Unseen Court
| Unseen Court | |
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 by taratjah
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| Leader | Shallan Davar |
| World of Origin | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
“You must control the face rather than let it control you. ”
The Unseen Court is an organization of Lightweavers on Roshar.[1]
Objectives
The Unseen Court is aligned with the coalition of monarchs.[1] Shallan sees their greatest impact as being spies. Jasnah puts much greater value on their ability to Soulcast food.[2]
Structure
“Whatever you did, it’s behind you. We accept you, Vathah. The Unseen Court is a family. ”
Shallan is the leader of the Unseen Court and is known as Master Lightweaver. Newly joined individuals are referred to as squires until they bond a spren. Once they bond a spren, they are known as Agent Lightweavers. Cryptics are willing to bond humans quicker than other spren.[1]
There are twenty members of the Unseen Court, with roughly an even split of men and women. Though members who have earned their own Shardblade could break off and develop their own group of squires, they choose to stay together. Shallan believes the court is complete.[1]
The Unseen Court practiced in a chamber deep under Urithiru, as their training involved using Lightweaving to distract their opponents. They practiced using swords, more as a way to improve their disguises, as combat was seen as a last resort. [1]
History
Pursuit of Sons of Honor
Red embedded himself in the Sons of Honor using the illusion of a dark-eyed woman. He is not considered important enough to warrant an audience with Ialai Sadeas.[4] Shallan disguised herself as Chanasha Hasareh in an attempt to get brought into the Sons of Honor, which succeeded.[5][4] Shallan is brought to Ialai Sadeas's bed chamber, who immediately assumed she was an assassin from the Ghostbloods.[6] Shallan (as Radiant) used a needle of Blackbane to kill Ialai, though she blocked this from her memory to protect herself.[7] She believed a second Ghostblood spy is amongst the Unseen Court. Vathah, Ishnah, Stargyle, and Beryl were also on this mission.[1]
Mission to Shadesmar
The coalition of monarchs decided to send a group to Lasting Integrity to recruit Honorspren to their cause.[8] Shallan was asked to recruit three Lightweavers to join the mission to Soulcast food and water. Shallan selected Ishnah, Vathah, and Stargyle, as they had shown the most interest and were most likely the Ghostblood's spy.[1] At the last minute, Stargyle's wife became sick and Beryl was added as a replacement.[2] Over the course of two weeks, the group sailed from Nohodon's Stairways to Nameless.[9]
Shallan devised a plan to catch the Ghostblood's spy. She fed misinformation to each member of her team about corrupted spren she'd seen. She told Beryl she'd seen corrupted Gloryspren, she told Ishnah she'd seen corrupted Windspren, and she told Vathah she'd seen corrupted Fearspren.[3] Mraize leaked that he'd heard about corrupted Gloryspren, which implicated Beryl.[10] Shallan later found out Pattern had been the one to communicate to Mraize.[11] This, in combination with a Ghostblood Sleepless posing as a writing instrument for Wit were the source of Mraize's information.[12] This was a relief to know she had not been betrayed by the Unseen Court.[13]
Upon their arrival in Nameless, Shallan and Vathah pose as Cultivationspren in order to scout the area. Once they arrived in Lasting Integrity, Shallan entered the stronghold, while the rest of the Unseen Court camped outside.[11] Shallan and Adolin completed their mission, having convinced the Honorspren to join the war and open their fortress to outsiders.[7]
Notable Members
Notes
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Rhythm of War chapter 20#
- ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 21#
- ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 26#
- ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 5#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 2#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 7#
- ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 115#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 19#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 22#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 30#
- ↑ a b Rhythm of War chapter 36#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 64#
- ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 78#