Difference between revisions of "Shallan Davar"

 

=== The Shattered Plains (1173) ===

Jasnah and Shallan took passage on ''[[Wind's Pleasure]],'' to travel to the Shattered Plains. While sketching Shadesmar after her brief delving into the strange world, she noticed a pattern on her skethpad which began to move. When she was startled by its sudden movement, the pattern quickly disappeared. Several days into the journey, Shallan spied a [[santhid]] - an elusive and ancient dweller of the ocean - moving alongside the ship. She wanted to observe the santhid underwater in order to sketch it, but was dissuaded from the dangerous task by Captain Tozbek. Jasnah soon joined her, and detecting her ward's innattention to her reading, explained the nature of Shadesmar and spren to her. Shallan mentioned the patterns of lines she has been noticing. While conversing, Shallan revealed Jasnah also detailed the measures she has taken to help House Davar: sending money to Shallan's brothers, communicating with her mother about the broken Soulcaster, and setting up a causal betrothal with [[Adolin Kholin]]. Finally, Jasnah gave Shallan words of advice on power and how even its illusion can be enough to create authority. Taking these words to heart, Shallan commanded the captain to help her go overboard in order to observe and take a Memory of the santhid. {{book ref|wor|1}}

 

Later, Shallan continued to observe her spren, which she named [[Pattern]] for the complex geometric shapes that made up the spren. While trying to connect with her spren, Shallan learned the spren was able to connect complex thoughts and was fond of lies. Shallan eventually asked of its earliest memories and a brief scenery of Jah Keved appeared in response, indicating that the spren has been with Shallan prior to this. After being horrified by the memories being recalled in response to the image of her home, the scenery quickly faded away. {{book ref|wor|6}} After a brief respite, Shallan headed to her deck where she discovered the spheres she held in her pouch had become dim. Curious, she asked Jasnah about the reason for this, and the scholar explained that this was due to her unconsciously Lightweaving the scene she witnessed with Pattern. While on the topic, Jasnah requested that Shallan focused more on learning about her Illumination Surge rather than [[Transformation]] as [[Soulcasting]] could be dangerous when used incorrectly. Jasnah also shared her fears over the inevitable Desolation. She revealed that when the [[herald|heralds]] eventually returned to train the Radiants, the parshmen will reveal themselves to be the Voidbringers and upset the economy that had been established across Roshar by the enslavement of the people. Jasnah also revealed that she believed that the rediscovery of [[Urithiru]], the ancient city in the Shattered Plains and the base for the Knights Radiant, would aid them in their battle agaist the Voidbringers. Before Shallan headed to bed, Jasnah gifted Shallan with ''[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance]]'', a book containing more information on the Order of Lightweavers. {{book ref|wor|6}}

 

While asleep, Shallan was awoken by the sound of screaming and the smell of smoke in her cabin. As she rushes out of her room, Shallan realized that their ship was being attacked and she witnessed Jasnah get stabbed in the chest by the attackers. Using Lightweaving, she created an indistinct human form, which the attacking men chased. She then entered Jasnah's cabin and observed a large amount of blood on the floor, but no body. Due to this, she assumed that the men removed Jasnah's corpse. She then heard sounds above and Pattern told her that the ship's crew were being executed. Out of desperation Shallan attempted to Soulcast the hull of the ship. With a huge amount of stormlight and the help of Pattern, she reached into Shadesmar and Soulcasted the '' Wind's Pleasure'' into water to escape.{{book ref|wor|7}}