Username:
Name of Ability?
Pattern
Ability Effects:
Nahel Bond (1400)
Summon (300)
Adaptions (1050)
-Incredible Heat Environments (100)
-Incredible Cold Environments (100)
-Need to Breathe (200)
-Radioactive Environments (50)
-Starvation and Thirst (50)
-Need for Sleep (50)
-Chemical or Toxic Environments (50)
-Disease (50)
-Falling (100)
-Nonbiological Anatomy (Your organs aren’t where they ought to be, or don’t matter) (300)
Communication (Telepathy) (100)
--Limited (With Shallan Only) (-50)
Cryptic expertise (300)
-Mathematics 6 (300)
-Codebreaking 6 (0)
-Language Translation 6 (0)
-Lie Detection 6 (0)
-Logical Arguments 6 (0)
Descriptor: Pattern is a Cryptic, commonly known as a Liespren, who has bonded with Shallan. Spren are concepts and emotions manifested into beings, and generally reside in the Cognitive Realm of Shallan's homeworld. Manifesting in the Physical realm required extensive measures on Pattern's part, and he relies on his Nahel bond with Shallan in order to retain his sentience while in the physical realm. The Nahel bond is what gives a Surgebinder like Shallan her ability to utilize stormlight, as well as a variety of other powers known to the legendary Knights Radiant.
While in the Physical Realm, Pattern takes the shape of a geometric array of shifting lines. A pattern slightly raised off of whatever surface or object he is clinging to, blending in to the point that people likely only notice him when they are looking for him. He tends to move about along the surfaces of objects and the world in this way, though he can on very rare occasions separate into a floating mass of twisting lines independent of any particular surfaces. He tends to vibrate audibly when excited or worried, creating an unnerving humming, buzzing sound that can be distracting to those who hear it.
Pattern is a Inquisitive scientist. He is a very logical being, viewing the world from a perspective that many would consider alien, but possesses a perhaps surprisingly genuine and honest interest in things he doesn't understand. As a Cryptic Spren, Pattern is only minorly familiar with organic life and the physical realm, having had perhaps a few months to experience it alongside Shallan thus far. He has a great love of language and lies, particularly concepts that mix truth and falsehoods, such as sarcasm, metaphor, flattery and other tricks of speech. He calls all of these things lies, but with a decisively positive outlook on the word. For all his love of lies, Pattern tends to speak truths plainly himself, and is a decidedly bad liar himself.
Pattern is a scientist among his people. He volunteered to take the trip to the physical realm, fully expecting that his bond with Shallan would result in his death, but too fascinated by the opportunity to study the illogical and abstract nature of humans and the physical world to pass up on the opportunity. He is an observer, barely able to interact with the physical realm beyond the faintest presses of light objects such as the pins inside of a lock. His fate and Shallan's are tied together, and he will assist her However he can, but his primary role in a situation is to provide Shallan with advice and counsel.
{Note: In an effort to Separate this purchase into more manageable sections, Pattern is currently restricted from leaving Shallan, and will operate while clinging to her directly, instead of being able to move about on surfaces independently of her.}
Nahel bond:
Spren are emotions and concepts manifested into beings by the power of a human's beliefs. As such they do not adhere to many of the rules of organic life, and are not affected by many of the things a normal human would be. On Roshar it is not generally viewed as possible to kill a spren, damaging them will simply disorient and weaken them, and even doing that much requires unusual tools designed specifically to do so. However, as a being of the Cognitive Realm, Pattern requires a person to bond with in order to retain his sentience. This is the risk that makes Spren so hesitant to form bonds with humans, as the normally immortal beings make themselves vulnerable by tying themselves to a mortal and changeable being like a human.
The Nahel bond allows Pattern and Shallan to speak with one another without any visible or audible sign, though Pattern cannot stray too far from Shallan without his sentience starting to slip as well.
Cryptic Expertise: (Gifted affinity applied to price)
As a Cryptic, Pattern possesses an inhuman aptitude at logical reasoning. He can recognize patterns in speech and translate languages with a surprising ease, though he may complain about the illogical inconsistencies thereof in the process. He is very good at recognizing the patterns in people's speech, and is generally aware when people are lying to one another or themselves, though his response is more likely one of a pleased humming at recognizing the lie than any particular action at the recognition.
Essence Cost: 1700
STAFF EDIT: Approved!
