Difference between revisions of "Spren"

Spren are said to be always around, but usually invisible.{{ref|b|twok|c|7}} Some believe that there is spren in everything, but they are only visible when something changes.{{ref|b|twok|c|37}} The exception is in [[Shinovar]], where they apparently do not exist.{{ref|b|wok|i|4}} When Dalinar has a vision of the ancient past, before the fall of the Knights RadientRadiant, he does not see any spren, andthough determineshe hiswas locationtold to be nearin the Shattered PlainsNatanatan, far from [[Shinovar]]. {{ref|b|twok|c|19}}

Spren have measurable properties, including luminosity, shape, size, and color.{{ref|b|wok|i|8}} [[Geranid]], an [[ardent]] who studied spren, has discovered that recording a spren's measurement fixes its property at that value.{{ref|b|wok|i|8}} Larger spren, such as [[riverspren]], [[windspren]],{{ref|b|twok|c|2}} and [[Cusicesh the Protector]] can mimic human faces,{{ref|b|twok|i|5}} can mimic human faces, and are typically invisible, except to the person they are bothering.{{ref|b|twok|c|2}} Larger spren can also move small objects and give "pinches" of energy.{{ref|b|wok|c|6}} Spren do not sleep,{{ref|b|wok|c|14}} and are believed to live in everything.{{ref|b|twok|c|37}} Spren can die.{{ref|?|836|26|Can Spren die?}}

*[[Alespren]] <ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>

*[[Captivityspren]] <ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>

*[[Coldspren]] <ref group=fn>mentioned in [[Navani's notebook]]</ref>

*[[Truthspren]] <ref group=fn>possible spren seen by [[Shallan]] and [[Elhokar]]</ref>