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|All things exist in three Realms, Gaotona. '''Physical''', '''Cognitive''', '''Spiritual'''. The Physical is what we feel, what is before us. The Cognitive is how an object is viewed and how it views itself. The Spiritual Realm contains an object’s soul—its essence—as well<br> as the ways it is connected to the things and people around it.
|[[Shai]] discussing [[Realmatic Theory|the Realms]] with [[Gaotona]]{{tes ref|12}}
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=== Investiture ===
[[Investiture]] is a third category of material, analogous to matter and energy; just as matter and energy can be converted into each other, Investiture can be converted to matter or energy, and vice versa.{{wob ref|3544}} Like matter and energy, it can neither be created nor destroyed, only changed from one form to another.{{wob ref|1649}} Investiture thus adheres to the laws of thermodynamics, though, in the cosmere, there is a yet-unknown fourth law that relates to Adonalsium.{{wob ref|3544}} Like regular matter and energy, Investiture, when highly concentrated, causes time dilation.{{wob ref|13425}} Investiture mostly exists the Spiritual Realm, though it is more precisely understood as transcending the Realms.{{wob ref|5610}} However, it can also exist in a "condensed" form in the Physical Realm as solid, liquid, or gas;{{msh ref|6|7}} any pure Investiture in a solid state is always a metal.{{wob ref|9291}}
 
Investiture has a sort of "spin" that associates it with one of the sixteen Shards of Adonalsium; at the Shattering of Adonalsium, all Investiture was divided evenly between the Shards.{{wob ref|8605}}{{wob ref|9385}}{{wob ref|5313}} Even though, as a result of the Shattering, all Investiture is associated with a Shard, Investiture also remains linked to Adonalsium in some way and the Shattering meant "everything and nothing at the same time" to Investiture.{{wob ref|9385}}
On all cosmere planets, magic is called [[Investiture]], a catch-all term for the various expressions of Adonalsium's magic.{{wob ref|5799}} All magic we've seen has been derived from the Shard's--or Adonalsium's--power.{{wob ref|4097}} Specific magic systems, like [[Allomancy]] or [[Surgebinding]], are termed "manifestations of Investiture."{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} On minor worlds, people don't utilize Investiture directly, and magic is more something people interact with through nature.{{wob ref|1010}}
 
Cosmere scholars term the various methods of utilizing Investiture, such as the [[Metallic Arts]], [[Surgebinding]], and [[Awakening]], "manifestations of Investiture."{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} Since the Shattering, these can be grouped into three main categories. The most common are those powered directly by the Shards,{{wob ref|4097}} which arise from the interactions between a Shard and the planet they are Invested in.{{wob ref|5269}} Such manifestations of Investiture are capable of far more spectacular results than other manifestations of Investiture.{{wob ref|9385}}{{wob ref|4097}} If a planet does not have a Shard in residence, it inhabitants can still access and use Investiture by the ordinary laws of Realmatics, but, without a Shard to provide additional power, the results are far more limited.{{wob ref|9385}} The last category is the few manifestations of Investiture left over from before the Shattering of Adonalsium,{{wob ref|4097}} of which the only known example is [[Yolen|Yolish]] [[Lightweaving]]. Red generally signifies that one Shard is co-opting and corrupting another Shard's manifestation of Investiture.{{wob ref|8340}}
 
=== Adonalsium ===