Honor
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Honor is one of the sixteen Shards of Adonalsium. The person originally holding that Shard was Tanavast, but following his death, Honor has been Splintered.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Intent
Honor seeks to uphold oaths and agreements, and to make things binding.
Associated magic
It is thought that of the thirty types of magic practiced on Roshar, ten of them (corresponding to the Knights Radiant) stem from Honor.
Lore
Honor is commonly known on Roshar, as God, the Almighty, the creator of mankind. It is suspected that he was in some way responsible for the Oathpact, that bind his Heralds to fight the Voidbringers. Sometime after the event referred as the Last Desolation, he was Splintered by OdiumCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content, but not before leaving behind a "journal" of sorts -- a series of visions -- to warn of what he fears to come, the True Desolation, the end of Cosmere by the hand of Odium.
The Almighty is said to have ten names, the last being the most holy. Kaladin swears upon this name when promising the return of his little brother Tien to his parents. It is likely this tenth name is the same as the name only the ardents may use.
After the "Last Desolation" and the betrayal of the Radiants, it is said that the Almighty was cast out of the Tranquiline Halls, and left to reside in the hearts of men. This is the reason for the ardentia. They help the faithful hone the skills of their devotary. These devotions are the task each person chooses, or is given, that will be used during their afterlife to aide in the battle to return the Tranquiline Halls to the Almighty. The most important and common is that of warrior, though the skills range from cooking to music to crafting and various others, warriors are needed the most to fight the forces of Damnation. The usefulness of some of the skills during a battle in the spiritual realm is called into question by a few characters, for instance, being a great cook for an army who will not need to eat, seems a little useless.
The Almighty's relationship to the highstorms is unclear. The name Stormfather is used as the name for the deity that controls, or creates the highstorms. It's probable the Stormfather and the Almighty are one in the same, but it's not specifically addressed. It is possible though that he could be one of the Heralds (specifically Jezrien, as during Kaladin's judgement, it is said, "that Kaladin was to be judged by the highstorm, so as by Jezrien himself."), or someone else entirely. Also, during Kaladin's judgement, he sees a face in the approaching storm that looks malevolent, prompting the belief it could be Odium, but later when he speaks to the face in the storm, it appears to be the Almighty. Also, the visions of Dalinar happen only during the highstorms, and during the final vision shown, it is made clear the Almighty is the one who sent/left the visions. Meaning, even if the Almighty didn't create the highstorms, he has at least used them to his benefit.
During Dalinar's final vision, he asks who the person speaking to him is, the person responds, "I am, I was the Almighty, but Odium has killed me."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Vorinism
Honor was also known as the Almighty; worshiped as a god and creator of mankind by Vorin peoples. He was also known as Elithanathile a name only the ardents were allowed to use for the Almighty.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
“He had another name, allowed to pass only the lips of ardents. Elithanathile. He Who Transforms.”
—Shallan's thoughtsCite error: Invalid<ref>tag; refs with no name must have content