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Radiant Shardplates are granted to people who are on the path to becoming a full Radiant and have sworn a particular oath of the [[Immortal Words]].{{book ref|sa4|110}} Most Orders acquired Shardplate after swearing the Fourth Ideal.{{epigraph ref|sa3|86}} At that point, the Radiant will gain the ability to pull [[Spren#Lesser Spren|lesser spren]] into the Physical Realm to create the Shardplate. Each Order has its own lesser spren, which are associated with their Nahel Spren, for example [[windspren]] for [[honorspren]]{{book ref|sa4|110}} or [[logicspren]] for [[inkspren]].{{wob ref|14477}} The lesser spren will perpetually accompany the Radiant, though invisible, and manifest when called on.{{book ref|tsm|45}} Radiants are able to hear their lesser spren howl in pain or annoyance when attacked.{{book ref|sa4|64}}
A Radiant cannot summon their Shardplate for the first time if they are not on [[Roshar]], but can summon it off-world if they have done so before.{{wob ref|15786}}{{book ref|tsm|45}} Plate will automatically feed off their Surgebinder's Stormlight to power and heal itself.{{book ref|sa2|57}}{{book ref|sa4|64}}
It shines brightly with glow of Stormlight and gleaming glyphs, although the Radiant can will it to appear as "dead" Plate.{{book ref|sa1|19}}{{book ref|sa4|64}}{{book ref|sa4|114}} In semi-dismissed state, the Plate is only visible as a faint outline, and can't be felt by touch.{{book ref|sa4|110}} From the inside, the helmet is as transparent as glass and the eye slit is not necessary and can be sealed.{{book ref|sa4|64}} Radiants can control their Shardplate with more precision -- for example, will only part of it to appear or disappear or change in shape to some degree.{{book ref|sa1|19}}{{book ref|sa4|64}} Moreover, [[Windrunner]]s are able to form their Plate around others at least temporarily.{{book ref|sa4|111}}{{wob ref|14506}}
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