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Magic As An Economic Commodity
- Brandon Sanderson drew inspiration from Dune and sought economic components for magic systems.
- Stormlight functions as a commodifiable resource, shaping Cosmere-wide trade and power dynamics.
Investiture Is Land-Bound By Default
- Investiture and invested beings are often bound to a land, limiting free travel and necessitating special methods.
- Gavilar's experiments test moving anti-void light and breaking those bonds for interworld transport.
Ghostbloods Seek A Trade Monopoly
- The Ghostbloods aim to transport investiture off-world and monopolize that trade.
- Their motive mirrors historical empires that control chokepoints to extract wealth and influence.