Difference between revisions of "Stormlight"

|related=[[Lights]], [[Surgebinding]], [[Honor]]

| If you looked deeply into a stone, you could see the Light shifting with the chaotic pattern of a blowing storm. It was not calm inside. Not by a wind or a whisper.

| Kaladin{{book ref|sa2|22}}

'''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]].

[[File:{{image|Dalinar by horizonproblems.jpg|thumb|right|200px|<small><center>by [[Coppermind:Artists/horizonproblems|horizonproblems]]</small></center> [[Dalinar]] bringing the Realms together, (and with it,summoning Stormlight)]]|side=right|width=200px}}

| Honor's power, during a storm, is concentrated in one place. It pierces all three realms and brings Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual together momentarily in one. The gemstones, exposed to the wonder of the Spiritual Realm, are lit by the infinite power there.

|The Stormfather{{book ref|sa3|64}}

Stormlight comes directly from the [[Spiritual Realm]], leaking into the [[Physical Realm|Physical]] and the [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]] as the three realms are brought closer together in the highstorm.{{book ref|sa3|64}} It'sThis typically broughthappens toon Roshar during a [[highstorm]]. As itthe 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 onhigh in the horizonsky. There, [[spren]] absorb it directly.{{book ref|sa3|101}}

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}}

Absorbed Stormlight, if unusuedunused, will eventually begin leaking out through miniscule cracks in the gemstones.{{wob ref|15131}} The speed at which it leaks varies depending on howits ideal thecurrent vessel is. A person can only hold Stormlight for a few minutes at most, while a gemstone will hold it for several days -- the ones used as currency hold itglow for about fivea week, while bigger gems last a while longer.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}{{book ref|sa1|17}}{{book ref|sa2|83}} [[Perfect gemstone]]s, like the [[King's Drop]], can hold it for centuries, if not forever.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} When leaking from gems, Stormlight assumes their color.{{book ref|sa1|56}} It can be transferred from one gemstone to another through various means, such as using tuning forks that resonate to Honor's pure tone.{{book ref|sa4|42}}

[[File:{{image|Shallan - I. The Magician .jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/taratjah|taratjah]]</small></center> [[Shallan]] using Stormlight for [[Illumination]] ]]|side=left|width=200px}}

Stormlight is the primary fuel of [[Surgebinding]] abilities. To absorb it, a Surgebinder breathes init Stormlightin 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}}

ItThere canare alsoother 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 Stormlight without theconsuming need to consume their Breathsit.{{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]], nor [[AzureVivenna]], or [[Hoid]] having figured out how to achieve this at this moment inso timefar.{{wob ref|12667}}

[[Fabrial]]s will not function unless the gems comprising them are infused with Stormlight.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}

The gemstones[[sphere]]s used as money across Roshar are generally considered more valuable when infused. While nominally spheresthey're haveworth the same value whether dun or glowing, merchants will often find dun spheres suspicious, and can sometimeswill call an expert to verify if a dun sphere isn't counterfeit.{{book ref|sa1|3}} Moneychangers capitalize on this, exchanging dun spheres for infused ones or taking spheres to be infused in their secured nets -- for a fee.{{book ref|sa1|11}} The value of infused spheres rises even higher with the return of [[Surgebinding]], with some people making a tidy profit off trading spheres with [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|8}}