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The '''Order of Bondsmiths''' was an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on Roshar.{{17s ref|topic|4258}}
== Known Bondsmiths ==
* [[Melishi]] (Ancient Bondsmith){{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}
* [[Dalinar Kholin]]{{book ref|sa2|89}}
== Ideals of the Bondsmiths ==
=== The First Ideal ===
{{quote
| Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.
| The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant{{book ref|sa1|59}}
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=== The Second Ideal ===
{{quote
| I will unite instead of divide. I will bring men together.
| The Second Ideal of the Bondsmiths{{book ref|sa2|89}}
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=== The Third Ideal ===
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| 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{{book ref|sa3|119}}
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=== 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.
=== 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, Bondsmiths use it to repair inanimate objects, as a complement to the [[Progression]] surge. {{boo ref|sa3|59}}
=== Other abilities ===
; Spren and Shardblades:
Each Bondsmith shares a [[Nahel bond]] with one of three unique spren: the [[Stormfather]], the [[Nightwatcher]], and an unnamed third whom slumbers. {{epigraph ref|wor|44}}{{book ref|wor|89}}{{book ref|sa3|111}} Based on Dalinar's experience, the Bondsmiths also do not have access to a [[Shardblade]].
== Quotes ==
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| But as for the Bondsmiths, they had members only three, which number was not uncommon for them; nor did they seek to increase this by great bounds, for during the times of Madasa, only one of their order was in continual accompaniment of Urithiru and its thrones. Their spren was understood to be specific, and to persuade them to grow to the magnitude of the other orders was seen as seditious.
| [[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 16, page 14]]{{epigraph ref|sa2|44}}
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| So [[Melishi]] retired to his tent, and resolved to destroy the [[Voidbringer]]s upon the next day, but that night did present a different stratagem, related to the unique abilities of the Bondsmiths; and being hurried, he could make no specific account of his process; it was related to the very nature of the Heralds and their divine duties, an attribute the Bondsmiths alone could address.
| [[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 30, page 18]]{{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}
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It is possible that a Bondsmith, Melishi, was responsible for turning the Voidbringers into [[Parshmen]].{{epigraph ref|sa2|58}}
; "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. 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."
; 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 on the early Surgebinders.{{epigraph ref|sa2|42}}
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