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=== Becoming a Surgebinder ===
Surgebinding is not innate to Rosharans, and can be gained in two ways. Originally the abilities were only granted to the [[Herald]]s by the [[Almighty]] invia the form of Honorblades. Later, [[spren]] figured out howmimicked the Almightyeffects grantedof thesethe abilities,Honorblades and started giving themsurges to humans by forming a Spiritual bond called the [[Nahel bond]] with them. Humans also had the ability to manipulate the Surges on [[Ashyn]] before the [[Expulsion]], but the mechanics of how this was achievedmode is unknown.{{book ref|sa3|111}}{{book ref|sa3|113}}
The exact powersSurges that someone can wieldmanipulate depend on the specific Honorblade/ or Nahel bond that individual has.{{book ref|sa3|38}} It is unknown if the powers granted by an Honorblade are identical to those granted by the corresponding bond.
Radiants often learn their "anti-clockwise" Surge first.{{wob ref|8647}}
==== Honorblade ====
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'''Honorblades''' are the ten Shardbladesweaponsth that the Almighty originally gave the Heralds. Each of these Blades gives its wielder the ability to manipulate two Surges just like the Nahel bond, with [[Jezrien]]'s Blade giving Adhesion and Gravitation, and so onetc. They can be wielded by anyone, and they do not require the safeguards the spren do to avoid people abusing these powers. Honorblades consume far more Stormlight than the Nahel bond, in fact a dangerous amount to the wielder. They also do not grant the additional abilities of the Nahel bond.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}{{book ref|sa2|87}}
==== Nahel Bond ====
The '''Nahel bond''' is a symbiotic relationship between humans and spren, through which the human gains Surgebinding powers and the spren gains sapience in the [[Physical Realm]].{{book ref|sa2|17}} The spren choose the people they bond with according to the actions and personalities of those people.{{wob ref|6651}} There are ten types of spren that bond with humans—each granting access to two of the ten Surges, with overlap between them—and each of these types are attracted to different attributes in their bondmates.{{book ref|sa2|1}}
Once the bond is established, the spren is pulled into the Physical Realm, although theyit retainretains very little of their intelligence and memories and actacts very much like the lesser spren until the bond grows stronger.{{book ref|sa2|3}} The strengthening of the bond is accomplished by the Surgebinder continuing to act in line with the attributes that attracted the spren in the first place, and swearing [[Immortal Words|oaths]] that are related to those attributes once they are ready.{{book ref|sa1|67}} As the bond grows stronger, the spren regainregains theirits sapience, and the effectiveness of the Stormlight for the Surgebinder increases. Once the bond is at sufficient strength, the spren can manifest as a [[Shardblade]],{{book ref|sa2|84}} and the eye color of the Surgebinder changes into the color theirthat the spren is associated with.{{book ref|sa2|87}}
If the Surgebinder acts in a manner conflicting with theirhis oaths, the bond grows weaker until, eventually, the spren "breaks" and is trapped in ana cycle of agony cycle after having a significant portion of its consciousness ripped out of it,{{wob ref|6053}} and the bondmatehuman loses theirall Surgebinding powersabilities.{{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 tousing be usedit. TheSpren spren do notcannot "unbreak" on their own,{{book ref|sa2|17}} but can be brought back to liferevived if their bondmates takestake up their oaths again.{{book ref|sa2|84}} It is technically possible, but extremely difficult, for a spren to be healed without theirits bondmate.{{wob ref|6053}} TheA Surgebinder dying without betraying his oaths is a very traumatic event for thea spren, but it does not cause themit to be broken.{{wob ref|6688}}
=== Stormlight ===
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