Forgery (The Emperor's Soul)



Forgery is a manifestation of Investiture on Sel that is powered by the Dor.

Much like most other Invested Arts on Sel, such as AonDor and Dakhor, Forgery involves shaping a specific form in order to evoke supernatural phenomena.

This is only accessible to those with a Connection to MaiPon, and the power of a Forgery diminishes the further a forgery is from MaiPon. If removed from Sel, even a permanent Forgery would collapse.

It is the cousin System of Bloodsealing

Mechanics
Forgery involves the creation of a type of Stamp known as a Soulstamp, this is carved with countless symbols and forms which function as a sort of programming language for what one wants the Stamp to do, that is to say, the manner in which you want to rewrite the soul and history of the recipient of the Stamp. The greater ones knowledge of the proper history of the object, the easier it would be to form a new one.

Soulstamping an object functions by rewriting the history of an object or individual to match the encoded intent of the seal.

Soulforging
"The Forgery of the soul, that was what they considered an abomination."

- Wan ShaiLu

Soulforging is a very advanced form of Forgery which forges the Spiritual Aspect of an object or individual, making specialized Soulstamps which can be used to impart new skills, enact disguises, change their personality or physiology, rewrite their memories, or in general affect the history of a person in a manner similar but more complex than ordinary Forging. This is done through the creation of a special type of Soulstamp known as an Essence Mark. These are extraordinarily complex and hard to create, requiring years worth of development and construction, and are required to be attuned to a specific individual in order to function. These are made up of hundreds of separate Stamps woven together into a lattice.

When stamped on an individual this releases a small amount of red smoke, indicating it is corrupting the subject's Innate Investiture. As the Identity and Investiture of a person is resistant to the Essence Mark, it cannot stay permanently, at most lasting for a day. Thus must be reapplied every day in order to remain. However, if used constantly for years it is possible the need to reuse it would fade and it become a permanent change.

A person constantly using an Essence Mark can have the capability to remember, grow, and change if it is programmed into the Soulstamp.

Resealing
"Resealing repairs a body and makes it anew."

- An unnamed Grand surgeon

Resealing is a form of Forgery practiced by surgeons, and with it one can repair the human body. This requires a great degree of skill and specialization, a Forger has to know everything about the body of the subject, including the placement of veins, muscles, and sinew in order to properly perform Resealing.

This was even capable of healing Ashravan from traumatic brain injury from a crossbow bolt. Although this could only repair physical damage, so his mind still remained damaged and empty, and required a Forging of the Soul in order to return him to his normal state.

Remembering
"Our workers are not Forgers, we don’t use that word. They are Rememberers."

- Gaotona