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Shallan's Sketchbook: Honorspren
Drawing by Ben McSweeney

Honorspren are the spren of oaths and promises.[1] They are one of the ten types of spren that can form a Nahel bond.[2] This bond gives the user the Surges of the Windrunners: Gravitation and Adhesion.

Background[]

Honorspren were once made by Honor himself, intentionally.[3] Honor Splintered himself and created honorspren.[4] He stopped some time before his death and gave that responsibility to the Stormfather. Of the handful that the Stormfather created, only Syl survived the Recreance, the rest becoming Deadeyes.[5][6] Believing all to be dead, he refused to create any more for centuries. When he began to create again, he only created ten. From those ten came the rest of the honorspren as they could apparently create their own honorspren as children, then those children created their own.[6]

According to Syl, the honorspren born after the Recreance were foolish. They knew something bad was coming, but wouldn't do anything.[7]

In Shadesmar, the honorspren rule over a grand city known as Lasting Integrity, which is their capital.[8]

But Lasting Integrity, and those who there are, according to Blended, have had a strong effect on many honorspren. They preach isolation now ... and others listen.[9]

Personalities[]

When Blended tells Adolin that honorspren are prim,* he replies that he knows an honorspren in his realm who is interesting (i.e., Syl), but not prim. Blended replies that the Ancient Daughter is not the only one whose personality is as he speaks. Further, that many honorspren used to be like that, and others still are.[9]

Characteristics[]

Honorspren like their books, but they seem to enjoy owning the them, treating them like relics to be hoarded.[9]

Honorspren law is complex. To Adolin, it seems designed to be frustrating. Blended agrees with him on this, but says it's unsurprising, as it was devised by a stuck-up bunch of prim,* overly polished buttons.[9]

Notable Honorspren[]

References[]

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