As he had done previously, Pattern translated for Shallan, acting as an intermediary between the Lightweaver and the stick she wished to turn into fire. I'm happy it turned out to be a misunderstanding and Pattern had a reasonable explanation for this. It's silver. Then, 'it' came to the leg of her cot, wrapped around it, and climbed upward and onto her blanket. The spren called themselves Cryptics, Jasnah explained, though they would likely be called liespren if seen by other humans - a name of which they themselves were not fond. If Shallan's mother tried to kill her because she was a Ghostblood and not because she was a Radiant, then why would her Skybreaker-associated lover help? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. 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. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive) . [66], When the group reached Celebrant they split in two, with Pattern joining Shallan, Azure and Mayalaran to try and find a ship willing to transport them. Theyre concepts that have gained a fragment of sentience, perhaps because of human intervention.. Shallan steals the Soulcaster before later finding out that it is a fake. Though it still remains that so many facts make a lot more sense assuming that Shallan bonded 2 Spren rather than 1, the thread was posted earlier but I'll do it again. [9], Pattern is fascinated by concepts that mix truths and falsehoods, such as flattery, sarcasm, and even figures of speech like metaphors. [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. Unmade was in the Davar's household sometime in the past. "Mmm " Pattern said. After all, it was at his suggestion that they decided to break the Oathpact in the first place: [Jezrien]: "A decision has been made. Shallan, however, didn't want Pattern to understand, and to cope she began to dissociate her spren from the Shardblade that she could summon. Several days after Shallan and Jasnah had set sail from Kharbranth, Shallan saw Pattern's Physical form while she sketched on the deck of the ship. Don't have WoK currently, but I remember Cenn commenting of seeing some blue or a spern near Kal during the fight. So after she died they just moved on with another family member not wanting to lose progress. As the pair made their way back towards Sebarial's home, Pattern offered to show Shallan the way. There's definitely questions about what blade she used at what time. Of course, that was useless. When Tyn's soldiers resisted them, the deserters killed them. It's a misunderstanding on her part and not a lie on his. Remember too that Jasnah had heard of Shallan's mother and that there is a WoB that Shallan's mother was a person of some importance. He goes on to hint at the truth by telling Shallan . Im the only one in this family who hasnt gone crazy. Pattern stayed close to Shallan during her date, though remained hidden. [6], "I know little of humans," Pattern said. Her subsequent sketch seemingly helped to anchor Pattern, and he was able to completely transition from the Cognitive. However, the only verifiable delivery was very small in size and there is no indication that Ahlers knew about people in hiding in the Secret Annex. im looking forward to book 5 going into this more but I have to say nothing Ive seen convinces me that Brandon didnt just have this idea for this book. After being disposed of, Shallan snuck away and escaped the palace, having Pattern draw away the guards in her path. He wasn't thinking clearly. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. On 11/25/2020 at 6:54 AM, Blood Of My Fathers said. Jasnah likened the Cryptics to lighteyes, the rulers of at least one of the great cities in the Cognitive. Jasnah tells Shallan that she thinks the parshmen are Voidbringers and that she's concerned they'll rebel in the future. Pattern's mention of Shallan's past oaths caused her to break off their conversation and she returned above to ride with Bluth. Ghostblood's always get even so i don't think it's them and the church faction would probably encourage surgebinders so i don't think it's them. and our Both scholars agreed that Pattern was of the same order as the symbol heads that Shallan had encountered previously, although later Shallan wondered whether this particular spren had been with her in the City of Bells. After the battle, Vathah - distrusting of Shallan and disbelieving of her promises - angrily confronted her. Rhythm of War is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the fourth book in The Stormlight Archive series. He rises from the page like an embossing. I thought it took 5 days to bond the blade. That type of character will not lead to a deep hatred of the one that they bonded. We've seen them be relevant clues at least twice before this. Get something to drink. The men did not understand that it had been Pattern speaking to them, though Shallan later confirmed his existence, however they still obeyed, attacking Tyn's soldiers who blocked their way. Pattern acting like a new spren that was just pulled into the CR. The room reminded Shallan of her father's study and Pattern forced Shallan to admit another Truth and confront the death of her mother as well as the role Shallan had played. They werent designed into the system and thus are more of an accident. Pattern is the name Shallan gives to the Cryptic spren with whom she bonds. But he made 'first personal contact' on the ship where someone tried to kill Jasnah as a job for the Ghostbloods. There is some inconsistency as to Adolins height; he is described as both shorter and the same height as Dalinar. It is too vague for me. Testament does not hate Shallan. Mother calling Shallan one of them. Further up the coast, he found one of Jasnah's trunks, which had been washed ashore. Devotion and Dominion have been left in the Cognitive Realm, and are the force of Dor . 