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A '''fabrial''' is a [[Stormlight]]-powered mechanical device from [[Roshar]] that uses [[spren]] captured in gemstones to perform a particular supernatural task. The magical properties of modern fabrials can usually be activated by anyone who knows how to use them.{{book ref|sa2|86}} A person who creates or designs fabrials is called an '''artifabrian'''.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}
== Overview ==
===Design===
The types of spren that can be captured in a
Any [[Surge]] can be replicated by fabrial science.{{wob ref|3013}} However, in the present day, fabrials that use Surges are extremely rare, and most of them date back to the era of the [[Knights Radiant]].{{cite}}
The term "fabrial" is often used colloquially to refer to the entire device. Artifabrians, however, call that a "machine", and use the word fabrial to refer specifically to a gem with a captured spren.{{file ref|Navani1.jpg|text=Navani's Notebook: One}}▼
===Use===
In contrast to [[Surgebinding]] or [[Old Magic]], most fabrials can be operated by anyone, as long as they know how to do so (the only exception being the [[Oathgate]]s, which require a Radiant to activate, although that might be a security measure rather than a crucial design element).{{book ref|sa2|86}} Some, like heatrials, are even capable of functioning without human input.{{book ref|sa2|4}}
The self-contained nature of fabrials sets them apart from most manifestations of [[Investiture]] in the [[cosmere]], wherein the magic is accessed and directed by the user (often with specific requirements or limitations).{{wob ref|10311}}{{wob ref|3488}}{{wob ref|6247}}
▲The term "fabrial" is often used colloquially to refer to the entire device. Artifabrians, however, call that a machine, and use the word fabrial to refer specifically to a gem with a captured spren.{{file ref|Navani1.jpg|text=Navani's Notebook: One}}
== History ==
* Theoretically, a fabrial could be used to detect emotional [[Allomancy]].{{wob ref|11576}}
* The term "fabrial" will, eventually, come to be used for all magic-based mechanical devices in the [[Cosmere]], such as the mechanism that picks [[Elantrian]]s.{{wob ref|8621}}
== Notes ==
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