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{{lifeform \|image=In The Shroud by Aliya Chen.jpg \|abilities=~~attracting~~Attracting and binding [[hijo]] \|sapient=Yes \|world=Komashi \|books=[[Yumi and the Nightmare Painter]] }} ~~{{spoilers\|yumi}}~~ '''Yoki-hijo''', a term meaning "'Girl of Commanding Primal Spirits'", are highly [[Investiture\|Invested]] individuals on [[Komashi]] who are able to summon [[hijo\|spirits]], through artistic rock stacking, and bind them into useful tools.{{book ref\|yumi\|4}} They are also sometimes called '''Chosen'''.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} == Becoming a Yoki-hijo == Given the meaning of the name itself, only women are known to become yoki-hijo. These women become yoki-hijo at birth--supposedly they are chosen by the hijo,.{{book ~~though~~ref\|yumi\|2}} ~~the~~The ~~occurrence~~selection ~~may~~is benot random, and is not influenced by genetics.{{~~book~~wob ref\|~~yumi\|2~~16399}} Their nature is indicated by aan omen, such as a shooting star, observed at the time of their birth.{{book ref\|yumi\|12}} Very few women are selected to become yoki-hijo--there are never more than sixteen at a given time,{{book ref\|yumi\|24}}, with no more than one chosen per year.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} At the time the [[father machine]] was activated, only fourteen yoki-hijo ~~exited~~existed.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} No new yoki-hijo were born after the activation of the father machine.{{book ref\|yumi\|32}} Following the machine's destruction, [[Yumi]] is the only one still living.{{book ref\|yumi\|epilogue}} Though the yoki-hijo who are part of the [[reform movement]] insist on retiring at the age of seventy,{{book ref\|yumi\|22}} and in some cases they allegedly may have been forced to serve in captivity,{{book ref\|yumi\|2}}, yoki-hijo retain their nature through the end of their lives.{{book ref\|yumi\|34}}▼ At some point, whether before birth or after, the yoki-hijo becomes uniquely Invested. This Investiture enables them to summon the hijo and bind them into useful tools.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} That process expends some of their own Investiture, though with time and rest the Investiture is recovered.{{book ref\|yumi\|4}}{{book ref\|yumi\|6}} Yumi is observed by [[Design]] to be Invested on the same level as an [[Elantrian]], though it is unclear if this is typical among yoki-hijo or if it only applies to those who were killed by the father machine.{{book ref\|yumi\|32}}▼ == Abilities == ▲Though the yoki-hijo who are part of the [[reform movement]] insist on retiring at the age of seventy,{{book ref\|yumi\|22}} and in some cases they allegedly may have been forced to serve in captivity,{{book ref\|yumi\|2}}, yoki-hijo retain their nature through the end of their lives.{{book ref\|yumi\|34}} ▲At some point, whether before birth or after, the yoki-hijo becomes uniquely Invested. This Investiture enables them to summon the hijo and bind them into useful tools.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} That process expends some of their own Investiture, though with time and rest the Investiture is recovered.{{book ref\|yumi\|4}}{{book ref\|yumi\|6}} ~~Yumi~~Hijo isare ~~observed~~also ~~by [[Design]]~~able to ~~be Invested on~~hear the ~~same~~thoughts ~~level as an [[Elantrian]], though it is unclear if this is typical among~~of yoki-hijo ~~or if it only applies to those who were killed by the father machine~~.{{book ref\|yumi\|326}} Yoki-hijo are able to do magical things other than binding hijos.{{wob ref\|16175}}{{wob ref\|16417}} They can also consume or affect raw Investiture.{{book ref\|yumi\|32}}{{book ref\|yumi\|41}} Yumi is observed by [[Design]] to be Invested on the same level as an [[Elantrian]], though the yoki-hijo who were killed by the father machine gained more Investiture than normal over the millenniums.{{book ref\|yumi\|32}}{{wob ref\|16173}} == Wardens == A yoki-hijo's day begins with ritual eating, bathing, and dressing.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} The attendants enter the woman's room when she awakens and set up a table for breakfast, then proceed to feed the woman themselves.{{book ref\|yumi\|8}} After breakfast, the yoki-hijo proceeds to the town's cold spring, which is reserved for the Chosen while she is in town,{{book ref\|yumi\|10}} or to the town's bath house if they do not have a spring.{{book ref\|yumi\|13}} On the way, the attendants use enormous ~~fronds~~fans to block the villagers' view of the yoki-hijo.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} The attendants undress the woman as well as themselves, then bathe their yoki-hijo using seven different soaps.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} The soaps themselves are placed on a floating plate, and while some are for cleansing--such as a red, exfoliating powder--many of them are actually perfume creams and moisturizers.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}}{{book ref\|yumi\|22}} Each washing is followed by a rinse, following the pattern of the [[artist's sequence of progress]]: they begin with one wash and rinse with the first soap, and end with thirteen washes and rinses with the seventh.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} After this, the yoki-hijo takes a final rinse, remaining 144 seconds underwater before resurfacing.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} With the washing complete, the attendants leave to dress themselves and prepare the yoki-hijo's clothing, giving the woman some time alone. When she exits the spring, the attendants clothe her in the designated ritual [[tobok]].{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} == Culture == In Torish culture, yoki-hijo are very highly respected, with few having greater authority.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} Their position is seen as one of service to the people--they are served so that they may serve others.{{book ref\|yumi\|9}} It is considered rude to contradict a yoki-hijo, even to give a compliment.{{book ref\|yumi\|2}} While the various rituals and expectations placed upon them (thought to be decreed by the spirits{{book ref\|yumi\|9}}) have traditionally limited their personal freedoms, those who are part of the reform movement exercise greater autonomy.{{book ref\|yumi\|22}} This movement began several hundred years prior to the activation of the machine, and nearly all of the yoki-hijo--twelve--subscribed to it at that time, with only Yumi and one other remaining orthodox.{{book ref\|yumi\|22}} == Known Yoki-hijo == {{for\|:Category: Yoki-hijo}} ~~Very few women become yoki-hijo. The known list of yoki-hijo includes:~~ * [[Yumi]] * [[Samjae]] * [[Dwookim]] * Unnamed Yoki-hijo in the shroud{{book ref\|yumi\|32}} == Notes == <references /> {{complete}} {{~~Cosmere~~yumi}} [[es:Yoki-haijo]]