Later, after she had been moved to a private room, she also found them lurking, whispering to her, though she chose not to respond. Pattern Blade is explicitly garnet coloured. [36], In the chasms, Kaladin used Pattern in his blade form to fight the chasmfiend and allow Shallan the opportunity to escape. A subreddit to discuss all aspects of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere. Yes when Shallan first talks to Pattern he tries to tell her more. [29], A week later, Pattern decoded a few phrases of Dawnchant while studying with Shallan. She draws him spiraling out of a center point, then re-creates each branch off the center, which has its own swirl of tiny lines. He is a member of the race of spren called the Cryptics. And, why did Shallans mother say she was one of us and yet hate her at the same time? I think Helaran joined the Skybreakers because he found out his mother was a member and thought that might have been why Lin killed her (which is Helaran's understanding). I think Lin joined the Ghostbloods because they had information about the Skybreakers. That was how Mraize knew things., You talked to Wit, Shallan whispered. Heralds may have information about her whereabouts. Thus, Radiant could have told Mraize the information about the gloryspren at one point to "protect" Shallan. Pattern accompanied her into the warcamps, under the strict instruction that he remain still and quiet while she was around other people. That the transition wastraumatic. About what I can do, and what we have done. As heartbreaking as that is, I wonder why Pattern fed the lie there. Theres enough foreshadowing that I think he had 2 shallan cryptics planned at least since WoR. Pattern mentions that if the deadeyes' Knights still lived, the Cryptics believe something could be done to fix them. 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. 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. Until WOR Shallan thought pattern was her old blade but so did pattern. Shallan has always been an unreliable narrator and prone to creative delusions. Shallan, however, didn't want Pattern to understand, and to cope she began to dissociate her spren from the Shardblade that she could summon. The only storming one. He is able to perfectly reproduce conversations and circumambient noise - even from a distance - using vibrations directed at the source of the conversation. Shallan had had him try on locks in her rooms, and he'd been able to unlock those as he had that of Tyn's trunk. Jasnah, upon finding Shallan, had the other women transported to hospital. Yet, why would Jasna know of Shallans mother? On their way out, Pattern and Shallan imitated the Brightlord - Shallan providing the illusion and Pattern providing the voice - to prevent suspicion of their presence in the house. Pattern and Shallan gave chase, following Re-Shephir through the halls of Urithiru, where it tried to escape, first by hiding within the shadows then squeezing through a hole in the wall. Pattern believed that she hated him for the part he had played, and while Shallan sat atop one of the Oathgate platforms at Urithiru and drew, he tried to explain to her that he understood why. [10], Pattern has been with Shallan since she was a young girl. (Judging by the reaction). And if you count an Unmade being there as being corrupted there was an Unmade in the Davar household. There is much more to it then simply Maria telling Salvatore they were having an affair. Just as the next one would be sent should Shallan kill Pattern? Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. 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. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! He is the spren with which Jasnah has formed the bond that affords her the Surgebinding abilities of an Elsecaller. 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. Noone comes looking for him or seeking vengeance on his behalf. [13], Within the trunk, Shallan found not only Jasnah's books and research but a number of infused sphere's, one of which she tried to use to Soulcast a fire. It is all right, because in the morning, you each return to sentience. [6][29], After the meeting, Pattern continued to watch to see if Shallan was being followed, and spotted Iyatil tailing the young Lightweaver. And then later Soulcasts a goblet into blood. Again he vanished, seen only for a brief moment. For a moment, Cenn thought he could see something surrounding the squadleader. Re-Shephir's attempts to break their bond failed and it fled, afraid of the damage that could be caused by Shallan. Further, he tells Shallan that she will eventually betray her oaths, thereby breaking his mind, leaving him dead. Shallan has a bond with the Cryptic Pattern, allowing her to manifest Pattern as a Shardblade and giving her access to her powers as a Surgebinder. This buzzing sound tends to unnerve people, especially those unaware of where the noise is coming from. Shallan postulated that Pattern was similar to a spren prince, though Jasnah was not sure as she had not been able to delve far into spren politics. There is some inconsistency as to Adolins height; he is described as both shorter and the same height as Dalinar. It was published by Tor Books on November 17, 2020. I think Mraize is just blowing smoke, trying to keep Shallan on edge to keep her going along with his plans. Shallan saw several Cryptics in Kharbranth, Pattern might have been one of them. I did not come to you merely to teach you tricks of light. When sorry? Could it be that he was talking about the dinner with Taravangian in TWoK where she ran off after drawing a cryptic in her painting and didn't eat her meal because of it? You could end up being right, or there could be more to it, but I just don't think Pattern is a double agent. She has few memories of him during that time, but the extent of Patterns involvement in her childhood is revealed in later flashbacks. She remembered it now. "What will that do?" "A deep lie indeed. After several hours the illusion disintegrated and the pair headed back to the warcamps. Does anyone else have trouble believing Pattern when he says he used the Seon to talk to Wit? 2. