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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Fabrials''' are the technological devices of [[Roshar]] that harness [[Spren]] and [[Stormlight]] to produce useful effects, forming the basis of an advancing science of magic in [[The Stormlight Archive]]. Where [[Surgebinding]] is the innate power of the [[Knights Radiant]], fabrials are crafted tools that any sufficiently skilled artifabrian can build and operate, making magic into technology.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
A fabrial is built around a [[Spren]] trapped within a gemstone, powered by [[Stormlight]]. By manipulating the captured spren and the flow of Stormlight, fabrials produce a range of effects. They represent a growing field of study, and the artifabrians of nations such as [[Thaylenah]] and others continually refine and expand their capabilities.<br />
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== Types of Fabrials ==<br />
Fabrials are generally classed by function. '''Augmenters''' enhance a force or sensation, such as warmth, pain, or wind. '''Diminishers''' reduce one, such as the painrials used by surgeons to dull suffering. '''Pairing fabrials''' link two halves so that one mirrors or opposes the movement of the other -- the basis of conjoined fabrials used for communication and transport. Among the most important are the '''spanreeds''', paired devices that allow written communication across great distances, and the '''Oathgates''', titanic fabrials enabling instant travel.<br />
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== Mechanics ==<br />
The effect of a fabrial depends on the type of [[Spren]] trapped within it and the way the gemstone is cut and configured. Recharging a fabrial requires exposing its gemstone to a [[The Highstorm|highstorm]] to renew its [[Stormlight]]. Half-shards, heliodor warning fabrials, and many specialized devices show the breadth of the technology.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
Fabrials make the powers of [[Spren]] and [[Stormlight]] available to ordinary people and institutions, driving Roshar toward something resembling an industrial and scientific revolution. They demonstrate that the magic of the world is not solely the province of the [[Knights Radiant]].<br />
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