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{!{Magical Entities
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{{quote| Spren appear when something changes—when fear appears, or when it begins to rain. They are the heart of change, and therefore the heart of all things.| [[Hesina]] to [[Kaladin]]{{ref|b|sa1|c|37}}}}
'''Spren''' are a type of magical entity that live on the planet [[Roshar]]. They are a combination of the powers of the [[Shard]]s [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]]. Some are more of Honor; others, Cultivation; the rest are a mixture of the two.{{ref|?|747|5| Are all spren that can Nahel Bond called honorspren or just Windrunner spren?}} Spren act as "release valve" for uncontrolled shardic energy, like the [[Seon]]s and [[Skaze]] of [[Sel]].{{ref|?|944|7| Does Roshar have a similar problem, with Honor being Splintered?}}
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==Physiology==
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}}
==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]] bonded with a different type of spren.{!{cite}}
{!{theory}}
It is also possible that the magic fish of the [[Purelake]] and the [[Ryshadium]] breed of horses get their unique traits from bonds with spren.
==Known Subtypes==
===Alespren===
A type of spren mentioned in [[Navani's notebook]]. They can be captured in gems of a certain cut and used in fabrial machines.{{ref|[[:File:Navani1.jpg| Navani's Notebook: One]]}} Possibly another name for groundspren.
===Greatshell Spren===
A type of spren that has a symbiotic realtionship with greatshells, they, in part, enable them to grow to such large sizes.{{ref|?|977|158
The [[Tai-na]] of the [[Reshi Sea]] have an extraordinary variant of spren, referred to as the "soul" of the greatshell by the [[Reshi]], that allow them to grow to truly gargantuan sizes. These "souls" will sometimes show themselves to people and do such things as slowing a person's fall.<ref name=rysn />
A type of spren that appears around people experiencing extreme hunger. They appear as tiny brown flies that flit around the hungry person.{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}}
===Laughterspren===
{{quote| A few laughterspren—minnow-like silver spirits that darted through the air in circular patterns—began to zip about them.| The Way of Kings: Chapter Fourteen{{ref|b|sa1|c|14}}}}
A type of spren that appears in the presence of laughter. They have the appearance of small, silver minnows that dart in circular motions around those who are laughing.{{ref|b|sa1|c|14}}
===Lifespren===
A common type of spren that appear in the presence of wind. As one of the larger types of spren, windspren are able to change their appearance at will, though they often appear as "ribbons of light without form."{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}}
The leading edge of a highstorm is home to "thousands upon thousands" of windspren.{{ref|b|sa1|c|34}} Windspren are also a common sight at the tail of a highstorm "chasing after... the highstorm's last gusts."{{ref|b|sa1|c|4}}
Windspren are closely related to honorspren, such as Sylphrena.{{ref|?|979|61| Are all windspren really just unbonded honorspren?}} This perhaps evidenced by their ability to "stick things together"{{ref|b|sa1|c|2}} although that could be restricted to unbonded honorspren.
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