Szeth's highspren
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Abilities | Nahel bond, Skybreaker magic, Splinter |
Bonded With | Szeth |
Species | Highspren |
Homeworld | Roshar |
Universe | Cosmere |
Szeth's highspren is a highspren bonded to the Skybreaker Szeth.[1]
Appearance and Personality
“It was as if someone had pried back the fabric of reality ”
—Szeth regarding his highspren[1]
Szeth's highspren appears, as all highspren do, as a black slit in the fabric of reality with a void of stars within. The air seems to warp around it. It is capable of making itself invisible whenever it wants, and in fact typically remains invisible.[1][2][3] Presumably it looks like a human-shaped but otherwise similar void in the Cognitive Realm.[3] While highspren appear to have genders[3] Szeth's spren has not yet revealed what its gender is.
Szeth's spren acts very reserved towards Szeth, keeping its tone formal and addressing him as acolyte. It hasn't even told him its name yet.[1] It does not talk to him or show itself to him often.[1][4] The spren seems to act as a judge of Szeth in some regard, as it judges both Szeth's worthiness and the truth as it pertains to what Szeth says.[1] It approves of him swearing the Third Ideal[4] and wishes him to continue by completing the Fourth Ideal.[1]
Attributes and Abilities
Szeth's spren can make itself invisible.[1] It is likely that it can exert a small amount of force in the Physical Realm, since many other Nahel spren can do this.[5]
Nahel Bond
Its bond with Szeth gives it sentience in the Physical Realm and grants Szeth the Surges of Gravitation and Division. This bond is strengthened as Szeth swears additional Ideals. Since Szeth is of the Third Oath, his spren should be able to form a Shardblade,[7] but it has yet to do so.[1]
History
They are bonded to Szeth.[1][expand]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Rhythm of War interlude I-7#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 98#
- ↑ a b c Shallan's Sketchbook - Highspren.jpg
- ↑ a b Oathbringer chapter 121#
- ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-9#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 90#
- ↑ Skybreakers bond a spren at or just before the Third Ideal,[6] so they can't earn it before then. Likewise, Szeth's spren makes no mention of him earning his Blade when it asks him to earn his Plate by competing the Fourth,[1] so Skybreakers must have their Blade before the Fourth. This means that they earn it at Third Ideal.