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|image=CharacterShallan's sketchSketchbook jasnah- Inkspren.jpg
|abilities=[[Nahel bond]], [[Elsecaller]] magic, {{tag+|Splinter}}s
|type= {{cat tag|Spren}}
|world= Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books= [[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
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The '''inkspren''' are a race of sentient [[spren]] that dwell primarily in the [[Cognitive Realm]] of Roshar.▼
{{quote
| You think by facts. You change not on simple whims. You are as you '''are'''.
| [[Ivory]]{{book ref|sa3|47}}
}}
▲The '''inksprenInkspren''' are a race of sentientsapient [[spren]] that dwell primarily in the [[Cognitive Realm]] of Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|37}}
 
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They tend to be attracted to people who are logical and willing to think through their decisions as opposed to acting on instinct.{{wob ref|1603}} Inkspren also dislike how humans change so often.{{wob ref|1603}}
 
== Appearance ==
{{image|Inkspren by ms-marz.jpg|side=left|width=300px}}
Inkspren appear as human-shaped figures dressed all in black. They have been described as being coated in what seems to be oil, and as having a mother-of-pearl or prismatic quality to their look.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Unlike certain other bond spren, they cannot make themselves invisible to humans. They can, however, change their size drastically, allowing them to shrink to the point where they cannot be seen.{{book ref|sa3|53}}
=== Physical Realm ===
In the [[Physical Realm]], inkspren look exactly like their cognitive form, but are able to change their size.{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren}}
 
=== Cognitive Realm ===
They are capable of blending into shadows.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{book ref|sa2|3}}
In the [[Cognitive Realm]], Inkspren are humanoid, and their form does not change. They have angular features, more reminiscent of an unfinished statue than a real person.{{book ref|sa3|47}} They are entirely black, as if made of shadows, and have marble-like skin with a prismatic quality as though it has been coated in a thin layer of oil.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Their skin shimmers and gleams in a variety of colors depending on how the light hits it.{{book ref|sa3|102}}{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren}}
 
They wear stiff, fashionable clothing that matches their shade and texture; the clothing is part of their essence.{{book ref|sa2|3}}{{book ref|sa3|102}} They sometimes carry weapons like swords, which may or may not be sheathed, and sometimes hang in the air besides them.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren}} They have armor as part of their form, similar to carapace.
== Bond-holders ==
*[[Jasnah Kholin]] bonded with the inkspren [[Ivory]] on the night her father was assassinated.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
 
== NotesAbilities ==
Unlike other sapient spren, inkspren cannot shape-shift or make themselves invisible to humans while in the Physical Realm; they are, however, capable of drastically changing their size. They can become as large as a person and as small as a speck of dust, letting them move about unseen if they so wish.{{file ref|Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren.jpg|text=Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren}}{{book ref|sa3|47}}{{book ref|sa3|53}} They are also capable of blending into shadows.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}{{book ref|sa2|3}}
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=== Nahel bond ===
{{17s ref|date=2013-10-14|post|67791|Seattle Signing Report}}
Inkspren are one of the spren types capable of forming [[Nahel bond]]s with humans. The bond makes a person a [[Surgebinder]], and grants the powers of [[Transformation]] and [[Transportation]].{{file ref| TWoK Front Endsheet.jpg | Surgebinding Table}}
 
== Culture ==
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{{image|Ivory by Jove.jpg|side=right|width=200px|[[Ivory]]}}
{{quote
| You think all humans are unstable.
| [[Jasnah]] to [[Ivory]]{{book ref|sa3|47}}
}}
 
Inkspren have a particular way of speaking, using "be" instead of phrases like "be here" or "exist" -- for example, "a spren is" rather than "there's a spren here", or "a traitor is" instead of "a traitor exists".{{book ref|sa3|116}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} They prefer simple, limited body language.{{book ref|sa3|47}}
 
They dislike humans for their irrational and changing nature, and admire those among them who are willing to be cautious, logical and unemotional. Their society as a whole is hostile to the idea of reforming the [[Knights Radiant]], believing that death is the only option for a bonded spren. It's implied they'd be willing to kill a bonded human to "rescue" their kinsmen from such a fate, even if the inkspren entered the bond willingly. There are very few of them interested in attempting the Nahel bond again, with [[Ivory]] seemingly the only one to dare to do so.{{book ref|sa3|47}} It seems he is not entirely alone in his views, however, as several other inkspren accompany him to watch the beginnings of his bond with [[Jasnah]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
 
It's uncertain if inkspren have their own nation in Shadesmar, although they are very common in cities like [[Celebrant]].{{book ref|sa3|102}}
 
== Notable Inkspren ==
* [[Ivory]] (bonded to [[Jasnah]])
* [[Blended]]
 
== Notes ==
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