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{{Radiant|order=Bondsmith
|herald=Ishar
|spren=Nightwatcher]], [[Stormfather]], [[Sibling]]
|surge-=Tension |surge+=Adhesion
|order-=Stoneward |order+=Windrunner
}}{{spoilers|book=sa3}}
The '''Order of Bondsmiths'''
The Bondsmiths are [[Surgebinder]]s who use the [[Surge]]s of Tension and Adhesion.{{17s ref|topic|4323}} Adhesion gives the power known to [[Szeth]] as a "[[Windrunners#Powers|full lashing]]",{{17s ref|topic|4258}} They form a [[Nahel Bond]] with one of three unique [[spren]]: the [[Stormfather]], the [[Nightwatcher]]{{disputed}}{{book ref|sa3|64}}, and (presumably) the [[Sibling]].{{book ref|sa3|64}} The exact nature of the [[Nahel Bond]] that Bondsmiths share with their specific spren is unclear; it may or may not be similar to other orders of the Knights Radiant.
In the time before the Recreance the Bondsmiths commonly had no more than three members, making them the smallest of the Orders.{{epigraph ref|sa2|44}} However, this is not a constant and there has been a time where there was only one Bondsmith.▼
== Known Bondsmiths ==▼
* [[Melishi]] (Ancient Bondsmith){{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}▼
* [[Dalinar Kholin]]{{book ref|sa2|89}}▼
== Ideals of the Bondsmiths ==
The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the [[Immortal Words]], are a set of rules by which the Radiant lived. The First Ideal, identical for all orders of the Radiants, is used as their motto. Each of the Radiant Orders then
=== The First Ideal ===
{{quote
| I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together.
| The Second Ideal of the Bondsmiths, as sworn by [[Dalinar Kholin]]{{book ref|sa2|89}}
}}
{{quote
| I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.
| The Third Ideal of the Bondsmiths, as sworn by [[Dalinar Kholin]]{{book ref|sa3|119}}
}}
==
The Bondsmiths use the Surges of '''Tension''' and '''Adhesion'''.
=== Adhesion ===
; Full Lashing:
Using the Full Lashing, a Surgebinder can pool [[Stormlight]] into an area. All objects that subsequently touch this area will be bonded to the object, sticking them there and hindering their movement. The bond ends when the Stormlight runs out.
; Spiritual Adhesion:
Using the Surge of Adhesion to manipulate spiritual, rather than purely physical forces, a Bondsmith can touch another person and forge a spiritual connection between them. This allows the Bondsmith to temporarily speak whatever languages this other person can speak. Whether the Surgebinder must remain physically close to this other person for the ability to be continually used or if it can transfer any other skill or knowledge is unknown. The power bears a great similarity to other applications of [[Connection]] such as [[duralumin]] [[Feruchemy]] on Scadrial.
=== Tension ===
The Tension Surge can be manipulated by the Surgebinder to alter the stiffness of an object.{{book ref|sa2|part=ars}} For Bondsmiths, the use of the Tension surge is different from the [[Stonewards]]. While [[Stonewards]] use this ability to shape stone in battle,{{disputed}} Bondsmiths use it to repair inanimate objects, as a complement to the [[
=== Other abilities ===
; Spren and Shardblades:
Each Bondsmith shares a [[Nahel bond]] with one of three unique spren: the [[Stormfather]], the [[Nightwatcher]]{{cite}}, and an unnamed [[Sibling|third]] who slumbers.
; Connection and lightweaving:
Bondsmiths are able to boost other Radiants' powers. The boost given is different for each Order.{{wob ref|11296}} For example, allowing a [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] to create a three-dimensional projection of [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|8}}
; Merging the Realms:
== History ==
▲In the time before the Recreance the Bondsmiths commonly had no more than three members, making them the smallest of the Orders.{{epigraph ref|sa2|44}} However, this is not a constant and there has been a time where there was only one Bondsmith, and never more than three.
▲== Known Bondsmiths ==
▲* [[Melishi]] (Ancient Bondsmith){{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}
▲* [[Dalinar Kholin]]{{book ref|sa2|89}} (bonded to the [[Stormfather]])
== Quotes ==
; "Godspren":
It has been theorized that the Bondsmith spren may be "godspren" -- in other words, the cognitive representation of the people of Roshar's gods. This might explain why Bondsmiths are said to have bound such "specific" spren, and also why there is only three Bondsmiths at any given time. Presumably, this would be due to that fact that there would only be as many powerful "godspren" at any given time as there were heavily worshipped gods on Roshar. Honor (i.e. The Almighty) and Cultivation are two obvious candidates for having "godspren." Indeed, The [[Stormfather]] is already confirmed to be the "godspren" of Honor.{{cite}} Who the other worshipped god could be on Roshar is unclear at this point, though one candidate is the [[Nightwatcher]]. Because there were three gods influencing Roshar, Honor, Cultivation, and Odium, the third may be an Odiumspren, though this is not confirmed. It should be noted that "pious" is the primary divine attribute of Ishar, the Herald of the Order of Bondsmiths. This would seem to fit with the idea of Bondsmiths sharing a Nahel bond with "godspren." Counting weakly against this theory is the description of expanding their ranks as "seditious"; if godspren were understood to be synonymous with the Bondsmith's spren, a more appropriate word would be "sacrilegious".
; Binding people:
Given Dalinar's role in uniting the Knights Radiant, it is possible that the Bondsmiths have a magical means to unite people. The text suggests that this applies to oaths and the bonds between people. Ishar, the Heraldic patron of the Bondsmiths, is said to have been the one who originally forced organization
== Notes ==
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