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A friend of mine took the quiz and got Willshaper and Lightweaver as his top two, but those were my bottom two. It got me wondering whether those two Orders are inherently closer or if they happened to be so.

(by the way, the answer is inherently closer)

So, in typical Truthwatcher fashion, I made it into a spreadsheet to answer the question - how similar is the ideal Windrunner to the ideal Skybreaker, and so on for the other combinations? (ideal = getting 100% alignment with that Order on the quiz)

Results are below, sorted by order.

As a follow up, I wanted to know which questions were the biggest distinguishing factors between each pair of Orders.

For example, my top two are Truthwatcher and Skybreaker. Skybreaker is the second-most similar to Truthwatcher, and the differences between the two are driven by the following questions: confident vs. needs reassurance, wolf pack vs. lone wolf, leader vs. facilitator, book smart vs. street smart, competitive vs casual.

 

Methodology, for anyone who wants to know exactly what I did.

  • I put in the ideal answer for each Order for each question (e.g. the ideal Windrunner is a 35 out of 100 on heart on sleeve versus poker face, meaning closer to heart on sleeve).

  • for each question, I calculated the distance between the ideal Windrunner vs ideal Skybreaker answers, and same for the other combinations of orders.

  • I squared those distances, just like the quiz does

  • I summed those squared distances. I did NOT adjust the Bondsmith sum by an additional 30% because I was uninterested in doing so.

  • I divided the sum by 120,000 and multiplied by 100, just like the quiz does.

  • smaller numbers mean two Orders are similar.

 

Here are some Orders that tend to cluster together (they are mutually similar):

  • Windrunner / Edgedancer / Bondsmith
  • Windrunner / Skybreaker / Stonewarden
  • Skybreaker / Truthwatcher / Elsecaller
  • Dustbringer / Lightweaver / Willshaper

The following Orders are close, starting with the closest:

  • Edgedancer vs. Bondsmith
  • Windrunner vs. Bondsmith
  • Lightweaver vs. Willshaper
  • Windrunner vs. Edgedancer
  • Windrunner vs. Stonewarden
  • Windrunner vs. Skybreaker
  • Skybreaker vs. Stonewarden
  • Dustbringer vs. Willshaper
  • Dustbringer vs. Lightweaver

The following Orders are far away, beginning with the furthest away:

  • Dustbringer vs. Truthwatcher
  • Skybreaker vs. Lightweaver
  • Dustbringer vs. Edgedancer
  • Dustbringer vs. Elsecaller
  • Truthwatcher vs. Stonewarden
  • Lightweaver vs. Elsecaller
  • Dustbringer vs. Bondsmith
  • Truthwatcher vs. Lightweaver
  • Skybreaker vs. Dustbringer

 

Windrunner

  • Most similar to Bondsmith, Edgedancer, Stonewarden, Skybreaker
  • Least similar to Dustbringer, Elsecaller, Lightweaver, Truthwatcher
  • Moderately similar: Willshaper

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Bondsmith - library vs dojo, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, creative vs conventional, hotel vs camping, tense vs relaxed, spiritual vs skeptical, down to earth vs head in clouds
  • Edgedancer - down to earth vs head in clouds, hotel vs camping, decisive vs indecisive, creative vs conventional
  • Stonewarden - down to earth vs head in clouds, competitive vs casual, peacemaker vs firebrand, fencing vs boxing, paladin vs rogue, likes change vs likes stability, transparency vs need-to-know
  • Skybreaker - compassionate vs dispassionate, thinks outside the box vs collars inside the lines, letter of the law vs spirit of the law, heart vs head
  • Willshaper - paladin vs rogue, obedient vs rebellious, decisive vs indecisive, guard dog vs alley cat, likes change vs likes stability
  • Truthwatcher - leader vs facilitator, decisive vs indecisive, library vs dojo, book smart vs street smart, confident vs needs reassurance, wolf pack vs lone wolf, heart vs head
  • Lightweaver - decisive vs indecisive, guard dog vs alley cat, tells the truth vs bends the truth, creative vs conventional, paladin vs rogue
  • Elsecaller - wolf pack vs lone wolf, end justifies the means vs honorable actions, paladin vs rogue, library vs dojo, compassionate vs dispassionate, heart on sleeve vs poker face
  • Dustbringer - paladin vs rogue, peacemaker vs firebrand, dependable vs flexible, guard dog vs alley cat, obedient vs rebellious, fencing vs boxing, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it

