Difference between revisions of "Kandra"

=== After the Catacendre ===

Kandra still exist after the Ascension but now serve [[Harmony]] as his agents,{{book ref|mb5|7}} using their abilities to blend in with those around them to perform tasks given by Harmony. They are known by [[Elendel]] society due to their mention in the [[Words of Founding]], but their mention is reportedly vague.{{book ref|mb5|7}} They are often referred to as "Faceless Immortals", and reactions to them are mixed between reverence{{book ref|mb5|13}} and skepticism as an urban legend.{{book ref|mb5|12}}

 

Since the Catadendre, some kandra have traveled to other worlds,{{wob ref|5990}}{{wob ref|6438}} likely to gather information for Harmony, though most have remained on Scadrial.{{wob ref|4339}} One female kandra acting as an agent of Harmony was likely on Roshar in early 1174.{{wob ref|1052}}{{wob ref|9504}}

 

== Culture ==

Kandra have spent ten centuries enslaved to humankind, serving the Contracts in an effort to keep themselves safe. Most kandra hate humans for their situation, but, ironically, most kandra True Bodies are human-shaped, with two arms, two legs, and a face, even while they curse humankind for keeping them enslaved.{{book ref|mb3|7}}

 

 

They refer to the Lord Ruler as the Father, because he is responsible for their creation. After his death, [[TenSoon]] advocates that [[Vin]] should be considered the Mother, because she is the one who slays the Lord Ruler. It is unknown if other kandra accept this title for her or not.

 

The First Generation typically only communicates with the Second Generation. All subsequent generations are then created by the Seconds, every hundred years. During the approximate thousand years of the Lord Ruler's reign, there have been eleven Generations, with a twelfth Generation unlikely, as the Father is dead. In general, all decisions about law and order are communicated to the lower generations by the Second Generation, acting as something like government officials. TenSoon suspects that the Second Generation takes advantage of being the only ones who the First Generation would speak to by making many policies on their own, then telling the younger kandra that it is the decision of the First Generation.