Self revelations and theories on spren

[Ithilwen]

So idk if this has been said before but I am on my 4th or 5th reread of the series and just came to a revelation on a possible reason so many spren are deadeyes. During the interlude with the 2 ardents they demonstrate that spren can be bound into a form if recorded. What if the reason so many spren are blades and plate because they have been recorded by who owns them, what they look like and such. Shalan even draws them which if there are drawings of all the blades and plates that could further lock in what they are perceived as and thus force the spren to always stay as they are. I know this is probably not super original in thought but if this is true, Odium could have the records burned and thus free the blades and plate from their captivity and leave the humans with greatly reduced man power. I feel that this is why Adolins spren could be changing because he is seeing her as more than just the sword but as his companion and then as a living spren so she is gaining some personality back. 

 

All in all this is just some ramblings of myself and if I am wrong or missed something let me know. I just was so excited at the thought I had to share with people. 

[Morningtide she/her]

14 hours ago, Ithilwen said:

So idk if this has been said before but I am on my 4th or 5th reread of the series and just came to a revelation on a possible reason so many spren are deadeyes. During the interlude with the 2 ardents they demonstrate that spren can be bound into a form if recorded. What if the reason so many spren are blades and plate because they have been recorded by who owns them, what they look like and such. Shalan even draws them which if there are drawings of all the blades and plates that could further lock in what they are perceived as and thus force the spren to always stay as they are. I know this is probably not super original in thought but if this is true, Odium could have the records burned and thus free the blades and plate from their captivity and leave the humans with greatly reduced man power. I feel that this is why Adolins spren could be changing because he is seeing her as more than just the sword but as his companion and then as a living spren so she is gaining some personality back. 

All in all this is just some ramblings of myself and if I am wrong or missed something let me know. I just was so excited at the thought I had to share with people. 

I like your idea. I'm not so sure about the drawing part, I've always thought that the spren were locked in blade and plate form simply because they didn't have a radiant bond. It could still totally be possible though! 

I really like the idea that Maya is changing because Adolin is seeing her as a person, not a tool. Adolin's always kind of treated Maya like she's special, and this only increased when he saw her Cognitive form. Spren are so easily influenced by human opinions, so it seems like Adolin would at least have had an effect on her, if not been the entire reason she changed. 

[Rg2045]

There is WoB that talks about how the shard blade will change slightly the more time people spent with them 

so maybe records will slow down this process