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| Though we will evaluate you, remember that the final measure of your success or failure belongs to the highspren.
| [[Ki]]{{book ref|sa3|90}}
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'''Highspren'''
== Appearance and Culture ==
▲Highspren appear to espouse following the letter of the law and other legal codes, rather than doing what one feels is right.{{book ref|sa2|59}} They formed [[Nahel Bond]]s with [[Surgebinder]]s of the [[Order of Skybreakers]]. Unlike the other kinds of sapient spren, highspren did not stop bonding with Skybreakers after the Recreance.{{wob ref|9240}}
Highspren espouse order and law, focusing on obedience and following legal codes.{{book ref|sa2|59}} They are infamous among the other spren for being strict and inflexible.{{book ref|sa3|108}} They seem to be fairly isolationsit, with none to be seen in [[Celebrant]].{{book ref|sa3|102}} It's possible they have their own settlements, as [[Jasnah]] appears to have visited them to gain information about past [[Desolation]]s.{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}}
▲Highspren are described as looking like black slits in reality, with white glowing stars shining through.{{book ref|sa3|98}}
== Abilities ==
Highspren are one of the types of spren capable of forming a [[Nahel Bond]], making a person a [[Surgebinder]] with the powers of [[Gravitation]] and [[Division]].{{file ref|TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg|Surgebinding Table}} However, unlike other Radiant spren, highspren do not form a Bond until the prospective Skybreaker swears at least the [[Immortal Words|Second Ideal]].{{book ref|sa3|90}}
In the Physical Realm, they are capable of chosing who can hear and see them, and can even hide from their bonded Surgebinder.{{book ref|sa3|98}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} They seem to have some kind of empathic connection to their Surgebinders that other spren lack, as they can let the Radiant know their feelings without speaking, even when not in [[Shardblade]] form.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== Notable highspren ==
* [[Winnow]] (bonded to [[Ki]])
* [[Szeth]]'s unnamed highspren
== Notes ==
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