Order of Stonewards
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| Herald | Talenel | ||
| Spren | Unknown | ||
| Surges | [[{{{surge-}}}]] & [[{{{surge+}}}]] | ||
| Plate spren | Unknown | ||
| World of Origin | Roshar | ||
| Universe | Cosmere | ||
The Order of Stonewards was an order of the Knights Radiant on Roshar.
The Stonewards were Surgebinders who used the two Surges of Cohesion and Tension, and they could also absorb Stormlight from gems. So far it is not know what powers the Stonewards had. The glow of their Shardplate was amber[1]. It is very likely that they also used a Nahel-bond.
Historical
The Stonewards exemplifyed resolve, strength, and dependability.
In Words of Radiance The Author notes that the Stonewards were more than any other order match in nature and temperament to their Herald.
They were however also described as stubborn to a fault.
Known Stonewards
- The patron of the Stonewards was Talenel, Stonesinew, Herald of War.
- Talatin was a member of the Order of the Stonewards, before the Recreance.
At this time, no new members of the Order of Stonewards have been revealed.
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 lived. The First Ideal, identical for all orders of the Radiants, is used as their motto. Each of the Radiant Orders then had an additional four ideals that were unique to each order.
The First Ideal
“Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.”
—The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant[2]
Powers
The Stonewards use the Surges of Cohesion and Tension.
Their exact Powers are so far unknown.
Quotes
“Now, as each order was thus matched to the nature and temperament of the Herald it named patron, there was none more archetypal of this than the Stonewards, who followed after Talenelat'Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of War: they thought it a point of virtue to exemplify resolve, strength, and dependability. Alas, they took less care for imprudent practice of their stubbornness, even in the face of proven error. —From Words of Radiance, chapter 13, page 1”
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