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== Summary ==
{{for|/Summary|a complete chapter by chapter summary}}
Warbreaker tells the story of two sister princesses, [[Vivenna]] the elder and [[Siri]] the younger, of the country of [[Idris]]. Vivenna was contracted through treaty to marry the God-King of rival nation [[Hallandren]] and is raised for this her entire life. For
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; interspersed with the story of [[Vasher]], also a Returned and former king of Hallandren; founder of the Hallandren religion and the tradition of the God-King.
The book is set in the [[Cosmere|Cosmere universe]] on the world of [[Nalthis]], mainly in [[Hallandren]] and [[Idris]] nations. It told from point of views [[Vasher]], [[Siri]], [[Vivenna]], and [[Lightsong]].▼
▲The book is set in the [[Cosmere|Cosmere universe]] on the world of [[Nalthis]],home
== Magic System ==
The book uses a system of magic which is heavily reliant on art. Magic users are known as Awakeners and their power comes from the number of
Any amount of
The following is mostly from the Ars Arcanum of Warbreaker:
*First - 50 Breaths - Aura Recognition (The ability to determine how many breaths another person has)
*Second - 200 Breaths - Perfect Pitch (The ability to determine musical notes)
*Third
*Fourth - 1,000 Breaths - Perfect Life Sense
*Fifth
*Sixth
*Seventh - 5,000 Breaths - Breath Recognition (Similar to Aura recognition, but for objects that have been invested with breath)
*Eighth - 10,000 Breaths - Command Breaking (Ability to override commands of another awakener's awakened object)
*Ninth
*Tenth - 50,000 Breaths - Audible Command (Ability to awaken objects the awakener is not physically touching) , Color Distortion (Creates colors from a white object by bending the light around it), Perfect Invocation (Awakener is able to draw more color when awakening leaving objects white rather than grey)
Specialized forms of this magic that are pertinent to Warbreaker include the Lifeless and the Returned. The Lifeless are reanimated human bodies that require only one
The Returned are the
* [[Awakening]], [[BioChroma]], [[Returned]], [[Breath]].
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