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{{character
|image=Phendorana by Shuravf.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Honor]]▼
|died={{Rosharan date|1175|4|10|4}}{{book ref|sa4|104}}
▲|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Windrunner]] magic, {{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Honor]]
|bonded=[[Teft]]
|species=Honorspren
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
}}
{{quote
|Life breaks us, Teft. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger.
|Phendorana{{book ref|sa3|119}}
}}
'''Phendorana''' is an [[honorspren]] on [[Roshar]]. She has some level of importance or authority among her kind.{{book ref|sa3|37}} She bonded [[Teft]] during the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|i|14}}
==Appearance and Personality==
In the [[Physical Realm]], Phendorana takes the form of a human-sized older woman with long hair.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa3|i|14}} This is noticeably larger than other honorspren such as [[Rua]] and [[Sylphrena]], who usually appear to be about a handspan tall.{{book ref|sa3.5|9}}{{book ref|sa1|2}} Her clothing initially looks like an elegant gown, but after bonding a [[Windrunner]] she is seen in a practical [[Thaylen]]-style skirt and blouse.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa4|91}} Her hair moves as if blown by a phantom wind, and curls and disappears into mist.{{book ref|sa3|i|14}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} Although she is not seen in the [[Cognitive Realm]], she presumably has a similar appearance there.{{file ref|Shallan%27s_Sketchbook_-_Honorspren.jpg|Honorspren page from Shallan's sketchbook}}
[[Teft]] describes Phendorana as tenacious and a bit cantankerous, although she also has a warm side.{{book ref|sa4|103}}{{book ref|sa4|91}} Syl vaguely recalls Phendorana reprimanding her when she was searching for [[Kaladin]], implying that Phendorana has a leadership role among the honorspren.{{book ref|sa3|37}} [[Lopen]] says that Phendorana sometimes lectures her fellow honorspren.{{book ref|sa3.5|17}}
==Attributes and Abilities==
Like other honorspren, Phendorana is a [[Splinter]] of [[Honor]].{{wob ref|3017}} She has minimal substance in the Physical Realm, and glows with a blue-white light. She is able to change her form at will; although she prefers to be human-sized, she sometimes becomes smaller for convenience.{{book ref|sa4|103}} She can float above the ground rather than walking on it.{{book ref|sa4|104}} She can choose to be visible or invisible to humans, with a few exceptions such as [[Lunamor]].{{book ref|sa2|12}}
She is also able to form a [[Nahel bond]], increasing her sentience in the [[Physical Realm]] and granting a bonded human abilities of the [[Order of Windrunners]], including the [[Surge]]s of [[Adhesion]] and [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa1|57}} She can speak directly into the mind of her bonded Radiant.{{book ref|sa3|i|14}}
==History==
According to [[Notum]], all of the honorspren except for Syl became [[deadeye]]s on the [[Day of Recreance]]. The [[Stormfather]] created ten more honorspren after several hundred years of mourning, and Phendorana was either among those ten spren or was descended from them.{{book ref|sa3|108}}
===Post-Recreance===
Syl recounted getting into trouble with Phendorana and the other honorspren when she started seeking Kaladin, as spren had generally shied away from the [[Nahel bond]] since the Recreance.{{book ref|sa3|37}}{{book ref|sa3|47}} It is likely that Phendorana was aware of a large reward that had been offered for Syl's capture and return to [[Lasting Integrity]].{{book ref|sa3|102}} After Kaladin and other humans began bonding spren once again, Syl believed that Phendorana decided to ignore her because she did not want to admit that she was wrong.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
{{image|Phendorana and Rua by Dragontrill.jpg|side=left|width=250px|}}
===Observing the Refounded Windrunners===
In {{Rosharan date|1174}}, [[Lunamor]] noticed Phendorana watching the [[Windrunner]] [[squire]]s and hopefuls of [[Bridge Four]] training on the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa3|37}} Lunamor was the only person who saw her, due to his ability as a [[Sighted]], or alaii'iku, that allowed him to see [[spren]] that were invisible to other people.{{book ref|sa2|12}} She was surrounded by several dozen smaller honorspren, more than Lunamor had ever seen in one place.{{book ref|sa3|37}} Lunamor referred to Phendorana as "ali'i'kamura", the most important god present;{{book ref|sa3|37}} he had previously mentioned ali'i'kamura as a god that could offer protection from danger.{{book ref|sa1|49}} He asked Sylphrena if Phendorana was similar to an [[Unkalaki]] clan leader called a [[nuatoma]], and she replied "kind of maybe sort of halfway".{{book ref|sa3|37}} Lunamor tried to think of a suitable offering, and ruled out bread and stew. He eventually approached Phendorana with a bowl full of [[Stormlight]]-infused [[spheres]]. Phendorana regarded him, then put her hand over the bowl and drew out the Stormlight before departing as a ribbon of light.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
