surgebinding
Surgebinding is a fictional magical system featured in Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive. It enables a user to draw investiture from storms, stored in gemstones or in the user’s own body, to bind two Surges—fundamental forces that shape reality—and to manipulate the world in a variety of ways. A Surgebinder typically accesses these powers through a bond with a spren, a cognitive-spirit entity, which anchors the magic and grants the ability to reach the Surges.
Practically, Surgebinding involves pairing two Surges to produce a broad range of effects, from altering gravity
Bonds with spren are central to the system. The strength and nature of the bond influence stamina,
Surgebinding plays a critical role in the world’s politics, warfare, and religious philosophy within the Stormlight