Editing User:Cem/Surgebinding

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|image=TWoK_Front_Endsheet.jpg
|system=Surgebinding
|world=Roshar
|related=[[Honor]]
|prereq=One's actions
|type=End-Positive
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]}}
'''Surgebinding''' is a manifestation of [[Investiture]] on [[Roshar]]. A Surgebinder can manipulate natural forces locally known as [[Surge|Surges]].{{qa ref|428|21|Will The Way of Kings series be based on one of the worlds and magic systems you have already created?}} Each Surgebinder has access to two adjacent of the ten Surges shown in the [[Knights Radiant]] table.{{qa ref|585|5|You've mentioned that each of the smaller glyphs on the inside cover of the The Way of Kings represents a type of magic.}} This results in three powers which can be used by Investing, or infusing as known locally, objects or people with [[Stormlight]].

== Prerequisites ==
[![File:Surges.jpg|thumb|Glyphs of the Surges]]
Surgebinding is not innate to Rosharans. They gain the ability depending on their actions.{{qa ref|608|15|Brandon talking about the link between his magic-systems}} It is thought the Divine Attributes in [[Ten Essences]] table determines if one becomes a Surgebinder as well as which Surges they can manipulate. These behaviors attract the attention of one of the ten [[spren]] that give access to Surgebinding.{{qa ref|585|7|It is special to certain types of spren}} The spren and the Surgebinder, then, forms a Spiritual bond known as [[Nahel bond]] locally.{{t|cite}}

Which Surges the Surgebinder can manipulate depends on with what kind of spren he or she forms a Nahel bond.
{| border="1" class="wikitable"
! Spren
! [[Honorspren]]
! unknown
! unknown
! unknown
! unknown
! [[Cryptic]]
! unknown
! unknown
! unknown
! unknown
|-
! First Surge
| Gravity || Atmospheric Pressure || Division || Friction || Growth || Light || Transformation || Transportation || Surface Tension || unknown
|-
! Second Surge
| Atmospheric Pressure || Division || Friction || Growth || Light || Transformation || Transportation || Surface Tension || unknown || Gravity
|}

== Abilities ==
=== [[Basic Lashing]] ===
[![File:Gravity Surge-glyph.svg|thumb|left|75px|Gravity]]
'''Basic Lashing''' alters an object's or being's spiritual gravitational bond to the planet below, instead temporarily linking it to a different object or direction. It allows the Surgebinder to run up walls, send objects or people flying off into the air. Advance user of Basic Lashing can make himself or herself lighter by binding only a portion of his or her mass upward. Binding a quarter of one's mass upward effectively halves that person's weight. Similarly, it is possible to use multiple Basic Lashings to make a being's effective weight higher.{{book ref|twok|part=ars}}

=== [[Reverse Lashing]] ===
'''Reverse Lashing''' creates a bubble around an object that imitates its spiritual link to the ground beneath it. In effect, this makes the infused object pull other objects towards itself. It is much harder for Reverse Lashing to affect objects touching the ground, where their link to the planet is strongest. Objects falling or in flight are the easiest to influence. Other objects can be affected, but the Stormlight and skill required are much more substantial. It is unknown whether this ability manipulates Gravity or a combination of Gravity and Atmospheric Pressure.{{book ref|twok|part=ars}}
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=== [[Full Lashing]] ===
[![File:Pressure Surge-glyph.svg|thumb|left|75px|Atmospheric Pressure]]
'''Full Lashing''' temporarily creates an extremely powerful bond between two objects. To use this ability, the Surgebinder infuses an object with Stormlight, then presses another object to it. Most object would break apart before the bond holding them together would.{{book ref|twok|part=ars}}
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=== Slicking ===
[![File:Friction Surge-glyph.svg|75px|thumb|left|Friction]]
'''Slicking''' makes the Surgebinder temporarily frictionless. The Surgebinder can target specific parts of his or her body to use this ability. It allows the Surgebinder to ride the thinnest rope at speed, dance across rooftops or move through a battlefield like a ribbon on the wind. It is unknown whether external objects can be affected by Slicking or the ability requires objects constant touching to Surgebinder.{{bws ref|steel-hunt|Steelhunt Lift Interlude}}
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=== [[Growth]] ===
[![File:Growth Surge-glyph.svg|75px|thumb|left|Growth]]
'''Growth''' accelerates organic growth to tremendous speeds. The Surgebinder can infuse the seeds to a plant with Stormlight and in seconds, it will become fully developed. It is unknown if this ability only works on plants.{{bws ref|steel-hunt|Steelhunt Lift Interlude}}

=== [[Regrowth]] ===
'''Regrowth''' is the power of healing.{{bws ref|steel-hunt|Steelhunt Lift Interlude}}{{book ref|twok|19}}
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=== [[Lightweaving]] ===
[![File:Illumination Surge-glyph.svg|75px|thumb|left|Light]]
'''Lightweaving''' deals with illusions.{{qa ref|692|12|But, if you find a way to do illusion magic in one of my worlds it's going to work pretty much like Lightweaving, regardless of which planet you're on.}}
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=== [[Soulcasting]] ===
[![File:Transformation Surge-glyph.svg|75px|thumb|left|Transformation]]
'''Soulcasting''' transforms any material into one of Surgebinder's choice. Transforming something into the pure form of an [[Ten Essences|Essence]] is quite easy.{{book ref|twok|72}} Soulcasting requires the corresponding gemstone for the Essence the Surgebinder is trying to transform into. Soulcasting something into blood, for example, requires a garnet infused with Stormlight.{{t|cite}} The process may leave the gemstone shattered, although the larger the gemstone the less likely it is for that to happen.{{book ref|twok|15}} The mass of an object remains the same when it is Soulcast.{{book ref|twok|5}} It may not be possible to create gemstones with Soulcasting.{{book ref|twok|33}}
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== Known Surgebinders ==
*[[Kaladin]]
*[[Szeth-son-son-Vallano]]
*[[Lift]]
*[[Ym]]
*[[Shallan Davar]]
*[[Jasnah Kholin]]

== Notes ==
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