It's demonstrably not Pattern she uses to kill Tyn. Additionally, Shallan has her memories with Testament, including Testament's death. Shallan explained she had fallen into the trap of seeing Jasnah's research as a theoretical puzzle that needed to be solved, ignoring the real world ramifications that could occur if they were to fail. Shallan could be bonded to pattern without interacting with him yet. Assuming that's all that he did, though, that's no betrayal. He is the spren with which Jasnah has formed the bond that affords her the Surgebinding abilities of an Elsecaller. To the whole deadeye screaming, the answerlies in oathbringer. In stating as much, Pattern acknowledged that he was obviously drawn to Shallan for very specific reasons. She realizes that a pen could never capture this 'thing' perfectly. The envisegers would not do it unless they were trying to unlock her powers, but still it seems unlikely because they seem to be a very 'pro choice' group. Jasnah tasked Shallan to study her spren, pointing out that she was likely the first person in centuries that had the opportunity to interact and learn from the Cryptics. A pattern of sharp lines, like a maze, Pattern continued to appear to Shallan, vanishing whenever she caught a glimpse of him until she finally managed to capture him in a Memory while reading in her cabin. Possibly the best ever representation of Pattern is here. This mixed with Radiant not wanting to admit she killed Ialai, and the whole conspiracy gets unraveled as nothing. I still don't think this is the case, but crazier theories have been right before. And who was the second victim, the man Shallans mother brought to the encounter? I think the simplest solution is that Shallan was being treated as or like a voidbringer and Dreder was a Vorin exorcist. Pattern was concerned and reminded her that Veil was only a disguise. I can't speak as to her first bonding, but it seems to me that Brandon is leading towards the idea that only a person bonded to a deadeye somehow can return it to its normal form. So I went to him, and he said we could talk with the cube, if I was worried. She successfully convinced the boat to change and was pulled back into the physical realm. [3], Still, Pattern's complex repetitions twist down into infinity. [2], Raised, like an embossing, it had a complex pattern with a haunting symmetry. The Cryptics, worried about the return of the Desolations, had sent Pattern to bond with Shallan, who had been chosen because of her lies about her family. This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 19:18. 1) I strongly believe in Mother-Herald theory. The only storming one. By infusing him with Stormlight, Pattern could directly feed Shallan's illusions, and also allow them to move once they were attached to him. [20], He also has the ability to mimic voices perfectly, which he uses to save Shallan from being killed by Tyn. 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. She remembered it now. [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. As the group began to cross the beads, he helped Shallan reach the beads, steadying her when she had to lean down over her temporary platforms. "Mmm . Little is currently known about Pattern's time in Shadesmar and the Physical Realm before he initially bonded Shallan, except that he was a Cryptic scholar. 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/. That That means. The things I told him, another heard. Shallan was alarmed by the disembodied voice, but dismissed the sound, reasoning with herself that it had been caused by the maid who had been cleaning in the room next door. The dead blade was never returned to the strongbox. Based on what we know, I believe he did in fact find them. [22] (Stormlight is meant to be contained by appropriate physical objects or entities. I also don't know that I think that in the end Pattern betrayed her. was he under external pressure which caused him to crack? After the battle, Vathah - distrusting of Shallan and disbelieving of her promises - angrily confronted her. There very much is proof that is the case. There is some overlap between whatever Shallan has and DID, but really her condition is quite different. 2) My assumption is that she killed her spren before the encounter with her mother. Later that night, the highstorm came again, however, unlike the last storm, which had caused Pattern agitation, this one caused him fear. To preempt the possibility that his behavior would begin to match his thinking, Shallan confronted the slaver, insinuating she was aware of his scheming and reminding him of her promise of payment. After Adolin pushed her into a chasm, she rammed her Shardblade into the ground, in an attempt to not be swept away by the floodwaters. We also know that Ishar was instrumentalin the original creation of the Knights Radiant: "But as for Ishi'elin,his was the part most importantat their inception; he readily understood the implications of Surges being granted to men, and caused organization to be thrust upon them; as having too great power, he let it be known that he would destroy each and every one, unless they agreed to be bound by precepts and laws." Shallan informed him otherwise and then used Lightweaving to hide from the woman, having Pattern check after a time, that the coast was clear and Iyatil was gone. What are you staring at? Jushu demanded, holding to the bannister. Mmmm. Her words reminded Pattern of why he had initially sought out Shallan, though his memories were vague and incomplete. I think Testament was using Shallan to get information about her mother. I know we're talking about RoW in the thread, but offhand I'm not sure how much this theory touches on other Cosmere spoilers so I'm prefacing my spoiler tag :), There's a popular theory that Shallan's mother is Chanarach. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Above, he found the crew members of the Wind's Pleasure, one of them dead and the rest tied up and at the mercy of the attackers. Jasnah still doesnt believe her, so Shallan calls upon one of the symbol head creatures. Peter was the one who kept losing his temper. Testament was a retcon. [15], He formed in her hands, the Blade she'd used to kill. "They break. It is all right, because in the morning, you each return to sentience. 2. So after she died they just moved on with another family member not wanting to lose progress. 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. After breaking the news to Kabsal that she would be leaving, the ardent requested a portrait as she had not yet created one of him. 