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'''Sylphrena'''
== Appearance and Personality ==
=== Appearance ===
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In the [[Physical Realm]], Syl can take on a variety of appearances, including a ribbon of light,{{book ref|sa3|5}} a flurry of leaves,{{book ref|sa1|23}} flame,{{book ref|sa1|40}} or a small cloud.{{book ref|sa1|27}} However, she prefers the form of a young woman about a handspan tall, with an angular face and flowing hair that fade into mist behind her head.{{book ref|sa1|2}} She usually wears a long, flowing dress, of a girlish cut.{{book ref|sa1|9}} She will often augment it with various other articles of clothing, like a cap, a jacket or an umbrella, or swap it out for similar attire, like a [[havah]] with a [[safehand]].{{book ref|sa3|46}}{{book ref|sa3|5}} Regardless of her clothing, however, she always goes barefoot.{{book ref|sa3|91}} In any form she takes, her entire form has a uniform, blue-white color, and glows with faint blue light. While [[Kaladin]] and [[Lunamor]] can always see her, to others, she's invisible unless she wills herself to be seen.{{book ref|sa1|21}}
Syl is also able to appear as a shape-shifting [[Shardblade]]. She occasionally appears as a sword or shield, but most often manifests as a spear.{{book ref|sa2|86}} Common between all these forms are a physical makeup of glowing, silvery metal and glyphs engraved on the surface.{{book ref|sa2|86}}{{book ref|sa3|10}} As a Shardspear, the glyphs are swirling ones engraved along the spearhead.{{book ref|sa2|86}} She is able to appear in varying lengths, but typically appears with a cylindrical grip, unadorned save for a foot long helical swirl of metal right before the tip. The spearhead has a single serration at the base where it connects to the grip.{{file ref|Call_to_Adventure_cover.jpg}}{{file ref|Windrunner_by_Felix_Abel_Klaer.png}}{{file ref|The_Next_Ideal.png}}{{file ref|Bridge_4_poster_without_text.jpg}} As a Shardblade, Syl typically appears sleek and beautiful, with a Windrunner glyph centered on the blade. Lines running off the glyph towards the hilt are reminscent of her hair.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
In [[Shadesmar]], Syl is incapable of changing forms, or becoming invisible.{{book ref|sa3|97}} There, she is human-sized, looking like a pretty girl with blue-white skin.{{book ref|sa3|90}} She wears a dress but, like with her Physical Realm form, she is barefoot.{{book ref|sa3|91}} This being said, while she is humanoid, she does not share human biology -- her eyes are decorative rather than functional, and she sees the world in the same way spren without human features, like the [[Cryptic]]s, do.{{book ref|sa3|97}}
{{image|Cloud-Haired Syl by clarinking.jpg|side=left|width=350px}}
=== Personality ===
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Syl is generally cheerful and
She has a very strict code of ethics, despising deception and lies, although she eventually becomes more willing to be cunning.{{book ref|sa1|34}}{{book ref|sa3|17}} She believes that being a [[Windrunner]] is not about finding justice, and that the use of their power is only justified when protecting others.{{book ref|sa2|22}}{{book ref|sa2|18}} She can be very assertive and even angry when she perceive someone as acting in a wrong manner.{{book ref|sa2|18}}{{book ref|sa2|16}} However, she also believes in the "us versus them" duality in the war against [[Odium]], and becomes uneasy and confused when the lines grow blurry.{{book ref|sa3|31}} She can be rather forceful in her attempts to do what she thinks is right, even when it could hurt the emotions of others. She despises [[Shardbearer]]s.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
Syl is particularly focused on keeping [[Kaladin]] in a healthy mental state. She always tries to push him to keep going even when he's at his worst, and encourages him to let himself be happy.{{book ref|sa1|11}}{{book ref|sa2|86}} When he's in the depths of depression, she looks after him and tries to comfort him, often acting like his sounding board when he's unwilling to speak to others.{{book ref|sa3|91}} However, while her efforts are always well-meaning, she can sometimes try and force him to act her way, even when he's perfectly capable of disagreeing.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==▼
{{image|The_Next_Ideal.png|side=right|width=250px|As a Shardspear}}
