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wafflelovingbatgirl · 1 year

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Life before death, Radiants!

Not sure? Official quiz here:

#the stormlight archive #stormlight archive #knights radiant #cosmere #brandon sanderson #Windrunner #lightweaver #truthwatcher #bondsmith #elsecaller #edgedancer #stoneward #skybreaker #Willshaper #dustbringers #spren

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varalgus · 8 months

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Dalinar Kholin. Big Ol’ WIP of my favorite bondsmith. I’d argue that his character arc and development is on par with Prince Zuko, one of the most well written characters I’ve read.

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madxmellon · 1 year

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I am Unity

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youravraragechessenjoyer · 3 months

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Chekhov's Bondsmith?

STORMLIGHT 5 THEORY, SPOLIERS FOR ROW

Okay, so. There's a missing Bondsmith. And What if... Crackpot theory... It's Kaladin.

Okay, So I might just be talking nonsense which would track since 90% of my experiences with Stormlight is fawning over how cool Kaladin is, but I think it makes sense.

Now keep in mind that I've only read through Stormlight once and finished a few months ago.

So first off, It is possible for someone to have a double Nahel Bond, it's confirmed through a WOB though it is described as difficult to juggle between orders.

Next, The evidence:

I'll split it up between books:

In TWoK:

Jezrien led the Heralds and not Ishar and yes this by itself is nothing but it is a weird choice for Brandon to make as he could have just made Jezrien the Bondsmith but didn't.

Kaladin turns the Bridgeman into Bridge 4, all people of different nationalities and ideals and he UNITES them into one group.

And at the end he gains control of the UNITED bridgemen.

WoR:

Kaladin's arc in this one is about being less racist to Lighteyes and at the end he becomes the starting point for equalization of Darkeyes which we see in affect later in the series. He UNITES the classes both in his mind and in the world. He also lets Renarin in, furthering this.

He also gives Rlain the weapon and treats him with respect, UNITING him with Bridge 4 and in a sense he UNITES humanity and the listeners.

Oathbringer:

This is the book Kaladin starts his sympathies to the Singers, furthering the UNITY between them in his mind.

He starts UNITING all of the Bridgemen into Windrunners.

ROW: At this point he is a UNITING symbol and leader of the Windrunners, and is at dismay when he thinks about how Bridge 4 no longer exists and is UNUNITED

He also UNITES the humans in the tower to fight the Singer Occupation.

And his respect for the Singers grows even more. If you subscibe to KalxLeswi or KalxVenli than he could even UNITE them like that in the next book.

Also he's going to Shinover next book which could put him near the Valley when starting the journey or even when/if coming back for the champion battle whether or not he ends up being the champion.

There might be more I missed. Again it is a crackpot theory but the idea popped out to me and I had to write it down.

#brandon sanderson #cosmere #kaladin stormblessed #stormlight archive #Bondsmith #Windrunner

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shakesthewizard · 12 days

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Are y'all ready for my niche content

Deltarune characters as Knights Radiant from the Stormlight Archive let's go

Susie - "I will seek self-mastery." The Order of the Dustbringers. Susie is brash and self-destructive, and learns early on that her potential for harm won't keep her safe - it might just get the people she cares about killed. In the latter half of chapter 1 and the entirety of Chapter 2, we see Susie not only learning how to harness her great capacity for good, but we also see her defy the will of the narrative. Dragging ralsei away from time with Kris, and in the snowgrave route she even demonstrates the power to avoid a cutscene. The theme of self control (narratively and literally) is abundant for her.

As a Dustbringer, Susie controls the surges of Division and Abrasion, which are perfect to the point of redundancy. Do I even need to explain how they fit her character and themes?

Ralsei - Ralsei is tricky. You might say that Ralsei is a spren of some kind - maybe an honorspren, or even a highspren? This makes sense for a Darkner, being a kind of spirit that exists on behalf of human/monsterkind. If you go down that route you may even go so far as to call him a voidspren, or corrupted spren of some type. Maybe a corrupted Highspren? Serving the law of a malicious power against his will.

Ralsei has associations with both Knowledge and Healing, making him a good candidate for a Truthwatcher. He's even a lonely, bespectacled Prince! He fits the Renarin-alike bill pretty nicely - which would also make sense, given that his game-knowledge and apparent desire to tell secrets to Kris, but not Us, reminds me a lot of Renarin's future sight and its effects on Odium. Ralsei is undecided, largely because of how little we actually know about him.

Kris - "I will speak my truth." The Order of the Lightweavers. Kris has a LOT going on in terms of their identity, secrets, and fiction. Like Shallan, I think Kris is very close to a lot of powerful forces in the story that they're not showing us, and they know a lot more than we let them tell. Kris literally spends most of their time nowadays pretending to be someone else, even if they don't want to.