 

Skybreaker

  • Most similar to Windrunner, Stonewarden
  • Least similar to Lightweaver, Dustbringer, Willshaper, Edgedancer
  • Moderately similar: Elsecaller, Bondsmith, Truthwatcher

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Windrunner - compassionate vs dispassionate, thinks outside the box vs collars inside the lines, letter of the law vs spirit of the law, heart vs head
  • Stonewarden - thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, hotel vs. camping, down to earth vs. head in the clouds
  • Elsecaller - wolf pack vs. lone wolf, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, end justifies the means vs. honorable actions, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, paladin vs rogue, down to earth vs head in the clouds, likes change vs likes stability
  • Bondsmith - thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, spiritual vs. skeptical, compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart vs. head, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, artistic vs scientific, creative vs conventional, tense vs relaxed
  • Truthwatcher - confident vs. needs reassurance, wolf pack vs. lone wolf, leader vs. facilitator, book smart vs. street smart, competitive vs casual
  • Edgedancer - compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart vs. head, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, competitive vs. casual, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, spiritual vs skeptical
  • Willshaper - letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, obedient vs. rebellious, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, paladin vs. rogue
  • Dustbringer - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, paladin vs. rogue, dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, heart vs. head, planner vs. spontaneous
  • Lightweaver - letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, creative vs. conventional, heart vs. head, guard dog vs. alley cat, compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, decisive vs. indecisive, artistic vs. scientific, obedient vs. rebellious, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, dependable vs flexible

 

Dustbringer

  • Most similar to Willshaper, Lightweaver, Stonewarden
  • Least similar to Truthwatcher, Edgedancer, Elsecaller, Bondsmith
  • Moderately similar: Windrunner, Skybreaker

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Willshaper - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, free-spirited vs. disciplined
  • Lightweaver - decisive vs. indecisive, free-spirited vs. disciplined, fencing vs. boxing
  • Stonewarden - dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, guard dog vs. alley cat, planner vs. spontaneous
  • Windrunner - paladin vs rogue, peacemaker vs firebrand, dependable vs flexible, guard dog vs alley cat, obedient vs rebellious, fencing vs boxing, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it
  • Skybreaker - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, paladin vs. rogue, dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, heart vs. head, planner vs. spontaneous
  • Bondsmith - peacemaker vs. firebrand, dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, paladin vs. rogue, fencing vs. boxing
  • Elsecaller - cautious vs. daring, fencing vs. boxing, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, dependable vs. flexible, planner vs. spontaneous, library vs. dojo, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, flamboyant vs. reserved, heart vs. head
  • Edgedancer - fencing vs. boxing, peacemaker vs. firebrand, obedient vs. rebellious, paladin vs. rogue, dependable vs. flexible, cautious vs. daring, competitive vs. casual, guard dog vs. alley cat
  • Truthwatcher - confident vs. needs reassurance, flamboyant vs. reserved, cautious vs. daring, library vs. dojo, heart vs. head, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, book smart vs. street smart, leader vs. facilitator

 

Edgedancer

  • Most similar to Bondsmith, Windrunner
  • Least similar to Dustbringer, Willshaper, Elsecaller, Skybreaker
  • Moderately similar: Truthwatcher, Lightweaver, Stonewarden

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Bondsmith - cautious vs. daring, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, decisive vs. indecisive
  • Windrunner - down to earth vs head in clouds, hotel vs camping, decisive vs indecisive, creative vs conventional
  • Truthwatcher - down to earth vs. head in the clouds, heart vs. head, spiritual vs. skeptical
  • Lightweaver - tells the truth vs. bends the truth, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, guard dog vs. alley cat, obedient vs. rebellious
  • Stonewarden - hotel vs. camping, competitive vs. casual, creative vs. conventional, fencing vs. boxing
  • Skybreaker - compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart vs. head, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, competitive vs. casual, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, spiritual vs skeptical
  • Elsecaller - end justifies the means vs. honorable actions, heart vs. head, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, competitive vs. casual, compassionate vs. dispassionate, artistic vs. scientific, wolf pack vs. lone wolf, spiritual vs. skeptical, paladin vs. rogue
  • Willshaper - obedient vs. rebellious, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, hotel vs. camping, paladin vs. rogue, competitive vs. casual
  • Dustbringer - fencing vs. boxing, peacemaker vs. firebrand, obedient vs. rebellious, paladin vs. rogue, dependable vs. flexible, cautious vs. daring, competitive vs. casual, guard dog vs. alley cat

