Shardwielding
Shardwielding is a term used to refer to the act of using a Shardblade or a suit of Shardplate. If someone is capable of Shardwielding with either Blade or Plate, they are considered to be a Shardbearer. If they own both, they are known as 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
- Renarin Kholin, live spren- Glys, plate given to him by Dalinar.[1]
- Adolin Kholin, inherited from his mother.[2]
- Nale, live spren, Honorblade
- General Khal, given full set of plate and blade after Adolin's duels.[3]
- Single shard
- Jasnah Kholin, live spren- Ivory
- Shallan Davar, live spren- Pattern
- Kaladin, live spren- Sylphrena
- Teft, live spren
- Lift, live spren- Wyndle
- Malata, live spren- Spark
- Szeth, Nightblood, formerly Jezrien's Honorblade.
- Highprince Aladar - usually lends his shards to highlord Mintez
- Captain Khal, recovered Teleb's blade during the Battle of Narak.[4]
- Highprince Ruthar, only has his blade left after lending others to duels against Adolin.[5]
- Moash, given full set of plate and blade after Adolin's duels.[3] Taken when captured while fleeing the Shattered Plains, now weilding Jezrien's Honorblade.[6]
- Former Full Shardbearers
- King Gavilar Kholin[fn 1]
- Highprince Torol Sadeas[fn 2] (Shardblade called Oathbringer), killed by Adolin Kholin[7]
- Highprince Dalinar Kholin[fn 2]
- Helaran Davar[fn 3] killed by Kaladin.
- Teleb, fell during the Battle of Narak. Shardplate had to be left behind, but Shardblade was reclaimed by Captain Khal.[4]
- Eshonai, drowned in the chasms of the Shattered Plains after the Battle of Narak.
- Meridas Amaram,[fn 3] Killed by Rock during The Battle of Thaylen Field.
- Elhokar Kholin, Killed by Moash during the attempt to rescuse Aesudan and Gavinor from Kholinar.[8]
- Former Single Shardbearers
- King Hanavanar of Jah Keved, blade only.[fn 1]
- Salinor Eved, blade only, disarmed in the 1st duel by Adolin Kholin, blade given to Renarin Kholin.[9]
- The Heralds, who all abandoned their Honorblades, Nale being the only one to recover his so far.[10][11]
Notes
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 69#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 12#
- ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 66#
- ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 83#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 67#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 122#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 89#
- ↑ Oathbringer chapter 84#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 15#
- ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-9#
- ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 76#
- Footnotes
- ↑ a b 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 a Shardbearer, Helaran, protecting Amaram. Amaram then took both Plate and Blade from Kaladin for himself, and later had possession of Oathbringer as well.