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| I bind things, Kaladin. I am honorspren. Spirit of oaths. Of promises. And of nobility.
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'''Sylphrena''' (<small>Alethi pronunciation:</small> [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA|[sɪlˈfɹɛ·nə]]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key|''sil-'''<small>FREN</small>'''-na'']]), or '''Syl''', is
== Appearance and Personality ==
[[File:Kaladin and Syl by Audrey Hotte.jpeg|thumb|
=== 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 to anyone else unless she wills herself to be seen.{{book ref|sa1|21}}
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}}
=== Personality ===
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| I know this because I am intelligent and articulate. You should compliment me now.
| Syl{{book ref|sa2|9}}
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Syl is generally cheerful and mischevious, often making jokes and playing pranks on those around her. She's highly irreverent, and can be forgetful at times.{{book ref|sa3|10}} She's unflinchingly optimistic, always trying to see the best in people, and always believing that there's something good waiting in the future.{{book ref|sa1|11}} She does have a bit of a prideful streak, although she often plays it for laughs, calling herself a "tiny piece of god" and trying to trick [[Lunamor]] into building a shrine for her.{{book ref|sa2|9}} She's constantly curious about the world around her, and particularly people and how they look and act, often using her invisibility to spy on them at an uncomfortably close distance.{{book ref|sa1|17}} She has little sense of propriety in this regard -- at some point, she even snuck in to observe people being intimate with each other.{{book ref|sa3|10}}
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}}
== History ==
=== Meeting Kaladin & Bridge Four ===
[[File:Honor is Dead by ThomasW.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center><small>by {{a|ThomasW}}</small></center> Syl speaking with Kaladin for the first time]]
Leaving [[Shadesmar]] made Sylphrena lose most of her cognitive ability, becoming a mostly mindless spren and acting like most [[windspren]], which are considered a sort of cousin to honorspren.{{wob ref|4071}} During this time, Syl closely followed Kaladin from his time at Amaram's army, during his battle with [[Helaran Davar]] and during his eight months as a slave. Syl especially took note of the time when Kal found the leaves of [[blackbane]] and kept them. At first, she just played pranks on him, as a regular windspren would, like sticking things to his hand, however, proximity to Kaladin slowly returned her memory and intelligence. Kaladin started to notice her presence while he was enslaved, thinking of her as a common windspren, but finding it strange that she had followed him for so long. Right before Kal was sold to Sadeas' warcamp, Syl was able to talk to him, at first just calling his name, but later being able to carry a conversation. At the start, Kaladin was unwilling to talk to her and thought he was going insane, but eventually gave in.{{book ref|sa1|4}}{{book ref|sa1|43}}
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