why did pattern betray shallan

[61][62][63], Transported to the Cognitive Realm, Pattern and the others looked through the beads near the platform to find something they could use get away from the city. After nearly drowning in the sea of beads, Shallan was saved by Jasnah who brought her back to her body in the Physical Realm. As a child, Shallan remembered being jealous of anyone who might take her brothers away but as an adult, she saw . RAFO. Additionally, Shallan has her memories with Testament, including Testament's death. [15], Several weeks later, while Shallan puzzled over the Soulcaster alone in her room, Pattern spoke to her, attempting to obtain a new Truth. Just as the next one would be sent should Shallan kill Pattern? I'm not clear about his motives, but I'm worried. That makes Rosharan 19-year-old Kaladin equivalently aged to a 26 year old earthling. Pattern repeated the conversation to Shallan, who resolved to convince Dalinar that she be included in his expedition. When Jasnah infused one of the strangely cut gemstones, Pattern noticed that it vibrated in a specific pattern, creating a decipherable code. Radiant killed Ialai, so she was essentially acting as the Ghostblood "spy" in that situation. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [22] (Stormlight is meant to be contained by appropriate physical objects or entities. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. I'll RAFO that, but yes, there is some external influence there. I think Testament was using Shallan to get information about her mother. [8] Lady Leshwi is a singer and high ranking member of the shanay-im, a type of Fused. And I don't see any proof that it was a delusion. [15], He formed in her hands, the Blade she'd used to kill. 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. Testament was a retcon. [10], Pattern has been with Shallan since she was a young girl. It's not plural so she could just be specifying an individual out of all the people her mother knew. Pattern Blade is explicitly garnet coloured. This is consistent if she were the one to frame Beryl. While drawing, Pattern commented on the uselessness of creationspren, and their lack of purpose. Heralds may have information about her whereabouts. Shallan could be bonded to pattern without interacting with him yet. We know Heleran sought out the Skybreakers per Taravangian. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. 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. After Shallan began manifesting Surgebinding abilities at the age of eleven, [1] her mother and an associate attempted to kill Shallan. [3], You are not as good with patterns You are abstract. 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. He did feelwierd this entire book though and I noticed his absence way before Shallan started suspected him. Posted November 29, 2020. Pattern tested his weight on a shield manifested by Shallan, to make sure the objects would not sink underneath the beads. Hes been spied on by the Ghostbloods. 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. It containing information about Shallan's her eldest brother, Helaran, but also, as Pattern pointed out, lies. [66], When the group reached Celebrant they split in two, with Pattern joining Shallan, Azure and Mayalaran to try and find a ship willing to transport them. She died before her husband, who was later remarried to Malise Gevelmar. Further, that spren are not 'born' as men are, and cannot truly die as men do. Veil, Radiant thought. In Emul, Taravangian intends to have his armies betray the coalition, doing his part of the agreement with Odium. There's definitely questions about what blade she used at what time. Who Can Benefit From Diaphragmatic Breathing? Tom Doherty Associates. Dread overload from all directions, making the entire situation seem helpless. According to her, Ahlers played a role in the transactions because he had a hold over Frank and later betrayed the people in hiding in the Secret Annex to an SD detective. The people my mother knewDredernever came to our house. It is all right, because in the morning, you each return to sentience. They are part of her truth. ", "You wish to help," Pattern said. Of wishing they'd hurt you instead of those around you. He does not believe The Stormlight Archive can be a film series. Green. [23], *That Shardblade was Testament, Shallan's first Cryptic. I don't buy delusion or Unmade influence. Well the foreshadowing was already mention in RoW after Shallan recovered those memories. He is able to perfectly reproduce conversations and circumambient noise - even from a distance - using vibrations directed at the source of the conversation. Those lies attracted me. 