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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}}
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==Symbiotic Relationships==
Some types of spren live in symbiotic relationships with various other creatures extant on Roshar.
{{quote| There were said to be logicspren—in the form of tiny stormclouds—who were attracted to great arguments...| The Way of Kings: Chapter Seven{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}}}}
A rare type of spren that appear around great arguments. They take the appearance of tiny stormclouds.{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}}
===Luckspren===
A type of spren that flies around [[Skyeel]]s. They are referred to as "luckspren" by sailors, but it may not be their true name.{{ref| [[:File:Skyeel.jpg| Shallan's Sketchbook: Skyeels]]}}
===Musicspren===
{{quote| Musicspren zipped through the air around [the drummers], the tiny spirits taking the form of spinning translucent ribbons.| The Way of Kings: Prologue{{ref|b|sa1|prologue}}}}
A type of spren that appear around musical performances. They have the appearance of "spinning, translucent ribbons."{{ref|b|sa1|prologue}} A single, pure note is enough to draw at least one musicspren, if only for a short time.{{ref|b|sa1|c|33}}
===Painspren===
{{quote| Painspren swarmed the ground, like small orange hands or bits of sinew, reaching up from the ground amid the blood of the fallen.| The Way of Kings: Chapter Forty-Seven{{ref|b|sa1|c|47}}}}
A common type of spren that appear around those experiencing pain. They have the appearance of sinewy, orange hands.{{ref|b|sa1|c|1}} They crawl out of the ground and swarm the pained, latching on to the wounded areas.{{ref|b|sa1|c|16}}
===Passionspren===
{{quote| Passionspren, like tiny flakes of crystalline snow, floated down in the air around them.| The Way of Kings: Chapter Sixty-One{{ref|b|sa1|c|61}}}}
A type of spren that appears around those experiencing romantic passion. They look like small flakes of snow.{{ref|b|sa1|c|61}}
===Rainspren===
{{quote| [Rainspren] were said to be the souls of raindrops...| The Way of Kings: Chapter Forty-Four{{ref|b|sa1|c|44}}}}
A type of spren that appears most often during the [[Weeping]]. The have the appearance of glowing, ankle-height, blue candles that, despite seeming to melt, never grow shorter. They have a single eye at the top of their body. They often stand in puddles.{{ref|b|sa1|c|44}}
===Riverspren===
{{quote| [The Purelake] was filled with tiny fish, colorful cremlings, and eel-like riverspren.| The Way of Kings: Interlude One{{ref|b|sa1|i|1}}}}
A common type of spren that appear in bodies of water such as rivers or the Purelake. They are often described as being "eel-like."{{ref|b|sa1|i|1}} They are among the larger varieties of spren and have the ability to mimic faces and expressions as well as voices.{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}}
==Possible Spren==
===Captivityspren===
===Dawnsingers===
According to the Ardent [[Kabsal]], the [[Dawnsingers]] were "kindly spren sent by the Almighty" to care for mankind after being expelled from the Tranquiline Halls.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}
===Nightspren===
A type of spren believed to exist by more traditional, rural followers of Vorinism. Those with more eductation believe they are simply fabrications of the Knights Radiant to support their dominance.{{ref|b|sa1|c|42}}
===Nightwatcher===
Most Rosharans believe the [[Nightwatcher]] to be a very powerful type of spren.{{ref|b|sa1|c|52}}
===Voidbringers===
During the Era of Solitude on Roshar, most people living in cities believed the [[Voidbringer]]s were a type of evil spren.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}} This is perhaps a reference to [[Thunderclast]]s which seem to be created from corrupted spren bonding with stone.<ref name=dalinar />
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