Shallan mentioned that her mother arrived "with a friend she did not recognize". Of course, that was useless. There's no step five, because a glow could indicate any number of things. was he under external pressure which caused him to crack? Sanderson admits his other books will be a tougher sell as movies. Her subsequent sketch seemingly helped to anchor Pattern, and he was able to completely transition from the Cognitive. Their minds break. His bond to Shallan Davar grants him sentience in the Physical Realm and allows her to use the Surges associated with the Order of Lightweavers, Illumination and Transformation. Pattern's bond with Shallan grants her the Surges of Illumination and Transformation. ), Shallan un-bonds Testament (or maybe gem is destroyed). Though Jasnah is a very logical person, and is considered 'heartless', the opposite is actually true. [15], Pattern knows that in order to fully be the Lightweaver she is meant to be, Shallan must have spoken the First Ideal of the Knights Radiant (which she did, several years ago), then speak only truths. I personally think her mother new full well what she was and sought to kill her to prevent the return of the voidbringers. Start Today. She could not have known who "Dreder" was other than by word of mouth. Whereupon Adolin is promptly seized and put in chains despite his obvious wound. Tag had worried about the trouble Shallan could cause and suggested that they should abandon her and move on, however, Tvlakv disagreed, instead seeing the opportunity to hold her hostage and earn a reward. [44], In her rooms, Shallan practiced manipulating sound, while Pattern watched and commented. Posted October 12, 2014. Eventually, during the Battle of Narak, her bond with Pattern allowed her to become the first Lightweaver to be revealed as a Knight Radiant since the Recreance. In the Battle of Narak, she led the listener army, who had taken Stormform, to battle, with the intent to destroy the Alethi forces. However Ive read through every mention of Shallans Shardblade and Brandon never really describes it. Some seem to have regular, ten-heartbeat droppable shards like Helaran did. I support the theory that Shallan's mother was a Herald. Right through the canvas, she saw the outline of the strongbox blazing like a fire. Stormlight Archive Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. [10], Pattern has been with Shallan since she was a young girl. Finally, he buzzed an approximation of a laugh. Peter was the one who kept losing his temper. Her freckles mostly faded as she reached young womanhood, but some are still visible, dusting her cheeks and nose. Pattern believes that humans do not understand patterns. [10], While capable of silently blending in with his surroundings, which has proven useful when spying on people, Pattern has a tendency to vibrate audibly when excited or anxious. Thaidakar's group (likely wants to return to the Hierocracy) are an option but they seem to want the KR and Heralds to return. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I know later it turned out that he was only trying to help Shallan, but when Shallan realized Pattern betrayed her, honestly thought that Pattern was actually a super evil double agent spy or something like that. He goes on to hint at the truth by telling Shallan . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/95749-theory-taln-wasnt-the-herald-who-broke-it-was-chanarach/. I'm not really sure what Dreder refers to, but it is only lightly implied and not stated that he was the person accompanying Shallan's mother during the incident. was he under external pressure which caused him to crack? Meanwhile, Pattern went to Shallan's deserters for help, asking them to go fetch her. I'm expecting we'll find out a lot more about how Deadeye spren work in the next book, as we deal more with the Recreance and with Maya. Several days later, found Pattern, again, talking with Shallan while she studied. Some of your points are good though, like why Testament didn't scream or why she wasnt there for their first trip. Only later did Vin learn that Reen had not left: he had been captured by a Steel Inquisitor and died insisting she had starved to death years earlier, even under torture. Jasnah likened the Cryptics to lighteyes, the rulers of at least one of the great cities in the Cognitive. There was something wrong about the storm and despite Shallan's attempts, Pattern would not stay quiet, frightening the slaves who sheltered with them. 1) The thing that bothers me is that Shallan saw the presumable blade in the locked strongbox long after she killed her mother. For a while one of the biggest mysteries on the 17th Shard was how Shallan managed to regress on her oaths (which she didn't, unless you count killing yourspren and then bonding a new one as doing so). He says his real name is a series of numbers and agrees to Pattern as being sufficient enough a name. Dalinar and Aladar argue about uniting the kingdom. The next morning, Shallan insisted that the slavers help her get to the Shattered Plains, while Pattern watched on silently from his place unseen on the side of the slavers wagon. None of the men, however, brought up the incident, which Shallan attributed to their expectation for strangeness during the highstorm. "One is almost certainly a traitor to the others.". When it became evident that the ship was being followed by the Fused, the group escaped, while the honorspren distracted their pursuers. [15], Several weeks later, while Shallan puzzled over the Soulcaster alone in her room, Pattern spoke to her, attempting to obtain a new Truth. She gives Shallan a book called Words of Radiance. My lore video on why Salvatore betrays Claude in GTA 3. There is much more to it then simply Maria telling Salvatore they were having an affair. But for anyone to reach Wit