
Set in the [[Cosmere]] on the [[Shardworld]] of [[Nalthis]].
=== Magic System ===
The system of magic on Nalthis is reliant on the presence of Color, which is so important that i Magic users are known as Awakeners and their power comes from the number of BioChromatic [[Breath]]s they have stored. A Breath can be thought of as a soul, or as the manifestation of the 'sixth sense'. Once robbed of the breath, a person is called a [[Drab]]. Drabs find it difficult to perceive color and do not experience the 'sixth sense' or the odd sensation resulting from someone watching you unobserved. The more Breaths a person obtains, the more dramatic their abilities become. There are ten levels or 'Heightenings' of this magic.
Any amount of Breath allows [[Awakening]]: the ability to, through specific commands, call inanimate objects to life by investing Breath in them and draining the color from another object (Awakeners usually carry a few pieces of cloth for this purpose). The closer the object's resemblance to a human (anthropomorphic shape), the easier it is to awaken. Objects of a greater size require more Breath, as do objects directed to carry out complicated commands. Breath can be regained from objects by the person who invested them with the command "Your Breath to mine."
The following is mostly from the [[
*First - 50 Breaths - Aura Recognition (The ability to determine how many breaths another person has)
It is important to note that all use of Breath in order to Awaken is considered heresy in Idris.
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A summary of all easter eggs contained in the work (such as cameos of real-life people). For Cosmere works include interconnections to the Cosmere, such as the identity of Hoid and other worldhoppers, Shards, Shardpools, etc.
▲;[[Siri]]: is the main character of the book. She is the youngest princess of the small country Idris, and is known for being rebellious and colorful, rather than attempting to detract attention from herself as the Idrian doctrine of Austreism requires. On the day of Vivenna's twenty-second birthday, when Vivenna is required to be sent to Hallandren, their father decides to send Siri in her place. Siri's ability to adapt and love for bright colors allows her to learn to enjoy Hallandren in a way that Vivenna would never have been able to. This, in turn, allows her to befriend the God King and Lightsong, as well as help defeat a plot to cause a war between Hallandren and Idris.
The term Cosmere Connections can either be a replacement for this section, or a subheading if enough things are relevant.
▲;[[Vivenna]]: Vivenna is Siri's sister, and the eldest child of the king of Idris. She is the perfect daughter: responsible, caring, and completely devoted to Austre. There is a contract with Hallandren that requires her to be sent to marry the God King and bear him a child(which will be still-born and become the next God King) on her twenty-second birthday. However, when the time comes for her to go, the king is unable to relinquish her, and takes advantage of the loose wording of the contract(it states only that "the Princess must be sent on Vivenna's twenty-second birthday") to send Siri in her place. Due to this, Vivenna goes through a brief depression, in which she feels like her only reason for living has been taken by Siri. She soon decides to go rescue Siri, however, and falls in with the mercenaries [[Denth]] and [[Tonk_Fah|Tonk Fah]], whom she hires to help rescue her sister.
== Development ==
▲;[[Lightsong]]: Lightsong is the Returned god of bravery in the Hallandren court of gods. He has no memory of his life before being Returned, and his only connection to his past life is through [[Llarimar]], his servant, who is forbidden from speaking of it. Because he is skeptical of the idea the he is a god and he wishes to stop the people of Hallandren from putting their faith in him, he acts outwardly foolish. This, however, does not seem to have an affect on how people view him, as they claim he must have died incredibly bravely to be returned. He is friends(or possibly more than friends) with the goddess [[Blushweaver]], and eventually they end up working together.
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▲;[[Vasher]]: We don't know very much about Vasher until the end of the book, when we discover that he is one of the [[Five_Scholars|Five Scholars]] of Nalthis. He is presented as the villain until the middle of the book, when it is revealed that he is working against a war between Idris and Hallandren. He is quiet and unwilling to talk about his past, but there is something about him which makes Vivenna trust him. He is in possession of the sword [[Nightblood]], as well as large amounts of BioChromatic Breath.
== Publication ==
Brandon's editor told him that his next story after Elantris and Mistborn had to have some color to it, since those stories were both dark, so he replied that he would then write about a color based magic system. {{ref|name=17s-news-201}}
== Cover Art Gallery ==
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File: Warbreaker Cover.jpeg | First cover by [[Dan dos Santos]]
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