Like other larger spren, Syl can change her form and choose who to show herself to, making her an excellent spy.{{book ref|sa3|97}} She can float or fly through the air, as well as walk sideways, and is particularly good at finding things.{{book ref|sa1|55}} She can also use [[Adhesion]] to stick things together. She generally uses this to play pranks on people, though she has also applied this ability to assist people.{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa3|77}} She's also, like all [[honorspren]], able to sense an oncoming [[highstorm]] days prior.{{book ref|sa3|20}}▼
=== Nahel Bond ===▼
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As an honorspren, Syl has the capacity to bond with people, gaining higher sentience in the [[Physical Realm]] in exchange for granting her partner -- currently, [[Kaladin]] -- [[Windrunner]] abilities, including the [[Surge]]s of Adhesion and [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa1|57}} Beyond that, once her Surgebinder reaches the Third Oath, she is able to transform into a living, shape-shifting
However, there is a downside to this bond. When Kaladin strays from his Oaths and break them, Syl begins to lose her higher mental functions, to the point where she essentially dies.{{book ref|sa2|64}}{{book ref|sa2|69}} However, she is brought back once Kaladin returns to the path of the Windrunner and swears the Third Oath.{{book ref|sa2|84}}▼
== History ==
=== Creation and Early Life ===
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Sylphrena was born some time before the [[Day of Recreance]].
Over a thousand years later, she was found
=== Meeting Kaladin ===
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Leaving [[Shadesmar]] made Syl lose most of her cognitive ability
She did not speak to Kaladin until he found and kept the leaves of [[blackbane]], a strong poison. Kaladin was
Reminded of how Kaladin felt hope when he found blackbane, and unaware of its
=== Bridge Four ===
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Though Kaladin's initial attempts to sway over [[Bridge Four]] weren't very successful, Syl continued to support him. He
Shortly afterwards, Syl and Kaladin discovered that [[Rock]], one of the other bridgemen, could see her.{{book ref|sa1|21}} From then on out, when Bridge Four was given chasm duty, she assisted both him and Kaladin in searching for valuable items.{{book ref|sa1|23}}{{book ref|sa1|27}} She also continued spying on [[Gaz]].{{book ref|sa1|30}}
After the catastrophe brought about by Bridge Four's side carry, Syl stayed with Kaladin when he was left out in the [[highstorm]] as a punishment, and
As Bridge Four continued with the chasm duty, Syl eventually revealed herself to all of them at Kaladin's urging, and continued to assist them all.{{book ref|sa1|49}} As Kaladin began to notice his
Things came to a head during the [[Battle of the Tower]]. There, Syl manifested as a full-sized figure, and remembered her true nature. She encouraged Kaladin to say the [[Immortal Words]], and
=== Training a Windrunner ===
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Syl's respect for Dalinar only grew after he discarded [[Oathbringer (Shardblade)|Oathbringer]] to free the
It was around this time that Kaladin began backsliding on his oaths, causing Syl to worry about him.{{book ref|sa2|22}} Nonetheless, she stuck by him, and gave him a warning when [[Szeth]] was coming
Even as Kaladin's mental state continued to deteriorate, Syl still insisted that Dalinar could be trusted, and that Kaladin should open up to him, especially after learning about [[Moash]]'s plot to kill [[Elhokar]].{{book ref|sa2|41}}{{book ref|sa2|44}} Eventually, after a successful training in the chasms that saw Kaladin learn how to fly, and her sharing more information about Surgebinding, he was almost convinced, but his motivation evaporated when he saw that Dalinar made Amaram the head of the new Knights Radiant.{{book ref|sa2|52}}{{book ref|sa2|55}} Syl still managed to convince him that things would be different during
=== Death and Rebirth ===
After Kaladin was arrested, Syl was disappointed and subdued.{{book ref|sa2|57}}
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Still, death is more of a spectrum than a state to a spren. As Kaladin began to slowly return to his Oaths, growing wary of Moash's plan, his connection to her deepened again.{{book ref|sa2|77}} Finally, he took a stand to protect [[Elhokar]] from the would-be assassins. This seems to be what reawakened Syl, as she managed to go to him.{{book ref|sa2|83}} Reappearing as a ribbon of light, she encouraged him to say the words, defying Stormfather, and commanded him to stretch out his hand. This, along with Kaladin swearing the Third Oath, allowed her to manifest as a [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa2|84}}
