Chi (KAI): The upper-spectrum counterpart to paryl. Not sure why, maybe because the colours have to be reflected to make Teia invisible, and my brain went: "Ok, all the colours." machines and traps. The peace since the Prisms’ War and the follow- ing suppression of piracy has allowed the flow of goods and ideas freely through the satrapies. Those who use this magic are called ‘drafters’; a drafter is able to transform a color of light into a physical substance within their body. concentrate. From heaviest to lightest are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Sub-red, Superviolet. (Virtue being understood by the early lux- iats not as being free of temptation to do evil in a particular way, but as conquering one’s own predilection toward that kind of evil. The color she drafts then influences her toward the behaviors below. sometimes cold. The below approximations are close. is invisible except to superviolet drafters—and those only when they Paryl drafters have the ability to see through objects unless they are Affordable, high-quality iron and steel are available everywhere, leading to high-quality weapons, durable wagon wheels, and everything in between. The basis of chromaturgy is light. Lightsplitting paryl drafters may, indeed, live much longer than most munds. Associated virtue: Patience, Red: Quick-tempered, lusty, and love destruction. Red luxin is sticky, gooey, and extremely flammable. of luxin structures or tools. The Seven Satrapies are currently experiencing an age of great leaps in understanding. It is believed that the body will heal some amount of the damage drafting does. Sub-reds love music, are often impulsive, fear the dark less than any other color, and are often insomniacs. An exploding shell made by filling a yellow luxin ball with red luxin (which would ignite explosively from the shattering yellow when the ball hit a target) was once demonstrated to the Nuqaba, but the exact balance of making the yellow thick enough to not explode inside the musket but thin enough to shatter when it hit its target is so difficult that several smiths have died trying to replicate it, probably barring this technique from wide adoption. Thinkers, not doers. drafted perfectly, it loses its liquidity Other experiments are doubtless being carried out all over the Seven Satrapies, and once high-quality, consistent, and somewhat accurate firearms are introduced, the ways of war will change forever. this to defy or exceed expectations. Some drafters are faster at drafting, some are more efficient, some have more will than others, some are better at crafting luxin that will be durable, and some are smarter or more creative at how and when to apply luxin. Be careful in your application of generalities. metal as paryl can pass through matter to a certain depth. allowing its use as a torch or a trigger to ignite flammable materials Associated vice: Gluttony Blues are often mathematicians and composers. Most drafters are monochromes: they are able to draft only one color. Luxin density, from heaviest to lightest, is as follows: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, sub-red,* paryl, superviolet, chi. Each type of luxin has a unique feel, as follows: The foundational scent of all luxin is lightly resinous. Some large-scale productions with hundreds of apprentice smiths have tried to tackle this problem in Rath by making parts as nearly identical as possible, but the resulting matchlocks tend to be low quality, trading accuracy and durability for consistency and simple repair. Chi is the Depending on the skill and purposes of the drafter, ranges from merely having a grain like leather to feeling like tree bark. The smells below are approximate, because each color of luxin smells like itself. Given these generalities, there is also a virtue and a vice commonly associated with each color. Associated virtue: Self-control, Blue: Orderly, inquisitive, rational, calm, cold, impartial, intelligent, musical. Merely being able to draft a color, though, isn’t the sole determining criterion in how valuable or skilled a drafter is. Luxin is often used for improvised weapons, but most luxins tend to break down after long exposure to light, and the scarcity of yellow drafters who can make solid yellows (which don’t break down in light) means that metal weapons predominate among mundane armies. Paryl is most commonly drafted in a gas, or a 'paryl torch', however it is possible to create a liquid or even a solid. Conversely, irrational behavior tends to enrage superviolets, as they pride themselves on being able to act without emotion. Before investigating this matter on your lords’ instigation, I wasn’t afraid of cats. individual colors in the spectrum (when the light is in direct contact It's biggest claim to fame is being even better at seeing things than paryl, being able to see through flesh, bone and even metal, though accounts vary, the only thing that the accounts agree on is the short lifespan of a chi drafter, being 5-15 years. Dazen drafts Superchromacy in any color will result in more stable drafting, but it is most helpful in drafting yellow. But that doesn't make any sense, because it has to have it's own colour, but there's no changing it in my head. Lightbringer Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Ships carrying dogs that so much as dock