Shallan Davar

I summarized Shallan as my first post because I think she is very interesting to read about.

I think that Skybreakers and Elsecallers are the most useful.

<iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MDPTN53" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe> <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/c/ca/SoTSAatKR_IS.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20200511014515" alt="SoTSAatKR IS" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="SoTSAatKR_IS.jpg" data-image-name="SoTSAatKR IS.jpg" width="250" height="250" > Symbol of The Stormlight Archive and the Knights Radiant Artwork by Isaac Stewart The Knights Radiant, commonly known as Radiants, were a military organization of ten consecrated orders, centered at Urithiru on Roshar.[1] Commonly believed to have betrayed mankind on the Day of Recreance, they are now referred to as the Lost Radiants ... traitors.[2] Yet, the orders were one once. Not without problems or strife, but focused.[1] Their symbol was a golden hourglass shape of eight spheres connected with two at the center. This shape was also sometimes referred to as the Double Eye of the Almighty in Vorinism.[3][1] Contents [show] DescriptionEdit The Radiants were emotionally broken people. People who had been broken, but then instead of lying down and giving up, they stood straight, shouldered the weights, and found they could continue. In a conversation between Kaladin and Syl the following exchange occurred: “ "You want too much of me," he snapped at her as he reached the other side of the chasm. "I’m not some glorious knight of ancient days. I’m a broken man. Do you hear me, Syl? I’m broken." She zipped up to him and whispered, "That’s what they all were, silly." [4] ” Even so ... “ ... each order had different Ideals, or standards, to determine advancement. Some were specific, others left to the interpretation of the spren. Also, some orders were individualistic, while others - like the Windrunners - functioned in teams, with a specific hierarchy. ” –Shallan's thoughts[5] Still, according to Kaladin, being a Radiant isn't so much about one's strength or skill, but about one's heart.[6] HistoryEdit According to the visions from Honor left for Dalinar, the appearance of the Radiants was a surprise for both the Heralds and for him. The Heralds later took patronage of corresponding orders, but they didn't found them; they began to lead them and gave them Shardplate and Shardblades to protect humankind against the Voidbringers during conflicts known as the Desolations. Ishar's part at their inception was most important. He understood the implications of Surges being granted to humankind. As a result, he instilled organization into them. Though humankind now had great power, he let it be known that he would destroy every one of them, unless they agreed to be bound by precepts and laws.[7] The ardentia teach of Aharietiam, a victory over the Voidbringers, the end of the Desolations and the departure of the Heralds. This occurred sometime before the Knights Radiant became lost, abandoning their duty and betraying mankind, on what is now known as the Day of Recreance.[8][9] (The day was not known by this name at the time.[10]) The only known account of the Recreance occurred during one of Dalinar's visions, sent by the Almighty. In the vision, a group of some 300 Radiants gathered at one city, left their Shards, and walked away.[11] The vision suggests that the Radiants killed their spren in the process, indicating that the Recreance is also the day mankind betrayed the spren, through their mass slaughter of bonded spren. It is also suggested that others might have been corrupted and used their strength to rule over lesser men. It has been centuries since the fall of the last Radiant, and today, only legends of the Lost Radiants and their Shardblades and Shardplate remain. Orders of the Knights RadiantEdit The Radiants were divided into ten orders, each of which directly corresponds with one of the Heralds. Each order had two Surges associated with it, and each Surge was used by two different orders. The Knights Radiant used Shardblades and Shardplate, which were etched with glyphs and glowed a different color according to the order of which they were a member. Each Radiant was bonded to a spren, and that spren determined the powers and order to which the Radiant belonged. This page needs references. Please help improve this article by adding them. Orders included those of the Windrunners, Skybreakers, Dustbringers, Edgedancers, Truthwatchers, Lightweavers, Elsecallers, Willshapers, Stonewards, and Bondsmiths. The Knights Radiant used a system of powers known as Surgebinding. <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/e/eb/Surgebinders.