Out of Breath

[Stormgate he/him]

So, last night I had a dream where a friend of mine who often has questions about the Cosmere asked the question: "What would happen if there was no more Breath?" Basically, if all the Nalthians gave their Breath away to one person, who then died. I woke up, and was unable to figure out the answer.

[Yata he/him]

There will be probably some epidemies and the people would have an hard time to survive. But someone will survive and the next generation will be born with their Standard Breath.

But Endowment would have for some time unable to act as He/She did. He/she can't return someone without a Breath and a Returned would have no way to sustain itself (but there are probably mission who may be completed in less then 7 days).

[Dunkum he/him]

side note: it is hard to imagine what it would take to kill someone with that much breath.  at that level, they are probably at least at the same level of investiture as someone holding the power of the Well of Ascension.

[Stormgate he/him]

On July 10, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Dunkum said:

side note: it is hard to imagine what it would take to kill someone with that much breath.  at that level, they are probably at least at the same level of investiture as someone holding the power of the Well of Ascension.

Breaths don't seem to have the ability to heal physical injuries, like Stormlight or being an Elantrian. It seems to simply be security against death by natural or (in the case of poison) slightly unnatural causes. 

It is interesting to see the differences that holding large amounts of different Investitures has on the holder.