Raoden is reminding me of Kaladin:
A young man who gets pitched headfirst into an undesirable situation, and inspires the others who are with him to make it a better (and more survivable) place.
(Oh yeah, and they both can access the ancient magic.)
Welcome to the 17th Shard! I'm a fan of Tolkien as well as Brandon Sanderson. It's a great community here and I look forward to hearing from you!
Have a cookie, as is customary for new Sharders.
According to Brandon a person can bond more than one Shardblade at one time. So why doesn't everyone go out into battle with 2? We know from Smokestance that they can be wielded one-handed with a good degree of expertise.
Wonderful! I can shave with it and it won't cut my skin!
I'll trade a massive block of cheese I found in the...you know, I can't remember where I found this block of cheese.
Here is a square cropped Dalinar small enough to use:
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