Theory about Enlightened Radiant spren

[Through The Living Grub He/Him]

Forgive me if I am rehashing an old theory.

Renairin is bonded to an Enlightened mistspren. Mistspren bonds create the order of Truthwatchers, with access to Illumination and Progession. Renairin has limited use of Illumination but no unusual restrictions with Progression due to Glys being corrupted.

My theory is that Glys's corruption to Odium has changed Renairin's use of Illumination is limited in the traditional sense because that surge has been corrupted to Voidbinding. His visions of the future are personal Lightweavings that depict cryptic scenes of the future. It is important to note that old Truthwatchers seem to have limited foresight capabilities, perhaps as a Resonance.

Why is Illumination replaced with Voidbinding? Well, mistspren lean more towards Cultivation than Honor, which may affect what surge is replaced. If a Cryptic was corrupted and formed a bond, maybe Lightweaving would work normally for them and Soulcasting was somehow changed.

Thoughts?

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

On 3/22/2026 at 6:20 PM, Through The Living Grub said:

Forgive me if I am rehashing an old theory.

Renairin is bonded to an Enlightened mistspren. Mistspren bonds create the order of Truthwatchers, with access to Illumination and Progession. Renairin has limited use of Illumination but no unusual restrictions with Progression due to Glys being corrupted.

My theory is that Glys's corruption to Odium has changed Renairin's use of Illumination is limited in the traditional sense because that surge has been corrupted to Voidbinding. His visions of the future are personal Lightweavings that depict cryptic scenes of the future. It is important to note that old Truthwatchers seem to have limited foresight capabilities, perhaps as a Resonance.

Why is Illumination replaced with Voidbinding? Well, mistspren lean more towards Cultivation than Honor, which may affect what surge is replaced. If a Cryptic was corrupted and formed a bond, maybe Lightweaving would work normally for them and Soulcasting was somehow changed.

Thoughts?

Makes sense to me. the only thing I would say is that when Iyatil uses transportation, it works normally, and that is, by your logic, probably the "minor" elsecaller surge (if Illumination is the minor truth watcher surge and the major lightweaver surge, then Transformation is the minor lightweaver one and the major for the elsecaller, and transportation becomes the minor). They end up going to the cognitive normally. It makes sense for Mraize's enlightened cryptic though, as he can create illusions normally, which is the major for lightweavers.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Edited March 28 by Clarkmon22

[Trusk'our he/him]

3 hours ago, Clarkmon22 said:

Makes sense to me. the only thing I would say is that when Iyatil uses transportation, it works normally, and that is, by your logic, probably the "minor" elsecaller surge (if Illumination is the minor truth watcher surge and the major lightweaver surge, then Transformation is the minor lightweaver one and the major for the elsecaller, and transportation becomes the minor). They end up going to the cognitive normally. It makes sense for Mraize's enlightened cryptic though, as he can create illusions normally, which is the major for lightweavers.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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It was reading your post that made me realize that Elsecalling isn't the first Surge that Elsecallers gain access to.

I'd completely mixed them up somehow. 

[Clarkmon22 He/Him]

8 minutes ago, Trusk'our said:

It was reading your post that made me realize that Elsecalling isn't the first Surge that Elsecallers gain access to.

I'd completely mixed them up somehow. 

YES! I contributed, if only slightly, to an actual important conversation!