# Games > Cosmere > Stormlight > World > Spren > [!NOTE] References > Pages 3-4, 17, 30-37, 40, 42-44, 123-132, 134-207, 250-251, 255, 261-262, 267-268, 349, 358 bonding - characters bond radiant spren to surgebind - singers bond lesser or voidspren to gain forms - artifacts bond lesser spren to power effects -- or trap??? - larkin bond with luckspren to molt into greater larkin **Spren** "Spren are nearly omnipresent on Roshar and can appear at displays of strong emotions or alongside the natural elements of the world. Chapter 5 details the Radiant spren, but the Spren Types table lists common “lesser spren” you can sprinkle into your storytelling." When a human or singer takes special oaths and bonds their soul with a willing sapient spren, that person becomes Radiant, able to breathe in and utilize Stormlight to fuel their powers. Singers can change forms by bonding spren during highstorms "take a spren into your gemheart" players sometimes (usually?) give their bonded spren a name spren deities? (known to the Reshi) A rare few Unkalaki can see spren that most humans can’t, earning the title of Sighted. ...the practice of worshiping spren as gods Radiant paths contain the powers and abilities a character can gain through their spren bond ### Radiant Orders p.123 "Their members formed bonds with bits of sapient Investiture known as spren, and through this powerful symbiosis, each Radiant order gained access to two of the ten surges — extraordinary abilities powered by Stormlight. see “Playing a Radiant” (p.125) for guidance on attracting a spren, and see “Playing with Spren” (p.129) for rules on interacting with them once bonded Each Knight Radiant gains their abilities through their spren bond, which scholars call the “Nahel bond.” This bond is a linking of spirits, a symbiotic relationship that grants benefits to both partners: the spren gains the ability to manifest in the Physical Realm without losing their sapience or memory, and the person gains Surgebinding and the ability to breathe in Stormlight. In general, when you behave in a way that appeals to a certain type of spren or aligns with the Ideals of a given order, a Radiant spren can be drawn to you. Nine common types of Radiant spren can bond with humans and singers, each corresponding with an order. Individual spren vary in motives and preferences just like people of flesh and blood, but when selecting prospective Radiants, each type of spren tends to follow certain patterns (as detailed in the section for each order). The GM is encouraged to use Radiant spren as NPCs, communicating when a PC’s heroic actions have drawn a spren’s attention and approval. Once you’ve attracted a Radiant spren (whether before or after choosing your first Radiant talent), you can record their name and type in the “Connections” section of your character sheet. #### Attracting a Spren p.109 SCHOLAR > Prized Acquisition "The first time you attempt to craft a fabrial with this gem, you ignore the usual time requirements for attracting a spren and crafting the fabrial..." Types - Common - Radiant - Voidspren ## Spren ###### Non-Radiant | Name | Type | Notes | Refs | | :-------------------: | :----------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :-------: | | **angerspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | A red pool bubbling up at a person’s feet. | `359` | | **anticipationspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Red streamers sprouting from the ground and whipping in the air. | `12, 359` | | **bindspren** | *lesser* | Grants **Meditationform** to singers. | `34` | | **blightspren** | *void* | Grants **Decayform** to singers. | `37` | | **callousspren** | *void* | Grants **Direform** to singers. | `35` | | **creationspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Silvery spren forming into the shapes of objects they’ve recently seen.<br><br>Grants **Artform** to singers. | `33, 359` | | **decayspren** | *lesser (nature)* | Barnacle-like objects clinging to decay­ing objects. | `359` | | **exhaustionspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Jets of brown dust shooting into the air. | `359` | | **fearspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Violet blobs wriggling up from the ground at a person’s feet. | `359` | | **flamespren** | *lesser (nature)* | Dancing humanoid figures made of glowing light inside of fire. | `359` | | **gloryspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Golden orbs of light circling in the air. | `359` | | **gravitationspren** | *lesser* | Grants **Workform** to singers. | `34` | | **hastespren** | *void* | Grants **Relayform** to singers. | `36` | | **joyspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Blue leaves swirling up around a person. | `359` | | **lifespren** | *lesser (nature)* | Glowing green specks floating around plant life.<br><br>Grants **Mateform** to singers. | `31, 359` | | **logicspren** | *lesser* | Grants **Scholarform** to singers. | `34` | | **luckspren** | *lesser* | Used to molt a larkin into a greater larkin. | `372` | | **musicspren** | *lesser* | Ryshadium seem to have a symbiotic bond with musicspren. | `261` | | **nightspren** | *void* | Grants **Nightform** to singers. | `37` | | **painspren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Orange sinuous hands grasping up from the ground.