Here's the thing, though - I think Kris is possessed by a cognitive shadow, with Bondsmith powers. Whether through Ishi's honorblade or something else, Kris demonstrates the ability to bring people together for a common cause - but only while we control them. Otherwise, they're a weird, lonely kid who has historically struggled to make and keep friends.

As a Lightweaver, Kris commands the surges of Illumination and Transformation. This makes sense, given that they are our window into this world, and they shape our understanding of it. They also literally perform transformation on a number of occasions - opening at least one dark fountain, and seriously squishing their own identity around with all the stuff they pull with our SOUL.

Noelle - "I will reach my potential." The Order of the Elsecallers. Or at least, she will be at some point. I'm really tempted to assign her corrupted Truthwatcher, given her propensity to stumble backwards into knowledge and secrets, and her possible connections with HIM. But I don't think this resonates with her character very strongly. Rather, I think Noelle has a lot of potential stored within her, and she needs to learn how to access it and command it for herself. Right now, she's being controlled by a host of powers; her mother, Us, Queen, and the aforementioned HIM. Many of whom are in agreement - this kid is going places. They all want to harness her for their own gain, and Noelle will swear the second ideal when she finally musters up the courage to ask Susie out.

As an Elsecaller, Noelle will command the surges of Transformation and Transportation. Truth be told, I don't see these as especially relevant to her character, besides their enormous breadth of utility. Ignoring everything else, I'd probably give her Edgedancer surges, but ces la vie.

Berdly - "I will seek justice." Order of the Skybreakers.

Okay, hear me out. He's a lot like Szeth.

I swear I'm serious, just bear with me, okay? He begins his journey by blindly following the strange laws of a strange land. Eventually, after doing nominal bad guy shit for half the story, he realizes that the law he was following sucked ass, and that he has no excuse for his behavior. As a first step towards growing, he pledges his service to the goals of a more protagonisty leader type while he figures himself out. Do you see my vision?

Berdly cares a LOT about the metrics of those in power. Grades, IQ, the law. His fatal flaw, in fact, is that he uses them as a tool for measuring his worth. His arc will be about reconsidering those things, and finding an attitude towards power that seeks justice instead of order.

As a Skybreaker, Berdly commands the surges of Gravitation and Division. He's a bird who people tend to avoid. What do you want from me?

Lancer - Lancer is Susie's Dustspren. Fight me.

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glxybee · 2 years

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“the name is bond… bondsmith.”

dalinar kholin (stormlight archive)

#i find this 007 pun so funny but i’m literally the only one laughing hahaha #dalinar kholin #brandon sanderson #stormlight archive #bondsmith #cosmere #my art #artists on tumblr #fanart #fantasy #fandom #cosmere fanart #stormlight fanart

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crowreys-wormstache · 1 year

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Dalinar's order?

Oh you mean the

#cosmere #brandon sanderson #stormlight 2 #stormlight 3 #dalinar kholin #bondsmith #words of radiance #oathbringer #cosmemes #jess talks

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sorchasolas · 6 months

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I TOLD YOU I WOULD MAKE MORE!!!

Bondbreaker & Stoneweaver <3

(Ty @2koboldsinatrenchcoat for the Bondbreaker suggestion!!!)

(Stoneweaver took a long damn time???)

#stormlight archive #cosmere #the stormlight archive #bondsmith #skybreaker #lightweaver #stoneward

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kainekron · 2 years

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list of things to ask Brandon Sanderson if I ever get a chance

1. can a Nicroboost affect other types of magic and can durluimn do the same?

2. can multiple Kandra control a very large body like an elephant

3. hoid once said he was born as "words on a page" does this mean he is the product of an arranged marriage? as in was he stipulated on a contract at some point and stole himself? [reference to this comment on reddit]

4. does playing the flute have any thematic or magical significance in the cosmere: because all of the people who are predominant characters and play the flute all fall into morally grey to dark so it just feels like it's important

5. do you intentionally start blinding moash more and more throughout the series?

6. can a dead blade link up with an occupied ruby like one with a flame spren or stormlight in it and would that effect anything?

7. does opening up a perpendicularity on an uninhabited planet make it gain a subastral?

8. could they have stuck jezrien's soul back into a body through hemalurgy

9. what Original shard holders are you planning on using as the main Cast for dragon steel?

10. can Edgedancers and Dustbringers use Abrasion to increase friction, also will we get more dustbringers in book 5?

11. can Living blades form into mechanical contraptions like levers or locks?

12. what cosmere character would have the easiest time reaching the 5th ideal, and in which order?

13. do the sleepless have any Shard blades or plates of their own?

14. does Elendle have Metal-born specific sports?

