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==Physiology==
There are said to be thousands of different kinds of spren, each named for a different type of phenomenon.{{ref|b|sa1|c|49}} There are actually several different varieties of spren. Everything has a "spren" based on how it is viewed cognitively and how long it has been viewed that way.{{ref|b|sa1|c|37}} These spren are the cognitive aspects of objects in the Physical Realm and can be "spoken to" in the [[Cognitive Realm]]. [[Soulcasting]] works by "bribing" this type of spren with [[Stormlight]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|48}} The other main variety of spren are those that manifest in the Physical Realm and are the ones people most often interact with. They are the personification of certain cognitive ideals and concepts, such as natural forces or emotions.<ref name=poopspren /> These cognitive ideals are similar to those that determine the appearances of the [[Returned]] on [[Nalthis]] and the plausibility of [[Forgery| Forgeries]] on Sel and are based off of human perception.{{ref|?|979|165| Are the changing beauty standards of Returned and the "plausibility" of Forgeries determined by the same kind of "cognitive ideals or concepts which have taken on literal personification over time" that some types of Spren represent?}}{{ref|?|979|7| You have mentioned that certain spren are an embodiment of concepts. How does that work for the concepts like honor, that can mean opposite things to different culture groups?}}
While spren are often invisible, they are said to be ever present and will appear around the phenomenon they are named for.{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}} Some spren are easier to find than others, however even the most common will, at times, fail to appear.{{ref|b|sa1|i|5}} The exception is in [[Shinovar]], where no spren appear.{{ref|b|sa1|i|4}}▼
 
Larger spren have the ability to shape-shift often mimicking faces, as well as being able to mimic voices. Apart from a few sentient sub-types, spren are not intelligent and therefore speaking with them is an exercise in futility. A fact often learned as a child. Spren are often ignored becasue of this.{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}} Larger spren also have the ability to pick up small objects and give small pinches of energy.{{ref|b|sa1|c|6}}
 
Spren do not need to sleep.{{ref|b|sa1|c|14}} Spren can die.{{ref|?|836|26| Can spren die?}}
 
The causal link between spren and there namesake is not fully understood on Roshar. Some spren, such as rotspren, are said to cause their namesake, whereas others, such as windspren, are merely attracted to it.{{ref|b|sa1|c|57}}
 
▲While spren are often invisible, they are said to be ever present and will appear around the phenomenon they are named for.{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}} Some spren are easier to find than others, however even the most common will, at times, fail to appear.{{ref|b|sa1|i|5}} The exception is in [[Shinovar]], where no spren appear.{{ref|b|sa1|i|4}} Larger spren will often appear to a singular person, who they will taunt and play with.{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}} Some humans, such as [[Rock]], have the ability to see these spren, even if the spren in question does not explicitly reveal themselves to the viewer. These people are called ''alaii'iku'' by the [[Unkalaki]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|21}}
 
As creatures of nature, spren are not particularly concerned with good and evil.{{ref|?|755|14| Would that also mean that certain spren had an alignment or would some spren be catered toward good or evil or not?}}
 
Cryptics are not the only time of manifested spren to dwell in Shadesmar.{{ref|?|977|25| Tell us something new about Cognitive Realm, please.}}
 
{!{theory}}
 
Spren seem to be tied closely with [[Wikipedia: Quantum field theory| quantum field theory]]. Each sub-type of spren are manifestations of an underlying cognitive field, like electrons are excitations of an underlying electron field. This is supported by the fact that all spren, of the same sub-type, are "essentially the same individual."{{ref|b|sa1|c|17}} This also ties into the causal link between spren and their namesake.
==Symbiotic Relationships==
Some types of spren live in symbiotic relationships with various other creatures extant on Roshar. Perhaps the best known examples of this are [[Greatshell]]s. There is a type of spren that lives in their bodies which contribute to their ability to grow to such large sizes.{{ref|?|977|158| What are the smoke-y spren that appear around a dead chasmfiend?}}
The [[Parshendi]] also form symbiotic bonds with spren to enter different "Forms." [[Parshmen]] are Parshendi lacking a bond with a spren, and so have no Form.<ref name=eshonai />
 
Each Order of the [[Knights Radiant]] bondedformed a [[Nahel Bond]] with a different type of spren.{!{cite}}
 
{!{theory}}
===Cryptics===
:''Main Article:'' [[Cryptic]]s
A type of spren connected to [[Shadesmar]] and innate [[Soulcasting]] ability.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}{{ref|?|977|67|Is one of the symbolhead-spren responsible for Shallan's ability to Soulcast?}} They have the appearance of figures in robes that hang "too stiffly" as if they were "made of glass" and instead of heads they have a floating symbol full of "impossible angles and geometries."{{ref|b|sa1|c|29}} To date they do not appear to have manifested directly in the [[Physical Realm]], appearing only in mirror reflections and the drawings of [[Shallan Davar]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|58}}{{ref|b|sa1|c|70}}
===Cusicesh===
:''Main Article:'' [[Cusicesh]]
A unique spren, the only known member of its sub-type, that appears in [[Kasitor]] Bay at the same time each day. It is one of the largest known spren. For ten minutes each day Cusicesh rises from the waters and forms a face that is constantly changing that faces the [[Origin]].{{ref|b|sa1|i|5}}
 
===Deathspren===
{{quote| Only the dying could see deathspren. You saw them, then died. Only the very, very lucky few survived after that. Deathspren knew when the end was close.| The Way of Kings: Chapter Thirty-Eight{{ref|b|sa1|c|38}}}}
===Honorspren===
:''Main Article:'' [[Honorspren]]
A type of sentient spren that formed Nahel Bonds with the Knights Radiant, granting them their powers. They were said to be quite "discerning" in deciding who they would bond with.{{ref|b|sa1|c|60}} Sylphrena refers to herself as honorspren.{{ref|b|sa1|c|67}}{{ref|?|836|26| And Syl's what, a Bonding Spren?}}
===Hungerspren===
{{quote| As he spoke, he attracted a few hungerspren. They looked like brown flies that flitted around the man's head, almost too small to see.| The Way of Kings: Chapter Two{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}}}}
<ref name=rysn>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UxIvoJRwOXRWBBgALFMw_Wej_Gxv6l4bkJofAJlBpIU/edit| Rysn Interlude]</ref>
<ref name=dalinar>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zLjKT0JSSw0oKZ-nQxEpQLHSVO6v_vZkfOt2gp-LoU/edit| Dalinar's Vision]</ref>
<ref name=poopspren>[http://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/1bflq6/dreamworks_has_acquired_the_film_rights_for_the/c96sk1x| Are there poopspren?]</ref>
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