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{{item \|image=Essence Marks Closeup by Cory Billett.jpg \|creators=[[Forger]]s \|world=Sel \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Emperor's Soul]], [[Mistborn Era 2]] }} {{update\|mb7}} An '''Essence Mark''' is a particular type of [[soulstamp]] that is designed to [[Forgery\|Forge]] a person's memories, history, and soul for a brief period of time.{{tes ref\|2}} Essence Marks are among the most powerful and most complex soulstamps a Forger can create.{{tes ref\|2}} In [[realmatic]] terms, an Essence Mark reforges the spiritual aspect of an individual to match the new history.{{tes ref\|12}} == Construction & Use == Essence Marks are the most difficult type of soulstamps to create, typically requiring years worth of development and construction, and are required to be attuned to a specific individual in order to function.{{tes ref\|2}} When a human is soulstamped, the transformation lasts a relatively short period of time, and the best crafted stamps last approximately a day. This is due to the fact that the identity of a person, as opposed to an object, is constantly growing, changing and shifting.{{tes ref\|30}} It may also be due to the fact that all humans are naturally ~~invested~~Invested with a small amount of ~~investiture~~Investiture,{{wob ref\|6881}} and ~~investiture~~Investiture resists change by other ~~investiture~~Investiture.{{wob ref\|2675}} However, through large amounts of practice and research, it is possible to make Essence Marks that last far longer.{{book ref\|mb7\|53}}{{book ref\|mb7\|epilogue\|1}}{{wob ref\|16022}} If used continuously for years, the person may no longer need the Essence Mark to maintain the transformation.{{tes ref\|58}} To create an Essence Mark, one must make hundreds of stamps, each one representing a small portion of the history or personality which you would wish to change.{{tes ref\|2}} These stamps must be tested individually to make sure that each will take, and then networked together into a lattice on some external object. The lattice will be connected to the final stamp, which will act as a keystone for the other stamps, and will be the only one necessary to stamp. The lattice must maintain in contact with the skin of an individual to maintain its effects.{{tes ref\|58}} A deep knowledge of the individual and the new history you wish to write is necessary to create the stamps for an Essence Mark.{{tes ref\|2}} An [[Gold#Allomantic_Use\|Augur]] would find their Allomantic powers "useful" for making Essence Marks for themselves.{{wob ref\|11153}} ~~== Possible Similarities With Singer Forms ==~~ ~~In Rythm Of War Singers with a spren in their gemheart reforge their soul to give them a new form.~~ ~~It is unclear weather or not a soulstamp can be used to change the form of a singer without the use of a spren.~~ == Known Essence Marks == [[Category: Magic]] [[Category: Forgery]] [[es:Marca de Esencia]]