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/500?cb=20141103012851" alt="Surgebinders" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Surgebinders.jpg" data-image-name="Surgebinders.jpg" width="500" height="331" > Diagram of the Radiants' symbolic glyphs and their interconnected Surges Artwork by Isaac Stewart Pattern notes that the majority of several spren 'peoples' were bonded before the event known as the Day of Recreance. Thousands were killed when the event occurred.[9] Thus, several of the orders may have few spren with which to bond ... and there may be very few new Knights Radiant. WindrunnersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/5/50/Ideal-Essence-1.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012647" alt="Ideal-Essence-1" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-1.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-1.png" width="130" height="130" > The Windrunners are an order originally led by Jezrien, King of the Heralds. Their Surges are Adhesion and Gravitation. The effects of the Surges available to Windrunners are known colloquially amongst the members of the order as the Three Lashings: Basic lashing, Full lashing, and Reverse lashing.[12] Their Nahel bond is to honorspren, and they exemplify the virtues of Protection and Leading. The glow of their Shardplate is blue.[11] Kaladin, through Syl, belongs to this Order.[13] He has spoken the First, Second and Third Ideals of the Windrunners.[14][15][13] SkybreakersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/7/72/Ideal-Essence-2.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012649" alt="Ideal-Essence-2" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-2.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-2.png" width="130" height="130" > Skybreakers are an order that was not founded by Nalan'Elin, but was eventually accepted by him, as their patron . This was revealed by Brandon in a Q&A.[16] Their Surges are Gravitation and Division. Their Nahel bond is to highspren, and they exemplify the virtues of Law and Justice. Despite it remaining unknown as to whether Szeth has yet bonded with a highspren,[17] he belongs to this order, and has spoken the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Ideals of the Skybreakers by the end of Oathbringer.[18][19][20] DustbringersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/e/ef/Ideal-Essence-3.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012650" alt="Ideal-Essence-3" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-3.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-3.png" width="130" height="130" > Dustbringers are an order led by Chanarach. Their Surges are Division and Abrasion. They have been mentioned by Brandon to be the third order and are mentioned by Kalak in the Prelude to The Way of Kings: “ Even some sections of rock smoldered. The dustbringers had done their work well.[21] ” Malata, through Spark, belongs to this order. It is possible that Spark may have been corrupted. This may be the cause of Malata's attitude toward the other Radiants, and why she and her spren are so unconcerned with Odium taking control. EdgedancersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/4/41/Ideal-Essence-4.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012651" alt="Ideal-Essence-4" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-4.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-4.png" width="130" height="130" > Edgedancers are an order originally led by Vedel. Their Surges are Abrasion and Progression. Nale recalls them as being "elegant things of beauty ... . They could ride the thinnest rope at speed, dance across rooftops, move through a battlefield like a ribbon on the wind." They are also described as "the most articulate and refined" of the orders.[22] Lift, through Wyndle, belongs to this order. It is implied that she spoke the First Ideal when she 'captured' Wyndle. She speaks the Second Ideal of the Edgedancers when she saves Gawx,[22] and speaks the Third when she saves the Stump.[23] TruthwatchersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/7/7b/Ideal-Essence-5.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012653" alt="Ideal-Essence-5" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-5.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-5.png" width="130" height="130" > Truthwatchers are an order originally led by Paliah. Their Surges are Progression and Illumination. They have been described as being made up by those who never spoke or wrote about what they did.[24] Renarin, through Glys, belongs to this order.[25] However, Glys has been corrupted by Sja-anat. Despite this, Renarin and Glys are loyal to the Radiants.[20] The Stump is a member of this order.