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In Words of Radiance, Shallan discovered the ability to project incoporeal images into existence. At the behest of Jasnah, Shallan focused on this surge rather than Transformation. Due to a lack of practice and experience, however, she could initially only create the images after sketching them first, and she was unable make them move. She later discovered that she could use Pattern to project sounds and move her images when they were in the them. After trial and error, Shallan learned that the range of the images she creates are limited to their proximity to a source of Investiture. As the user moves away from an image it will begin to blur and then dissolve when its connection is broken, increased focus on the part of a user can increase the range but not greatly.
After practicing her abilities, Shallan learned how to make her illusions move without the aid of her spren. She was also shown to use Illumination without drawing her images beforehand as seen when she conjured images from a play she watched as a child and, later, an army to fight the [[Odium|Odium's]] forces. In addition to this, Shallan learned how to produce sounds without the aid of Pattern as seen when she was able to alter her voce whilst disguised as Veil. During the [[Battle of Kholinar]], Shallan was capable of making more solid illusions. While the reason for this is unknown, Jasnah commented that Shallan's projections appeared to have some substance to them as if it had more stormlight than usual while Shallan briefly wondered if she mixed her Soulcasting abilities with this Surge. {{book ref|sa3|121}} {{book ref|sa3|120}} Shallan's Illumination abilites also seem to be able to harm some of the Unmade as seen during her encounter with Unmade, [[Re-Sephir]]. During the battle Shallan was able to repel the forces conjured by the spren by simply using the light emitted from her illusions.
When combining her Illumination abilities with Dalinar's own abilities, Shallan was shown to be able to construct a visual map of Roshar entirely out of stormlight even though she had not visited the entire continent. {{book ref|sa3|8}}
=== Swordsmanship ===▼
Shallan has begun training as a Knight Radiant with Adolin as her teacher. Due to her aversion to her Shardblade, she developed Radiant in order to comfortably wield the weapon. While not an expert, she has shown to be quite capable while under the control of Radiant.▼
=== Memory ===
[[File:Horses.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Shallan sketches of horses--by [[User:Ben McSweeney]]]]
[[File:Horses.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Shallan sketches of horses--by [[User:Ben McSweeney]]]]Like most Knight Radiant, Shallan possesses a [[resonance]]. She has the ability to deliberately memorize a scene (usually involving blinking) after which she can paint or draw that scene with remarkable accuracy. Shallan's ability to memorize scenes and reproduce them accurately seems similar to the ability of a [[Feruchemist]] to store memories in a [[coppermind]], in that both talents involve the removal of a memory from the mind and its replacement in another medium - in Shallan's case, a sketch rather than a coppermind. This ability is affected by the presence of the Unmade.▼
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=== Artistry ===
▲=== Swordsmanship ===
▲Shallan has begun training as a Knight Radiant with Adolin as her teacher. Due to her aversion to her Shardblade, she developed Radiant in order to comfortably wield the weapon. While not an expert, she has shown to be quite capable while under the control of Radiant.
== Relationships ==
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