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Language And Place Drive Selish Magic
- Sel's shard power concentrated in the cognitive realm makes language and physical place directly shape magic.
- This creates a volatile cognitive landscape where aon's shapes pull investiture through specific forms.
Shaod Feels Like An Unexplained Pick
- Hosts note that being "taken by the Shaod" seems random and lacking an explained spiritual-breaking event.
- They contrast this with other Cosmere systems where trauma or breaking creates investiture abilities.
Bodily Alteration Grants Selish Power
- Some Sel groups alter their bodies to embed writing and access power, similar to Hemalurgy's bodily costs.
- Dacor monks twist bones into alphabetic shapes to grant strength, speed, and teleportation.