Soulcatcher

This is exactly what I was thinking, though you said it better than I could. It's not impossible - just unprecedented. From a 2014 signing: Question: Can a Parshendi bond a KR spren? BRANDON SANDERSON: Historically, the Parshendi were not made Knights Radiant, or the parshmen weren't. Question: Can they become squires maybe? BRANDON SANDERSON: Historically they did not, but it's not impossible. Also, the Listener Songs: 40th stanza of the Listener Song of Secrets - The betrayal of spren has brought us here. They gave their Surges to human heirs, But not to those who know them most dear, before us. 9th & 10th stanzas of the Listener Song of Spren - The spren betrayed us, it’s often felt. Our minds are too close to their realm That gives us our forms, but more is then Demanded by the smartest spren, We can’t provide what the humans lend, Though broth are we, their meat is men But it is not impossible to blend Their Surges to ours in the end. It has been promised and it can come. Or do we understand the sum? We question not if they can have us then, But if we dare to have them again

Thanks for posting this. I didn't realize Peter had done some clarification on that quote. I've always suspected that the use of the word "bridge" in that Diagram segment, was a hint that Shen/Rlain is the Parshendi Mr.T should be worried about. What with Rlain having such a strong connection to Kaladin and the men of Bridge 4, some of whom seem to be turning into Windrunner squires. Perhaps in the future, Rlain will be able to "obtain their power" as well.

I look forward to Pattern interacting with anyone. Him telling off Inadara is one of my favorite things ever.

As some others pointed out, Honor is associated with the number 10, and Sanderson has said the number of Unmade is "fixed" but not 10. Which means they probably aren't directly affiliated with Honor. HOWEVER, he's also said there were spren on the Roshar before Honor and Cultivation arrived. So it's possible those spren could fit with your theory. 13 Oct 2014: "A Splinter is a term used by certain people in the cosmere for power of Adonalsium which has no person caring for it, no... no person holding it, which has attained self-awareness . . . for instance there were some spren on Roshar before Honor and Cultivation got there. Those were already Splinters of Adonalsium where he had left power which attained sentience on its own. So, it can be intentional is what I am saying, does that make sense? You have seen other splinters." I'm still a fan of the idea that the Dawnsingers were ancient Parshendi who were bonded to (or worshipped) whatever spren arose on Roshar before the other shards arrived. But your idea about Odium "unmaking" some kind of Dawnshard spren (possibly those ancient ones) into the "Unmade" is really interesting. Your comparison to angels/demons is a good one. I like this idea too.

WoK pg. 671 "He watches!" the boy hissed. "The black piper in the night. He holds us in his palm. . . playing a tune that no man can hear!" Cenn's eyes glazed over. He stopped breathing. No man can hear the Black Piper's tune. But the Parshendi might.