Paryl Luxin is one of the Heretical Colors meaning it is not officially recognized by the Chromeria. It is below sub-red on the light spectrum and is wispy in appearance to those who can see it. Its primary uses are covert assassination and security. The ability to see Paryl is extremely rare meaning it can be used to mark targets as well as kill them covertly. Adrasteia once saw a Paryl user assassinate a Jasper citizen in broad daylight by shooting a micro-needle of solid Paryl Luxin into her neck. A chuck of solid Paryl was released into her bloodstream which induced a stroke.
Paryl users are also able to see through clothes. This makes them excellent at finding hidden weapons. Ironfist once commented that Adrasteia would be worth five black guards even if she was confined to a wheelchair because she can see Paryl. Unlike the main colors Paryl is almost always present and can be drafted even on the cloudiest days.
In order to see it a drafter must be born with special eyes containing malleable sclera. When drafting, a Paryl drafters pupils expand so far that their eyes look like black orbs. This poses a significant risk to the drafter. If they open their irises wide enough to see Paryl too often in bright light (sunlight or near mag-torches) they will go blind.
Just as Blue makes you logical, red is emotional and hot-headed with sub-red being a feeler and passionate. Paryl is a feeler as well, but makes its users extremely empathetic of those around them. This can be a weakness of Paryl drafters if people around them are filled by strong emotions like sadness the drafter will be consumed by the same emotions. Murder Sharp claims that he is an exception to the rule that and he believed Teia may also be.
Along with Chi drafters, Paryl drafters were hunted down and eliminated for being heretics by the Luxors of the Chromeria hundreds of years before the events of the books, because the Chromeria teaches that there are only seven colours of Luxin, as seven is Orholam's holy number. In addition, these drafters were hunted down because their drafting is completely invisible to most of the general populace, so there were frequent witch hunts for Paryl and Chi drafters.
Splitting Light[]
According to Murder Sharp, Paryl drafters have a much higher chance of also being a lightsplitter than the average drafter, around 10%. Sharp teaches Teia to utilize a Paryl bubble to split light around her, trapping Paryl in the bubble surrounding her to split light and also alert her if anything attempts to get too close to her, as she will feel things pass through her Paryl. She eventually learns to use a Paryl cloud instead of a bubble, keeping the Paryl close with her will.
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Sub-Red Luxin • Red Luxin • Orange Luxin • Yellow Luxin • Green Luxin • Blue Luxin • Superviolet Luxin
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