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A '''Remnant''' is what’s left behind when a sacred artist dies. The artist might need to be at the Iron stage or later when it dies, to form a Remnant. | A '''Remnant''' is what’s left behind when a sacred artist dies. The artist might need to be at the Iron stage or later when it dies, to form a Remnant. | ||
| − | Remnants are spirit. They’re made of madra. Humans, sacred beasts, and sacred trees / plants leave a Remnant behind when they die. However, [[Dreadbeasts]] do not leave a Remnant, because in life, their spirit gets mangled up into their flesh. | + | Remnants are spirit. They’re made of madra. Humans, sacred beasts, and sacred trees / plants leave a Remnant behind when they die. However, [[Dreadbeasts]] do not leave a Remnant, because in life, their spirit gets mangled up into their flesh. The old Patriarch [[Jai Daishou]] could not leave a viable Remnant, because the [[Archstone]] had torn his spirit apart. |
A Remnant can be powerful, but it has only a fraction of the power it had in life. The Remnant from the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]] was quite powerful, but not nearly as strong as it was when corporeal. | A Remnant can be powerful, but it has only a fraction of the power it had in life. The Remnant from the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]] was quite powerful, but not nearly as strong as it was when corporeal. | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 15 January 2022
Remnant is always capitalized in the books.
A Remnant is what’s left behind when a sacred artist dies. The artist might need to be at the Iron stage or later when it dies, to form a Remnant.
Remnants are spirit. They’re made of madra. Humans, sacred beasts, and sacred trees / plants leave a Remnant behind when they die. However, Dreadbeasts do not leave a Remnant, because in life, their spirit gets mangled up into their flesh. The old Patriarch Jai Daishou could not leave a viable Remnant, because the Archstone had torn his spirit apart.
A Remnant can be powerful, but it has only a fraction of the power it had in life. The Remnant from the Sage of the Endless Sword was quite powerful, but not nearly as strong as it was when corporeal.
A Remnant is not the person it once was. That person is gone. It’s only a faint echo of the Sacred Artist. However, in rare cases, enough of the original person can be recovered, as in the case of Emriss Silentborn, the Remnant Monarch, who was originally a sacred tree before it died.
Many sacred artists use a remnant to advance from Jade to Lowgold. Remnants are also used in Soulsmithing.