without prearranging a time, Wit would have to keep it close at all times, yet there's never been a hint of that. Was Shallan's family, during her childhood, being influenced by an Unmade? [9], Pattern is fascinated by concepts that mix truths and falsehoods, such as flattery, sarcasm, and even figures of speech like metaphors. Veil asked. "Thats what you said. That That means. That is the truth that you spoke to me, the truth that brings power., The highstorm came later that night. She was a Skybreaker. was he truly that loyal to her? This is far from proof though, just what I think the most reasonable conclusion is for the identity of the "spy.". You'll learn more about Malise in Book Two. Thanks, and I'm glad I was almost certainly wrong! Those lies attracted me. Dread overload from all directions, making the entire situation seem helpless. Pattern clung to Shallan, who held onto him tightly and tried to shield him from the Unmade, imagining she was holding onto his humanoid form. Finding out that the next ship would be heading for Celebrant Pattern explained that the they could find further passage once they had arrived. 4) I think the confrontation happened because Shallan and Testament found out the location. You wish to prepare for the Everstorm, the spren of the unnatural one. You did not break. He thought something wrong with the way Shallan was using her new persona's to hide, though he did not fully understand what it was. I wish you luck with yours. The simple answer was the true one. I won't say it's impossible, but I will say that Shallan's mother attempting to kill her because Shallan was Radiant is more likely than the opposite, given the information we have. You could end up being right, or there could be more to it, but I just don't think Pattern is a double agent. [3], While the spren had problems with understanding simple tasks such as eating, Shallan had found him to take readily to complex thought, particularly abstraction. So there seems to be some connection to the people her mother knew and her mother's feelings about her. In everything. Shallan. Judas failed to understand who Jesus really was, even to the end. There are a few possibilities, though I am very much torn about who she could have been part of. Decision made, Shallan chose to travel in her quasi-carriage so she could speak with Pattern, who had once again hidden inside, away from the slavers. Who is shallans mother? Before Everstorm, even if Talnwould have broken, the Fused didn't have bodies to possess. Pattern's childlike behaviour and lack of intelligence disappointed the women though Jasnah suggested that he simply needed more time to regain his mind. Or it could indicate that Shallan is crazy. To name the most obvious differences between Shallan's condition and DID: she crafts her personalities, she is just as aware in whichever personality she's in, and she switches between her personalities on purpose, at first at least and I think still so. [7], Shallan first consciously remembers seeing Pattern on her sketchpad. Panicked, she fled the room, taking Memories as she went and drawing the scenes as a way to track the spren. . She could also be saying that Dreder was an individual in a group her mother knew and Shallan wishes none of them had come to the house. But the only fight before that scene is Kaladin fighting to protect Cenn and it only describes him as fighting like the wind. But the truth . Or maybe something else - there are probably a lot of other possible explanations for those organizations to not get along. Shallan could be bonded to pattern without interacting with him yet. It containing information about Shallan's her eldest brother, Helaran, but also, as Pattern pointed out, lies. [57], During the robbery of Nananav, Pattern distracted a pair of guards with Lightwoven sound, while Shallan and Vathah snuck upstairs. Her mother's shouts, arguing with her father. [3], Shallan soon realizes that Pattern is one of the "symbolheads" she'd seen before. Shallan was shocked, not understanding why Pattern would have this idea, however related it to what had happened centuries ago with the Knights Radiant. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. So who was he? After Shallan had found the Oathgate, Pattern told her that both the highstorm and the Everstorm were on their way, and they would cause immense destruction when they clashed. Additionally when she passes the blade to Kaladin in the chasms she tries to speak to Pattern and then remembers that shes given Pattern to Kaladin. Pattern talked with Shallan about Urithiru and how they might be able to find a path to it on the Shattered Plains. He does not believe The Stormlight Archive can be a film series. A subreddit to discuss all aspects of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere. ", "Well, that depends on the person," Shallan said absently. "Oh!" Pattern said suddenly, bursting up from the bowl to hover in the air. And Lin Davar is her father's name, not Tin whom she killed by first poisoning and then strangling him to death with her necklace. From everything I know about DID, Shallan absolutely does not fit that disorder category at all. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. On 11/30/2020 at 2:48 PM, Shardbearer said: On 12/11/2020 at 8:54 PM, Aspiring Writer said. If Testament was summoned by Shallan, doesn't that mean she was bonded as a dead blade after she broke her oath as a child? Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. This is consistent if she were the one to frame Beryl. First of all, we know just about nothing about the recreant and what happens when a radiant breaks their oath. [6], When Tyn's contact began to communicate via the spanreed, Shallan, thanks to Pattern's pre-warning, was successfully able to pose as the deceased woman, and set up a meeting with the Ghostbloods. But the cryptics were determined to bond Shallan (for one reason or another), and if pattern was willing to bond her while being convinced that she'd eventually kill him, I don't see why having a deadblade would stop him. Due to her memory loss, Shallan did not remember and acknowledge this until the year 1175. That hurtbeing betrayed would always hurtbut it could have been worse. That can explain why the blade was in the strongbox for so long. Do I have this sequence of events right? She realizes that a pen could never capture this 'thing' perfectly. In the distance, Shallan could hear the ships crew being executed and to buy them time asked Pattern for his help in Soulcasting the boat. Re-Shephir's attempts to break their bond failed and it fled, afraid of the damage that could be caused by Shallan. Shallan took off after the Unmade, summoning Pattern during the chase, however, the creature lost them, and escaped into the towers ventilation system. When sorry? I could not speak. Again he vanished, seen only for a brief moment. These are things that he has to learn from humans like Shallan, as he is more naturally inclined to express truths simply as they are. It is said that the blade would've disappeared(keyword would've)as soon as it was placed in the safe, but Shallan sees it even after the safe is closed. Second, Pattern also keeps going to Wit, who I don't fully trust either. After the battle, Vathah - distrusting of Shallan and disbelieving of her promises - angrily confronted her. She could accept it being Beryl. Was Pattern sent along once the Ghostbloods realized Shallan would be on that ship? [10], Eventually they caught up to the group they had seen in the distance, and found another group of caravaners, who had recently been attacked by bandits. Imbecilic? Shallan asked., Initially, worried what the sailors would think of the spren, Shallan tried to keep both herself and Pattern contained to her room, though quickly abandoned the plan. The next day, Pattern debated the meaning of 'truth' with Shallan, who found herself frustrated with the biases shown by past scholars. [48], While exploring, Pattern and Shallan stumble across a theatre within the depths of Urithiru. [29], A week later, Pattern decoded a few phrases of Dawnchant while studying with Shallan. She "lightweaves" things that aren't there. I think Lin joined the Ghostbloods because they had information about the Skybreakers. He did feelwierd this entire book though and I noticed his absence way before Shallan started suspected him. Jushy saw nothing. They are part of her truth. He thinks he could understand peoplethrough the lies they want to be told. Pattern returned below, leaving the men he had been following to search the water where the illusion had disappeared and joined Shallan as she moved to Jasnah's room to check on her. She outright states her blade is the only one capable of working the gate as it needs to reshape to the lock. Shallan called on Pattern to help her transition to the Cognitive Realm when she confronted Jasnah about the fake Soulcaster, and confessed to him that she had killed her father. 5. In Emul, Taravangian intends to have his armies betray the coalition, doing his part of the agreement with Odium. Unsure of how she had been unconsciously Lightweaving she asked Pattern for his help, however in his diminished state, he was unable to give her any useful suggestions. Pattern was pleased by the lies Yalb told aboard the Wind's Pleasure, deeming them to be good lies as they were based in truth. 7) Hence, Testament could have been working with the Ghostbloods. Their leader, Vathah, resisted her attempts to recruit them, however the other men did not and moved off to help defend the caravans. The wind will not stop blowing. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. On their way to All's Alley, Pattern calmed Shallan when she panicked, who briefly wondered if she had killed her brothers and had been lying to herself about their deaths. She manages to use Lightweaving when she meets Wit as a child. She is instrumental in bringing Moash to Odiums side. About what I can do, and what we have done. . "Ishar believes that so long as there is one of still bound to the Oathpact, it may be enough. I'm willing to believe it was Pattern's blade that killed Tyn. I think Testament was using Shallan to get information about her mother. There is a big difference though, Shallan is the only one we know of that is using her own deadeye blade that she still has some connection to, and did not lose all ofher radiant abilities. This would appear to be Pattern's 'true' form. However, I think the better answer is Radiant. 3. Here's another question for you: Why would Shallan's Shardblade being in that safe make it glow? When she tried to hide in her room, Pattern pushed her to summon him as a Shardblade, however Shallan refused instead creating an illusion of herself with Pattern's help. Food not eaten." And Shallan begins to subconsciously lightweave a scene from her father's gardens with a pattern on the ground drawn in the dirt. Also she said that she is "one of us". "The lies that drew me." Almost two weeks later, Renarin uncovered the hidden gemstones archive. Pattern tested his weight on a shield manifested by Shallan, to make sure the objects would not sink underneath the beads. [2], Pattern, eager to learn more about human reasoning, was curious as to why Shallan had decided to continue on to the Shattered Plains and try to seek Urithiru. Cookie Notice ", "Ah. []". So, it's pretty clearthat Ishar was blatantly lying to Nale about being able to stop the desolation by just going around slaughtering surgebinders left and right. Coalition, doing his part of the damage that could be caused by,! 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