After scaring off Moash and [[Graves]], the two set out to protect [[Dalinar]] from [[Szeth]], who was
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{{image|Thepathtohearthstone.png|side=left|width=250px|Syl coming to [[Hearthstone]] with Kaladin}}
▲== Abilities and Attributes ==
▲Like other larger spren, Syl can change her form and choose who to show herself to, making her an excellent spy.{{book ref|sa3|97}} She can float or fly through the air, as well as walk sideways, and is particularly good at finding things.{{book ref|sa1|55}} She can also use [[Adhesion]] to stick things together. She generally uses this to play pranks on people, though she has also applied this ability to assist people.{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa3|77}} She's also, like all [[honorspren]], able to sense an oncoming [[highstorm]] days prior.{{book ref|sa3|20}}
▲=== Nahel Bond ===
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▲| I'm behind what is happening to you. I'm doing it. It's both of us. But without me, nothing would be changing in you. I'm . . . taking something from you. And giving something in return.
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Immediately after the Battle of Narak, Syl explained to Kaladin that other [[Shardblade]]s were dead spren, and that [[Honorblade]]s were something different.{{book ref|sa2|87}} A few days later, the two left for [[Hearthstone]], Kaladin's hometown, to make sure that his family was safe.{{book ref|sa3|89}} After they confirmed that [[Lirin]] and [[Hesina]] -- along with the newest addition to the family, [[Oroden]] -- were fine, the journey turned into a hunt for the [[Parshmen]] who departed in the [[Everstorm]].{{book ref|sa3|7}}{{book ref|sa3|10}}
▲As an honorspren, Syl has the capacity to bond with people, gaining higher sentience in the [[Physical Realm]] in exchange for granting her partner -- currently, [[Kaladin]] -- [[Windrunner]] abilities, including the [[Surge]]s of Adhesion and [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa1|57}} Beyond that, once her Surgebinder reaches the Third Oath, she is able to transform into a living, shape-shifting [[Shardblade]]. In this form, she's capable of communicating with [[Kaladin]] telepathically.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
During that time, Syl began to worry about Kaladin's happiness, eventually growing to believe that he needed to find himself a romantic partner. Though she lightly teased him about some girls and [[ardent]]s met on the way, and revealed that she had been spying on people in their intimate moments, her true goal was to get Kaladin together with [[Shallan]], as she believed that the [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] was making him happy.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
▲However, there is a downside to this bond. When Kaladin strays from his Oaths and break them, Syl begins to lose her higher mental functions, to the point where she essentially dies.{{book ref|sa2|64}}{{book ref|sa2|69}} However, she is brought back once Kaladin returns to the path of the Windrunner and swears the Third Oath.{{book ref|sa2|84}}
This fun ended when Syl and Kaladin came across a group of former [[Parshmen]], and Kaladin willingly gave himself up to see where this would go.{{book ref|sa3|14}} Noticing that there was a [[voidspren]] accompanying the group, Syl began to act like a windspren again in order to fool her.{{book ref|sa3|17}} This being said, as [[Yixli]] wasn't always present with the newly-minted [[singer]]s, she did have the time to discuss matters with Kaladin. During one such conversation, she admitted that she didn't know why killing singers didn't feel wrong to her when killing humans did.{{book ref|sa3|20}}
{{image|Kaladin vs a Voidbringer.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Killing a [[Fused]] as a [[Shardblade]]}}
The two eventually departed in a [[highstorm]] after seeing a [[Fused]] in [[Rathalas]].{{book ref|sa3|31}} Once back in [[Urithiru]], Kaladin focused on training his squires, with Syl accompanying him. At one point, she noticed some of her old [[honorspren]] acquaintances, and noted that they were not very fond of her, even though they had also began searching for bondmates.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
