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In [[Shadesmar]], honorspren are blue-white and as large as humans.{{book ref|sa3|89}} They cannot vanish, or shape-shift.{{book ref|sa3|97}} They appear to be wearing clothes, but the clothes are part of their essence and cannot be changed without [[Stormlight]]. Some honorspren buy physical clothes to wear instead.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
== History ==
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| The honorspren were created by Honor himself, many thousands of years ago.
| [[Notum]]{{book ref|sa3|108}}
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During the [[Heraldic Epochs]], honorspren were created by [[Honor]].{{book ref|sa3|108}} At some point, inspired by the [[Herald]]s and their [[Honorblade]]s, the honorspren, along with nine other types of sapient spren, began forming [[Nahel Bond]]s with humans, giving rise to the [[Order of Windrunners]].{{book ref|sa2|87}} Back then, they had a reputation for being discerning in their choice of who to bond with, more so than many other spren.{{book ref|sa1|60}}
== Culture ==
[[File:Syl by Noblesgal.jpg|thumb|right|280px|<center><small>by {{a|Noblesgal}}</small></center> An honorspren fighting [[deathspren]] ]]
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| Oh! She says she would rather trade with honorspren than take another trip to the perpendicularity. I think this is an insult.
| [[Pattern]], translating for an [[ashspren]]{{book ref|sa3|102}}
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Honorspren are generally warlike and oath-bound, with a strong military tradition.{{book ref|sa3|47}} While fairly isolationist, they are willing to let other spren live alongside them, though it seems a non-honorspren cannot attain a high rank in their society. The honorspren themselves believe themselves to be oathbound to follow Honor's path and serve what they believe to be his interests. However, they are also highly respectful of the [[Bondsmith]]s, and the [[Stormfather]] Bondsmith in particular. The latter is likely due to many of them seeing Stormfather as their parent or progenitor.{{book ref|sa3|108}}
They are stubborn, and it's difficult to change their mind once they've settled on something.{{book ref|sa3|108}} Obedience and order are highly valued in their society, and they're willing to put up bounties for their rebellious kinsmen.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa3|102}} They are not [[highspren]], though, something they pride themselves on. They are capable of flexibility, and acknowledging reality of a situation.{{book ref|sa3|108}}
Of all spren, honorspren are noted to have the most human mannerisms.{{book ref|sa3|108}} They sometimes engage in grand hunts, tracking down and slaying other creatures of Shadesmar, like gloomspren.{{book ref|sa3|5}}
Honorspren are not liked by other types of sapient spren, and seem to avoid them in turn. In [[Celebrant]], there are none on the streets.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Rather, they have their own cities, forming a grand nation with the capital in [[Lasting Integrity]]. They have several strongholds, including [[Unyielding Fidelity]], in the region of [[Shadesmar]] corresponding to [[Kharbranth]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}▼
▲Honorspren are not liked by other types of sapient spren, and seem to avoid them in turn. In [[Celebrant]], there are none on the streets.{{book ref|sa3|102}} Rather, they have their own cities, forming a grand nation with the capital in [[Lasting Integrity]]. They have several strongholds, including [[Unyielding Fidelity]], in the region of [[Shadesmar]] corresponding to [[Kharbranth]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}
== Abilities ==
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Honorspren have the ability to sense an upcoming [[highstorm]] days before it arrives.{{book ref|sa3|20}} This is likely related to their origins as Stormfather's children. In the [[Physical Realm]], they can use [[Adhesion]] to stick small, light objects together.{{book ref|sa3|77}}
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== Notable Honorspren ==
*[[Borea]]
*[[Rua]] (bonded to [[Lopen]])
*[[Teft]]'s unnamed honorspren
== Trivia ==
* Several honorspren have names derived from wind-related myths and legends -- for example, Sylphrena is named after [[wikipedia:Sylph|sylphs]], wind spirits, while Notum and Borea's names come from [[wikipedia:Notus|Notus]] and [[wikipedia:Boreas|Boreas]], the Greek gods of South and North wind respectively.
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