Difference between revisions of "Kaladin"

Kaladin managed to get all of the men to submit to his authority and participate in his training. The training cut down on their losses, but Kaladin was still unsatisfied. Realizing that the bridge itself cancould act as a shield, Kaladin started training the men to shift the bridge and carry it on its side.{{book ref|twoksa1|30}}

Prior to the next bridge run, Kaladin gained [[Lopen]] as a member from a new batch of recruits. They immediately are sent on a bridge run, where Kaladin ordered [[Bridge Four]] to perform the side carry as they engage the [[Parshendi]]. The side carry was a success as it completely protected Kaladin’s men. However, other bridge crews tried to emulate the side carry. Not having trained in the maneuver, the other bridge crews failed. Lacking a sufficient number of bridges to cross the chasms and with the timing of the assault desynchronized, the battle was thrown into chaos and [[Sadeas]] lost.{{book ref|twoksa1|32}}

As punishment for the failure, Sadeas demoted several officers and executed [[Lamaril]], the lighteyed officer directly in charge of the bridgemen. Sadeas declined to execute Kaladin directly, but instead decided to let the [[Stormfather]] judge him. Kaladin would be freed if he could survive being tied to the side of a building during a [[highstorm]].{{book ref|twoksa1|34}} During the highstorm, Kaladin met the Stormfather in the form of a gigantic, inhuman, smiling face. Immediately after, Kaladin’s [[Surgebinding]] abilities manifested and he drew upon [[Stormlight]] before falling unconscious.{{book ref|twoksa1|35}}

Kaladin survived the highstorm, thoughbut he was severely injured. His men cut him down, cared for him, and posted a constant guard by his bed. While recovering, Kaladin unconsciously consumed Stormlight in order to heal, causing [[Teft]] to suspect that he may be a member of the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|twoksa1|38}} Ten days later, Kaladin made a miraculous recovery and his men, despite never having known of his previous army service, revived the name Kaladin Stormblessed.{{book ref|twoksa1|40}}

After his recovery, Kaladin met [[Matal]], his new commander, and was re-acquainted with his wife [[Hashal]]. Hashal informed Kaladin that their working conditions would become less lax and permanently assigned Bridge Four to chasm duty. Given the new orders, Kaladin realized that further training theas bridgemen further would be a futile endeavor. Instead, he proposed training the men to become spearman in order to escape, which hehis men accepted.{{book ref|twoksa1|43}}

During a high stormhighstorm, Kaladin had a dream that he was the storm, traveling east to west, seeing the ground from the perspective of the storm itself. He passed over the [[Shattered Plains]], [[Kholinar]], [[Sesemalex Dar]], and many other cities. His path crossed [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano|Szeth]]’s in the middle of an assassination. Finally, he met the [[Stormfather]] once again, who left him with a cryptic message regarding the [[Oathpact]] being broken and [[Odium]] reigning. During this vision, Kaladin was in a trance and almost walked out into the highstorm, but his men restrained him and woke him.{{book ref|twoksa1|46}}

Later that day, Bridge Four was given a parshman, [[Shen]], as a new recruit. Kaladin, still worried about his dream, asked Syl if she knew anything about Odium, which caused Sylher to flee immediately to a nearby building. A moment later, Kaladin witnessed [[Adolin Kholin]] saving a prostitute from being beaten by a lighteyed officer. Choosing to escort the prostitute home, Adolin threw a [[Spheres|emerald chip]] to Kaladin and told him to deliver a message that he can’tcouldn’t make the meeting and would reschedule. Kaladin took the money, but didn’t deliver the message due to his disdain of Adolin’s attitude and lighteyes in general. Syl returned and was distressed at Kaladin’s increasingly dark attitude and breach of the implicit agreement to do as Adolin requested.{{book ref|twoksa1|46}}