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The '''Order of Windrunners''' is an order of the [[Knights Radiant]] on Roshar.{{epigraph ref|sa2|54}}

The Windrunners were [[Surgebinder]]s who used the [[Surge]]s of Adhesion and Gravitation, and they absorbed [[Stormlight]] from gems by inhalation. They formed a [[Nahel Bond]] with [[honorspren]]. The combination of Adhesion and Gravitation resulted in the three [[#PowersAbilities|Lashings]]. [[Szeth]] was able to use the three Lashings by way of an [[Honorblade]], assumed to have belonged to [[Jezrien]], the order's patron. The glow of the Windrunners' [[Shardplate]] was blue.

While this ideal is unknown currently it is probable that, upon achieving this Ideal, a Windrunner gains his Shardplate.{{epigraph ref|sa3|86}} It is hinted to have something aboutto do with choosing to not save people.{{epigraph ref|sa3|86}}

By using the Reverse Lashing, a Surgebinder can increase the gravitational pull of an object, allowing themthe toinfused subtlyobject to pull nearby objects toward it. The Surgebinder must maintain contact with the object to Reverse Lash it. Items that are airborne are pulled more strongly towards the infused object.

Due to a combination of their two surges, Windrunners have new, secondary effects, knowknown as athe [[Resonance]].{{wob ref|3625}} The Windrunners' Resonance is strength of squires,{{wob ref|6740}}{{wob ref|915}}, which allows them to have many more squires compared tothan other Orders. After Kaladin swore the third oath, many of the bridgemen who worked under Kaladinhim were suddenly able to breathe Stormlight and heal.{{book ref|sa2|87}} Later, Kaladin trains the bridgemen in sucking in Stormlight and using Lashings. However, their abilities are only present when Kaladin is nearby. [[Sigzil]] noted that they could use Stormlight effectively within 30thirty miles of Kaladin, and their maximum distance was 50fifty miles. Squires will lose access to their powers in an hour or two after the Windrunner leaves.{{book ref|sa3|55}}

In the time before the Recreance the Windrunners were an Order with over a hundred members,{{book ref|sa1|52}} and a considerable number of squires.{{book ref|sa2|54}} They also reportedly had some issues with the [[order of Skybreakers|order of the Skybreakers]].{{book ref|sa2|54}}. At the beginning of the Recreance a large number of Windrunners along with many [[Stonewards]] abandoned their [[Shardblade|Shardblades]] and [[Shardplate|Shardplates]] before the fortress known as "Feverstone Keep", as seen in one of [[Dalinar]]'s visions.{{book ref|sa1|52}}

The refounded order of Windrunners is well organized and maintains a strong military structure due to the fact that the order came about from bridge crews, originally run by [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]], and due to Kaladin's military training, which he passed on to his bridgemen. The sheer number of bridge crews, along with the Windrunners' Resonance, allows for so manynumerous people to be Windrunner squires, making them one of, if not the most numerous of the modern orders.{{wob ref|6740}}

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