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{{character
|image=Urithiru by Elisgardor.jpg
|merge-family=y
|parents=[[Honor]], [[Cultivation]]
|species=Spren
|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Bondsmith]] magic, [[Splinter]] of Honor and Cultivation
|bonded=[[Navani]], [[Melishi]] <small>(formerly)</small>{{book ref|sa4|42}}
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{update|sa4}}
 
The '''Sibling''' is a notable [[spren]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|3}} They are of the same power level as the [[Stormfather]] and the [[Nightwatcher]], and is the third spren historically associated with the [[Order of Bondsmiths]].{{book ref|sa4|110}}{{book ref|sa4|116}} The Sibling manifests physically as many fabrials within the tower of [[Urithiru]] and has control over them, with the crystal pillar being the heart.{{book ref|sa4|111}} They are currently bonded to [[Navani Kholin]].{{book ref|sa4|110}}{{book ref|sa4|116}}
 
== Personality and Appearance ==
 
=== Personality ===
 
The Sibling does not trust humanity due to trauma stemming from feeling betrayal at the Recreance. Due to this, they do not want to bond with any human.{{cite}}
 
They despise fabrials due to how they require that spren be imprisoned. They use this as further evidence of mankind's inherent wickedness.{{cite}}
 
They do not identify with any gender, and does not understand why any spren identify with human genders.{{wob ref|11572}}{{book ref|sa4|49}}
 
Despite living thousands of years, they remain somewhat naïve.{{cite}}
 
== Attributes and Abilities ==
The Sibling is known to have been alive for at least four and a half millennia and is functionally immortal.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The Sibling does not view themself as having a gender and finds the notion that [[spren]] do ridiculous.{{wob ref|11572}}{{book ref|sa4|49}} Despite living thousands of years, they remain somewhat naïve. [[Oathgate]] spren follow the orders of the Sibling and refer to the Sibling as a parent.{{book ref|sa4|22}}
 
=== Investiture ===
The Sibling is capable of producing their own [[Investiture]] known as [[Towerlight]], a mixture of [[Lifelight]] and [[Stormlight]], which they use to power the [[fabrial]]s in Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|69}} They need to be able to harmonize the songsrhythms of [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]] in order to produce Towerlight.{{book ref|sa4|110}}
 
=== Nahel Bond ===
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The Sibling is essentially the Tower of [[Urithiru]] and controlsby extension the manycomplicated fabrialsfabrial within.{{book ref|sa4|111}} They are capable of manifesting in the [[Physical Realm]] as both metal and as [[Polestone]]s. The Sibling can also fully power and control everythe various mechanisms of the fabrial that makes up the tower.{{book ref|sa4|112}} The temperature becomes warmer since heating fabrials become more potent, for example.{{book ref|sa4|116}} ​The Sibling is able to see everything within the tower.{{book ref|sa4|42}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} Their Bondsmith is also able to do so, as well as comprehend the mechanisms of Urithiru and speak through the veins of garnet in the tower as the Sibling does.{{book ref|sa4|113}}{{book ref|sa4|111}}
 
The red garnet vein within the wall strata serves as means of communication.{{book ref|sa4|39}} It can light up and, upon being touched, the Sibling will be able to mentally speak with a person or spren,{{book ref|sa4|55}}{{book ref|sa4|70}} although this can be eavesdropped through unknown methods.{{book ref|sa4|72}} This also allows people to communicate with each other if they are both touching the garnet vein.{{book ref|sa4|49}} The Sibling can also talk to people in weak mental state.{{book ref|sa4|49}} The line of garnet will give off a small amount of light when the Sibling wants it to.{{book ref|sa4|40}}{{book ref|sa4|89}} This can be moved within the garnet veins to guide people.{{book ref|sa4|42}}{{book ref|sa4|100}} The Sibling can open, close or lock the fabrial doors in Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|55}} They are even able to key them to certain people.
=== Crystal Pillar ===
{{image|Navani's Notebook - The Crystal Pillar Room.jpg|side=right|width=250px}}
Deep inside the tower, there is a large monolith crystal pillar that serves as the Sibling's heart.{{book ref|sa4|111}} It is made of thousands of different gems.{{book ref|sa4|38}}{{book ref|sa3|30}} The pillar is where the Sibling is most exposed, and is where they can be bonded or corrupted.{{book ref|sa4|38}}{{book ref|sa4|69}} While functioning normally, the pillar glows the color of Towerlight.{{book ref|sa4|38}} If the Sibling is being corrupted with Voidlight, the color will darken.{{book ref|sa4|105}} The Voidlight and corruption can be pushed out by the rhythm of [[anti-Voidlight]].{{book ref|sa4|110}}
 
In order to protect the crystal pillar, [[Melishi]] created a bluesystem barrierof four sapphire fabrial nodes that canproduce surrounda itblue barrier around the pillar.{{book ref|sa4|40}}{{book ref|sa4|61}} This is done by giving four sapphire fabrial nodes hidden throughout the tower Stormlight.{{book ref|sa4|42}}{{book ref|sa4|5661}} The barrier is strong enough to stop humans, singers, and even [[Unmade]] from breaching it.{{book ref|sa4|42}} It even has a way of silencing itself to [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa4|56}} It can also be used to corrupt and unmake the Sibling remotely by infusing the nodes with Voidlight.{{book ref|sa4|42}} Since it was added later, the fabrial does not connect to the entirety of the tower and is powered by Stormlight instead of Towerlight.{{book ref|sa4|42}}{{book ref|sa4|56}}
 
The shield is made using the Surge of [[Surgebinding#Transformation|Transformation]]; [[Soulcasting]] air and persuading it that isit is glass.{{book ref|sa4|49}} When attacked, the section of the shield will evaporate and will then restore itself almost immediately.{{book ref|sa4|61}} Each node is accompanied by a glass globe, wrapped in metal wires.{{book ref|sa4|59}} The globes have a reproduction of the crystal pillar room inside them, which helps the Soulcasting think the air around it is glass.{{book ref|sa4|61}} This makes the Soulcasting not a full transformation, but more of a half transformation. It needs a constant stream of Stormlight via the nodes to keep functioning, and takes in much more than a typical fabrial of its size.{{book ref|sa4|49}}{{book ref|sa4|42}} If a node is destroyed, the shield will weaken.{{book ref|sa4|40}} The more it is weakened and corrupted, the more its color goes from bright blue to dark violet.{{book ref|sa4|92}} If all four are destroyed, the shield will be destroyed.{{book ref|sa4|49}}{{book ref|sa4|105}}
 
The first node was located close to the pillar and was destroyed by Navani.{{book ref|sa4|42}}{{book ref|sa4|49}} The second node was built near the second level of the tower, so it can easily absorb Stormlight from [[highstorm]]s.{{book ref|sa4|58}}{{book ref|sa4|59}} It was destroyed by [[Kaladin]].{{book ref|sa4|59}} The third node was in the center of the Breakaway market on the first floor.{{book ref|sa4|69}} It was hidden in a well near the pump mechanisms and was destroyed by Kaladin.{{book ref|sa4|70}} The fourth node was hidden in the infirmary room, inside the model of the tower.{{book ref|sa4|105}} It was destroyed by [[Moash]]. More nodes were meant to be installed, as well as higher up into the tower, but Melishi did not have time to do so.{{book ref|sa4|69}}
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