Hi, so I'm pretty new to this forum, so I apologise if I anything I mention is incorrect/proven already. Anyway, it involves the 'main' characters, (to clarify) characters who will have a book for them e.g. Kaladin for book 1, Shallah for book 2.
It seems reasonable to me that each of these characters belong (perhaps the 'leader') to each of the Knight's Radiant? Going over what we know
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Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, Szeth and Eshonai will be the 'main' characters for the first 5 books, while (supposedly) Jasnah, Lift, Renarin and Taln will be in the second half. We already know that some of these characters correspond to KR orders
Windrunner - Kaladin
Skybreaker - Szeth
Bondsmith - Dalinar
Truthwatcher - Renarin
Elsecaller - Jasnah
Lightweaver - Shallan
Edgedancer - Lift
Stonewards - ?
Willshapers- ? Dustbringers - ?
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Based on the above information, it seems we've been promised a book for each of the first 7 characters I've mentioned above with their orders. From this, I speculate that each of the main characters belong to different orders of the KR
Thoughts on this? It has implications, which mean that Eshonai will become a KR (seems reasonable), also that this 'Taln' character might also be one? I feel that he might be more complicated than simply the Herald of War who has returned. Maybe a reincarnation or something similar, as it seems Sanderson refuses to acknowledge him as the Herald expressly.
From this, maybe we could guess who the 10th character will be? It seems a lot of characters who are speculated to become KR will be less likely. Of course, main characters could be in same orders...
For example, if Adolin was also a KR, or shared an order with another main character, it seems off because I feel like he'd get his own book and order since he is a pretty big character if that makes sense. Plus it'd be boring if Adolin didn't get his own order
Anyway, sorry my thoughts are pretty unorganised, but what are you thoughts on this?