 

Truthwatcher

  • Most similar to Elsecaller, Skybreaker, Windrunner, Edgedancer
  • Least similar to Dustbringer, Stonewarden, Lightweaver
  • Moderately similar: Willshaper, Bondsmith

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Elsecaller - down to earth vs. head in the clouds, confident vs. needs reassurance, leader vs. facilitator, decisive vs. indecisive, competitive vs. casual, likes change vs. likes stability, tells the truth vs. bends the truth
  • Skybreaker - confident vs. needs reassurance, wolf pack vs. lone wolf, leader vs. facilitator, book smart vs. street smart, competitive vs casual
  • Windrunner - leader vs facilitator, decisive vs indecisive, library vs dojo, book smart vs street smart, confident vs needs reassurance, wolf pack vs lone wolf, heart vs head
  • Edgedancer - down to earth vs. head in the clouds, heart vs. head, spiritual vs. skeptical
  • Willshaper - flamboyant vs. reserved, leader vs. facilitator, heart vs. head, confident vs. needs reassurance, likes change vs. likes stability
  • Bondsmith - leader vs. facilitator, heart vs. head, spiritual vs. skeptical, book smart vs. street smart, confident vs. needs reassurance, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, decisive vs. indecisive
  • Lightweaver - heart vs. head, tells the truth vs. bends the truth, artistic vs. scientific, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, confident vs. needs reassurance, cautious vs. daring, transparency vs. need-to-know
  • Stonewarden - book smart vs. street smart, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, confident vs. needs reassurance, competitive vs. casual, library vs. dojo, decisive vs. indecisive, transparency vs. need-to-know
  • Dustbringer - confident vs. needs reassurance, flamboyant vs. reserved, cautious vs. daring, library vs. dojo, heart vs. head, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, book smart vs. street smart

 

Lightweaver

  • Most similar to Willshaper, Dustbringer
  • Least similar to Skybreaker, Elsecaller, Truthwatcher, Stonewarden
  • Moderately similar: Windrunner, Edgedancer, Bondsmith

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Willshaper - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, artistic vs. scientific, transparency vs. need-to-know
  • Dustbringer - decisive vs. indecisive, free-spirited vs. disciplined, fencing vs. boxing,
  • Windrunner - decisive vs indecisive, guard dog vs alley cat, tells the truth vs bends the truth, creative vs conventional, paladin vs rogue
  • Edgedancer - tells the truth vs. bends the truth, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, guard dog vs. alley cat, obedient vs. rebellious
  • Bondsmith - tells the truth vs bends the truth, decisive vs indecisive, obedient vs rebellious, guard dog vs alley cat, transparency vs need-to-know, heart on sleeve vs poker face, dependable vs. flexible
  • Stonewarden - creative vs conventional, decisive vs indecisive, dependable vs flexible, artistic vs scientific, guard dog vs alley cat, down to earth vs head in the clouds
  • Truthwatcher - heart vs. head, tells the truth vs. bends the truth, artistic vs. scientific, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, confident vs. needs reassurance, cautious vs. daring, transparency vs. need-to-know
  • Elsecaller - artistic vs. scientific, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, cautious vs. daring, decisive vs. indecisive, planner vs. spontaneous, down to earth vs. head in the clouds
  • Skybreaker - letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, creative vs. conventional, heart vs. head, guard dog vs. alley cat, compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, decisive vs. indecisive, artistic vs. scientific, obedient vs. rebellious, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, dependable vs flexible

 

Elsecaller

  • Most similar to Skybreaker, Truthwatcher, Stonewarden, Willshaper
  • Least similar to Dustbringer, Lightweaver, Edgedancer
  • Moderately similar: Bondsmith, Windrunner

