Difference between revisions of "Essence Mark"

Essence Marks are the most difficult type of soulstamps to create, typically requiring years worth of development and construction. is required to be attuned to a specific individual in order to function.{{ref|b|tes|day|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.{{ref|b|tes|day|30}} It may also be due to the fact that all humans are naturally invested with a small amount of investiture, and soulstamping utilizes relatively small amounts of investiture to work.{{ref|b|tes|day|12}}{{qa ref|?|1047|12|Rank me the investment in objects.}} According to [[realmatic theory]], reinvesting an invested object requires enough investiture to overcome the initial amount, plus enough extra to effect the change.{{qa ref|?|593|10|Who would win between Szeth and a Mistborn?}}{{17s ref|7267|text=Do all the humans have innate Investiture?}}