without permission face a small fine, while disembarking with a dog may result in seizure of the ship and striping for shipowner and the dog’s owner and death for the dog. White luxin is a rumored, possibly mythical, luxin which is said to be the stuff of creation and the origin of all life and luxin. The idea that there are more than seven draftable colors was theologically problematic for some; paryl and chi were considered not only blasphemous but quite deadly. This also allows sub-reds to be able to 'see' different emotions on others, and notice the rise and fall of body temperatures. Green drafters are both wild and free, as well as flexible and adaptable. is the subtlest luxin. If a drafter drafts a giant block of luxin over her head, the first thing it will do is fall and crush her. Paryl . Drafting blue gives a faint odor of chalk or mineral. Kip is the only drafter of Chi known currently. Paryl exists far below sub-red on the spectrum; chi is equally far above superviolet. drafters due to the presence of Hellstone and Obsidian. Incarnitive luxin. Notable White Drafters: Gavin Guile (Actually Dazen), Kip Guile. Many drafters carry delicate and expensive colored spectacles developed by Lucido- nius himself, and later improved upon by the Technologist, so that if her color isn’t available where she stands, she can still use magic. Structure, rules, and hierarchy are important to them, and they tend to value ideologies and correctness rather than people themselves. Ideas and ideology and correctness often matter more than people to blues. the individual colors in the spectrum (when the light is in direct contact with their skin). Though traditional forms of weapons like Atashian bich’hwa or Parian parry-sticks continue, now they are rarely made of horn or hardened wood. The Prism drafted a lump white luxin after the Battle of The basis of magic in the Lightbringer universe is light, and those that harness this magic are called drafters. Notable Red Drafters: Andross Guile, Karris White Oak, Big Leo, Corvan Danavis. Notable Paryl Drafters: Adrasteia, Murder Sharp. White luxin is a As for the rest, debate rages on the exact causal connections, but it has been noted that superviolet drafters tend to break the halo ear- lier, while at the opposite end of the spectrum, paryl drafters may live to a full natural span. Drafters are able to transform light into a physical substance, called luxin. engines. The color a drafter uses will affect her personality over time. However, some few drafters are disjunctive (or discontiguous) bichromes. Cool to the touch, a little thicker than seawater. with their skin). Recently, they’ve pioneered a form they call the flintlock. throwing arms of war engines. Paryl: Also called spidersilk, it is invisible to all but paryl drafters. In terms of substance, it is very fine and similar to spidersilk, which makes it useful for cryptography, creating invisible walls are unknown. mythological luxin created from the wavelengths above Super Violet. Notable Black Drafters: Dazen Guile, Koios White Oak. Other: Other animals are allowed, prohibited, or subject to taxation in accordance with how domitable they are. They appreciate irony and sarcasm and are often thought to be coldly rational, viewing people as projects, puzzles, or something to be cracked. The deepest Yellow Luxin is most Notable Blue Drafters: Commander Ironfist, The White, Cruxer. By dilating their to catastrophic effect in war. Blues are orderly, inquisitive, and unfailingly rational. or is possible, its qualities and the qualities of those who draft it https://lightbringerseries.fandom.com/wiki/Luxin?oldid=233, Sub-red: Hard to describe, due to its flammability, but often described as feeling like a hot wind. It is the third book in his Lightbringer series following The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife. Along with being emotional, sub-reds are easily distracted, impulsive, unpredictable, and inconsistent. It can be used in anything drafter is creative: from furniture to projectiles to shields to the The deepest blue is Violet. The spectrum of visible light exists in a consistent order: paryl, sub- red, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, superviolet, chi. Most drafters find affinity with only one color and must be exposed to the light of that color in order to harness it, though many drafters carry spectacles in their color so that they can draft their color without being near a natural source. The illegitimate Tyrean son of Gavin Guile and Katalina Delauria. It is flexible, springy, often drawing comparisons to the green limbs of living trees. Rather than lose their advantages, several of the most powerful families united to argue that wights were hiding incarnitive magic behind tattoos. Paryl is the color of dark drafters and night weavers and assassins because this spectrum is usually available at night. gooey, and extremely flammable. rumored, possibly mythical, luxin which many have attempted to draft, Cheerful, wise, bright, balanced, watchful, impassive, observant, brutally honest at times, excellent liars. Home » Extras » Lightbringer Extras » Lightbringer Appendix. How could such colors even fit on the spectrum? Associated vice: Wrath the electromagnetic spectrum just as Sub Red resembles infrared. Yellow is often used to nourish other luxins,