Editing User:FirstSelector/Surgebinding

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{!{Magic
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|system=Surgebinding
|world=Roshar
|related=[[Honor]]
|prereq=One's actions
|type=End-Positive
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]}}[![Category:Surgebinding| ]]
'''Surgebinding''' is a manifestation of [[Investiture]] on [[Roshar]]. A Surgebinder can manipulate natural forces locally known as [[Surge|Surges]].{{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 Surges shown in the [[Knights Radiant]] table.{{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 ==
Surgebinding is not innate to Rosharans. They gain the ability depending on their actions.{{ref|?|608|15|Brandon talking about the link between his magic-systems}} It is thought that the Divine Attributes in the [[Ten Essences]] table determine if one can become a Surgebinder as well as which Surges they will be able to manipulate. These behaviors attract the attention of one of the ten [[spren]] that give access to Surgebinding.{{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]].{!{cite}}

Which Surges the Surgebinder can manipulate depends on with what kind of spren he or she forms a Nahel bond.
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! rowspan=2 |Surges
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= Abilities =
== Adhesion ==
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The Adhesion Surge grants the Surgebinder power over pressure and vacuum. It can be used to bind objects together with such strength that the bond will break before the material.{{book ref|sa2|part=ars}}  The strength and duration of the bond are determined by the amount of Stormlight that is infused.

Such a bond can be created in various ways.  The most obvious way is for a Surgebinder to infuse one object with Stormlight and presses it up against another.  The interface will glow faintly (until the bond breaks) and will attract bindspren.  Or, the Surgebinder infuses an area with Stormlight which will then stick any object that comes into contact with it.{{book ref|sa2|10}}

[[Windrunners]] and [[Bondsmiths]] have access to this Surge.  Creation of these bonds is known colloquially as a  '''Full Lashing''' among Windrunners.

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== Gravitation ==
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The Gravitation Surge grants the Surgebinder power over gravity.  It can be used to alter the direction and strength of an objects' gravitational attraction.  There are two main implementations of this power, depending on whether the Surgebinder is affecting objects directly or indirectly. 

The first method 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}}  This is known as a '''Basic Lashing''' among Windrunners.

The second method 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 gravitation or a combination of gravitation and pressure.{{book ref|twok|part=ars}}  This is known as a '''Reverse Lashing''' among Windrunners.

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== Progression == 
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The Progression Surge grants the Surgebinder power over growth and healing.  It can be used to heal wounds and cause plants to grow at a rapid pace.

'''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.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}

'''Regrowth''' is the power of healing.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}

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== Illumination ==
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The Illumination Surge grants the Surgebinder power over light, sound, and various waveforms.  It can be used to create stationary or moving visual illusions in addition to creating sound.

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== Transformation ==
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The Transformation Surge grants the Surgebinder power over Soulcasting.  '''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.{!{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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== Transportation ==
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The Transportation Surge grants the Surgebinder power over Motion and Realmatic Transition.  It appears to grant the power of instantaneous teleportation of the Surgebinder, though restrictions on this power are not known.

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== Cohesion ==
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The Cohesion Surge grants the Surgebinder power over Strong Axial Connections.  It can be used to alter objects at a molecular level; for example, a Surgebinder can push her hand into a table and leave a permanent handprint.{{17s ref|h6584-seattle-signing-orders-and-surges-confirmed-d/|Seattle WoR signing report}}

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== Tension ==
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The Tension Surge grants the Surgebinder power over Soft Axial Connections.  It is unclear precisely what abilities this Surge grants.

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= Known Surgebinders =
*[[Kaladin]]
*[[Lift]]
*[[Ym]]
*[[Shallan Davar]]
*[[Jasnah Kholin]]

== Knights Radiant ==
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Knights Radiant are an organization of Surgebinders who live by the [[Immortal Words]]. They comprise of ten different orders. Each order consist of Surgebinders who have access to the same two Surges.

== Notes ==
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