Why do the Unmade live between the Cognitive Real and the Physical Realm?

[Epicdaf]

Like the question states, Do we know why do the Unmade live between the Cognitive Real and the Physical Realm?

[Treamayne]

10 hours ago, Epicdaf said:

Like the question states, Do we know why do the Unmade live between the Cognitive Real and the Physical Realm?

The way you ask this implies that you think it applies to all Unmade - but we only know of one for whom this is true - Sja-Anat.

Unmade like Moelach and Nergaoul exist in Shadesmar, but have an effect in the physcial realm near them. Unmade like Ashertmarn also exist in Shadesmar, but can be pulled through by enough of their affiliated emotion - like other emotion spren (Ashertmarn's heart residing over the Oathgate in Kholinar as long as the Cult continued to revel). Yelig-Nar is only pulled through into a host that bonds his gemstone. While Re-Shephir is primarily in the physical realm with her Midnight Essense creations. 

We should learn more about BAM, Dia-Gonartis, Chemoarish in the back half. That said, we do not know why they have differing states/realms, which should also be covered in the second Arc of Stormlight Archive. 

Hope that helps.

Edited January 17 by Treamayne
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[NovaRay He/him]

I believe it’s because they have a lot of investiture and are like radiant spren living between realms.