Difference between revisions of "Order of Dustbringers"

The Dustbringers believe that great power requires a strong will to control it, and their oaths are designed to teach them to control their destructive power. While their powers can be used to destroy large swaths of land, acting like artillery, they prefer to work in a more controlled and nuanced manner. Most Dustbringers are tinkerers who like to take things apart to figure out how they work. They often object to those who only focus on the destructive side of their powers, as they feel that it is impossible to create something without understanding how its pieces work. The order also attracts foolhardy-but-brave soldiers who try to control the destructive nature of war to protect innocents.{{wob ref|13774}} They also tend to have the most variety among the Radiant orders.{{wob ref|14995}}

The Second Ideal of the Dustbringers is focused on self mastery.{{wob ref|13774}}

[[Surgebinding#Division|'''Division''']] gives Dustbringers the ability to cause objects to burn, degrade, or turn to dust. They appear to have a great amount of control over this ability, as [[Malata]] engraves a table using this Surge. Division also works on living flesh.{{book ref|sa3|107}} Dustbringers do not have access to the Surge of Division until later Ideals.{{wob ref|13774}}Restricting access to Surges based on oaths is rare among the orders and few do it. The only other order currently known to do so are the [[Skybreakers]], who share the Surge of Division.

[[Surgebinding#Abrasion|'''Abrasion''']] gives Dustbringers the ability to alter the frictional force between two surfaces. One Dustbringer usesused this ability to decrease friction between herself and the water of the [[Purelake]], allowing her to move through it unimpeded.{{book ref|sa2|4}} The [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancers]] often use this Surge to decrease friction between their bodies and other surfaces, allowing them to move around with ease, and to make objects slippery to anyone other than themselves;{{book ref|worsa2|i|9}} Dustbringers can likely use Abrasion in a similar manner. It is unclear whether Dustbringers can use Abrasion to increase the friction between two objects.

[[Dalinar Kholin|Dalinar]]'s coalition may be beginning to suspect that not all Dustbringers are loyal to their cause, as [[Lopen]] asked [[Ral-na]] to not talk with the other Dustbringers so that he could find his own path and said there were political reasons for that request.{{book ref|sa3.5|3}} Jasnah also suspected them of rebellion.{{book ref|sa4|17}}