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<p>Stormlight place/lore/order article (Corvus), book-canon</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Surgebinding&#039;&#039;&#039; is the principal magic system of [[Roshar]], the power by which the [[Knights Radiant]] manipulate the fundamental forces of nature. It is fueled by [[Stormlight]] and granted through the bond between a human and a [[Spren]], and it lies at the heart of [[The Stormlight Archive]]. Surgebinding draws on the Investiture of [[Honor]] and [[Cultivation]], the Shards of the [[The Cosmere|Cosmere]] who together with [[Odium]] shape Roshar.<br /> <br /> == Description ==<br /> A Surgebinder draws [[Stormlight]] into their body and expends it to manipulate one or more of the ten fundamental [[Surges]] of Roshar -- forces such as Gravitation, Adhesion, Transformation, Transportation, and others. Each of the ten orders of [[Knights Radiant]] commands two of these Surges, giving the orders their distinct powers.<br /> <br /> == The Surges ==<br /> The ten Surges are Adhesion, Gravitation, Division, Abrasion, Progression, Illumination, Transformation (Soulcasting), Transportation, Cohesion, and Tension. The Surges are paired and shared among the orders so that each Surge is wielded by two adjacent orders. For example, the [[Windrunners]] wield Adhesion and Gravitation, while the [[Lightweavers]] wield Illumination and Transformation.<br /> <br /> == Mechanics ==<br /> Surgebinding requires both [[Stormlight]] to fuel it and a bonded [[Spren]] to grant access to it. The strength and range of a Surgebinder&#039;s abilities grow as they advance through the [[The Ideals|Ideals]] of their order, deepening the bond with their spren. The same underlying Surges, when accessed without a spren bond by means of the [[Honorblades]], grant similar powers -- as in the case of [[Szeth]].<br /> <br /> == Significance ==<br /> Surgebinding is the source of the [[Knights Radiant]]&#039;s might and the central magic by which the war against [[Odium]] is fought. Its return after centuries of absence signals the renewal of the Radiant orders and the coming of a new [[Desolation]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Stormlight Archive]]<br /> [[Category:Lore]]</div>

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