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. The scholar's were wary of Pattern, and thought he should be studied with caution, as he could be related to the Voidbringers. You'll learn more about Malise in Book Two. She has light blue eyes and auburn-red hair - a manifestation of her impure family line - which she wears long and straight down her back, with only its natural curl to give it body. You did not break. We also need to remember thatsomeonetold Mraize that Shallan had seen a corrupted gloryspren. [20], I thought I saw something in the water, just now. 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. [51][52], Within the now empty library rooms, Pattern could sense the memories contained within the hidden gem archive. 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. Faded to mist. Shallan Davar is insane. The wording of that event I think is very important. When Jasnah infused one of the strangely cut gemstones, Pattern noticed that it vibrated in a specific pattern, creating a decipherable code. Brightness Davar was the first wife of Brightlord Lin Davar. Tyn, who had been hired by the Ghostbloods to assassinate the Alethi princess, attacked Shallan when she learned of her identity, with the intention to kill her. Spoilers all the way through Rhythm of War. It does that that its harder, but pattern has said that they were determined to bond with Shallan. The city falling, Shallan activated the Oathgate using her Patternblade, to try and transport those on the platform to Urithiru. 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. Mmmm. Though Jasnah is a very logical person, and is considered 'heartless', the opposite is actually true. Kaladin doesnt seem to have a need to create romantic relationships. My initial assumption was that Shallan's mother thought she was a voidbinder. 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. Her bondwas broken with Testament. Like Syl, Pattern initially acted playfully, reminiscent of a young child exploring the world. Despite her efforts, Eshonai drowned. I'm not clear about his motives, but I'm worried. My personal theory is that Shallan bonded a corrupted Spren (either pattern or testament) which is why Sja-anat seems to have a Connection with Shallan. This one has been explained but I wasnt overall happy with it - Testamant should have appeared during Oathbringer Shadesmar trip. 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. "Oh!" Pattern said suddenly, bursting up from the bowl to hover in the air. Can we talk about how ridiculous it is to think that killing the only people who can fight the void bringers would be helpful. He thinks he could understand peoplethrough the lies they want to be told. "Thats what you said. It's not plural so she could just be specifying an individual out of all the people her mother knew. Jushy saw nothing. Her drawn pattern then leaves the paper and moves onto the floor. "I know that you have forgotten much of what once was. Even so, he says that he was everything. In a very religious society, this easily goes the bad way towards killing the supposed Radiant. Pattern watched over the conversation silently as the women discussed Urithiru, the Shattered Plains and the Voidbringers. [6], "I know little of humans," Pattern said. The reason the spren killed by the Recreance are all blades is because they were manifested as blades in the physical realm at the moment the radiants broke their oaths. Pattern disagreed with Shallan's assessment that truth was universal, instead claiming that it was based on an individuals experiences. Following Adolin's lead, Pattern and Syl imitated the Lightwoven people, slashing randomly at the space around them. So there seems to be some connection to the people her mother knew and her mother's feelings about her. Shallan saw several Cryptics in Kharbranth, Pattern might have been one of them. I'm impressed by how well pattern was able to lie given that he was just pulled through to the physical realm. I believe it is notexplicitly stated when she killed her in the garden. He says yes. My interpretation of the shining soul thing is that it's a young Shallan's broken mind playing tricks on her. After the group reached the monastery building, Pattern explored the facility and sought out Talenel'Elin, whom Shallan had been tasked to find, while Veil and Iyatil conned the ardents. What is going on here? In reality, Shallan used Testament as a Blade, then abandoned their bond, causing Testament to become a deadeye. 