Difference between revisions of "Order of Windrunners"

The Windrunners are [[Surgebinder]]s who use the [[Surge]]s of Adhesion and Gravitation, and they are associated with the sapphire [[polestone]]. They form a [[Nahel Bondbond]] with [[honorspren]]. [[Windspren]] form their Shardplate. The combination of Adhesion and Gravitation results in the three [[#Abilities|Lashings]]. The glow of the Windrunners' [[Shardplate]] is blue.

The Ideals of the Knights Radiant, also known as the [[Immortal Words]], are a set of rules by which the Radiants live. The First Ideal is shared by all of the orders, and is used as a motto for the Knights Radiant as a whole. Each of the orders then have an additional four Ideals that are unique to that order.{{book ref|sa1|59}} The Ideals of the Order of Windrunners all focus on protecting the innocent and defenseless.{{wob ref|13772}} Whenever a Windrunner speaks an Ideal, a glyph forms from ice at their feet, due to their order's closeness to the Bondsmiths on the [[Double Eye of the Almighty|Double Eye]].{{wob ref|8220}} Their oaths are generally acknowledged by the [[Stormfather]].{{book ref|sa2|84}}{{book ref|sa3|121}}

{{quote|Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.|The First Ideal of the Knights Radiant{{book ref|woksa1|59}}}}

{{quote|I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.|The Second Ideal of the Windrunners (as spoken by Kaladin{{book ref|woksa1|67}} and Lopen{{book ref|sa3|121}})}}

The Windrunners use the Surges of '''Adhesion''' and '''Gravitation'''. The combination of these two Surges resulted in the three Lashings.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}} Someone wearing Shardplate is immune to Lashings, but any objects that they are touching '''can''' be affected.{{book ref|twoksa1|i|9}} Using a combination of Adhesion and Gravitation, a Windrunner could theoretically exit orbit.{{wob ref|5806}} They have been noted as having traveled at at least 200 mph.{{book ref|sa4|111}}{{ref|text=However, even with a triple Lashing and ana continuous source of Stormlight that may be nearly their practical limit against wind resistance.{{book ref|sa4|9}}|group=note}} While flying, Windrunners are able to lessen the force of the wind, and can also create a channel to keep groups of people close together.{{book ref|sa3|60}}

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Due to a combination of their two surges, Windrunners have new, secondary effects, known as the [[Resonance]].{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}}{{wob ref|3625}} The Windrunners' Resonance is strength of squires,{{wob ref|6740}}{{wob ref|915}} which allows them to have many more squires than other Ordersorders.{{epigraph ref|sa2|54}}{{wob ref|6740}}{{wob ref|915}} After Kaladin swore the third oath, many of the bridgemen who worked under him were suddenly able to breathe Stormlight and heal.{{book ref|sa2|87}} A squire can perform their own Lashings, but only when their Windrunner is nearby. Squires can use Stormlight effectively within thirty miles of their Windrunner, and their maximum distance was fifty miles. Squires will lose access to their powers in an hour or two after the Windrunner leaves.{{book ref|sa3|55}}

Before the [[Day of Recreance|Recreance]], the Windrunners primarily worked as scouts and special forces teams, and often used the Surge of Gravitation to deliver a team of Radiants on a secret mission.{{wob ref|12085}}{{wob ref|13772}} Though they were very similar to conventional soldiers, and had an appreciation for command structures and team dynamics,{{wob ref|13772}} the Stonewards were generally considered the best soldiers, though the Windrunners did dispute that claim at times.{{wob ref|13780}} Nevertheless, they also focused the most on mastering their weapons. As a result of their resonance, they had the most squires of all the orders.{{epigraph ref|sa2|54}}{{wob ref|13772}}

Around the time of the Recreance the Windrunners were an Orderorder with over a hundred members,{{book ref|sa1|52}} and a considerable number of squires.{{bookepigraph ref|sa2|54}} They also reportedly had some issues with the [[Order of Skybreakers]].{{book ref|sa2|54}} At the beginning of the Recreance a large number of Windrunners along with many [[Stonewards]] abandoned their [[Shardblade|Shardblades]] and [[Shardplate|Shardplates]] before the fortress known as [[Feverstone Keep]], which was recorded in one of [[Dalinar's visions]].{{book ref|sa1|52}}

== NotableKnown Windrunners ==

* [[Lopen]]  (bonded to [[Rua]]){{book ref|sa3|121}}