Difference between revisions of "Stormwarden"

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A '''stormwarden''' is a type of scholar on [[Roshar]] who specializes in the prediction of [[highstorm]]s. Stormwardens can often be recognized by their glyph-covered robes.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa3|i|5}}

 

== Occupation ==

Stormwardens primarily focus on predicting when highstorms will arrive, hence the name. The process involves complex mathematics{{book ref|sa2|31}} done using a custom glyph-based script{{book ref|sa2|52}} and is based on a variety of inputs, including the times of recent highstorms, the times of previous years' highstorms, and when the last highstorm left the western edge of Roshar.{{wob ref|7943}} Although the results are not perfect, they are very useful; even a hobbyist like [[Lirin]] can predict the right date 80% of the time.{{book ref|sa1|4}} Contrary to mythology, which states that each highstorm is a separate storm starting at the [[Origin]], modern stormwardens and other scholars believe that there is only one highstorm that circles the planet repeatedly.{{book ref|sa2|87}}

 

 

== Perception ==

[[Vorinism|Vorins]] tend to find stormwardens strange and distasteful, since their work brushes up against two distinct Vorin taboos: predicting the future (which they do for storms and seasons) and men being able to read and write (which they do with their glyph-based script). Because accurate highstorm predictions are so useful, however, people generally put up with them.{{book ref|sa1|60}} In order to skirt the latter taboo, stormwardens have adapted [[glyphs]] into a kind of script for use in their calculations and studies. They claim that doing so is different from true reading and writing, but many others remain skeptical.{{book ref|sa2|52}}