<br><br>Grants **Warform** to singers. | `33, 359` | | **rainspren** | *lesser (nature)* | Blue candles with a single eye where the flame should be. | `359` | | **rotspren** | *lesser (nature)* | Tiny red insect-like spots on infected or rotting flesh. | `40, 359` | | **secretspren** | *lesser* | The Fused have access to a strange bright yellow spren that can detect the use of Investiture. When detected, these spren fly screaming toward the source, revealing it to dangerous threats like the Fused. | `349` | | **shamespren** | *lesser (emotion)* | Red and white flower petals slowly falling. | `359` | | **stormspren** | *void* | Grants **Stormform** to singers. | `35` | | **windspren** | *lesser (nature)* | Ribbons of light dancing in the wind and potentially changing shape.<br><br>Grants **Nimbleform** to singers. | `33, 359` | | **zealspren** | *void* | Grants **Envoyform** to singers. | `36` | **Bondsmiths** (p.206) There are never more than three full Bondsmiths at a time, each bonded with one of three unique spren. These rarest of Radiants are the heart, soul, and commanders of the Knights Radiant, and they’re typically the most highly protected and regarded of the orders. Each Bondsmith is partnered with one of the great ones of the spren: **the Stormfather**, **the Sibling**, or **the Nightwatcher**. These spren each have unique abilities, many of which they grant to their Bondsmith. For example, the Stormfather’s Bondsmith can “ride” the highstorm alongside him to gain a tactical view of the landscape wherever the highstorm is. Meanwhile, the Sibling’s Bondsmith is aware of and can precisely control the systems within the tower-city of Urithiru. The bonded spren also determines the type of Invested light the Bondsmith uses to power their abilities and can grant to others: Stormlight for the Stormfather, Towerlight for the Sibling, and Lifelight for the Nightwatcher. The term “Bondsmith” predates even the ancient Radiants; it originally referred to a person who could manipulate bonds and Connection. Such a Bondsmith discovered and facilitated the first spren bonds, even­tually resulting in the founding of the Knights Radiant. The Shard Honor, however, sought to place reasonable restrictions on Surgebinding; he believed it necessary to have the powerful Bondsmiths as a Radiant order, but he ensured that they were limited in number. Honor granted only three unusually powerful spren the capability of creating a Bondsmith with their Nahel bond: the Stormfather (who was Honor’s own Splinter), the Nightwatcher (Cultivation’s Splinter), and the Sibling (a spren made equally from both of the Shards’ powers). In the centuries leading up to the Recreance, the number of Bondsmiths varied, sometimes falling as low as one." ###### Voidspren "While most spren who bond with singers are connected to the Shards of Honor or Cultivation, Voidspren are powerful spren connected with Odium. Bonding a Voidspren makes you more susceptible to Odium’s influence — but it also grants you access to powerful forms known as Regal forms. In these forms, you can hum to new, malevolent rhythms, and you may find that ordinary rhythms feel distant. Your newfound power emboldens you, and depending on your personality, you might feel increased aggression or apathy toward others. If you have a Nahel bond with a Radiant spren, this helps you retain your usual disposition without a struggle." -- p.37 **Corrupted** (p.183) ...the more animal-like spren, she won’t experiment on sapient spren... #### Radiant Shardblades p.250 Thousands of years ago, the people of Roshar lost the knowledge of what Shardblades are made from and how to create them. However, certain characters — including ancient beings, higher-Ideal Radiants, and people associated with them — know what Shardblades truly are: the corpses of Radiant spren, killed when their bonded knights forswore their oaths during the Recreance. Radiants of the Third Ideal or higher can wield “living” Shardblades, their bonded spren physically manifested in the form of a weapon. Such a Blade can be summoned whenever its spren is ready (instead of requiring ten heartbeats as those of dead-spren Shardblades do). Unlike other Shardblades, glyphs and symbols usually glow on the blade, though you can cause yours to look like a “dead” Blade whenever you wish. While you wield your Radiant Shardblade, you can telepathically communicate with your spren. However, while in Blade form, the spren can’t use abilities that require them to move independently. #### Radiant Shardplate Radiants of the Fourth Ideal or higher can wield “living” Shardplate, which usually glows with a luminescent light. The armor is composed of common spren; these spren usually follow the Radiant unseen, but they can be called on to manifest into armor. You can also choose for your Radiant Shardplate to look like “dead” Plate, which doesn’t glow. ## Items p.261 **Ryshadium** Sometimes referred to as “the third Shard” alongside Shardblades and Plate, Ryshadium are an exceedingly rare breed of horse. They stand an average of two hands taller than horses of other breeds, have stone-like hooves that don’t require horseshoes, and can carry a warrior wearing Shardplate into battle — a feat which would injure or kill other horses. In addition, Ryshadium seem to have a symbiotic bond with musicspren, and their eyes brim with intelligence and sapience. A Ryshadium chooses their rider, refusing others who attempt to ride them. p.262 **Fabrials** A fabrial is constructed by trapping a spren within a gemstone; the type of spren determines the fabrial’s basic function, then the gemstone is surrounded by complex metal latticeworks to fine-tune its effects. p.267 "...the process for attracting a spren and crafting a standard fabrial is well documented, so you don’t need to make an additional test to trap the spren." Some of the most powerful items throughout Roshar — such as Soulcasters, Shardplate, and Shardblades — were created not by technology, but by the sacrifice of ancient spren. p.313 "Your spren helps you out, pointing out something or distracting the enemy."