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The '''Order of Stonewards''' is an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on Roshar.{{epigraph ref|sa2|37}}
 
The Stonewards were [[Surgebinder]]s who used the [[Surge]]s of '''Cohesion''' and '''Tension''', and they are associated with the topaz [[polestone]]. So far very little is known about what powers the Stonewards had. The glow of their Shardplate wasis amber.{{book ref|wok|19}}. The patron [[Herald]] of the Stonewards is [[Talenel]]. In [[Shadesmar]], The spren of the Stonewards in Shadesmar look like stone, and their skin cracks when they move. {{wob ref|9532}}
 
== Ideals of the Stonewards ==
The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the [[Immortal Words]], are a set of rules by which the Radiant livedRadiants. The First Ideal, identical for all orders of the Radiants, is used as their motto. Each of the Radiant Orders then hadhas an additional four idealsIdeals that were unique to eachthat order. The Ideals of the Order of Stonewards all focus on working with a team and supporting others, which led them to put others' interests before their own. Of the orders, they were some of the least likely to bend their Ideals.{{wob ref|13789}}
 
The theme of the following Stoneward ideals are "I will be there when I'm needed"{{bws ref|the-ten-orders-of-knights-radiant|text=The Ten Orders of the Knights Radiant|date=2020-06-09}}
 
=== The First Ideal ===
{{quote
| Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination
| The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant{{book ref|wok|59}}
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A possible second idealIdeal for Stonewards is "I will stand where others fall"{{wob ref|5616}}
 
== Abilities ==
{{quote
| The Shardbearer pressed his hand against the incline leading up to the Voidbringer, and again the stone seemed to writhe. Steps formed in the rock, as if it were made of wax that could flow and be shaped.
|Dalinar's observations of a Stoneward in a [[Dalinar's visions|vision]]{{book ref|sa3|38}}
}}
The Stonewards use the Surges of '''Cohesion''' and '''Tension'''.
 
Their exact Powers are so far unknown, although in [[Dalinar]]'s visions a stoneward is seen to be able to reshape stone to some extent. This ability is based on the surge of cohesion. This ability lets them reshape things other than stone, but not flesh.{{wob ref|9422}}
 
{{quote
| The Shardbearer pressed his hand against the incline leading up to the Voidbringer, and again the stone seemed to writhe. Steps formed in the rock, as if it were made of wax that could flow and be shaped.
| {{book link|Oathbringer|38}}
}}
 
== History ==