Difference between revisions of "Surgebinding"

* '''Spiritual Adhesion''': Using the Surge of Adhesion to manipulate spiritual, rather than purely physical forces, a [[Bondsmith]] can touch another person and forge a spiritual [[Connection]] between them. This allows the Bondsmith to temporarily speak whatever languages this other person can speak.{{book ref|sa3|65}} Whether the Bondsmith must remain physically close to this other person for the ability to be continually used is unknown. The ability lastlasts for longer than a few hours, but not days.{{wob ref|9340}} The ability has other Connection implications, but it is unable to pick up other people's abilities.{{wob ref|11424}}

* '''Soulcasting''': This ability transforms any material into one of the Surgebinder's choice. To [[Soulcast]], the Surgebinder shifts their perception to see into the [[Cognitive Realm]], and communicates with the Cognitive aspect of the object they want to transform. Not every object is inclined to change, depending on how the object is seen by the sentient species and how it sees itself, so the Surgebinder may need to negotiate with it. Once the object is convinced into changing, the Surgebinder infuses it with [[Stormlight]], and the transformation process takes place instantaneously.{{book ref|sa2|7}} It is technically possible for the Surgebinder to transform anything into anything else, but transforming something into the pure form of an Essence is the easiest to accomplish, while transforming the object into something unfamiliar is a lot harder.{{book ref|sa1|72}} A major limitation of Soulcasting is the knowledge of the end material - while a Surgebinder could Soulcast matter into radioactive particles such as plutonium, modern-day [[Roshar]]ans are unaware of its existence and nature.{{wob ref|3811}} It is possible to transfer a Soulcasting from one material to another, like a disease, without the Soulcaster directly Soulcasting them.{{book ref|sa3|119}} It is unknown if objects can transfer a Soulcasting into a different material than what they turned into or if they can only transfer a Soulcasting to the same type of object they are. Soulcasting requires the corresponding gemstone for the Essence the Surgebinder is trying to transform into, so Soulcasting something into blood, for example, requires an infused garnet.{{wob ref|2784}} Draining the Stormlight from the gemstone can sometimes shatter the gemstone; the larger the gemstone the less likely it is for that to happen.{{book ref|sa1|15}} The object's mass is conserved through the Soulcasting process.{{book ref|sa1|5}} It may not be possible to create gemstones with Soulcasting.{{book ref|sa1|33}} Moreover, when Soulcasting, both Surgebinders and [[fabrial]] users are limited by the types of gems available to them.{{wob ref|2784}} While the chemical composition of the gemstone is important, its color is paramount, with every color of a gemstone corresponding to one of the Ten Essences.{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} A gemstone that has been bleached of color - for example, by [[Awakening]] - would either work very poorly, or not work at all.{{wob ref|4080}} By contrast, within a [[highstorm]], a Surgebinder can create almost anything.{{wob ref|12723}} The target of Soulcasting can be both an inanimate item and a person, although a person will present greater difficulty, due to the innate [[Investiture]] they hold.{{book ref|sa1|36}}{{wob ref|2675}} Both highly-Invested people, like Knights Radiant or [[Allomancy|Mistborn]], and natural Investiture blockers, like [[aluminium]] or [[Shardplate]], will resist Soulcasting.{{wob ref|2675}}{{wob ref|9599}} Likewise, Soulcasting cannot create materials that are naturally Invested, such as [[god metals]].{{wob ref|2661}} Aluminium, however, can be created via Soulcasting.{{wob ref|8306}} Soulcasting can be done in the Cognitive Realm of Roshar to create objects out of the beads there.{{book ref|sa3|89}} Finding the soul of an object in the [[Physical Realm]], the Surgebinder can form the object out of surrounding beads, such as a door or a shield. The object will have density and can hold people’s weight. Once a Surgebinder releases control of the beads, they will disperse into individual beads again. It is also possible to Soulcast a bead into its physical object while in the Cognitive Realm.{{book ref|sa3|117}}{{book ref|sa3|108}} Beads turned into their physical forms will eventually turn back into beads.{{book ref|sa3|117}}{{attention|This is a very large block of text that should probably be shortened and made more readable}}

Knights Radiant are an organization of Surgebinders with the Nahel bond who live by the [[Immortal Words]]. They compriseare comprised of ten different orders, with each order consisting of Surgebinders who have access to the same two Surges.