[26] Ym was once suspected of potentially belonging to the Edgedancers due to his healing abilities.[27][28] However, it has been confirmed by Brandon that Ym would've belonged to this order had he survived his confrontation with Nale.[29] According to Wyndle, he would've been the cobbler's spren.[30] LightweaversEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/c/c4/Ideal-Essence-6.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012654" alt="Ideal-Essence-6" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-6.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-6.png" width="130" height="130" > Lightweavers are an order originally led by Shalash. Their Surges are Illumination and Transformation. Their Nahel bond is to Cryptics, and they appear to be inclined towards lies and manipulation, while also valuing truths and self-awareness. Their members were people who pursued the arts, and they possessed mnemonic abilities. Shallan, through Pattern, belongs to this order.[31] “ "Lightweavers make no oaths beyond the first ... . You must speak truths." ” –Pattern to Shallan[31] Elhokar would have belonged to this order.[32] Tien was a budding Lightweaver.[33] ElsecallersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/0/02/Ideal-Essence-7.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012656" alt="Ideal-Essence-7" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-7.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-7.png" width="130" height="130" > Elsecallers are an order originally led by Battar. Their Surges are Transformation and Transportation. Jasnah, through Ivory, belongs to this order.[2] WillshapersEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/0/08/Ideal-Essence-8.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012657" alt="Ideal-Essence-8" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-8.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-8.png" width="130" height="130" > Willshapers are an order originally led by Kalak. Their Surges are Transportation and Cohesion. Their members have been described as being unreliable and erratic.[34] Venli, through Timbre, is suspected to eventually belong to this order.[35] StonewardsEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/5/53/Ideal-Essence-9.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012658" alt="Ideal-Essence-9" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-9.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-9.png" width="130" height="130" > Stonewards are an order originally led by Talenel. Their Surges are Cohesion and Tension. The glow of their Shardplate was amber.[36] Talatin was a member of this order.[37] BondsmithsEdit <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/d/d7/Ideal-Essence-10.png/revision/latest?cb=20130704012700" alt="Ideal-Essence-10" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideal-Essence-10.png" data-image-name="Ideal-Essence-10.png" width="130" height="130" > Bondsmiths are an order originally led by Ishar. Another order revealed by Brandon at a signing, their Surges are Tension and Adhesion. Due to the nature of their spren, at least some of them are not allowed to have Shardblades.[25] Melishi was a member of this order.[38] Dalinar, through the Stormfather, belongs to this order. He swore to both the First and Second Ideals of the Bondsmiths in quick succession in Words of Radiance,[25] and swore to the Third Ideal in Oathbringer.[20] Ideals of the Knights RadiantEdit The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the Immortal Words, are a set of rules by which each Radiant lived. The First Ideal - identical for all orders of Radiants - is used as their motto. The four later Ideals are different for each order of Radiants. The First IdealEdit The First Ideal for all orders of Knights Radiant is the same: “ Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.[14] ” It was explained to Kaladin by Teft as follows: <img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/stormlightarchive/images/6/60/Ideals.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/225?cb=20141120073710" alt="Ideals" class="thumbimage " data-image-key="Ideals.jpg" data-image-name="Ideals.jpg" width="225" height="300" > The First Ideal Illustration by Rebecca Sorge Life before death - "The Radiant seeks to defend life, always. He never kills unnecessarily, and never risks his own life for frivolous reasons. Living is harder than dying. The Radiant's duty is to live." Strength before weakness - "All men are weak at some time in their lives. The Radiant protects those who are weak, and uses his strength for others. Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service." Journey before destination - "There are always several ways to achieve a goal. Failure is preferable to winning through unjust means. Protecting ten innocents is not worth killing one. In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished."