Eris Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I have come to the realisation (if someone already had the same idea, sorry) that each order represents the purpose or main feature of each order. Windrunners - They run across the sky, travelling but also free Skybreakers - They're the ones who break even a split vote or similar to adhere to the law Dustbringers - They bring dust/ destruction (don't know enough but following along with the theory) Edgedancers - The dance on edges, able to be nimble even in tight spots Truthwatchers - They watch for the truth and know the truth but also watch what they say in regard to it Lightweavers - They weave light, sound and other waves Elsecallers - (Idk how to describe this one) Willshapers - They shape what they want by their own will Stonewards - They act as wardens who are impossible to move like stone Bondsmiths - They smith bonds between people and objects Was this already a concept? If so please add to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Sandman is good at doing stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eris Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Invocation said: Sandman is good at doing stuff like that. What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent34 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Assuming Sandman is a nickname for Brandon they're saying he's good at these sorts of things. Hidden meanings and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon-Tiki Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Each name is also composed of two distinct ideas, which reflects the glyphpair construction the Alethi use. Its why the Dustbringers insisting they're called "Releasers" is so silly. It'd be the only one that doesn't fit the pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eris Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 oh so this theory is already known. I probably stole it from someone without meaning to. But @Kon-Tiki that now makes sense to me. I knew it was weird because it was different from the others but didn't realise it didn't fit the pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchcry Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Elsecallers: they call on spren to do their bidding/change to do their will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Elsecallers call things from somewhere else (Shadesmar; Soulcasting) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantus Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Elscaller can also, apparently, find somebody in the physical world via their Soul on the Shadesmar side. Ivory wanted to use that method to find the Heralds: "In this world, men can hide easily--but their souls shine to us on the other side." (OB Ch. 47). It's always possible that any order could use whatever method they are referring to, but I tend to think it's a specific trait of the Elsecallers, which are supposed to be the best of them all at Shadesmar shenanigans: in this case literally Calling Someone Else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 @Quantus nice profile pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of the Mists Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I thought it was pretty clear that Brandon named the Orders after their abilities. They're not random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikerEZ Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 12 hours ago, Kon-Tiki said: Each name is also composed of two distinct ideas, which reflects the glyphpair construction the Alethi use. Its why the Dustbringers insisting they're called "Releasers" is so silly. It'd be the only one that doesn't fit the pattern Personally, while I do agree that Releasers doesn’t fit the naming pattern of the other orders, I think Releasers is a much better name than Dustbringers, because of the Voidbringer similarities. Granted, they could probably come up with a compound word that fits instead of Releasers, but I think Releasers is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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