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(Added note that Dalinar doesn't actually see any spren during his visions in Chapter 19. At first he assumes there must be fear spren he can't see due to the darkness, but he never actually sees any.)
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== Properties ==
  
== Properties ==
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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 Radient, he does not see any spren, and determines his location to be near the Shattered Plains, far from [[Shinovar]]. {{ref|b|twok|c|19}}
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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 Radiant, he does not see any spren, though he was told to be in Natanatan, far from [[Shinovar]].{{ref|b|twok|c|19}}
   
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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]] and [[Cusicesh the Protector]] can mimic human faces,{{ref|b|twok|i|5}} 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}}
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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]]{{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?}}
   
 
== Known Subtypes ==
  
== Known Subtypes ==
 
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*[[Alespren]] <ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>
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*[[Alespren]]<ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>
 
*[[Angerspren]]
  
*[[Angerspren]]
 
*[[Anticipationspren]]
  
*[[Anticipationspren]]
 
*[[Bindspren]]
  
*[[Bindspren]]
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*[[Captivityspren]] <ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>
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*[[Captivityspren]]<ref name=axies group=fn>hypothesized by [[Axies the Collector]]</ref>
 
*[[Chasmfiend spren]]<ref group=fn>unknown spren, but appear around dead chasmfiends.</ref>
  
*[[Chasmfiend spren]]<ref group=fn>unknown spren, but appear around dead chasmfiends.</ref>
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*[[Coldspren]] <ref group=fn>mentioned in [[Navani's notebook]]</ref>
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*[[Coldspren]]<ref group=fn>mentioned in [[Navani's notebook]]</ref>
 
*[[Creationspren]]
  
*[[Creationspren]]
 
*[[Cusicesh the Protector]]
  
*[[Cusicesh the Protector]]
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*[[Rotspren]]
  
*[[Rotspren]]
 
*[[Starspren]]
  
*[[Starspren]]
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*[[Truthspren]] <ref group=fn>possible spren seen by [[Shallan]] and [[Elhokar]]</ref>
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*[[Truthspren]]<ref group=fn>possible spren seen by [[Shallan]] and [[Elhokar]]</ref>
 
*[[Windspren]]
  
*[[Windspren]]
 
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Revision as of 10:42, 23 June 2013

Spren are a type of spirit found commonly on Roshar.

They come in many different varieties each associated with and named for their own phenomenon. They will always swarm around whatever attracts them. The causal link between spren and their associated phenomenon is poorly understood on Roshar, as it is widely believed that rotspren, attracted to a wound, actively cause an infection, whereas flamespren are held to be only attracted to fire.

Properties

Spren are said to be always around, but usually invisible.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Some believe that there is spren in everything, but they are only visible when something changes.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The exception is in Shinovar, where they apparently do not exist.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content When Dalinar has a vision of the ancient past, before the fall of the Knights Radiant, he does not see any spren, though he was told to be in Natanatan, far from Shinovar.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Spren have measurable properties, including luminosity, shape, size, and color.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Geranid, an ardent who studied spren, has discovered that recording a spren's measurement fixes its property at that value.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Larger spren, such as riverspren, windspren,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and Cusicesh the ProtectorCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content can mimic human faces, and are typically invisible, except to the person they are bothering.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Larger spren can also move small objects and give "pinches" of energy.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Spren do not sleep,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and are believed to live in everything.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content Spren can die.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Known Subtypes

Notes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b hypothesized by Axies the Collector
  2. ↑ unknown spren, but appear around dead chasmfiends.
  3. ↑ mentioned in Navani's notebook
  4. ↑ may not be their true name
  5. ↑ possible spren seen by Shallan and Elhokar

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