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'''Mandras''' are a type of [[Spren]]. In the [[Physical Realm]] they are called '''
==Appearance==
[[File: Mandras.jpg|thumb|left|Sketches of Mandras from [[Shallan's sketchbook]]]]
===Shadesmar===
Mandras have triangular shaped heads{{book ref|sa3|97}} , which are the exact same shape as those that are found near [[Greatshell|greatshells]] in the Physical Realm.{{ref|name=Mandras}} Their bodies are long, sinuous{{book ref|sa3|97}}{{book ref|sa3|99}} with multiple sets of legs{{ref|name=Mandras}} and multiple sets of undulating wings along their bodies.{{book ref|sa3|97}} The wings move at a regular rhythm.{{ref|name=Mandras}} They come in a variety of sizes{{ref|name=Mandras}} but they are bigger than
===Physical Realm===
Mandras are the spren who prevent Greatshells and Chasmfiends from being crushed under their own weight. This was discovered by [[Bavamar]] with mathematical calculations.{{book ref|sa3|99}} Mandras seem to avoid the rules of physics{{ref|name=Mandras}} and their wings are not the source of their locomotion.{{ref|name=Mandras}} They can be pushed to exhaustion.{{book ref|sa3|110}}
Mandras have a tendency to vanish, called "dropping". This is occurs when they get pulled into the Physical Realm.{{book ref|sa3|99}} They cannot be brought into human population centres as they begin to waste away and die. Why this happens is unknown to the [[
It is unknown what Mandras eat as they don't seem to be drawn by emotion. [[Shallan]] had begun to theorize what draws them but she trailed off before she could finish her thought.{{book ref|sa3|99}}
Mandras are seen to be used in Shadesmar to pull ships by
[[File: Luckspren.png|thumb|right|Sketch of a
Mandras do not seem to like fire. Their sailors try to control and move them away when [[Ico]]'s ship is burning.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
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