Order of Stonewards
The Order of the Stonewards was an order of the Knights Radiant on Roshar.
The Stonewards were Surgebinders who used the two Surges, and they absorb Stormlight from gems. So far it is not know what Powers the Stonewards had, With the combination of topaz and heliodor fixed in metal, one could regrow flesh and bone. The combination was called a RegrowthCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content; however, this may be a kind of fabrial and not a power of the Order. The glow of their Shardplate was amberCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content. It is very likely that they also used a Nahel-bond.
Known Stonewards
At this time, no members of the Order of Stonewards have been revealed.
Ideals of the Knights Radiant
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. The four later Ideals were said to be different for each order of Radiants.
The First Ideal
“Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.”
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- Life before death - The Radiant seeks to defend life, always. He never kills unnecessarily, and never risks his own life for frivolous reasons. Living is harder than dying. The Radiant's duty is to live free.
- Strength before weakness - All men are weak at some time in their lives. The Radiant protects those who are weak, and uses his strength for others. Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.
- Journey before destination - There are always several ways to achieve a goal. Failure is preferable to winning through unjust means. Protecting ten innocents is not worth killing one. In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.