2. In a very religious society, this easily goes the bad way towards killing the supposed Radiant. As long as he did so, he would blend into her clothing, looking like no more than an odd design. Additionally, Shallan has her memories with Testament, including Testament's death. Wit was being spied on by a Sleepless disguising one of its cremlings as a pen - which could actually be Mraize himself, as I've seen theories speculating he could be a rogue Sleepless. 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. According to her, Ahlers played a role in the transactions because he had a hold over Frank and later betrayed the people in hiding in the Secret Annex to an SD detective. However Ive read through every mention of Shallans Shardblade and Brandon never really describes it. When Adolin kissed Shallan, Pattern intervened to remind them of his presence. It is time for the Oathpact to end." Yes, you will probably see this some day. [2] Later, she saw him on the cabin wall beside her bunk on the Wind's Pleasure,[3] acting like a newly bonded spren. [1][34][35], Im sorry that your mystical, godlike powers do not instantly work as you would like them to., This new discovery came in useful several days later, when Pattern, attached to an image of Veil, was sent to 'retrieve' the instructions left in a tree by the Ghostbloods. Pattern wanted to protect Shallan a bit from the horror of what she's done I think. I think if Nalan knew he would have returned so that really does remove them in my mind. She was the first wife of Lin Davar, and birthed Helaran, Balat, twins Jushu and Wikim, and Shallan . And I don't see any proof that it was a delusion. Her mother's shouts, arguing with her father. Her mother's soul was severed by the Shardblade that was then placed in a box and hidden in a safe behind a painting in that wall. There was something wrong about the storm and despite Shallan's attempts, Pattern would not stay quiet, frightening the slaves who sheltered with them. Right through the canvas, she saw the outline of the strongbox blazing like a fire. I'm still not quite 100% sure there was no spy, but I think it's plausible that Mraize was making an educated guess, knowing that he didn't send any additional agents (or maybe he did, and that person saw Radiant do it). Over the last year, Shallan had grown surprisingly fond of the young woman. Only cracked. "The lies that drew me." What else could it be? He attempted to pass the comment off with a lie, but when pressed by Shallan, admitted he was expecting to be killed by the young woman. Thanks, and I'm glad I was almost certainly wrong! 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. Lady Leshwi is a singer and high ranking member of the shanay-im, a type of Fused. Ive been studying this!, Now that Shallan had confronted the some of the truths of her mothers death, she could no longer push aside the memories. First appearing in Marv Wolfman and George Perez's New Teen Titans #26 in 1982, Terra joined the Titans early in their history during The Judas Contract only to attempt to tear the team apart from within as part of a plot by Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke the Terminator. [11] Though he was not the Shardblade she used to kill her mother when her mother tried to kill her,* Pattern was present in the aftermath, perceived by Shallan to be glowing from the cracks within her father's strongbox. But what occurs to me is that it is likely that her mother was the first one within the household whom was a member of one of the nefarious societies which we seem to be finding out about. He had been newly bonded. Theory 2: Judas was bad from the beginning. [2], Raised, like an embossing, it had a complex pattern with a haunting symmetry. I do have a question about how many truths she told before pattern. Without speaking truths you will not be able to grow, Shallan. [3], Shallan was woken by screams and the scent of smoke. In a duration of about two years Shallan and Testaments bond progressed enough for her to summon Testament as a Shardblade, which she later used to kill her mother in self-defense. In Kharbranth, Pattern and other Cryptics watched over Shallan, although she could not see the spren directly. But, he says, the opportunity is worth the cost. To view an earlier version of the wiki without spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine! [1], Despite being a spren attracted to lies, falsehoods, or their offshoots, Pattern is revealed to be a terrible liar