Difference between revisions of "Honorspren"
(added link to theoryland because BS said "She (says she) is ...") |
(A bit more meat, but I'm not really happy :)) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{spren info|abilities=[[Windrunner]] magic}} |
+ | {{spren info|abilities=[[Windrunner]] magic, [[Splinter]]|Featured in=[[The Way of Kings]]}} |
| − | {{attention}} |
||
| − | '''Honorspren''' are a subset of [[spren]]. They are tied to the magic of [[Windrunner]]s and are associated with a particular order of [[Knights Radiant]]. |
||
| + | '''Honorspren''' are a subset of [[spren]]. They are [[Splinter]]s{{ref|17s|4254|post|66703|Are Honorspren Splinters, or do they hold Splinters?}}, presumably (at least mostly) of Honor. They are part of the magic of the [[Windrunner]]s, an Order of the [[Knights Radiant]]. |
||
| − | [[Syl]] says she is an honorspren.{{ref|?|836|26|Is Syl a bonding spren?}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | At the time of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' [[Syl]] is the only known Honorspren, though there are more spren around. [[Syl]] says she is an honorspren.{{ref|?|836|26|Is Syl a bonding spren?}} |
||
{{quote|I bind things, Kaladin. ... I am honorspren. Spirit of oaths. Of promises. And of nobility.|[[Syl]] to [[Kaladin]]{{ref|b|sa1|c|67}}}} |
{{quote|I bind things, Kaladin. ... I am honorspren. Spirit of oaths. Of promises. And of nobility.|[[Syl]] to [[Kaladin]]{{ref|b|sa1|c|67}}}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | While Syl starts as a [[Windspren]], not all Windspren become Honorspren. Windspren and Syl are kind of cousins.{{ref|?|979|29|Are all wind spren really just unbonded honor spren?}} She becomes sentient by bonding with [[Kaladin]]. This bond gains her the ability to think in the Physical Realm and in return Kaladin gets something from this bond, too.{{ref|?|836|26|text=Is that bond a Nahel bond?}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | {{quote|'I'm willing to stop it, if you want,' she said. 'But I would go back to being as I was before. That scares me. Floating on the wind, never remembering anything for longer than a few minutes. It's because of this tie between us that I can think again, that I can remember what and who I am. If we end it, I lose that.' ... <br><br> |
||
| + | 'If I'm not cursed,' Kaladin said softly, 'then why do I live when others die?' |
||
| + | 'Because of us,' Syl said. 'This bond. It makes you stronger, Kaladin.'|Syl explains to Kaladin about their bond{{ref|b|sa1|57}}}} |
||
| + | |||
| + | |||
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
||
Revision as of 09:19, 6 October 2013
Honorspren are a subset of spren. They are SplintersCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content, presumably (at least mostly) of Honor. They are part of the magic of the Windrunners, an Order of the Knights Radiant.
At the time of The Way of Kings Syl is the only known Honorspren, though there are more spren around. Syl says she is an honorspren.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
“I bind things, Kaladin. ... I am honorspren. Spirit of oaths. Of promises. And of nobility.”
While Syl starts as a Windspren, not all Windspren become Honorspren. Windspren and Syl are kind of cousins.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content She becomes sentient by bonding with Kaladin. This bond gains her the ability to think in the Physical Realm and in return Kaladin gets something from this bond, too.[1]
“'I'm willing to stop it, if you want,' she said. 'But I would go back to being as I was before. That scares me. Floating on the wind, never remembering anything for longer than a few minutes. It's because of this tie between us that I can think again, that I can remember what and who I am. If we end it, I lose that.' ...
'If I'm not cursed,' Kaladin said softly, 'then why do I live when others die?'
'Because of us,' Syl said. 'This bond. It makes you stronger, Kaladin.'”
—Syl explains to Kaladin about their bondCite error: Invalid<ref>tag; refs with no name must have content
Notes
- ↑ Is that bond a Nahel bond?