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. On the path back, they found the charred remains of Shallan's hired coach, as well as the corpses of the coachman and his parshmen. [13], Her attempt at building a fire a failure, Shallan decided to walk inland, Pattern at her feet and eventually the pair stumbled upon the campsite of Tvlakv and his fellow slavers, where Shallan, exhausted, collapsed. The war was fought over control of the western Powder River Country in present north-central . "Just just let me draw." I think Billy betraying the lost was a pretty dumb move, in my opinion. Of wishing they'd hurt you instead of those around you. 4) I think the confrontation happened because Shallan and Testament found out the location. I did not come to you merely to teach you tricks of light. Instead, those within the control room were transported to Shadesmar, where Pattern, Syl and Mayalaran, took on their cognitive forms. Information about books that have not yet been released, like the other secret novels releasing in 2023 and Stormlight 5, is allowed only on meta-pages for the books themselves. You vanished as soon as he closed the strongbox. 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. ", "Would you have me unable to laugh?" To view an earlier version of the wiki without spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine! Lets just say that Lightweavers fascinate me, and leave it at that. I will update this post if it turns out anything I've said is inaccurate. He informed her that someone had been by while she slept, bringing her food and drawing the window shade. Do I have this sequence of events right? [24][25], Eventually, the storm passed and Shallan met with Tyn to learn what she could of her homeland. He does not understand sleep, nor does he truly understand scholarship. [9], Pattern is fascinated by concepts that mix truths and falsehoods, such as flattery, sarcasm, and even figures of speech like metaphors. Judas failed to understand who Jesus really was, even to the end. Whereupon Adolin is promptly seized and put in chains despite his obvious wound. Almost two weeks later, Renarin uncovered the hidden gemstones archive. [15], Several weeks later, while Shallan puzzled over the Soulcaster alone in her room, Pattern spoke to her, attempting to obtain a new Truth. 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. And let me tell you - I nearly had a panic attack myself when Pattern started seeming more and more suspicious! I just read it and Chapter 2 is the first meeting with Syl, but thats her talking and Syl later states that shed been following for a while. Pattern says that his real name is composed of many numbers, making it difficult to say. 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. Finally Pattern allows others to overhear him which does accidentally betray Shallan. The simple answer was the true one. He does not believe The Stormlight Archive can be a film series. A complex pattern of sharp lines and impossible geometries forms his head. Let's look at what Radiant says after Mraize repeats the gloryspren information: Beryl. It's easy! Shallan killed her mother with her Shardblade- Testamentblade. And she summons the blade faster than ten seconds. Pattern helped Shallan sift through the information and offered opinions on what was more likely fact or fiction. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. I've seen a few comments here and there but thought it would be a good idea to pull them together as a separate discussion topic. After all there is that Ghostblood - Davar family connection. [2] Shallan started calling him "Pattern" while she was studying him upon Jasnah's orders. Before Everstorm, even if Talnwould have broken, the Fused didn't have bodies to possess. But he also knows that for Shallan to become the person she is meant to be - with him, that she must accept all of who she now is and was. The Blade disappears, Testament goes to Shallan the next day, 4. I think her being a ghostblood makes the most sense. she demanded, suddenly holding back tears. Yes, yes. [18][19], Upon Shallan speaking her Truths, Pattern bonded her and transitioned from the Cognitive Realm to the Physical, losing much of his mind in the process. It's easy! Each time, when she looked right at him, he vanished. Odd thought, what if Dreder is the name of a group? [39][31], On the day of the battle, Pattern alerted those working with Shallan to his presence, after he begun to buzz loudly in response to the storm. I do have a question about how many truths she told before pattern. 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. He explains that his memory returns slowly, but that he is pleased at the chance.Missing parameters, Pattern's insistence that Shallan reclaim herself and her abilities finally hits home. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive) . ." "It started when she found out what I could do." She remembered it now. After all there is that Ghostblood - Davar family connection. Yes, yes. [8] Since then, she's seen him from the corner of her eye, appearing in the grain of wood, the cloth on the back of a sailor's shirt. 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. Which is going to result in Shallan being a sleeper agent kicking off a major event in book 5. And she uses both at various times in WoR. He says yes. [10] At some point, his desire to study humans led him to transfer his mind to the Physical Realm and bond Shallan, even though he believed she would kill him, as she had killed her first spren, Testament. Shardplate adds a few inches to his height but still doesnt make him as tall as Kaladin. As the highstorm approached, Pattern began to hum, before moving inside with Shallan when she was pulled to safety by Adolin. Pattern is a spren on Roshar. