Difference between revisions of "Surgebinding"

If the Surgebinder acts in a manner conflicting with their oaths, the bond grows weaker until, eventually, the spren "breaks" and is trapped in a cycle of agony after having a significant portion of its consciousness ripped out of it,{{wob ref|6053}} and their bondmate loses all Surgebinding abilities.{{book ref|sa2|69}} If the spren "breaks" while in Shardblade form, it reverts to its basic sword form,{{wob ref|5619}} and can be temporarily revived by being linked to the heartbeat of a person using it. Spren cannot "unbreak" on their own,{{book ref|sa2|17}} but can be revived if their bondmates take up their oaths again.{{book ref|sa2|84}} It is possible, but extremely difficult, for a spren to be healed without its bondmate.{{wob ref|6053}} A Surgebinder dying without betraying oaths is a very traumatic event for a spren, but it does not cause it to be broken.{{wob ref|6688}}

 

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A group of powerful [[singers]] known as the Fused are able to Surgebind; however, they differ from the Knights Radiant in several ways. As their power is granted by Odium, they are powered by [[Voidlight]] instead of Stormlight. There are only nine orders of them, rather than ten,{{book ref|sa3|121}} and each has access to only a single Surge; Adhesion is considered to be "of Honor" and not accessible to Odium.{{book ref|sa4|31}} Fused are not ordinary singers; they are [[cognitive shadow|souls of ancient singers]] who reincarnate into the bodies of willing, living singers and displace that soul.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Each group of Fused, distinguished by its access to a unique Surge, is known as a brand.{{book ref|sa4|11}}