Order of Windrunners
The Order of the Windrunners was an order of the Knights Radiant on Roshar.
The Windrunners were Surgebinders who used the two Surges of Gravitation and Atmospheric Pressure and they absorb stormlight from gems by inhalation. The combination of these two Surges resulted in the three Lashings. These powers were gained by bonding with an honorspren however there may be other ways to gain these abilities as with Szeth. The glow of the Windrunners Shardplate was blue. Kaladin displayed the ability to ride the Highstorms, though it is unknown if this was an ability of all of the Knights Radiant, just the Windrunners, or if this was an unrelated ability specific to Kaladin.
“I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.”
—The Second Ideal of the Windrunners
Known Windrunners
- Kaladin was in the process of becoming a Windrunner.Cite error: Invalid
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- Szeth had the powers of a Windrunner, but was not in any order of the Knights Radiant.Cite error: Invalid
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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."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content}} The First Ideal is explained to Kaladin by Teft:
- 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.
The Second Ideal
"I will protect those who cannot protect themselves"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content}} The Second Ideal revealed by Kaladin.
The Third Ideal
Has not been reveald.
The Fourth Ideal
Has not been reveald.
The Fifth Ideal
Has not been reveald.