Difference between revisions of "Order of Bondsmiths"

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== Abilities ==
{{quote
|"No Radiant is capable of more than you. Yours is the power of Connection, of joining men and worlds, minds and souls. Your Surges are the greatest of all, though they will be impotent if you seek to wield them for mere battle. "
|[[Stormfather]] to [[Dalinar]]{{book ref|sa3|64}}
}}
 
The Bondsmiths use the Surges of '''Tension''' and '''Adhesion'''.
 
 
=== Tension ===
The Tension Surge can be manipulated by the Surgebinder to alter the stiffness of an object.{{book ref|sa2|part=ars}} For Bondsmiths, the use of the Tension surge is different from the [[Stonewards]]. While [[Stonewards]] use this ability to shape stone in battle,{{disputed}} Bondsmiths use it to repair inanimate objects, as a complement to the [[Adhesion]] surge.{{book ref|sa3|59}}
 
=== Other abilities ===
; Spren and Shardblades:
Each Bondsmith shares a [[Nahel bond]] with one of three unique spren: the [[Stormfather]], the [[Nightwatcher]]{{citebook ref|sa3|111}}, and an unnamed [[Sibling|third]] who slumbers.{{epigraph ref|wor|44}}{{book ref|wor|89}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} Bondsmiths typically do not have access to a [[Shardblade]],{{wob ref|3311}} although it is possible to 'force' their bonded spren into a shape of power that allows them to activate Oathgates.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
 
; Connection and lightweaving: