He says his real name is a series of numbers and agrees to Pattern as being sufficient enough a name. Did she progress to the 5th ideal when she confronted this 'truth'? Of wishing they'd hurt you instead of those around you. Most importantly, you didn't develop DID on purpose, like Shallan would have done if we were to say she had DID. He needed to keep Shallan interested in joining the Ghostbloods so she would complete the mission, etc. 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. She has few memories of him during that time, but the extent of Patterns involvement in her childhood is revealed in later flashbacks. 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. Many spren aren't that mature and I worry about what other secrets might be given away accidentally by a spren who's too trusting. Excited, Pattern raced back to Shallan to get her attention before he brought her to where he had found the trunk. I think Shallan killed Testament earlier than she killed her mother. Ivory is an inkspren. I'm willing to believe it was Pattern's blade that killed Tyn. You wish to help. Maybe general secret organizations feud or maybe the skybreakers are afraid that the ghostbloods action also might bring the desolations (although we haven`t seen it mentioned when we saw szeth with them). Theres enough foreshadowing that I think he had 2 shallan cryptics planned at least since WoR. Again: every time Pattern called him, at unexpected times? 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. And Tower was corrupted. Now, I know the first reaction of many of you would be to point out that, yes, of course shes insane. Whereupon Adolin is promptly seized and put in chains despite his obvious wound. [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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! WoR chapter 88 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. What better way to protect your daughter than to join the very organization you are afraid of. Though Jasnah is a very logical person, and is considered 'heartless', the opposite is actually true. I mean, yes--that's what it was intended to do. When the caravan stopped for the midday meal, Shallan asked to be relocated to the empty slave cart where she could rest and relax away from prying eyes and the heat of the sun. Your email address will not be published. The wind will not stop blowing. When Shallan reached out to touch the Unmade, Re-Shephir tried to remove her bond with Pattern, to instead replace him with herself. There hid a monster. Not all of her memories were restored. DID/Dissociative Identity Disorder is the term that replaced MPD/Multiple Personality Disorder. You're carrying around a corpse after all. Her words reminded Pattern of why he had initially sought out Shallan, though his memories were vague and incomplete. [19], He can also unlock locks by growing very small and moving into keyholes. Was Pattern sent along once the Ghostbloods realized Shallan would be on that ship? 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. Pattern attempted to intervene, impersonating Jasnah to try and distract Tyn while Shallan escaped. There's no step five, because a glow could indicate any number of things. 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. But if they were the culprits, then why didnt her father sell her out? 2) My assumption is that she killed her spren before the encounter with her mother. [44], In her rooms, Shallan practiced manipulating sound, while Pattern watched and commented. Jasnah indicated to her that 'it' was likely harmless. Sanderson admits his other books will be a tougher sell as movies. She gives Shallan a book called Words of Radiance. 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. It is why your lies can be so strong. She was startled to see him in his cognitive form, and for a moment did not realize that the symbol headed creature was her spren. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Was Pattern sent along once the Ghostbloods realized Shallan would be on that ship? [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. Jasnahs open and notorious use of the Soulcaster made her the only viable target for Shallan Davar, who needed to steal a functional Soulcaster to return to the Ghostbloods as a replacement for the broken Davar Soulcaster. At the moment of the quote she didn't admit to herself she killed a blade. Testament was a retcon. They continued to move forward and found Re-Shephir, coalesced on a structure in the middle of the next room. spren are elements of the Cognitive Realm that have leaked into the physical world. In the text, there is doubt raised as to whether or not she needs the ten heartbeats to summon the blade. Jah Keved too will turn against the coalition at that time. As to her friend no idea? It is all right, because in the morning, you each return to sentience. In the lighthouse, Pattern joined Adolin and Shallan as they negotiated with Riino, making the man nervous as he loomed over the conversation. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Reaching the Windrunner River, Pattern lay on the ground with Shallan, where she had collapsed from exhaustion. Pattern believed that Shallan's reaction was due to her hatred of him and offered to die and have the Cryptics send another in his place if that is what she wanted. But you cannot continue like this; you must admit the truth about me. Shallan says no further Oaths between the end of Way of Kings and when she needs to use the Oathgate. Though Tyn did manage to hit her hard, eventually Shallan summoned her Shardblade and killed her. You must speak truths." "I once thought as you,but Ishar made the truth clear to me. Kaladin and Syl don't interact until the wagon scene in WoK, but we see him use his powers before then during a battle (Small glow and faster reflexes). Radiant is trying to peddle the idea that it's Beryl! Pattern acting like a new spren that was just pulled into the CR. Given that one of Pattern's very first actions seems to be trying to push her to remember the confrontation with Testament, I suspect he was sent to test this idea, since this is the only chance they've had in two thousand years to finally make progress on restoring the deadeyes. I have no idea. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. [13], To not alert their travelling companions to his presence, Pattern stayed out of sight, hidden as per Shallan's request. But according to the end of OB and a WoB, Shallan would already be on her 4th ideal, yet she doesn't admit the whole truth of what happened to herself until RoW. In reality, Shallan used Testament as a Blade, then abandoned their bond, causing Testament to become a deadeye. Pattern talked with Shallan about Urithiru and how they might be able to find a path to it on the Shattered Plains. Watching him kill Mother? Jushu pulled away from her, cursing softly to himself. When Adolin arrived, bearing gifts of food and books, Shallan formally introduced him to Pattern, who was then named as chaperone for the evening. ", "I came to learn. Thaidakar's group (likely wants to return to the Hierocracy) are an option but they seem to want the KR and Heralds to return. The simple answer was the true one. Similarly, Pattern had not responded to her suggestions to stay inside and hidden and soon became known to the other occupants of the ship, who found the Cryptic discomforting. Pattern offered her comfort and did what he could to help her through her grief, as the weight of what she had been through and what she had lost, finally settling onto her. Their minds break. I'm more concerned about the implications of this. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive) . When Taln reacted violently to her absorption of Stormlight, Shallan summoned Pattern as a Shardblade, however, the Herald settled quickly, and did not respond further to her Surgebinding. Thus, Radiant could have told Mraize the information about the gloryspren at one point to "protect" Shallan. [10], Pattern softly hums a reply: Indulge. You are able to not admit that they are lies., The next night, Pattern and Shallan infiltrated Amaram's home, to search his secret room and gather information to be fed back to the Ghostbloods. It's a misunderstanding on her part and not a lie on his. [58], To escape Kharat during her visit to the Cult of Moments, Shallan had Pattern imitate Ashertmarn's whispers, creating an opening for her to slip away and explore. [53][54], Later, at another meeting in the library, Pattern reassured Shallan when she began to question her place amongst the scholars. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. Mmm About what was happening with you. It's silver. But the only fight before that scene is Kaladin fighting to protect Cenn and it only describes him as fighting like the wind. As the pair made their way back towards Sebarial's home, Pattern offered to show Shallan the way. 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. Learn again if you have to. When Shallan kills Tyn shes bonded to Pattern - so if it was Testament then she should have heard Deadeye screaming like every time a Deadeye has been summoned by a Radiant. 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. She successfully convinced the boat to change and was pulled back into the physical realm. Well the foreshadowing was already mention in RoW after Shallan recovered those memories. And I don't see any proof that it was a delusion. [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. Until WOR Shallan thought pattern was her old blade but so did pattern. Yes, yes. The Ghostbloods seem to have no problems with killing surgebinders, but they dont actively seem to do it unless they would interfere with their plans. Mmm More, you must know yourself. We will see in the next books how they met? Patternis the name Shallan gives to the Cryptic spren with whom she bonds. Jasnah was murdered by mercenaries associated with Tyn who were trying to get into the Ghostbloods. This Dreder came to the house to help confront her father about Shallan. [6][29], After the meeting, Pattern continued to watch to see if Shallan was being followed, and spotted Iyatil tailing the young Lightweaver. . Shallan had used her mnemonic ability to assist her drawing, and the presence of the Cryptics were somehow included in the Memory. Your truth is what you see. -Returned the dead blade into the strongbox. Early in OB Pattern is trying to get Shallan to progress through her ideals, and she says she used him to kill her mother. What is going on here? When Shallan retired to her rooms to sleep, Pattern accompanied her. He may have developed somewhat of a romantic interest in Shallan, but there is little to be gained there for him. [8], **Pattern might not have been alone in that strongbox.[24]. 