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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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{{quote| Spren appear when something changes—when fear appears, or when it begins to rain. They are the heart of change, and therefore the heart of all things.| [[Hesina]] to [[Kaladin]]{{ref|b|sa1|c|37}}}}
'''Spren''' are a type of magical entity that live on the planet [[Roshar]].
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==Physiology==
There are said to be thousands of different kinds of spren, each named for a different type of phenomenon.{{ref|b|sa1|c|49}} There are actually several different varieties of spren. Everything has a "spren" based on how it is viewed cognitively and how long it has been viewed that way.{{ref|b|sa1|c|37}}
Larger spren have the ability to shape-shift often mimicking faces, as well as being able to mimic voices.
Spren do not need to sleep, {{ref|b|sa1|c|14}} and spren can die.{{ref|?|836|26| Can spren die?}}
The causal link between spren and there namesake is not fully understood on Roshar. Some spren, such as rotspren, are said to cause their namesake, whereas others, such as windspren, are merely attracted to it.{{ref|b|sa1|c|57}}
While spren are often invisible, they are said to be ever present and will appear around the phenomenon they are named for.{{ref|b|sa1|c|7}} The exception is in [[Shinovar]], where no spren appear.{{ref|b|sa1|i|4}}
As creatures of nature, spren are not particularly concerned with good and evil.{{ref|?|755|14| Would that also mean that certain spren had an alignment or would some spren be catered toward good or evil or not?}}
{{theory}}
Spren seem to be tied closely with [[Wikipedia: Quantum field theory| quantum field theory]].
==Symbiotic Relationships==
Some types of spren live in symbiotic relationships with various other creatures extant on Roshar. Perhaps the best known examples of this are [[greatshell]]s. There is a type of spren that lives in their bodies which contribute to their ability to grow to such large sizes.{{ref|?|977|158| What are the smoke-y spren that appear around a dead chasmfiend?}}
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