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{{character
|image=Servant of Odium by Petar Penev.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|Splinter}} of [[Odium]]
|titles=Blightwind
|groups={{tag|Unmade}}
|species=Spren
|bonded=[[Aesudan]] <small>(formerly)</small>, [[Amaram]] <small>(formerly)</small>
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
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|[[Traxil]], line 33, from [[Jasnah's notebook]]{{epigraph ref|sa1|45}}
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'''Yelig-nar''', also known as '''Blightwind,''' is one of the [[Unmade]],{{epigraph ref|sa1|45}} an ancient and terrible [[spren]] of [[Odium]].{{book ref|sa3|62}} Unlike many of the Unmade, Yelig-nar does not appear to have a physical form, seemingly reliant on a bonding with a human{{book ref|sa3|118}} or a [[singer]], granting
== History ==▼
Yelig-nar's origin is unknown, it is uncertain when he came into being. Yelig-nar was involved in the past [[Desolation]]s;{{book ref|sa3|77}} he once broke into [[Nohadon]]'s chancery and killed all of Nohadon's scribes.{{book ref|sa1|60}} Following [[Aharietiam]], Yelig-nar seems to have remained on Roshar, although any actions he may have taken are unknown. Yelig-nar was mentioned in a work of writing by [[Traxil]] that was often cited,{{epigraph ref|sa3|93}} but some including Jasnah Kholin doubted its authenticity.{{epigraph ref|sa1|45}}▼
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| If you wish for the promised power, ingest that—then try to control the one who follows. But be warned, the queen at Kholinar tried this, and the power consumed her.▼
| [[Odium]] to [[Amaram]]{{book ref|sa3|118}}▼
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Following the arrival of the [[Everstorm]] and the beginning of the [[True Desolation]], Yelig-nar became active again. [[Alethi]] Queen [[Aesudan Kholin]], inspired by her father in law [[Gavilar]], began an investigation into the Unmade.{{book ref|sa3|84}} She successfully managed to bond Yelig-nar, beginning her transformation during the [[Siege of Kholinar]] during [[Kholinar Wall Guard]]'s attack on the palace. She and her [[Queen's Guard]] followed Kaladin and Elhokar down into the eastern gallery of the palace, but she did not pursue them after Elhokar's death. However, Aesudan was not strong enough to control Yelig-nar and sometime afterward the power consumed her.{{book ref|sa3|118}}▼
During the Battle of Thaylen Field, Highlord Meridas Amaram swallowed a smokestone and bonded with Yelig-nar{{book ref|sa3|120}} in fulfillment of the promised power Odium had offered him.{{book ref|sa3|118}} He and a number of the [[Fused]] fought [[Kaladin]] as Amaram transformed due to the bond, growing amethyst crystals from his body.{{book ref|sa3|120}} Kaladin successfully managed to crack the gemstone that had replaced Amaram's heart, heavily injuring him and knocking him out of the battle for a time. Later as [[Nergaoul]] was captured, Amaram confronted a heavily wounded Kaladin who had exhausted his Stormlight. Amaram nearly killed Kaladin with a [[Shardblade]]. However, [[Rock]] arrived in time to shoot Amaram in the head and chest with arrows from a [[grandbow]], shattering Amaram's central amethyst, which killed Amaram and separating Yelig-nar from his host.▼
== Appearance and Abilities ==
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Instead of having a specific physical appearance, Yelig-nar is capable of joining with people{{book ref|sa3|120}} or singers who swallow a [[gemstone]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|95}} This gemstone seems to serve as a housing for Yelig-nar
In [[Shadesmar]], Yelig-nar takes the form of a swirling figure of black smoke the size of a normal person.{{book ref|sa3|116}} When a person has swallowed a gemstone and bonds Yelig-nar, a dark smoke swirls around them.{{book ref|sa3|84}} Their eyes darken to a red color that occasionally shifts between specific shades such as crimson or a dark blood red.{{book ref|sa3|120}} They gradually grow carapace and amethyst crystals that glow with a deep violet light from all over their bodies, including their limbs and
A bond with Yelig-nar grants a person the ability to make use of all ten [[Surge]]s
According to mythology, Yelig-nar supposedly consumes souls, but it is not known for certain what this means.{{epigraph ref|sa3|96}} It is likely that it simply refers to the people he bonds with, since he feeds on their [[Identity]] and [[Connection]],{{wob ref|16297}} but it is uncertain if the damage is permanent. Yelig-nar consumes his victims entirely, like [[Nightblood]], meaning they would not appear in [[Shadesmar]] before traveling to the [[Beyond]] upon dying.{{wob ref|15139}}
▲== History ==
=== Early History ===
▲Yelig-nar's origin is unknown
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=== True Desolation ===
;Aesudan
▲Following the arrival of the [[Everstorm]] and the beginning of the [[True Desolation]], Yelig-nar became active again. [[Alethi]] Queen [[Aesudan Kholin]], inspired by her father
;Amaram
▲During the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], Highlord [[Meridas Amaram]] swallowed
== Notes ==
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