===Nahel Bond===
Phendorana chose to bond [[Teft]] at some point after she had observed the Windrunners practicing on the Shattered Plains. She was first seen accompanying him in [[Urithiru]] prior to the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]. She reminded him that he still had more progress to make swearing the [[Immortal Words]]. Due to his ongoing shame regarding his [[firemoss]] addiction, Teft resisted her support, and was hesitant to reveal their bond to the rest of Bridge Four.{{book ref|sa3|i|14}} Teft panicked after learning that selling his Bridge Four uniform had contributed to [[Eth]]'s death, but Phendorana refused to abandon him and instead encouraged him to live up to his oaths.{{book ref|sa3|115}} This led to Teft swearing the [[Knights_Radiant/Immortal_Words#Ideals_of_the_Order_of_Windrunners|Third Ideal of the Windrunners]], allowing Phendorana to become a living [[Shardblade|Shardspear]].{{book ref|sa3|119}}{{book ref|sa4|25}}
After Teft swore the Third Ideal, he revealed Phendorana's presence to the other Knights Radiant, although she generally preferred to remain hidden from sight.{{book ref|sa3|23}} [[Lopen]] was aware that Phendorana had authority among honorspren and wondered if she was behind the failure of his previous attempts to swear the Ideal using the same wording as [[Kaladin]] and [[Teft]].{{book ref|sa3.5|17}} Lopen was later able to swear the Third Ideal after experiencing personal growth,{{book ref|sa3.5|epilogue}} implying that Phendorana was not to blame for the delay.
===Power Inhibition and Death===
When [[Raboniel]] was able to partially block the powers of the Knights Radiant, Teft was incapacitated and Phendorana disappeared from the Physical Realm; she could not be sensed by Syl.{{book ref|sa4|39}} After Teft was revived, he had difficulty summoning Phendorana and she had no memory of what had happened.{{book ref|sa4|91}} Like other Windrunners, Teft could not use the [[Surge]] of [[Gravitation]], and Phendorana could not become a Shardweapon.{{book ref|sa4|39}}{{book ref|sa4|91}}
Phendorana was present when [[Moash]] ambushed [[Lift]] and Teft during their attempt to rescue the unconscious Radiants. Teft and Phendorana were able to briefly overcome the tower's obstruction of their bond to form a Shardspear and block a strike from Moash's [[Honorblade]]. However, this left both of them drained, and as they recovered, Moash produced one of the [[Fused]]'s [[raysium#weapons|soul-stealing daggers]] armed with newly-discovered [[anti-Stormlight]]; Raboniel originally intended for the dagger to be used on Syl, but Moash had refused to confront Kaladin.{{book ref|sa4|102}} Moash attacked Phendorana directly with the dagger, using [[sand (Taldain)|white sand]] to detect her location and stabbing her in the head.{{book ref|sa4|102}}{{book ref|sa4|104}} Phendorana was shocked, and then writhed in pain as her essence seemed to burn and explode outward, permanently destroying her. Teft experienced a ripping sensation in his soul upon her death; he was distraught, but remained hopeful as he was also killed by Moash.{{book ref|sa4|104}}
{{quote
|It hurt so much. Agony like a sudden terrible stillness. Nothingness. Emptiness.
|Teft, on Phendorana's death{{book ref|sa4|104}}
}}
A sculpture of Phendorana was commissioned after her death so that it could be placed next to Teft's body, which was [[Soulcast]] into stone.{{book ref|sa4|114}} Her soul was not destroyed, and could have reached the [[Beyond]].{{wob ref|15898}}
==Relationships==
===Teft===
Teft struggled with firemoss addiction for years, and felt that he did not deserve a spren bond even as his fellow bridgemen gained powers.{{book ref|sa3|41}} After Phendorana bonded Teft, they had conversations about his childhood trauma and history with the [[Envisagers]].{{book ref|sa2|71}}{{book ref|sa4|91}} Phendorana understands Teft's tendency towards self-loathing like no one else, and her "crusty" personality matches his very well.{{book ref|sa4|91}}{{book ref|sa4|103}} She does not suffer excuses and is able to push him when he needs it,{{book ref|sa4|103}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} but she can also offer support, encouragement, and affirmations of his worth.{{book ref|sa4|91}}{{book ref|sa4|103}} The two also share lighter moments, and Teft thinks she looks like a little child when she grins.{{book ref|sa4|103}}
== Notes ==
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