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== 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, though the occurrence may be random.{{book ref|yumi|2}} 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 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}}
 
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}}
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