Ivory
| Ivory | |
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 by Sheep
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| Abilities | Nahel bond, Elsecaller magic |
| Species | Inkspren |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
Ivory is an inkspren[1] on Roshar. He most often takes the form of a small man with jet black coloring[2][3]. Ivory formed the Nahel bond with Jasnah Kholin, granting her the ability to use the Surges associated with the Order of Elsecallers.
Appearance and Personality
In the Physical Realm, Ivory takes the shape of a well-dressed man. He wears a stiff, formal suit[3] with a long coat.[2] His features are extremely sharp and too angular to be human, with eyes that have no pupils. Both his clothing and features are inky-black with a prismatic sheen, like marble covered in oil. Ivory has a noble bearing, with stiff, commanding posture and a clipped voice. He is able to change his size but not his shape, except when manifesting as a Shardblade.[3]
As a Shardblade, Ivory is long and thin. [4] In the Cognitive Realm, he carries a sword of his own. [5]
Ivory holds Jasnah in very high regard, saluting her during their first interaction in the Cognitive Realm[5] and admiring her logical nature.[3] Although he is very devoted to her, offering her counsel and spying on people for her,[6] he grows anxious if she talks about him to other people and does not like appearing in front of others[2]. He is straightforward, both in speech and in gestures. Ivory has a rebellious streak, as evidenced in his bonding Jasnah against the other inksprens' wishes, and taking the paradoxical name of Ivory as a symbol of defiance.[3]
History
Ivory was one of the first Inkspren to try to form a Nahel bond with a human in the current period, and according to Jasnah it is considered a betrayal to the other Inkspren. [2]
When Jasnah first bonds with Ivory, she does not notice him.[5] The first signs that something was different is that her shadow began acting oddly. She occasionally casts a shadow in the wrong direction, and sometimes it does not move as quickly as Jasnah does, following her half a second too late. This frightens Jasnah, as it was recorded as a superstitious sign that one had been cursed. The night of Gavilar Kholin's assassination, Jasnah yells at the misbehaving shadows, which then takes the form of a figure of blackness pointing a sword at her. Jasnah then falls into Shadesmar, where she manages to create a replica of a portion of the Kholinar Palace and a statue of Talenelat, which drew its sword at the spren. Ivory then bows to her and she returns to the Physical Realm.
By the time Jasnah returns from Shadesmar following the attempt on her life aboard The Wind's Pleasure, she and Ivory's bond has progressed to the point where Ivory can take the form of a Shardblade.[4]
Abilities
Surgebinding
Ivory grants Jasnah the powers of the Elsecallers, an order of the Knights Radiant. This gives Jasnah access to the Surges of Transformation and Transportation, which allowed her to Soulcast[7] and travel instantaneously from place to place, as well as to and from Shadesmar.[4]
Notes
- ↑ What kind of spren is Ivory?
— 17th Shard forums - 2016-11-29# - ↑ a b c d Words of Radiance chapter 3#
- ↑ a b c d e Oathbringer chapter 47#
- ↑ a b c Words of Radiance epilogue#
- ↑ a b c Words of Radiance prologue#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 53#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 70#