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
- Nale, live spren, Honorblade
- General Khal, given full set of plate and blade after Adolin's duels.[1]
- Rock, taken from Amaram
- Single shard
- Jasnah Kholin, live spren- Ivory
- Renarin Kholin, live spren
- Shallan Davar, live spren- Pattern
- Kaladin, live spren- Sylphrena
- Teft, live spren
- Lift, live spren- Wyndle
- Szeth, Jezrien's Honorblade, Nightblood
- 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.[2]
- Former Full Shardbearers
- King Gavilar Kholin[fn 1]
- Highprince Torol Sadeas[fn 2] (Shardblade called Oathbringer), killed by Adolin Kholin[3]
- 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.[2]
- Coreb, a member of Kaladin's former spear crew, who briefly held Helaran's Shards until he was executed by Amaram, who then took the Shards.
- Relis Ruthar, plate a deep black, disarmed in the 4th duel by Adolin Kholin, plate and blade given to General Khal.[1]
- Abrobadar, plate painted orange, 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 3] Killed by Rock during The Battle of Thaylen Field.
- Elhokar Kholin, Killed by Moash during the taking of Kholinar
- Resi,[4] plate painted yellow, Royal Defender of Highprince Thanadal, defeated by Adolin Kholin.
- Former Single Shardbearers
- King Hanavanar of Jah Keved, blade only.[fn 1]
- Two unnamed guards of the King of Jah Keved, blades only.[fn 1]
- Salinor Eved, blade only, disarmed in the 1st duel by Adolin Kholin, blade given to Renarin Kholin.[5]
- Eranniv, plate only, disarmed in the 2nd duel by Adolin Kholin, plate given to Teleb.[6][1]
- Elit Ruthar, plate only, disarmed the 3rd duel by Adolin Kholin, plate given to Serugiadis.[6][1]
- Jakamav, plate only, painted green, disarmed in the 4th duel by Adolin Kholin, plate given to Rust Elthal.[6][1]
- The Heralds, all abandoned their Honorblades, Nale being the only one to recover his so far.[7][8]
Notes
- Footnotes
- ↑ 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 a Shardbearer, Helaran, protecting Amaram. Amaram then took both Plate and Blade from Kaladin for himself, and later had possession of Oathbringer as well.