himself. Until, eventually, Shallan had to kill him too. I wish you luck with yours. And yeah, like the other commenter said, it's not that it's impossible for a live spren to bond you while you have a dead blade, it's just that most of them don't want to. Suddenly all the wierd things he said felt more alien and scary, and not as funny or friendly as usual, which goes to show how much context can change things. Ivory is an inkspren. Her real name is unknown; Timbre is a nickname given to her by Venli. By comparing these two men, a picture is painted of two types of . [2][21], I will not stop vibrating. Did she progress to the 5th ideal when she confronted this 'truth'? Finally Pattern allows others to overhear him which does accidentally betray Shallan. That was how Mraize knew things., You talked to Wit, Shallan whispered. Pattern helped Shallan sift through the information and offered opinions on what was more likely fact or fiction. She could accept it being Beryl. Pattern watched over the conversation silently as the women discussed Urithiru, the Shattered Plains and the Voidbringers. 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. He did feelwierd this entire book though and I noticed his absence way before Shallan started suspected him. Mainly those, and then I saw people posting about describing different colors for her blades. About what I can do, and what we have done. The leaders think about which human characters know about secret plans, but is the same vetting done for spren? Though Jasnah is a very logical person, and is considered 'heartless', the opposite is actually true. [51][52], Within the now empty library rooms, Pattern could sense the memories contained within the hidden gem archive. Shallan recalled that night and the deaths she had caused, using what she assumed was Pattern as the Shardblade that she had tried so hard to forget. Who is supposed to have spied on him? Huge spoilery theory thread that started in 2020 & has been consolidated & is being actively updated: https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/95749-theory-taln-wasnt-the-herald-who-broke-it-was-chanarach/, I think the shining soul might have been the shardblade? That the transition wastraumatic. It's not too far of a stretch--especially for a young child--to believe that the sword 'took' her mother's soul away and that it remains with the sword; conjuring up a delusion of her mother's spirit "shining" from its hiding place. I'm willing to believe it was Pattern's blade that killed Tyn. However, Shallan lost it to the ocean during the sinking of the Winds Pleasure. You wish to prepare for the Everstorm, the spren of the unnatural one. But if they were the culprits, then why didnt her father sell her out? Most importantly, you didn't develop DID on purpose, like Shallan would have done if we were to say she had DID. So she at least had access to Pattern from speaking the I killed my father truth. Lena Hartog was the traitor. There is no proof that it was there in that instance. I mean, shouldn't wewantthem to return, so we won't be the only order of Knights Radiant?" I don't think that Shadow's absence is necessarily the problem with her being a Skybreaker so much as the fact that Young Shallan is unlikely to have committed sufficient criminal acts to act as a fig-leaf justification for her execution. 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. she demanded, suddenly holding back tears. [3], It was an abstraction of one of them, just as a circle with a few lines in it could represent a human's face on the page. The sequence of the events: -Saw the blade being put in the strongbox. , At Urithiru, Pattern approached Adolin and requested that Shallan be assigned a specific room. Beginning their trek across the Tarat Sea towards Thaylenah, Pattern stayed near Shallan as she struggled to keep up with their companions. Back on the streets, Pattern went to fetch Kaladin from near the palace, while Shallan waited for them on a nearby street. I think Shallan's mom was affiliated with the Skybreakers. Who is shallans mother? [55][56], Having successfully infiltrated Kholinar and found refuge in Yokska and her husband's shop, it was decided that Shallan and Pattern would investigate the palace. It's easy! When Jasnah infused one of the strangely cut gemstones, Pattern noticed that it vibrated in a specific pattern, creating a decipherable code. Pattern accepted the Truth and Shallan was transported to the Cognitive. We know Heleran sought out the Skybreakers per Taravangian. [2] Shallan started calling him "Pattern" while she was studying him upon Jasnah's orders. After nearly drowning in the sea of beads, Shallan was saved by Jasnah who brought her back to her body in the Physical Realm. I am not sure what I think of this theory but if Shallan did kill testament before her mother "She's one of them" could be refering to the ghostbloods and not the radiants. "But" said the male initiate. 3. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Shallan still has a connection to Testament, but we never see her appear when Shallan crosses into Shadesmar like Mya does with Adolin. 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