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Highspren

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Highspren
Type Spren
Abilities Nahel bond, Skybreaker magic, Splinters
World of Origin Roshar
Universe Cosmere

“ Though we will evaluate you, remember that the final measure of your success or failure belongs to the highspren. ”

— Ki[1]

Highspren are a subset of spren that exist on Roshar.[2] They can form Nahel Bonds, making people Surgebinders of the Order of Skybreakers.[3] Unlike the other kinds of sapient spren, highspren did not stop bonding with Skybreakers after the Recreance.[4] Highspren is usually used as a derogatory term.[2][5]

Appearance and Culture

Their appearance in Shadesmar is unknown. In the Physical Realm, they take the form of black slits in the air, which can pull open to reveal stars shining within. When they move, reality seems to bend around them.[6]

Highspren espouse order and law, focusing on obedience and following legal codes.[2] They are infamous among the other spren for being strict and inflexible, with honorspren in particular disliking them.[5] They seem to be fairly isolationist, with none to be seen in Celebrant.[7] It's possible highspren have their own settlements, as Jasnah appears to have visited them to gain information about past Desolations.[8]

They seem to highly respect Nale, the Skybreaker Herald, and will only bond the people he presents them with.[9] Several of them accompany the Skybreaker training excursions to observe and assess the hopefuls, with each highspren waiting for one who would impress them, though it's possible that the ultimate decision of whether or not to bond a person is formed by the entire group.[1][10] Once the bond is formed, they seem to have a largely commanding role in it, as it is up to them whether or not a Skybreaker is considered to have successfully accomplished the Ideal of Crusade.[1]

Abilities

Highspren are one of the types of spren capable of forming a Nahel Bond, making a person a Surgebinder with the powers of Gravitation and Division.[11] However, unlike other Radiant spren, highspren do not form a Bond until the prospective Skybreaker swears at least the Second Ideal.[1]

In the Physical Realm, they are capable of chosing who can hear and see them, and can even hide from their bonded Surgebinder.[6][12] They seem to have some kind of empathic connection to their Surgebinders that other spren lack, as they can let the Radiant know their feelings without speaking, even when not in Shardblade form.[12]

Notable highspren

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d Oathbringer chapter 90#
  2. ↑ a b c Words of Radiance chapter 59#
  3. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 40#
  4. ↑ English Reading Series at BYU 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-02-23#
  5. ↑ a b Oathbringer chapter 108#
  6. ↑ a b Oathbringer chapter 98#
  7. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 102#
  8. ↑ Words of Radiance epilogue#
  9. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 47#
  10. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 92#
  11. ↑ Surgebinding Table
  12. ↑ a b Oathbringer chapter 121#
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