Efficent ways of Havesting Biochromatic Breath on Nalthis in the Space Age

[Gesus]

I was wondering if a clone would be born with a full breath? 

If so in the future you could quite easily set up a clone farm to harvest breaths.   They don't even need to be good quality clones, even a 5 year life span would be enough time to teach them to talk & brainwash them into giving away their breath.

[GG0z He/Him]

They would have to understand the Command, though and have the Intent to do so.

[Treamayne]

4 hours ago, Gesus said:

I was wondering if a clone would be born with a full breath? 

If so in the future you could quite easily set up a clone farm to harvest breaths.   They don't even need to be good quality clones, even a 5 year life span would be enough time to teach them to talk & brainwash them into giving away their breath.

I feel like Breath is a Gift from Endowment to the naturally born people of Nalthis. Even if you could make this work, you should probably question if angering Endowment by abusing that gift (and harming life to do so) is an intelligent decision. 

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Shardlet (paraphrased)

If a Scadrian allomancer had a baby with a Nalthian (and the baby was born on Nalthis), could the baby have an original Breath and also be a Natural allomancer?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)

It could happen, the baby would have a bit of Preservation and a bit of Endowment.

SpoCon 2013 (July 10, 2013)

 

 

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KingSloth

Doesn't all 'extra' investiture require a cracked soul? How are Nalthians born with extra breath, if so?

Brandon Sanderson

No. The Scadrians have extra investiture too, on a lesser scale.

/r/books AMA 2015 (June 8, 2015)

 

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Questioner

The nature of humans on different worlds, like people from Warbreaker have a Breath, people from Scadrial, do they have a Breath as well?

Brandon Sanderson

They do not.

Questioner

That's specific to the Endowment Shard?

Brandon Sanderson

Yup.

Questioner

I've read that Hoid does have a Breath. Was he born with a Breath or--

Brandon Sanderson

Hoid was not born on Taldain-- err Nalthis, on Nalthis. So no, he did not start with one. But the magic was much different when he started. He was before the Shattering of Adonalsium so things are weird regarding him.

Holiday signing (Dec. 12, 2015)

 

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OrangeJedi

Could a non-native be able to be Returned?

Brandon Sanderson

Yes, that is possible.

JoyBlu

So someone who was born without a Breath and came to Nalthis could possibly be Returned?

Brandon Sanderson

Possibly could be Returned. Yes. That's not very likely.

JoyBlu

So they could get a Divine Breath, even though never...

Brandon Sanderson

They could be given a Divine Breath, yes.

Orem Signing (March 16, 2019)

 

Hope that helps