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Skybreaker - wolf pack vs. lone wolf, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, end justifies the means vs. honorable actions, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, paladin vs rogue, down to earth vs head in the clouds, likes change vs likes stability
  • Truthwatcher - down to earth vs. head in the clouds, confident vs. needs reassurance, leader vs. facilitator, decisive vs. indecisive, competitive vs. casual, likes change vs. likes stability, tells the truth vs. bends the truth
  • Stonewarden - hotel vs camping, library vs dojo, wolf pack vs lone wolf, cautious vs daring, creative vs conventional, end justifies the means vs honorable actions, fencing vs boxing
  • Willshaper - flamboyant vs reserved, down to earth vs head in the clouds, hotel vs camping, planner vs spontaneous, fencing vs boxing, heart vs head, heart on sleeve vs poker face, cautious vs daring, artistic vs. scientific, free-spirited vs. disciplined
  • Bondsmith - end justifies the means vs honorable actions, artistic vs scientific, cautious vs daring, wolf pack vs lone wolf, spiritual vs skeptical, heart vs head, likes change vs likes stability, likes change vs. likes stability, tells the truth vs. bends the truth
  • Windrunner - wolf pack vs lone wolf, end justifies the means vs honorable actions, paladin vs rogue, library vs dojo, compassionate vs dispassionate, heart on sleeve vs poker face
  • Edgedancer - end justifies the means vs. honorable actions, heart vs. head, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, competitive vs. casual, compassionate vs. dispassionate, artistic vs. scientific, wolf pack vs. lone wolf, spiritual vs. skeptical, paladin vs. rogue
  • Lightweaver - artistic vs. scientific, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, cautious vs. daring, decisive vs. indecisive, planner vs. spontaneous, down to earth vs. head in the clouds
  • Dustbringer - cautious vs. daring, fencing vs. boxing, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, dependable vs. flexible, planner vs. spontaneous, library vs. dojo, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, flamboyant vs. reserved, heart vs. head

 

Willshaper

  • Most similar to Lightweaver, Dustbringer, Windrunner, Stonewarden
  • Least similar to Skybreaker, Edgedancer, Bondsmith, Truthwatcher
  • Moderately similar: Elsecaller

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Lightweaver - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, artistic vs. scientific, transparency vs. need-to-know
  • Dustbringer - likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, free-spirited vs. disciplined
  • Windrunner - paladin vs rogue, obedient vs rebellious, decisive vs indecisive, guard dog vs alley cat, likes change vs likes stability
  • Stonewarden - obedient vs rebellious, down to earth vs head in the clouds, letter of the law vs spirit of the law, free-spirited vs disciplined, creative vs conventional, decisive vs indecisive, transparency vs. need-to-know, dependable vs. flexible
  • Elsecaller - flamboyant vs reserved, down to earth vs head in the clouds, hotel vs camping, planner vs spontaneous, fencing vs boxing, heart vs head, heart on sleeve vs poker face, cautious vs daring, artistic vs. scientific, free-spirited vs. disciplined
  • Truthwatcher - flamboyant vs. reserved, leader vs. facilitator, heart vs. head, confident vs. needs reassurance, likes change vs. likes stability
  • Bondsmith - obedient vs rebellious, flamboyant vs reserved, likes change vs likes stability, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, end justifies the means vs honorable actions
  • Edgedancer - obedient vs. rebellious, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, hotel vs. camping, paladin vs. rogue, competitive vs. casual
  • Skybreaker - letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, obedient vs. rebellious, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, paladin vs. rogue

 

Stonewarden

  • Most similar to Windrunner, Skybreaker
  • Least similar to Truthwatcher, Lightweaver, Edgedancer
  • Moderately similar: Bondsmith, Dustbringer, Willshaper, Elsecaller

