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|image=Zeradoreh_glyph.svg
|related=[[Lights]], [[Surgebinding]], [[Honor]]
|type=[[Investiture]]
|world=Roshar
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''Stormlight''' (Alethi: ''Zeradoreh''){{file ref|Alethi_Glyphs_Page_2.jpg|Alethi Glyphs Page 2}} is a form of gaseous [[Investiture]] brought by the [[highstorm]]s of [[Roshar]].
== Origin ==
Stormlight comes directly from the [[Spiritual Realm]], leaking into the [[Physical Realm|Physical]] and the [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]] as the three are brought closer together.{{book ref|sa3|64}} This typically happens on Roshar during a [[highstorm]]. As the storm passes, any spheres exposed to it are infused with Stormlight near its end.{{book ref|sa2|74}} At the same time, it arrives in [[Shadesmar]] as a wave of light high in the sky. There, [[spren]] absorb it directly.{{book ref|sa3|101}}
[[Bondsmith]]s of third Oath or higher can likewise infuse spheres and people with Stormlight, though with significant effort.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{wob ref|12295}} [[Dalinar]]
In the present, it appears that the [[Stormfather]] -- and, by extension, [[Honor]] -- is the primary force enabling Stormlight to cross over into other Realms. However, it has existed prior to the [[Shattering]]. Back then, it had slightly different properties.{{wob ref|9266}}
== Appearance and Properties ==
Stormlight appears as luminescent white vapor with a faint blue tint. When free, it behaves similarly to smoke, dissipating in puffs and leaving trails when its source moves.{{book ref|sa2|85}} [[Gemstone]]s left outside during a [[highstorm]] absorb it, becoming infused, which manifests as the gems glowing.{{book ref|sa1|11}} The amount of Stormlight collected is not directly proportional to the strength of the highstorm.{{wob ref|11482}}
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Stormlight is stored in gemstones similar to [[Voidlight]], but these two types of light cannot be stored in the same gemstone.{{book ref|sa4|69}} Stormlight leaks significantly faster than Voidlight.{{book ref|sa4|16}}
== Uses ==
=== Magic fuel ===
{{for|Surgebinding}}
Stormlight is the primary fuel of [[Surgebinding]] abilities. To absorb it, a Surgebinder breathes it in from sources such as gemstones or the [[highstorm]] itself. When inhaled, Stormlight gives the user a sensation of increased energy, restlessness and desire to move, with several people comparing it to a storm raging inside them.{{book ref|sa2|42}}{{book ref|sa2|89}} While held, it will automatically heal wounds, exhaustion and even conditions such as poisoning or drunkenness.{{book ref|sa1|38}}{{book ref|sa3|18}} If the Surgebinder is pregnant, then the child can also be healed by Stormlight.{{wob ref|14919}} Stormlight doesn't give the Surgebinder much additional raw strength.{{book ref|sa4|39}} It can also be consumed to power the use of [[Surge]]s.{{book ref|sa2|7}}
There are other methods of obtaining Stormlight, such as the method used by [[Vasher]], which can be used by others.{{wob ref|5727}} Stormlight can serve as replacement for other forms of [[Investiture]], most notably [[Breath]]. A [[Returned]] can survive off consuming it.{{wob ref|4553}} Likewise, [[Nightblood]] can be fuelled by Stormlight, and when unsheathed, will begin to absorb it from its environment before going for living beings.{{book ref|sa3|119}} It's possible to transform Stormlight into Breath and use it in [[Awakening]], though that is noted as extremely difficult, with neither [[Vasher]],
[[Fabrial]]s will not function unless the gems comprising them are infused with Stormlight.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}
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