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== History ==
=== Creation
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| Sylphrena is both old and young. Old of form, but young of mind.
| [[Notum]]{{book ref|sa3|108}}
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Sylphrena was born some time before the [[Day of Recreance]] -- one of the first [[honorspren]] to be createdd by [[Stormfather]] rather than [[Honor]].{{book ref|sa3|108}} Although she was too young to do so, she formed a [[Nahel Bond]] with an older Knight.{{book ref|sa3|95}} The man took part in only one battle before dying, which sent Syl into a state of deep slumber. This led to the Stormfather and other honorspren assuming she had passed away, but it also saved her from becoming a [[deadeye]] during the Recreance, as happened with so many of her siblings.{{book ref|sa3|108}}
=== Meeting Kaladin & Bridge Four ===▼
Over a thousand years later, she was found asleep and reawakened by the other honorspren. The Stormfather, not willing to let her come to any more harm, tasked [[Notum]] with keeping her safe in one of honorspren cities.{{book ref|sa3|108}}{{book ref|sa3|110}} However, she wasn't happy with doing staying put. Sometime around the year 1170, she felt drawn to [[Kaladin]], a soldier in [[Amaram]]'s army, and the way he treated children as a squad leader. Against the wishes of other honorspren, she ran away to bond with him. This led to her kinsmen posting a huge bounty on bringing her back to their capital, [[Lasting Integrity]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{book ref|sa3|108}}
[[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]]
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| It seems that if you're worried about hurting people, you shouldn’t be afraid to help the bridgemen. What more could you do to them?
| Syl to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa1|11}}
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Leaving [[Shadesmar]] made Syl lose most of her cognitive ability, and she became mostly mindless, acting much like her cousins, [[windspren]].{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{wob ref|4071}} However, she did not forget her desire to accompany Kaladin, and followed him closly throughout his time in Amaram's army, during his battle with [[Helaran Davar]], and, later, as he was a slave. Initially, she only played pranks on him, but eventually, his proximity began to return her mind and intelligence.{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa1|57}}
She did not speak to Kaladin until he found and kept the leaves of [[blackbane]], a strong poison. Kaladin was initally unwilling to respond, thinking he was going insane, but eventually gave in.{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa1|4}} From then on out, she would accompany him everywhere. During his first bridge run, she urged him to get up and move, and as he spiraled further down, beaten by the constant battles, she tried to keep up his spirits.{{book ref|sa1|6}} Eventually, however, she stated that she was unable to see him in this state any longer, and departed.{{book ref|sa1|9}}
Reminded of how Kaladin felt hope when he found blackbane, and unaware of its true nature, Syl left to look for more of the plant. By the time she returned, Kaladin was on the verge of suicide, and she found him standing on the edge of the [[Honor Chasm]]. When she finally managed, with significant difficulty, to bring him the leaf, Kaladin was initally amused that she'd thought a poison would make him feel better. In the ensuing conversation, she managed to convince him to give life another try.{{book ref|sa1|11}}
=== Bridge Four ===
[[File:Deathspren by Ashley Coad.png|thumb|left|250px|<center><small>by {{a|Ashley Coad}}</small></center> Keeping Kaladin safe from the [[deathspren]] ]]
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| Soon you'll hardly be a spren at all. You’ll be a little translucent philosopher. We’ll have to send you off to a monastery to spend your time in deep, important thoughts.
| [[Kaladin]] to Syl{{book ref|sa1|30}}
}}
Though Kaladin's initial attempts to sway over [[Bridge Four]] weren't very successful, Syl continued to support him. He also started using her as a spy -- initially, to keep an eye on [[Gaz]], though she eventually began looking after the other bridgemen as well.{{book ref|sa1|14}}{{book ref|sa1|21}} She continued to discuss various topics with Kaladin in hopes of understanding humans. It was during that time that she first noticed [[Dalinar]], and immediately believed him to be an honorable man, despite Kaladin's misgivings.{{book ref|sa1|21}}
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 tried to protect him, first by trying to hold back the storm, then by fighitng off the [[deathspren]] with a sword.{{book ref|sa1|35}}{{book ref|sa1|38}} Afterwards, she begins to remember a little of her past, and though they're only vague memories, they're enough for her to be happy at hearing the [[Immortal Words#First Ideal]] of the [[Knights Radiant]], and to react with hissing at the mention of [[Odium]].{{book ref|sa1|43}}{{book ref|sa1|46}}
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 buddying [[Surgebinding]], she admitted that she was no ordinary windspren, and although she still didn't remember too much, she knew her and Kaladin's bond was responsible for what was happening to them both.{{book ref|sa1|57}} From then on out, she encouraged Kaladin to train his abilities.{{book ref|sa1|59}}
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 later accompanied him during the battle.{{book ref|sa1|67}} Afterwards, she pushed Kaladin further to trust Dalinar, leading to Bridge Four becoming the Kholin bodyguards.{{book ref|sa1|73}}
=== Death and Rebirth ===
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