Difference between revisions of "Lift"

== Attributes and Abilities ==▼

[[File:Edgedancer by Randy Vargas.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center><small>by {{a|Randy Vargas}}</small></center> Sliding along the ground with [[Abrasion]] ]]▼

=== Thievery ===▼

Even without any sort of magical help, Lift is a skilled thief.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She can scale walls easily and is a skilled enough pickpocket that she can easily steal as many spheres as she likes without it being any sort of challenge. Her mastery of thievery is possibly what drives her to break into heavily guarded locations and steal something so unconventional as food.▼

=== Surgebinding ===▼

Lift has formed a [[Nahel bond]] with Wyndle, which grants her the ability to Surgebind, although Lift herself is not entirely certain whether she believes this.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} As with all Surgebinders, Lift gains superhuman strength and speed when she holds [[Stormlight]], as well as the ability to heal quickly from non-mortal wounds. When Lift is invested with Stormlight, she refers to it as her "Awesomeness." She is a member of the order of Radiants known as the Edgedancers. This gives her access to two Surges, Abrasion and Progression. Lift also has a rare and possibly unique ability to convert food to Stormlight through consumption. While this may seem a great blessing, she lacks the ability to gather Stormlight from gemstones and other sources.{{wob ref|8073}}▼

; Abrasion:▼

Abrasion allows her to change the friction of her body against her surroundings.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She refers to this ability as her "Slickness." Lift uses this ability often to make quick getaways. She reduces friction on all parts of her body except the soles of her feet and palms of her hands, and then kneels and propels herself swiftly forward using her palms. This also comes in handy when Lift is escaping pursuers, because it is nearly impossible for them to get a grip on her. She can also use it to increase the friction of herself, making it extremely easy to climb walls with even the slightest handholds.{{cite}}▼

; Progression:▼

The Surge of Progression allows for two different sorts of abilities.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} The more basic of these two is simply called Growth. Lift can use Stormlight to increase the rate of growth of plants. When Lift uses Growth, plant life that she illuminates grows at an extremely accelerated rate, and she has some measure of control over the way that it grows. She is less practiced at this ability, but she uses it for things such as making vines grow to force a locked window open. It is unknown if this allows Lift to enhance the Growth rate of animals or not.▼

The Surge of Progression grants Lift another power as well, known as Regrowth.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} It allows Lift to heal others from serious injuries that would otherwise be fatal. When Lift uses Regrowth, she breathes out clouds of Stormlight which then flow into the injured person's mouth, healing them.▼

; Resonance:▼

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As a Knight Radiant who has access to two Surges she also has a [[resonance]].{{wob ref|1296}} Edgedancers, such as Lift, are suspected of having the ability to communicate especially well as their resonance,{{book ref|edgedancer|6}}{{epigraph ref |sa2|46}} though Brandon has RAFO'd this.{{wob ref|1524}}▼

=== Old Magic ===▼

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|This is a creation specifically meant to defy my will!▼

|The [[Stormfather]] about Lift's abilities{{book ref|sa3|42}}▼

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Lift's visit to the Nightwatcher leaves her with a rather unique trait, one that is not among the typical power set of the Edgedancers.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} She exists partially in the Cognitive realm, which grants her some special abilities. The first is that she can touch spren, something that is supposed to be impossible, as they exist mostly in the Cognitive realm. This ability greatly helps Lift with her thievery, as Wyndle takes the form of a vine. He can make handholds or increase the width of ledges for Lift by growing where she needs to go, but no one else is able to see or touch him.▼

Lift's other power is even more impressive.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} Most Surgebinders need to draw Stormlight from an external source in order to manipulate the Surges. Lift, however, can metabolize food directly into Stormlight, instead of sugar.{{wob ref|67}} Food that she can metabolize quicker, such as bread can be metabolized into Stormlight faster than something like sausage, but may provide less Stormlight overall because it has fewer calories. However, this is limited to substances that she can normally digest into nutrients.{{wob ref|2506}} She can also convert the energy reserves in her own body into Stormlight. These abilities are unique to Lift.{{wob ref|940}} However, this power can be dangerous too, as she often risks malnutrition when she burns through all her excess energy.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} As Lift can only gain Stormlight through metabolising food,{{wob ref|8073}} she is limited by the amount of food she has eaten.▼

It is hinted that Lift wished to remain the same, not change, or to remain young.{{book ref|sa2.5|15}} The actual boon and curse are still unknown, but as an effect of one or the other, her spirit-web has been given the ability to convert mass directly to [[Investiture]].{{wob ref|2739}}▼

According to the Stormfather, Lift's boon is unique, as it allows her control over the visions entrusted to him by [[Honor]]. She is able to enter the visions without the Stormfather's help, leaving on her own and taking [[Yanagawn]] with her. This infuriated the Stormfather, as the Nightwatcher had effectively diminished his authority.{{book ref|sa3|42}}▼