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. There's definitely questions about what blade she used at what time. A "group lie," as he calls it. And remember. [7], When it became apparent that Tyn would not allow Shallan to get away, Pattern hastened to find Vathah to bring him and his men to Shallan's aid. It's easy! ", "Well, that depends on the person," Shallan said absently. [2] Later, she saw him on the cabin wall beside her bunk on the Wind's Pleasure,[3] acting like a newly bonded spren. My question is, why? [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. And Tower was corrupted. I bet if aeolian were to bond a spren, Maya would not scream. But as Testament was not a blade when shallan broke her oath therewould not be a blade. And, why did Shallans mother say she was one of us and yet hate her at the same time? I didnt know what to do. We will see in the next books how they met? Shallan initially describes Pattern as " a sequence of complex lines with sharp angles and arrowhead shapes." "Just just let me draw." At the moment of the quote she didn't admit to herself she killed a blade. [6], "I know little of humans," Pattern said. There is also that WoR (and RoW) seem to indicate that Shallan broke the bond while Testament was summoned as a Shardblade - and crammed in the safe behind the picture in her father's room. Again he vanished, seen only for a brief moment. Pattern's childlike behaviour and lack of intelligence disappointed the women though Jasnah suggested that he simply needed more time to regain his mind. ), Pattern isn't like dead-spren Shardblades; he can be summoned more quickly than each their requisite ten heartbeats. There's no step five, because a glow could indicate any number of things. Pattern wanted to protect Shallan a bit from the horror of what she's done I think. Please help The Coppermind by. It was hidden behind a painting of a storm at sea that did nothing to dim the powerful white glow. 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. Was Pattern sent along once the Ghostbloods realized Shallan would be on that ship? Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. [72][73][74][75], This page or section needs to be updated with new informationfor, Pattern discussing the meaning of truth with, Pattern understanding his duties as chaperone, This article is still missing information. He used the box to speak to Wit without telling her that he was doing so, and was willing to lie about it. Realizing that the Fused oversaw the port inspections, Shallan Lightwove disguises to hid the group, when Kyril came to interrogate the registrar on their whereabouts. If not then I doubt it was a Deadeye. After all, it was at his suggestion that they decided to break the Oathpact in the first place: [Jezrien]: "A decision has been made. was he truly that loyal to her? I don't see Nale being the type to give a set of shards to someone and then let them get entangled in a border dispute in Alethkar. They had charm, character, drive, spunk and then when Billy was taken out of the picture, they no longer had the kind of appeal they did at the beginning of the TLAD. But when I talked to him last, he warned me. He needed to keep Shallan interested in joining the Ghostbloods so she would complete the mission, etc. But she already has a Pattern Blade before that. Much of the Shadesmar Arc took place in Part 2 and deliberately ended with that point in order to increase the dread readers were feeling on that end and then back to Urithuru Invaded and taken over. [fn 1] They arrived at the Davar estate and argued with Lin, and Shallan . He has lied to Nale to help weaken the resistance to Odium. This would appear to be Pattern's 'true' form. It is too vague for me. Looking directly at him, he begins to fade, but she takes a Memory of him, then applies her charcoal pencil to paper, yet quickly switches to pen and ink for crisper, sharper lines. Shallan Davar, whose alters are known as Veil and Radiant, is a lighteyed Lightweaver of the Knights Radiant from Jah Keved.Shallan is an emerging scholar whose greatest achievement is the discovery of the legendary city Urithiru.She is also renowned for her extraordinary talent of accurately reproducing even fleeting scenes with photographic accuracy. Always possible there was more to that fight than we know, though. []". That would've been interesting. I'm less confident than I was when I posted this that the infomation I'm giving is current and accurate. 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. The war was fought over control of the western Powder River Country in present north-central . 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. Mother loves me. Even still we don't know enough about how "dead" spren work to make a call either way. Rhythm of War is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the fourth book in The Stormlight Archive series. That can explain why the blade was in the strongbox for so long. ", "Would you have me unable to laugh?" [18], "It's all right," Shallan said in a hushed voice as the wind died down. The languages on Shallan's maps, though different, were derived from the Dawnchant, allowing Pattern to interpret some of the ancient language from the city names. You must speak truths." . ", "It is the lies that save you," Pattern said. Only relevant WoBs I can find are as follows: We know that Pattern was with Shallan before the murder of Shallan's mother. Cookie Notice But, he says, the opportunity is worth the cost . He announces to his group that the Diagram has served its purpose and now has to be disbanded. Pattern tested his weight on a shield manifested by Shallan, to make sure the objects would not sink underneath the beads. Dictates of custom require following certain patterns before you copulate. Even though Pattern loves lies, it's noted that he's not very good at telling them himself, and I just don't think that's fake. Devotion and Dominion have been left in the Cognitive Realm, and are the force of Dor . Shallan Fan art by ex-m. Shallan has pale skin lightly dusted with freckles. Judas failed to understand who Jesus really was, even to the end. On the night of Jesus' trials, Judas betrayed, but Peter denied. While Shallan bathed, Pattern spied on Dalinar and Navani, who were discussing the map Shallan had created of the chasms and whether she should stay in the warcamps when the army set out onto the Plains. Yes when Shallan first talks to Pattern he tries to tell her more. 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. Shallan's questions shifted the conversation towards the existence of spren and in turn to the Voidbringers. Red Cloud's War (also referred to as the Bozeman War or the Powder River War) was an armed conflict between an alliance of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Northern Arapaho peoples against the United States and the Crow Nation that took place in the Wyoming and Montana territories from 1866 to 1868. With DID, you've got memory gaps and you don't have alters on purpose/you didn't make your alters like Shallan did. 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