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I was thinking a while ago about who else might turn out to be a surge binder/potential radiant. If this has already been a topic somewhere else, please point me there so I can move this discussion there. If not, please post any and all thoughts on which characters we'll see turn into binders/radiants - and which ones will get a book. My thoughts on this stemmed from the thought that Brandon might be playing out a principle that certain families may predisposes their members to being radiants, or maybe it's that association with a (potential) radiant or surge binder allows others around them to connect with spren more easily. The three main families we have insight into so far are Kholin, Davar, and Kaladin's. The Kholin family has four confirmed potential binders (Elhokar, Dalinar, Jasnah, and Renarin - Elhokar is really the outlier here, he sees spren, but I don't know what to make of him) and a pretty strong indication that Gavilar would also have been. My interpretation of the reading leads me to believe that Adolin and Navani are potential candidates based on their personalities/displayed characteristics, bringing the family total to a potential seven. In Shallan's family, she is one, and her oldest brother had some connection as well. Frankly, this is the weakest part of my theory and I'm very curious to hear more about Helaran. Regardless, Shallan's not alone in her family. Under different circumstances I think her mother and father might have had the strength of personality to become binders, but rather than breaking (as Syl mentioned to Kaladin) and remaking themselves, they shattered completely. As for Kaladin's family, I think there is a significant chance that his mother or father or both could become binders. Their characters seemed to fit the mold of having certain guiding principles they adhered to, and, looking back on the story after WoR, both seemed to have met their potential breaking points: Lirin with Roshone right before Kaladin left, and what mother wouldn't be devastated with the loss of both her sons. I can't wait to see how they've handled themselves in the interim when Kaladin goes back to see them again. As a side note, when considering the PoV's for the 10 books, with 10 books, each on a different character, we'll probably get roughly half men and half women, and half light eyes/half other (e.g. Eshonai). thoughts?