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Windrunner - down to earth vs head in clouds, competitive vs casual, pacemaker vs firebrand, fencing vs boxing, paladin vs rogue, likes change vs likes stability, transparency vs need-to-know
  • Skybreaker - thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, hotel vs. camping, down to earth vs. head in the clouds
  • Bondsmith - creative vs. conventional, hotel vs. camping, competitive vs. casual, transparency vs. need-to-know, peacemaker vs. firebrand, artistic vs. scientific, library vs. dojo, likes change vs. likes stability, fencing vs. boxing
  • Dustbringer - dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, guard dog vs. alley cat, planner vs. spontaneous
  • Willshaper - obedient vs rebellious, down to earth vs head in the clouds, letter of the law vs spirit of the law, free-spirited vs discipline, creative vs conventional, decisive vs indecisive, transparency vs. need-to-know, dependable vs. flexible
  • Elsecaller - hotel vs camping, library vs dojo, wolf pack vs lone wolf, cautious vs daring, creative vs conventional, end justifies the means vs honorable actions, fencing vs boxing
  • Edgedancer - hotel vs. camping, competitive vs. casual, creative vs. conventional, fencing vs. boxing
  • Lightweaver - creative vs conventional, decisive vs indecisive, dependable vs flexible, artistic vs scientific, guard dog vs alley cat, down to earth vs head in the clouds
  • Truthwatcher - book smart vs. street smart, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, confident vs. needs reassurance, competitive vs. casual, library vs. dojo, decisive vs. indecisive, transparency vs. need-to-know

 

Bondsmith

  • Most similar to Edgedancer, Windrunner
  • Least similar to Dustbringer, Willshaper, Truthwatcher, Lightweaver, Elsecaller
  • Moderately similar: Stonewarden, Skybreaker

Which questions show the most difference between the two Orders? (basically, these questions are what distinguish the two). These start with the largest-difference questions, and the Orders begin with the most similar.

  • Edgedancer - cautious vs. daring, heart on sleeve vs. poker face, decisive vs. indecisive
  • Windrunner - library vs dojo, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, creative vs conventional, hotel vs camping, tense vs relaxed, spiritual vs skeptical, down to earth vs head in clouds
  • Stonewarden - creative vs. conventional, hotel vs. camping, competitive vs. casual, transparency vs. need-to-know, peacemaker vs. firebrand, artistic vs. scientific, library vs. dojo, likes change vs. likes stability, fencing vs. boxing
  • Skybreaker - thinks outside the box vs. colors inside the lines, spiritual vs. skeptical, compassionate vs. dispassionate, heart vs. head, letter of the law vs. spirit of the law, likes to take things apart vs. if it ain't broke don't fix it, artistic vs scientific, creative vs conventional, tense vs relaxed
  • Elsecaller - end justifies the means vs honorable actions, artistic vs scientific, cautious vs daring, wolf pack vs lone wolf, spiritual vs skeptical, heart vs head, likes change vs likes stability, likes change vs. likes stability, tells the truth vs. bends the truth
  • Lightweaver - tells the truth vs bends the truth, decisive vs indecisive, obedient vs rebellious, guard dog vs alley cat, transparency vs need-to-know, heart on sleeve vs poker face, dependable vs. flexible
  • Truthwatcher - leader vs. facilitator, heart vs. head, spiritual vs. skeptical, book smart vs. street smart, confident vs. needs reassurance, down to earth vs. head in the clouds, decisive vs. indecisive
  • Willshaper - obedient vs rebellious, flamboyant vs reserved, likes change vs likes stability, likes to take things apart vs if it ain't broke don't fix it, end justifies the means vs honorable actions
  • Dustbringer - peacemaker vs. firebrand, dependable vs. flexible, obedient vs. rebellious, paladin vs. rogue, fencing vs. boxing, leader vs. facilitator
Edited by mike.the.monk
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Well, I don't know about any other Windrunners, but what Radiant order I get depends on my mood when taking the test. It always fluctuates between Windrunner, Skybreaker, and Elsecaller, so I feel that the eslecaller being least similar isn't very accurate. This probably happens with all the Radiant orders and I don't belive any is inherently closer to others than any other. 

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In this context, "inherently similar" means "would score a high percent as the other order on the quiz", which happens because the two orders have similar answers on many of the questions.

For example, a 100% Windrunner would get 70% Skybreaker and 40% Elsecaller.

  • 3 weeks later...
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I recently retook the test after and after only ever getting Willshaper as No. 1 in the past, I got Elsecaller. Then came across this and found it really insightful. 

Thanks for putting this together! I think, despite the faults of the quiz, it does highlight some unique differences and similarities between certain Orders

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