Shardwielding
Shardwielding is a term used to refer to the act of using a Shardblade or a suit of Shardplate. If someone holds both a Shardblade and Shardplate, they are considered to be a full Shardbearer.
Although the term generally refers to true Shardblades and Shardplate, the term Shardbearer is also applied to those who hold Shardblade-like weapons, such as the Honorblades. The blade Nightblood is also referred to as a Shardblade, similarly any other type IV BioChromatic entities would be as well. Highmarshall Azure's Shard blade is suspected of being a type IV BioChromatic entity, as it is called a "Sprenless Shardblade".
The term "Shardbearer" is not to be confused with "Shard" or "Shardholder," which is a non-canon term for a Vessel of the shattered power of Adonalsium.
Notable Shardbearers
- Full Shardbearer
- Adolin Kholin
- Renarin Kholin
- Nale
- General Khal, given full set of plate and blade after Adolin's duels.[1]
- Single shard
- Jasnah Kholin (live Spren)
- Renarin Kholin (live spren)
- Shallan Davar[fn 1] (live Spren)
- Kaladin (live Spren)
- Teft (live Spren)
- Szeth (Honorblade/Nightblood)
- Resi[2] - Royal Defender of Highprince Thanadal
- Aladar - usually lends his shards to highlord Mintez
- Tshadr
- Hrdalm
- Serugiadis, given set of plate after Adolin's duels.[1]
- Rust Elthal, given set of plate after Adolin's duels.[1]
- Captain Khal, recovered Teleb's blade during the Battle of Narak.[3]
- Former Shardbearers
- King Gavilar Kholin[fn 2]
- Highprince Torol Sadeas[fn 3] (Shardblade called Oathbringer)
- King Hanavanar of Jah Keved[fn 2]
- Two unnamed guards of the King of Jah Keved[fn 2]
- Highprince Dalinar Kholin[fn 3]
- Helaran Davar[fn 4]
- Heralds, Nale being the exception to this so far.[4][5]
- Teleb, fell during the Battle of Narak.Shardplate had to be left behind but Shardblade was reclaimed by Captain Khal.[3]
- Coreb, a member of Kaladin's former spear crew, who was executed by Amaram.
- Salinor Eved, blade only, disarmed in the 1st duel by Adolin Kholin blade given to Renarin Kholin.[6]
- Eranniv, plate only, disarmed in the 2nd duel by Adolin Kholin plate given to Teleb.[7][1]
- Elit Ruthar, plate only, disarmed the 3rd duel by Adolin Kholin plate given to Serugiadis.[7][1]
- Jakamav, plate only painted green, disarmed in the 4th duel by Adolin Kholin plate given to Rust Elthal.[7][1]
- Relis Ruthar, full Shardbearer plate a deep black disarmed in the 4th duel by Adolin Kholin plate and blade given to General Khal.[1]
- Abrobadar, full Shardbearer orange painted plate disarmed in the 4th duel by Adolin Kholin plate and blade given to Moash.[1]
- Eshonai drowned in the chasms of the Shattered Plains after the Battle of Narak.
- Moash, given full set of plate and blade after Adolin's duels.[1] Taken when captured while fleeing the Shattered Plains.
- Meridas Amaram[fn 4] Dead after the battle of Thaylen City
- Elhokar Kholin Killed by Moash during the taking of Kholinar
Notes
- Footnotes
- ↑ Shallan can use Pattern as a blade
- ↑ a b c Killed by Szeth
- ↑ a b Highprince Dalinar Kholin traded Oathbringer and his Shardplate for the lives of Sadeas warcamp's bridgemen at the end of The Way of Kings.
- ↑ a b Kaladin killed the Helaran, protecting Amaram. Amaram then took both Plate and Blade for himself, and later had possession of Oathbringer.