Biochromatic aura and shardplate

[DoctaDajman]

Is shardplate invested enough to suppress and hide biochromatic aura or does the aura permiate through and make the plate more vibrant as well?  

[Treamayne]

3 hours ago, DoctaDajman said:

Is shardplate invested enough to suppress and hide biochromatic aura or does the aura permiate through and make the plate more vibrant as well?  

We have no direct WoBs on this yet. The closest we have is:

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And then is there a connection between Aviars, copperclouds, aluminum, and the yellow spren, life sense, seeking?

Brandon Sanderson

Yeah, yeah all that, there are some relationships there.

Questioner

So they all pretty much would affect each other?

Brandon Sanderson

Ummm, yes, yes.

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Does Shardplate provide protection against emotional Allomancy?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes. Don't dismiss your helmet when you're around an Allomancer.

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Would a Mistborn see the atium shadow of someone wearing Shardplate?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, they would be able to. Good question, but they would indeed be able to.

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So, since investiture resists investiture, and we know that:

1. Breath Aura is a Physical Realm effect of Breath, which is a Physical Realm Investiture (as opposed to Divine Breath, which seems to be on all three realms)
2. Shardplate is opaque to investiture on the Physical and Cognitive level
3. Shardplate is not opaque to Spiritual Realm effects

Therefore, it is likely that an Awakener in Shardplate would not display a perceptible Breath Aura, as long as there are no breaks or missing pieces of Plate. But, like the WoB on removing the Helmet making a Shardbearer susceptible to Emotional Allomancy, if they remove part of the plate (or it is broken) then a Breath Aura could probably be perceived (though, likely dampened). 

Hope that helps

[DoctaDajman]

15 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

We have no direct WoBs on this yet. The closest we have is:

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So, since investiture resists investiture, and we know that:

1. Breath Aura is a Physical Realm effect of Breath, which is a Physical Realm Investiture (as opposed to Divine Breath, which seems to be on all three realms)
2. Shardplate is opaque to investiture on the Physical and Cognitive level
3. Shardplate is not opaque to Spiritual Realm effects

Therefore, it is likely that an Awakener in Shardplate would not display a perceptible Breath Aura, as long as there are no breaks or missing pieces of Plate. But, like the WoB on removing the Helmet making a Shardbearer susceptible to Emotional Allomancy, if they remove part of the plate (or it is broken) then a Breath Aura could probably be perceived (though, likely dampened). 

Hope that helps

I think it does but it leads me to other questions... of course.  

Is life sense only on the physical or is the awakener sensing something spiritual in those around them?  Would wearing armor block your lifesense like coppercloud might? 

Would living plate allow you to lifesense outside of it, due to more connection and possibly a bond of sorts, even if dead plate was a no?