Difference between revisions of "War of Reckoning"

When an army arrived at a plateau and the enemy army was already formed up for battle, a great slaughter would ensue,; the only way for the attackers to prevent this was to send in [[Shardbearer]]s, who could jump over the chasm and clear a space for the bridges to land. This iswas a terrible risk, however, and not all highprinces did this.{{book ref|sa1|26}}

AlsoThe Alethi Shardbearers were the only ones who could stand up to the Shardbearers among the listeners. As such, the highprinces without a full set of Plate and Blade were at a disadvantage during the times they faced such an enemy and often had to retreat.{{book ref|sa1|24}}{{book ref|sa1|54}} Shardblades were also a very effective way to cut open the chasmfiend chrysalis in order to get the gemheart.{{book ref|sa1|26}} Apart from that, Shardbearers had the same use as in every other battle during that time on Roshar.