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{{for|Surgebinding#Illumination|the Rosharan variant of the Lightweaving magic system|pre=This article deals with the Order of Knights Radiant|post=For the original Yolish variant see [[Lightweaving]].}}
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|These Lightweavers, by no coincidence, included many who pursued the arts; namely: writers, artists, musicians, painters, sculptors. Considering the order's general temperament, the tales of their strange and varied mnemonic abilities may have been embellished.▼
|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|''Words of Radiance'']], chapter 21, page 10
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The '''Order of Lightweavers''' is an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on Roshar.{{epigraph ref|sa2|49}}
== Ideals of the Lightweavers ==
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The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the [[Immortal Words]], are a set of rules by which the Radiants lived. The First Ideal is shared by all of the orders, and is used as a motto for the Knights Radiant as a whole. Each of the orders then has an additional four Ideals that are unique to that order. The Ideals of the Order of Lightweavers are very very different from those of the other orders. Instead of swearing oaths centered around a specific theme, Lightweavers instead speak individual truths about themselves. Some have theorized that Lightweavers' progression is tied to truth like this because their actions frequently blur the line between truth and lies and they need to learn to distinguish the two.{{wob ref|13777}}▼
|[[Malchin]] was stymied, for though he was inferior to none in the arts of war, he was not suitable for the Lightweavers; he wished for his oaths to be elementary and straightforward, and yet their spren were liberal, as to our comprehension, in definitions pertaining to this matter; the process included speaking truths as an approach to a threshold of self-awareness that Malchin could never attain.▼
|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|''Words of Radiance'']], chapter 12, page 12
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▲The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the [[Immortal Words]], are a set of rules by which the Radiants lived. The First Ideal is shared by all of the orders, and is used as a motto for the Knights Radiant as a whole. Each of the orders then has an additional four Ideals that are unique to that order. The Ideals of the Order of Lightweavers are very very different from those of the other orders. Instead of swearing oaths centered around a specific theme, Lightweavers instead speak individual truths about themselves. Some have theorized that Lightweavers' progression is tied to truth like this because their actions frequently blur the line between truth and lies and they need to learn to distinguish the two. It has also been posited that their more flexible Ideals are because they are closer to [[Cultivation]] than [[Honor]].{{wob ref|13777}}
=== The First Ideal ===
== Abilities ==
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|As to the other orders that were inferior in this visiting of the far realm of spren, the [[Elsecaller]]s were prodigiously benevolent, allowing others as auxiliary to their visits and interactions; though they did never relinquish their place as prime liaisons with the great ones of the spren; and the Lightweavers and [[Willshaper]]s both also had an affinity to the same, though neither were true masters of that realm.▼
|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|''Words of Radiance'']], chapter 6, page 2
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The Lightweavers use the Surges of '''Illumination''' and '''Transformation'''.
== History ==
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|Yet, were the orders not disheartened by so great a defeat, for the Lightweavers provided spiritual sustenance; they were enticed by those glorious creations to venture on a second assault.▼
|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|''Words of Radiance'']], chapter 21, page 10
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Lightweavers can be introspective, outgoing, or anything in between, but they are generally free-spirited. Most were interested in the arts, and the order included many artists, writers, musicians, and performers.{{epigraph ref|sa2|49}}{{wob ref|13777}} They had a keen appreciation for the value of beauty and entertainment, and felt that it was not enough if Roshar made it through the [[Desolation]]s but lost such things.{{wob ref|13777}} Perhaps as an outgrowth of that belief, the Lightweavers seem to have taken some responsibility for maintaining moral amung the Knights Radiant.{{epigraph ref|sa2|47}} Some of them were interested in intrigue and secrets, and often served as the spies oft of the Knights Radiant. While their personal values were strong, they often had looser morals than the other orders. As a result, of their inclination for subterfuge and more relaxed attitude, they were sometimes distrusted by others, particularly the Skybreakers.{{wob ref|13777}}
▲== Known Lightweavers ==
* [[Shallan Davar]] (bonded to [[Pattern]])
* [[Hoid]]
* [[Tien]]
* [[Vathah]] (squire)
* [[Elhokar]] (initiated a Nahel bond, but didn't finish saying the First Ideal){{book ref|sa3|84}}{{wob ref|8748}}
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▲|Yet, were the orders not disheartened by so great a defeat, for the Lightweavers provided spiritual sustenance; they were enticed by those glorious creations to venture on a second assault.
▲|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 21, page 10]]{{book ref|sa2|47}}
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▲{{quote
▲|These Lightweavers, by no coincidence, included many who pursued the arts; namely: writers, artists, musicians, painters, sculptors. Considering the order's general temperament, the tales of their strange and varied mnemonic abilities may have been embellished.
▲|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 21, page 10]]{{book ref|sa2|49}}
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▲{{quote
▲|As to the other orders that were inferior in this visiting of the far realm of spren, the [[Elsecaller]]s were prodigiously benevolent, allowing others as auxiliary to their visits and interactions; though they did never relinquish their place as prime liaisons with the great ones of the spren; and the Lightweavers and [[Willshaper]]s both also had an affinity to the same, though neither were true masters of that realm.
▲|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 6, page 2]]{{book ref|sa2|53}}
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▲|[[Malchin]] was stymied, for though he was inferior to none in the arts of war, he was not suitable for the Lightweavers; he wished for his oaths to be elementary and straightforward, and yet their spren were liberal, as to our comprehension, in definitions pertaining to this matter; the process included speaking truths as an approach to a threshold of self-awareness that Malchin could never attain.
▲|[[Words of Radiance (in-world)|Words of Radiance, chapter 12, page 12]]{{book ref|sa2|57}}
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