[14] (The Lightweavers have only this one oath after which their progression is marked by accepting deep truths about themselves.[31]) The Second IdealEdit The Second Ideal is different for every order of Knights Radiant. The Second Ideal for the Windrunners is: “ I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.[15] ” A generalized Second Ideal for the Skybreakers is: “ I will put the law before all else.[39][17] ” The Second Ideal for the Edgedancers is: “ I will remember those who have been forgotten.[22] ” The Second Ideal for the Bondsmiths is: “ I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together.[25] ” The Third IdealEdit Like the Second Ideal, the Third Ideal is different for each of the orders. The Third Ideal for the Windrunners is: “ I will protect even those I hate, so long as it is right.[13] ” The Third Ideal for the Skybreakers is: Called the Ideal of Dedication, this is a specific oath to dedicate oneself to a greater truth. A Skybreaker squire must first bond their highspren before taking this oath, and it is the minimum oath required before the Surge of Division can be used.[19] The Third Ideal for the Edgedancers is: “ I will listen to those who have been ignored.[23] ” The Third ideal for the Bondsmiths is: “ I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better person.[20] ” The Fourth IdealEdit Like the Third Ideal, the Fourth Ideal is different for each of the orders. The Fourth Ideal for the Windrunners is: It was almost spoken by Kaladin while he was in Shadesmar after the fall of Kholinar, but he wavered as he spoke it for not being able to live up to the oath.[citation needed]* The Fourth Ideal for the Skybreakers is: Called an Ideal of Crusade, it requires that a Skybreaker undertake a personal quest and complete it to the satisfaction of their highspren. Once completed, the Skybreaker is elevated to the rank of master.[19] SpeculationEdit *It is suspected that the Fourth Ideal of the Windrunners is what affords them their Shardplate, but it is also suspected that this Fourth Ideal involves something along the lines of not protecting when it isn't right. The Fifth IdealEdit Like the Fourth Ideal, the Fifth Ideal is different for each of the orders. The Fifth Ideal for the Skybreakers is: Called the Ideal of Law, it requires a Skybreaker to swear an oath that s/he will become a personification of law and truth. Nale is the only current Skybreaker to have achieved it - and the only Herald - as it has been centuries since anyone mastered the Fifth Ideal.[19]

Orders of the Knights Radiant Windrunners – Manipulate the Surges of Adhesion and Gravitation. Bonded to Honorspren? Skybreakers – Manipulate the Surges of Gravitation and Division. Bonded to Highspren? Dustbringers – Manipulate the Surges of Division and Abrasion. Bonded to Ashspren? Edgedancers – Manipulate the Surges of Abrasion and Progression. Bonded to Cultivationspren? Truthwatchers – Manipulate the Surges of Progression and Illumination? Lightweavers – Manipulate the Surges of Illumination and Transformation. Bonded to Liespren (Cryptic)? Elsecallers – Manipulate the Surges of Transformation and Transportation. Bonded to Inkspren? Willshapers – Manipulate the Surges of Transportation and Cohesion. Bonded to Lightspren? Stonewards – Manipulate the Surges of Cohesion and Tension? Bondsmiths – Manipulate the Surges of Tension and Adhesion. Bonded to Godspren. There can only be three Bondsmiths?

Shallan Davar, also known as Veil or Radiant, is a light-eyed Lightweaver of the Kights Radiant from Jah Keved. Shallan is an emerging scholar whose greatest achievement is the discovery of the legendary city Urithriu. She is also renowned for her extraordinary talent of accurately reproducing even fleeting scenes with photographic accuracy. Hailing from a mid-level noble house in Jah Keved, Shallan lived a sheltered life on her father's estate until the age of seventeen, when she left to seek an apprenticeship under Princess Jasnah Kholin as a scholar. While acting as an apprentice to Jasnah Kholin, she became the causal betrothed of Jasnah's cousin, Prince Adolin Kholin, who she later married following the Battle of Thaylen Feild. She also learns of and shares in Jasnah's quest to stop the mysterious and calamitous Voidbringers. Ever since childhood, Shallan has shared a bond with the Cryptic Pattern, allowing her to manifest Pattern as a Shardblade. Years later, this bond also allowed her to access her powers as a Surgebinder. Eventually, during the Battle of Narak, her bond with Pattern allowed her to become the first Lightweaver to be revealed as a Knight Radiant since the Recreance.