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Added information on Parshendi gemhearts.
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Humans on Roshar, even [[Surgebinder]]s with spren bonds, do not have gemhearts{{wob ref|2685}}, but those who swallow [[Yelig-nar]]{{book ref|sa3|120}} have been known to undergo several physical transformations, including having their heart and lungs replaced with a large Voidlight-filled amethyst that has been described as a "gemstone heart".{{book ref|sa3|120}} It is uncertain whether this can be considered a gemheart or not, but its nature is similar in that it is a gemstone created through Investiture and it functions as a vital part of the transformed human, who would not survive if it is destroyed.
The [[Parshendi]] have gemhearts, their specific type or size is thus far unknown. These are used to house spren when the Parshendi change forms. It is not known how essential these gemhearts are to maintaining--or even initiating the transformation into--different forms. It is not known if a Parshendi can have their gemheart removed and survive.
== Size ==
Chasmfiends have emerald gemhearts. The ability to Soulcast grain from them, combined with their relatively large size, makes Chasmfiend gemhearts extremely valuable. Because Chasmfiends are aggressive and extremely dangerous Greatshells that cannot be domesticated, humans resort to hunting for their chrysalises on the [[Shattered Plains]] most of the time.
The [[Listeners]] have tales in which humans hacked apart the bodies of the Listener ancestors to harvest the gemhearts from their corpses.
=== The War of Reckoning ===
The discovery of Chasmfiends containing such valuable gemhearts completely altered the [[War of Reckoning]]. Attempting to directly attack the
During the War of Reckoning, Highprince [[Roion]] was the one who captured the fewest gemhearts.
*[[Gumfrems]]
*[[Axehound]]{{wob ref|13039}}
*[[Parshendi]]
== Trivia ==
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