Voidbinding

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Voidbinding
Related to Odium
World of Origin Roshar

Voidbinding is presumably a magic system on Roshar. It is referenced once, in the Ars Arcanum of the Way of Kings, which says that there are ten levels of Voidbinding, like there are ten levels of Surgebinding. However, the writer of that Ars Arcanum states that the ten levels of Voidbinding may be different.

One of the most common powers associated with Voidbinding is prophecy and foresight.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content According to the ardents even the Heralds denounced its use. Whether or not this is true or a myth that has cropped up over the millenia is yet to be seen. Regardless, in Vorin nations any type of future prediction was feared and avoided because of this belief.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The ardents even worried that Dalinar's visions were connected to Voidbinding, although since the visions come from Honor, their belief was inaccurate.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

The Vorin reluctance to guess the future led to the rise of games like breakneck, that don't require directly guessing the future.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Some are even distrustful of stormwardens as well, since they predict when highstorms are going to occur.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Due to its name, it is probably related to the Voidbringers, and as such, related to Odium.

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