OdiYum Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 The scene where Kaladin deflects the storm, as well as Dalinar opening a perpendicularity, are radiants gaining access to heraldic abilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShara Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Heralds have the same abilities as surgebinders, they just don't need spren in order to use them, they use their Honorblades. Kaladin seems to just use Adhesion to create some pressure/vacuum shenanigans. What Dalinar did, I don't think anyone who isn't a Shard has been able to do before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltall Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) The Heralds do seem to have powers unrelated to their Honorblades; if nothing else Taln demonstrates extremely good senses and quick reflexes when he prevents Iyatil from killing Amaram. But they don't have the kind of insane powers attributed to them in Vorin religion and we know that they don't have some of the powers of a Radiant with a Nahel Bond. No Herald has squires, which some (but not all) Radiant Orders have. Consequently Jezrien gets no benefit from the Resonance that results from combining Gravitation and Adhesion, assuming that the Heralds do get the Resonances at all. And the Honorblades can't change shape like a living Shardblade can, which Kaladin repeatedly demonstrates is quite a handy feature. Edited April 9, 2018 by Weltall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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