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Shallan, however, did not need the assistance, and drew out a map that she could use to find her way back. . Pattern accepted the Truth and Shallan was transported to the Cognitive. Why would Shallan's reaction to her spren being a Ghostblood be to kill Testament? Pattern found Adolin in the training room and explained what they had found, before leading the prince, along with Renarin and a number of men from Bridge Four, to where Shallan waited. Anddoes she need three truth before she gets herarmor? Shallan herself admits to Pattern that the Blade vanished as soon as her father closed the strongbox. Few characters in the history of DC Comics have been more irredeemable than Terra from the Teen Titans. During her stay on the ward, Shallan noticed the spren several times, adding them to sketches she did of the room. But you cannot continue like this; you must admit the truth about me. I don`t have a clear explanation. 5. 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. Realizing that she had been fooled, Tyn moved to kill Shallan. It's easy! After confronting Iyatil, who had been watching the tree, Shallan travelled with the woman to Dalinar's warcamp, having Pattern distract Iyatil, while she gained them access. After nearly drowning in the sea of beads, Shallan was saved by Jasnah who brought her back to her body in the Physical Realm. Privacy Policy. 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. Peter was the one who kept losing his temper. None of the men, however, brought up the incident, which Shallan attributed to their expectation for strangeness during the highstorm. The leaders think about which human characters know about secret plans, but is the same vetting done for spren? Even Jasnah and Dalinar leaving and fighting the battle was part of that--those scenes are short and serve to show that there is no outside help coming to Urithuru (they do more than just that, of course, but that's a major reason for including them where they are in the novel). In the lighthouse, Pattern joined Adolin and Shallan as they negotiated with Riino, making the man nervous as he loomed over the conversation. 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. Despite being a spren attracted to lies, falsehoods, or their offshoots, Pattern is revealed to be a terrible liar himself. [3], You are not as good with patterns You are abstract. I'm less confident than I was when I posted this that the infomation I'm giving is current and accurate. 3. I don't honestly know. Early in OB Pattern is trying to get Shallan to progress through her ideals, and she says she used him to kill her mother. Of course, the sword likely vanished soon after, as Shardblades are wont to do. . Jasnah still doesnt believe her, so Shallan calls upon one of the symbol head creatures. Shallan, realizing that there was another space beyond the wall, summoned Pattern as a blade and to cut through the wall to discover a dark passage down into the depths of Urithiru. Kvothe the Bloodless, November 25, 2020. He was an exact form beneath the blanket. They werent designed into the system and thus are more of an accident. Pattern stayed close to Shallan during her date, though remained hidden. During a meeting of scholars he mentioned this to Shallan, who was quick to share the information with Jasnah. Right through the canvas, she saw the outline of the strongbox blazing like a fire. Pattern's mention of Shallan's past oaths caused her to break off their conversation and she returned above to ride with Bluth. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. While he is a master of understanding patterns, he finds man-made patterns, like human languages and their social conventions, to be more of a challenge because of their inconsistencies and illogical rules, although he tries his best to learn these things anyway as they are attractive to him. . [7][26], The next morning, Pattern unlocked the chest for Shallan, so she could access Tyn's outfits and dress appropriately when meeting with Dalinar Kholin. What strikes me as odd over the course of WoR is the instances of silencing and shunning people who point to symptoms of the return voidbringers, as opposed to being actual causes of the coming troubles. Shallan Davar is insane. Shallan sat back, inspecting her piece. Thanks, and I'm glad I was almost certainly wrong! That makes Rosharan 19-year-old Kaladin equivalently aged to a 26 year old earthling. We know earth years only have 365 days in comparison. Updated information: Radiant and Veil might not even be meant to be alters, which I got the impression that they were and that's what confused me. In RoW we learn that the first time Pattern . To the whole deadeye screaming, the answerlies in oathbringer. 2. the timings dont make sense on Shallans powers. 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. Pattern is the name Shallan gives to the Cryptic spren with whom she bonds. Lena Hartog was the traitor. 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/. 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. Shallan didn't hear the Shardblade scream when she summoned it, did she? 2) My assumption is that she killed her spren before the encounter with her mother. I mean, when the Lost were united, they were a force to be reckoned with. Radiant killed Ialai, so she was essentially acting as the Ghostblood "spy" in that situation. 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