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During the events of [[The Way of Kings]] Surgebinding is poorly known by the Rosharian population. In previous times though, it was well known, due to the [[Knights Radiant]] who were practicionerspractitioners of Surgebinding.

Surgebinding allows its practicionerspractitioners to bind Surges. Surges are fundamental forces {{ref|?|428|21|Will The Way of Kings series be based on one of the worlds and magic systems you have already created?}}. Binding a Surge describes the manipulation of the fundamental force, which produces the desired effect.

In order to Bind a Surge, the practicionerpractitioner needs [[Stormlight]]. This means that the practicionerpractitioner always needs infused gemstones. When Binding the Surge, Stormlight is used.

=== AccesAccess to Surgebinding ===

The ability to Bind Surges is not innate to native Rosharians. People are granted this ability depending on how they act.{{ref|?|608|15|Brandon talking about the link between his magic-systems}} {{theory}} It is assumed that Surgebinding is the magic-system of [[Honor]]. So someone needs to act honorable to become a Surgebinder.

By acting honorable, one can attract an [[spren]], that bonds with the relative person. {{clarify|it has not been confirmed that this is called the Nahel Bond}} An effect of that bond is that the bonded person has acces to Surges.

There are ten Surges. Every Surgebinder only has accesaccess to two of them. The combination of those two Surges makes him a special type of Surgebinder called an Order. There are ten of these Orders and each of these Orders shares his access to one Surge with the two adjacent Orders respectively. {{clarify|you might add a reference to the 'front-cover-sheet' of TWoK}}

:The [[Windrunners]] were the first Order of Knights Radiant. They had accesaccess to the Surges 'Gravity' and 'Atmospheric Pressure'.{{ref|b|wok|ars}}

:They could perform three types of [[Lashings]].

:The [[Stonewardens]] were the ninth Order of Knights Radiant.{{cite}} Their Surges are currently unknown. However in one of [[Dalinar]]'s visions, they seem to be able to appear out of nowhere{{cite}}, which gives credence to the theory, that they have accesaccess to the Surge Travel{{ref|?|428|23|How many magic systems would you say the Wheel of Time has?}}.

: The fifth and sixth Order share the Surge which allows Soulcasting. That Surge may be Transformation.

[[Jasnah]] is able to perfomperform Soulcastings.

[[Szeth]] has accesaccess to the Three Lashings. Yet he is not going to become a Windrunner. Something different is happening to him.{{ref|?|697|24|Do Szeth and Kaladin both belong to the same order of knights radiant?}} This may mean that Szeth is no Surgebinder.