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? Like other orders of the Knights Radiant Shallan had to verbally or mentally state the First Ideal to initially form the bond, but after that point the bond is strengthened by her admitting certain deep truths about herself. [51], At the base of the stairwell, the group found several libraries filled with destroyed records, and beyond, a room full of darkness. Neither shardbearer killed by Arclo the Sleepless drop weapons, therefore Spren bonded blades don't drop when the bearer dies. Get something to drink. He has a robe that looks as if it was chiseled from stone and an ever-changing 3D pattern in place of a head. My question is, why? The father was probably more loyal to Shallan than the ghostbloods considering he didn't tell them about her abilities. At first I would have agreed, it just seemed too easy, especially because I wanted Pattern to not actually be betraying Shallan. Mmm More, you must know yourself. Food. I mean, yes--that's what it was intended to do. "They break. After being injured, Adolin was pulled away from the fighting by Shallan and Pattern, and the three of them escaped through the sea of beads using a passage manifested by Shallan. He thinks he could understand peoplethrough the lies they want to be told. You went to all this trouble to seed the information and find the spy. Which is going to result in Shallan being a sleeper agent kicking off a major event in book 5. If not then I doubt it was a Deadeye. Pattern, despite being unwilling to speak on the topic, named Odium as a third influence on types of spren, though doing so distressed him greatly. Shallan says her motherhated her. Her mothers arrival, with a friend Shallan didnt recognize, to confront her father. Pattern is the name Shallan gives to the Cryptic spren with whom she bonds. 4. Pattern's childlike behaviour and lack of intelligence disappointed the women though Jasnah suggested that he simply needed more time to regain his mind. I think Shallan's mom was affiliated with the Skybreakers. I don`t have a clear explanation. Im the only one in this family who hasnt gone crazy. I thought it took 5 days to bond the blade. Nalan's little group of psychopathic Judge Judy's dont really seem likely either, its possible but I very much doubt that Nalan would not be there himself. Theory 2: Judas was bad from the beginning. A person who can utilize Stormlight to bind Surges is called a Surgebinder. She is instrumental in bringing Moash to Odiums side. Well, a religious group would still count as a group, Shallan's Mother? Mmmm delicious lies. They are part of her truth. This would appear to be Pattern's 'true' form. But Jofwu is right on the money. Within the message sent by Tyn's associates, relayed via a communication station in Tashikk, was information about the attack on Jasnah and the Wind's Pleasure. [6] Pattern is unable to turn completely invisible like honorspren, but he can blend in with the surface he currently inhabits such that only people who are looking for him will notice his presence. Her subsequent sketch seemingly helped to anchor Pattern, and he was able to completely transition from the Cognitive. So who was he? 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. The things I told him, another heard. Pattern did not know either, and explained that the death of spren during the Recreance had left a gap in their knowledge. When Shallan struggled to understand the mechanisms of the Oathgate, Pattern suggested that she should look at it from a wider context, as she had done during her escape of the chasms. Shallan Davar is insane. Her drawn pattern then leaves the paper and moves onto the floor. Has he been a Ghostblood agent from the beginning, sent to Shallan? Join the revel. [7], Shallan first consciously remembers seeing Pattern on her sketchpad. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. On 11/25/2020 at 6:54 AM, Blood Of My Fathers said. The friend had won . She hadn't had bonded to Pattern at that time. It really did ruin your mind, didnt it? Are the Cryptics, or at least a group within them, allied to the Ghostbloods? And she summons the blade faster than ten seconds. Shallan later drew out what she had seen, showing it to Pattern. She died before her husband, who was later remarried to Malise Gevelmar. Those drawings helped her to find what was wrong with the Tower. 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. 6) It is possible to convince a Cryptic that finding Mishram is in their best interest. the timings dont make sense on Shallans powers. They knew after the first deadeye that as long as they kept sending spren to bond her and advance her Oaths (or Truths rather), it wouldn't matter how many she "killed" because eventually she would be able to restore them all. But, he says, the opportunity is worth the cost . From everything I know about DID, Shallan absolutely does not fit that disorder category at all. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. There's no step five, because a glow could indicate any number of things. 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. I thinks it must be one of the groups that thinks the best way to stop the void bringers returning is to kill the surge binders. 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. In Emul, Taravangian intends to have his armies betray the coalition, doing his part of the agreement with Odium. I guess it's possible that Beryl had her own Seon, though they are supposed to be very rare. Mother calling Shallan one of them. 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