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. And she summons the blade faster than ten seconds. Unsure of how she had been unconsciously Lightweaving she asked Pattern for his help, however in his diminished state, he was unable to give her any useful suggestions. The things I told him, another heard. Early in OB Pattern is trying to get Shallan to progress through her ideals, and she says she used him to kill her mother. That is fascinating, but it is not good for patterns. In the Battle of Narak, she led the listener army, who had taken Stormform, to battle, with the intent to destroy the Alethi forces. On the night of Jesus' trials, Judas betrayed, but Peter denied. So who is it? [10], 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. Not all members had surgebinding. Shallan says no further Oaths between the end of Way of Kings and when she needs to use the Oathgate. Shallan eventually revealed to Jasnah that she had swapped the fabrials after she was poisoned by the ardent Kabsal. Sigzil's excited but nervous to be working with Kaladin in the day's trial. Finally, he buzzed an approximation of a laugh. I have a pet theory that Testament's blade is in someone else's hands. She then describes him to Jasnah as a pattern of sharp lines, like a maze, impossibly formed on the surface of a wave in the water in which they were sailing on the Wind's Pleasure. was he under external pressure which caused him to crack? Pattern explained that he had come to the understanding that he could not hate Adolin for having a blade, as humans, he concluded, did not care about the dead. "Thats what you said. 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/. Of course, the sword likely vanished soon after, as Shardblades are wont to do. That was because the blade did not exactly hate Dalinar. Like with her sketch of Taravangian, Shallan unconsciously added several Cryptics into the background of the drawing. Point of view: Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar Setting: The Oathgate, the central plateaus, the sky Progression of the Chapter: Kaladin finally admits he's a Radiant; Kaladin and Szeth begin their battle.Shallan seeks the pattern of the Oathgate; she finally sees that it's a fabrial.Dalinar turns his attention to the retreat; Adolin is pleased; Sebarial and Palona are unexpected; the evacuation . There's no step five, because a glow could indicate any number of things. I think Lin joined the Ghostbloods because they had information about the Skybreakers. The room reminded Shallan of her father's study and Pattern forced Shallan to admit another Truth and confront the death of her mother as well as the role Shallan had played. I don't honestly know. It's the only thing that makes sense. Why her mother freaked out? If you research DID a little bit, you'll see how different of a thing what Shallan is going through seems. As they passed into a more frequently travelled part of the Frostlands, a second smoke signal was spotted in front of the party, which Tvlakv, reluctantly, began to head towards at Shallan's insistence. It's easy! Which we know has to do with his connection/destiny (hes a good spearman because he becomes a good spearman). "A deep lie indeed. That is a crazy amount of stuff for her to block out, it takes 7 days to bind a blade, and wouldn't pattern not be able to bond to her if she was bonded to a dead blade? There very much is proof that is the case. Shallan saw several Cryptics in Kharbranth, Pattern might have been one of them. But Jofwu is right on the money. I mean, yes--that's what it was intended to do. [8], In the Cognitive Realm, Pattern appears as a tall and willowy creature clad in a robe made of a stiff material. Now you're questioning? Jasnah is killed on the ship and thrown overboard. Can someone who knows about this chime in? Kalak felt a sharp stab of horror. When Vathah and his men reached the tent, they found Shallan, Patternblade in hand, who instructed them to search Tyn's belongings. Wit is sequestered away with Jasnah a lot of the time. However, Jasnah soulcasts both bread and jam out of caution, causing Kabsal and Shallan to fall ill without the antidote in the jam. That can explain why the blade was in the strongbox for so long. [4][30], Humans can see the world as it is not. Well, for one, Shallan has two different Shardblades, demonstrably, in WoR, https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/93707-impressive-testament-foreshadowing/. [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. Such a deep lie," Pattern whispered. Shallan initially describes Pattern as " a sequence of complex lines with sharp angles and arrowhead shapes." So, it's pretty clearthat Ishar was blatantly lying to Nale about being able to stop the desolation by just going around slaughtering surgebinders left and right. There is some overlap between whatever Shallan has and DID, but really her condition is quite different. How Long Does It Take To Grieve A Breakup? 4) I think the confrontation happened because Shallan and Testament found out the location. He says his real name is a series of numbers and agrees to Pattern as being sufficient enough a name.