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The '''Order of Willshapers''' is an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on [[Roshar]]. They form [[Nahel bond]]s with [[Lightspren]], also known as Reachers.{{wob ref|9531}} |
The '''Order of Willshapers''' is an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on [[Roshar]]. They form [[Nahel bond]]s with [[Lightspren]], also known as Reachers.{{wob ref|9531}} |
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The Willshapers are [[Surgebinder]]s who use the [[Surge]]s of Transportation and Cohesion, and they are associated with the amethyst [[polestone]]. |
The Willshapers are [[Surgebinder]]s who use the [[Surge]]s of Transportation and Cohesion, and they are associated with the amethyst [[polestone]]. |
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| − | While each order of Radiants contains a variety of personalities within it, those who join the Willshapers generally subscribe to a philosophy that all people should be free to make their own choices.{{wob ref|13779}} They focus on personal fulfillment, radical self-expression, and freeing those who are captive. The Order is said to be most varied, save for a general love of adventure, novelty, or oddity.{{epigraph ref|sa2|50}} They tend to attract builders, craftsmen and other artisans.{{wob ref|13779}} |
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== Ideals of the Willshapers == |
== Ideals of the Willshapers == |
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Revision as of 22:28, 11 June 2020
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The Order of Willshapers is an order of the Knights Radiant on Roshar. They form Nahel bonds with Lightspren, also known as Reachers.[1]
The Willshapers are Surgebinders who use the Surges of Transportation and Cohesion, and they are associated with the amethyst polestone.
Ideals of the Willshapers
The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the Immortal Words, are a set of rules by which the Radiants live. 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 have an additional four Ideals that are unique to that order.[2] The Ideals of the Order of Willshapers all focus on individual freedom and liberty; the Willshapers champion self-expression and freedom of choice for all.[3]
The First Ideal
“Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination. ”
—The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant[2]
Abilities
The Willshapers use the Surges of Transportation and Cohesion.
Transportation allows Surgebinders to transport themselves into or out of Shadesmar in the flesh. The full extent of this ability is not yet known.
Their exact powers are so far unknown.
History
Little is currently known about the Willshapers of old. Though the order tended to attract builders, craftsmen and other artisans, their membership tended to be varied in both profession and personality.[3] Per Words of Radiance, they were varied in personality, but generally enjoyed discovering new, unusual and strange things; they were also considered capricious and unreliable, making them somewhat frustrating to interact with.[4]
Where the Windrunners were the protectors and the Stonewards the soldiers, the Willshapers were the liberators, both freeing those who were physically captive and aiding those who espoused new and radical ideas. They tasked themselves with building and supporting societies; they aided those who resisted tyranny and oppression. They were also literal builders -- in times of peace, they would use theirs powers to aid in constructing buildings and infrastructure, as well as training those who lived there; in times of war, they would fortify towns; and after the battle was over they, like their patron Herald, would travel to teach people of crafts such as bronzeworking or sanitation.[3]
Much like the Elsecallers, they were considered to have an affinity for Shadesmar, suggesting that they might've also interacted with the spren nation on regular basis.[5]
In the modern times, no human Willshapers have presented themselves so far; Venli appears to be the only person to have bonded a Reacher.[6]
Notable Willshapers
Quotes
“And now, if there was an uncut gem among the Radiance, it was the Willshapers; for though enterprising, they were erratic, and Invia wrote of them, "capricious, frustrating, unreliable," as taking it for granted that others would agree; this may have been an intolerant view, as Invia often expressed, for this order was said to be most varied, inconsistent in temperament save for a general love of adventure, novelty, or oddity. ”
Trivia
- The Willshapers were one of the first orders Brandon developed while building magic systems.[7]
- The Willshapers would "probably be okay" with Adolin killing Sadeas.[8]
Notes
- ↑ JordanCon 2018
— Arcanum - 2018-04-22# - ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 59#
- ↑ a b c The Ten Orders of Knights Radiant
— Arcanum - 2020-06-09# - ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 50 epigraph#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 53 epigraph#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 120#
- ↑ Oathbringer London signing
— Arcanum - 2017-11-28# - ↑ Words of Radiance Philadelphia signing
— Arcanum - 2014-03-21#