After briefly going to [[Thaylen City]] to open its [[Oathgate]], she and Kaladin departed for the besieged [[Kholinar]], accompanying [[Elhokar]], [[Adolin]], [[Shallan]] and a few squires and guards.{{book ref|sa3|58}} Once in the city, Syl was the first to notice the [[Sja-Anat]]-corrupted spren.{{book ref|sa3|61}} While Kaladin was working with the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]], Syl assisted him in various minor ways.{{book ref|sa3|77}} During one battle in particular, she managed to point him towards destroying a Fused [[gemheart]], which was the quickest way to kill it.{{book ref|sa3|79}}
During the battle for [[Kholinar Palace]], Syl accompanied Kaladin as a weapon. There, he managed to kill the voidspren toying with [[Gavinor]], which left her shaken by the impossibility of the deed.{{book ref|sa3|84}} Still, she continued to fight, although despite everyone's best efforts, she, along with Adolin, Kaladin, Shallan, [[Pattern]] and the Wall Guard commander, [[Azure]], ended up dropped into [[Shadesmar]] after trying to unlock the [[Oathgate]].{{book ref|sa3|87}}
=== Journey Through Shadesmar ===
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Once in Shadesmar, Syl had a humanoid, and human-sized form, and began acting more like a physical creature.{{book ref|sa3|87}} Early on, her focus was on keeping Kaladin functioning in the face of his ongoing mental breakdown caused by the events of the palace battle.{{book ref|sa3|89}} Eventually, he felt good enough to ask her if she could carry a message to Dalinar, and she explained that she would lose her mind if she strayed too far from him in the [[Physical Realm]].{{book ref|sa3|91}}
{{image|Kaladin and Syl by cccrystalclear.jpg|side=left|width=250px|Trying to comfort Kaladin}}
During the journey south, towards a ship that could take them to [[Cultivation's Perpendicularity]], Syl shared some of the story of her past with Kaladin.{{book ref|sa3|95}} After they got aboard the [[Reacher]]s ship, she also mentioned that honorspren like her were not well-liked among other sapient spren, though she played it off by trying to get Kaladin and Shallan together.{{book ref|sa3|99}} It wasn't until the group began exploring the city of [[Celebrant]] that she finally revealed that there was a bounty on her head placed by her kin.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
Nonetheless, the group was able to use this to their advantage. As they had to escape the Fused scouring the city, Syl noticed a honorspren ships called ''[[Honor's Path]]'' and captained by her old minder, [[Notum]]. By calling the crew's attention to herself, she was able to convince them to take the group aboard and depart, although she was also taken prisoner.{{book ref|sa3|102}}
During the journey, Kaladin attempted to have Syl released, while getting closer to the Fourth Ideal, which allowed her to briefly speak directly into his mind despite not being in [[Shardblade]] form. Seeing Kaladin's progress as a Radiant and hearing about a Stormfather Bondsmith, Notum agreed to let them go.{{book ref|sa3|108}} The entire group, save for Azure, departed at the shores of [[Longbrow's Straits]] -- a sliver of land in [[Shadesmar]] -- and Kaladin flew them to [[Thaylen City]].{{book ref|sa3|110}}
Syl didn't participate directly in the fight for the [[Thaylenah]] Oathgate, although she did participate in Shallan's illusory distraction.{{book ref|sa3|116}} When things turned bad, she pulled Kaladin out of the sea of beads and encouraged him to say the Fourth Ideal.{{book ref|sa3|117}} When he couldn't, she embraced and comforted him -- just in time to see [[Honor's Perpendicularity]] open.{{book ref|sa3|118}}{{book ref|sa3|119}}
Crossing the Perpendicularity, Syl returned to her semi-corporeal form, and accompanied Kaladin as a weapon in the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].{{book ref|sa3|120}} After the battle, the two discussed once more the righteousness of fighting [[singer]]s, who were only trying to regain their home, with Kaladin deciding that he would still fight for humanity's survival and reassuring Syl that he would not kill her, or other sapient spren, ever again.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Eventually, the two went to rescue [[Skar]] and [[Drehy]], two of Kaladin's squires, who had managed to get Gavinor out of Kholinar.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
== Trivia ==
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