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== Summary ==
{{for|/Summary|a complete chapter by chapter 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
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
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.
== Characters ==
{{for|:Category: Nalthians|a full list of characters}}
;[[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
;[[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]], whom she hires to help rescue her sister.
;[[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
;[[Vasher]]:
== Setting ==
=== Magic System ===
The system of magic on Nalthis is reliant on the presence of color and verbal
Any amount of Breath allows [[Awakening]]: the ability to, through specific
The following is a list--pulled mostly from the [[Ars Arcanum]] of Warbreaker--of the Heightenings, the approximate number of Breaths required to attain them, and known abilities they grant:
*First - 50 Breaths - Aura Recognition (The ability to determine how many
*Second - 200 Breaths - Perfect Pitch (The ability to determine musical notes)
*Third - 600 Breaths - Perfect Color Recognition (Similar to Perfect Pitch, but with the ability to determine
*Fourth - 1,000 Breaths - Perfect Life Sense
*Fifth - 2,000 Breaths - Agelessness (Also, immunity to some toxins and most physical ailments, although death is still possible from
*Sixth - 3,500 Breaths - Instinctive Awakening (Ability to use basic
*Seventh - 5,000 Breaths - Breath Recognition (Similar to Aura recognition, but for objects that have been invested with
*Eighth - 10,000 Breaths - Command Breaking (Ability to override
*Ninth - 20,000 Breaths - Greater Awakening (Ability to Awaken stone and steel, though it takes large amounts of
*Tenth - 50,000 Breaths - Audible Command (Ability to
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 Breath to Awaken. They are sustained with a specialized liquid called ichor
The Returned are the gods of the Hallandren religion.
The God King is believed to be an especially powerful Returned, who consumes many breaths a week. It is considered a privilege by the citizens of Hallandren to donate their Breath to one of the Returned, even though it leaves them as a Drab.
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