Use the Falchion Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 So thought this might be a fun bit of theorizing - who do you think will end of with Honorblades by the end of the series? And since we know Dual Radiants are possible, who do you think is likely to end up as a Dual Radiant? Personally, I think that while there's a chance that Heralds will retake their blades (and how AWESOME that would be), I think it's more likely someone else will eventually take up their blades. As for who, I only have a few guesses: Shalash will get her blade back, making her both a Dustbringer and a Lightweaver master. It might seem overpowered, but by the time she becomes a main player, I bet our heroes will need all the overpowered people they can get. Adolin will get Vedel's Honorblade. The reason I think this is because I don't think Adolin will be able to bring Maya back all the way on his own. He needs something to...jumpstart her, and an Honorblade might provide the patch. Hoid will most likely end up with Kalak's blade - it offers him powers that don't involve killing and that might make worldhopping a tad easier. I low-key want Rysn to have Ishar's blade, but that's a stretch. Besides, I'd rather her become a full Radiant instead! Besides, giving Ishar's blade to one of our Bondsmith candidates (Rlain, Rock, Navani, Kaladin(?)) might be a good way to satisfy all parties. Jezrien's blade will probably either go to Rock or Renarin in the end. For both, it's more about symbolizing they're truly a part of Bridge Four than anything else, as Renarin's already (what I call) an aberrant Radiant, and Rock might be on the path to become a Bondsmith. As for Dual Radiants, I only have two guesses at the moment: First is Shallan with Sja-Anat. Sja-Anat seemingly wants to switch sides, and has influence over voidspren not unlike the Stormfather. So, what if joining with her makes Shallan the Voidbinding equivalent of a Bondsmith? I think this is interesting because it satisfies multiple agendas for Shallan: capturing Sja-Anat for the Ghostbloods while making herself invaluable to them; helping Sja-Anat truly switch sides; taking out a major threat for the Good Guys while getting an Unmade to study. Everybody wins! ...until this inevitably goes bad, which would be AWESOME. Second is Kaladin. Kaladin is clearly on the growth track to becoming a Bondsmith. The way he brings people together sometimes feels like it goes beyond just leading - sometimes it screams "Unite Them." If I remember correctly, Syl even fought off some Gloryspren, which seems like some foreshadowing to me! Lastly, not every character is going to make it out. Dalinar, as much as I love him, is probably closest to that chopping block and they'll need all three Bondsmiths for whatever happens next. And that's where Kaladin steps in. Alternatively Kaladin can bypass this by simply taking Ishar's Honorblade as mentioned above. Third is Rlain. Or by proxy, any Singer. Venli demonstrated the ability to be both a Voidbringer and a Radiant by having Timbre capture the voidspren in her gemheart. But if she didn't have the voidspren, would it have been possible to host two Radiant spren? Anyways, what do y'all think? Will the Honorblades go back to their respective Heralds or be taken up by a new generation? Will we see Dual Radiants or will they forever be an untapped potential?
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