Bridge Four spren [discuss]

[Dreamwa1ker she/her]

There are some unique spren around Roshar that seem to be tied to significant places, things, or events (e.g. Cusicesh). We also know spren are basically created from concepts having significance in people's collective minds (they are cognitive beings).

Theory: Bridge 4 is growing a big spren in the cognitive realm and we'll see this either in back half or in space-age Roshar.

In RoW, we see that the specific Bridge 4 from our bridge 4 crew has been saved and now incorporated into The Fourth Bridge airship. We know the concept of Bridge 4 itself has also taken on more significance as we progress in the series than a simple physical bridge - rather now representing camaraderie, friendship, perseverance, etc. It has spawned a salute, tattoos, become a part of many people's identity. And now the crew even have a ritual and reverence for the Bridge mounted in the ship:

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Appearing invigorated, the young Windrunner stepped across the deck. He knelt and rested his hand on the rectangular patch of wood that stood out from the rest—not newly cut, but dinged and marked from arrows. His old bridge had been embedded to be flush with the rest of the deck. The Bridge Four Windrunners all enacted this same wordless ritual when they left the airship.

We don't know exactly how spren like Cusicesh or others come to be, but this sure seems like a good start. I really want another Axies chapter in back half now where he comes to observe the bridge 4 spren!

[yulyulk]

When it comes to new spren candidates, I usually think about the Everstorm, but this would be really cool! Would it be localized to the Shattered Plains, like Cusicesh with its city?

[Dreamwa1ker she/her]

5 minutes ago, yulyulk said:

When it comes to new spren candidates, I usually think about the Everstorm, but this would be really cool! Would it be localized to the Shattered Plains, like Cusicesh with its city?

I was wondering if it would follow the actual bridge around. Like the bridge is now in the 4th bridge ship, what if in future there is still a piece of wood from it, now considered some sort of relic, mounted in something?

Edited January 28, 2021 by Dreamwa1ker

[Halyo_Alex he/him]

12 hours ago, Dreamwa1ker said:

I was wondering if it would follow the actual bridge around. Like the bridge is now in the 4th bridge ship, what if in future there is still a piece of wood from it, now considered some sort of relic, mounted in something?

I am curious if it could interact with the conjoiner/reverser spren in the Fourth Bridge...

"how's work"

"*flamespren noises*"

[KSub]

From an emotional standpoint I would like this to happen.

But as much as bridge four represents honour and courage and loyalty, I don't think it's going to create a new spren. The only two spren like you suggest that we have seen are the Tower and Cusicesh, and I think Cusicesh may be one of the unmade.

[Halyo_Alex he/him]

3 hours ago, KSub said:

From an emotional standpoint I would like this to happen.

But as much as bridge four represents honour and courage and loyalty, I don't think it's going to create a new spren. The only two spren like you suggest that we have seen are the Tower and Cusicesh, and I think Cusicesh may be one of the unmade.

It's not going to, until Bridge 4 (the people) petition Dalinar/Navani to mess with connection and MAKE it have a spren.

(I know that's not really gonna happen BUT CMON IT WOULD BE SWEET. Make it a superspren like the Oathgate Spren)

[mathiau he/him]

On 29/01/2021 at 0:48 AM, KSub said:

From an emotional standpoint I would like this to happen.

But as much as bridge four represents honour and courage and loyalty, I don't think it's going to create a new spren. The only two spren like you suggest that we have seen are the Tower and Cusicesh, and I think Cusicesh may be one of the unmade.

It could also become a far smaller spren than these two

[KSub]

29 minutes ago, mathiau said:

It could also become a far smaller spren than these two

I suppose that's possible.