15. has Hoid ever bumped into someone pretending to be Hoid?

16. Does Zellion like instant noodles?

17. can a Skaze bond a person the same as a Seon?

18. who would you say is the freest person in the cosmere?

19. could Raoden have united the Alethi high princes in the same time frame dalinar had?

20. on the voidbinding chart bondsmiths and truthwatchers are not attached to any surges. why?

21. how much help would Steris have been in solving the diagram?

22. can you give us other types of aether spores I assume their was a type that glowed that was part of the flare

23. what is Khriss's opinion on the existence of bone spores

24. who was hoid telling the story too

25. Is a rubik's cube and other puzzles more feminine or masculine to Vorin culture

26. do you do any specific research/worldbuilding on your flora

27. what elements are the crimson spores

28. if Re-Shephir had bonded shallan like she wanted would Shallan have become a midnight Aether born

29. is Maben one of the members of the diagram the kandra?

30. Does Kelsier still have a spiritual aspect?

31. is Zahel being affected by the use of stormlight instead of breath?

32. Glys Tumi and the other enlightened spren were dead eyes right?

33. what do the people of era 2 use as fuel from the fossil that Vasher showed Kal I got the notion that it most worlds of the cosmere haven't had the time to develop that kind of stuff so is it artificial like inedible talo oil? or did harmony use magic to give them petroleum? [answer]

#cosmere #brandon sanderson #mistborn #cosmere spoilers #the stormlight archive #stormlight archive #questions for a spoiler stream #dustbringers #edgedancers #knights radiant #Kandra #bondsmith #i'll add more later #probably #ssp1 #ssp1 spoilers #tress of the emerald sea

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decisivelyindecisivelibra · 2 years

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#Windrunner #Bondsmith #stormlight archive #Honor isn't dead apparently #Top gun #icemav #Radiants #Honor spren #dalinar kholin #Navani

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willshaper · 1 month

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Did you know that you can get a negative number for a radiant order in the official quiz? Because I learned that today

#cosmere #stormlight archives #my friend took the quiz for one of her dnd characters and got a NEGATIVE THREE in bondsmith #WILD

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shouldprobablybereading · 2 months

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“The nightwatcher bondsmith should be x” the nightwatcher bondsmith should be y”

Clearly the only important qualification is fucking uniting with other bondsmiths and raboniel is already dead good luck

#‘moash should be bondmsith’ yeah sorry he can’t throuple #‘rlain should be bondsmith’ yeah even less him #the real question is who can fuck both navani and dalinar #and the list is pretty short

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onlycosmere · 5 months

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Lightweaver2 (paraphrased): Could a Bondsmith make a forgery stick longer?

Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased): Yeah, they could do that.

#the stormlight archive #the emperor's soul #oathbringer #cosmere #cfsbf #root #realmatics #brandon sanderson #bondsmiths

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mossmanthemossman · 7 months

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@highly-invested ok I've decided to make a seperate post for this

So I'm not sure if coping mechanisms is quite the right term for it but i don't know what else to call it so I'll just describe it. They're all different ways of tying your happiness and self worth to something else, and specifically not dealing with your trauma (which is something that gets resolved as you go through the ideals). I feel like lightweavers are the most obvious example , with their thing being "I can be happy so long as I never ever think about what happened". You also have windrunners (and possibly also edgedancers in a way but I've not read the novella so idk) where it's "I can be happy so long as I can stop the thing that happened to me from happening again to me or to anyone else"

Which brings us to the skybreakers, who I think are really interesting if analyzed like this, because they would be either "I have faced injustice and I have to rise above that" and them sort of overcomitting to that at forst, or even more interestingly "I myself have done some extremely fucked up shit so I cannot be trusted to make subjective judgements about morality."

#cosmere #the stormlight archive #I do not know yet how truthwatchers and bondsmiths fit into this #nor any of the others but we don't really have major characters for those yet #well we have venli but shes only 2nd ideal i think so I'm not sure where willshapers are going just yet

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gnckholin · 9 months

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rlain would have been a great bondsmith but sanderson's not ready for that conversation

#stormlight archive #cosmere #rlain has done SO much in line with the bondsmiths #dedicated years to unifying humans and singers #owns up to his own role in the system #brief moment where he thinks oh god venli and I are gonna have to fuck well so be it #like bridger of minds?? how is that not bringing people together #also i think the nightwatcher would like him

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isdalinarhot · 2 years

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sadeas dies. dalinar becomes a bondsmith. raboniel dies. navani becomes a bondsmith. conclusion? your toxic gay lover has to die before you can become a bondsmith

#bondsmith moash people you are condemning kaladin to death. for shame #luke.txt #purple dragon jungle juice #greatest hits

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