[1]. After all there is that Ghostblood - Davar family connection. "But" said the male initiate. When Shallan found Tyn's spanreed, Pattern pointed out that the previous communication had contained a pattern - a code that would be used to verify the identity of the writer. [37][38], Several days after the expedition had begun, Shallan switched from riding on horseback to a carriage, so that she could continue her study of Words of Radiance. [43][44], You were talking about mating! "What will that do?" None of the men, however, brought up the incident, which Shallan attributed to their expectation for strangeness during the highstorm. Spren are creatures of nature. After all, when the recreance happened all the spren got stuck as blades in the physical realm. [33], During Adolin's duel against Brightlord Relis and the other Shardbearers, Pattern was tasked with distracting Brightlord Abrobadar after he attacked Renarin, however, the Cryptic's appearance on the dueling ground, also drew the attention of Syl. She says she hates him, and he says he knows. Thus, Radiant could have told Mraize the information about the gloryspren at one point to "protect" Shallan. and our Over the years Vin would hear Reen's voice in the back of her head, always suspicious, cynical, and distrustful. The Skybreakers wouldn't care about her at that point, as she was no longer a Radiant. Shallan Fan art by ex-m. Shallan has pale skin lightly dusted with freckles. I was dumb so long, nearly dead. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Shallan responded to Pattern, telling him that she only wanted her family, not revenge. Pattern was present for most of Shallans childhood. Pattern thought that this was a good idea, and a step that needed to be taken, while Shallan panicked. the timings dont make sense on Shallans powers. Shallan had been right to be cautious, and her decision to hide and wait had saved her life. I think it has to be the Patternblade. The sequence of the events: -Saw the blade being put in the strongbox. ", "Well, that depends on the person," Shallan said absently. ** She also perceives Pattern as a monster during this time. 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. I personally think her mother new full well what she was and sought to kill her to prevent the return of the voidbringers. Inhindsight I think it was Brandon's intention to make him different, so we had a plausible reason to suspect him as the spy by the end of part 2. Eventually, during the Battle of Narak, her bond with Pattern allowed her to become the first Lightweaver to be revealed as a Knight Radiant since the Recreance. Peter was the one who kept losing his temper. Why the Herald would freak out and try to kill her daughter because she was a Radiant?Trying to protect the secret of Mishram's location is more plausible. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. She outright states her blade is the only one capable of working the gate as it needs to reshape to the lock. 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. During the exchange, Pattern whispered a translation of the conversation to Shallan. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Ghostblood's always get even so i don't think it's them and the church faction would probably encourage surgebinders so i don't think it's them. "Just just let me draw." She mentioned to Shallan that most spren manifested differently in the Physical to how they did in the Cognitive, evidenced by the different form Pattern took after transitioning. Further, he tells Shallan that she will eventually betray her oaths, thereby breaking his mind, leaving him dead. I'm more concerned about the implications of this. It would also make sense that breaking the bond would be very similar to doing so with an already dead Shardblade, which seems to require the person to physically summon the Shardbladebeforebreaking the bond. After Jasnah joined Shallan in her cabin, the young proto-Lightweaver tried to interact with the spren, poking him with a pencil and found that he responded much like an animal might in the same situation. 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. There's a conversation where she totally ignores him for a few minutes and shuts the whole thing out of her mind. The reasons behind the killing may tie to her mother and therefore the next truth. Though she was stabbed through the heart, she was able to escape to Shadesmar using the Surge of Transportation, then heal herself with Stormlight. [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. Pattern disagreed with Shallan's assessment that truth was universal, instead claiming that it was based on an individuals experiences. This pattern was different from the symbolheads in her drawings, but it was also the same somehow. Your email address will not be published. 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. First, if spren can betray their Radiants, this could cause issues for other characters as well. I also don't know that I think that in the end Pattern betrayed her. If the bonds between men and spren are reignited, then men will naturally discover the greater power of the oaths. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. On 11/30/2020 at 2:48 PM, Shardbearer said: On 12/11/2020 at 8:54 PM, Aspiring Writer said. It's a misunderstanding on her part and not a lie on his. The city falling, Shallan activated the Oathgate using her Patternblade, to try and transport those on the platform to Urithiru. Op is asking about Tyn, the ghost blood kind-of-agent that Shallan traveled with on the way to the Shattered Plains and killed with a blade, not Lin her father. Does Shallan betray Jasnah? Pattern mentions that if the deadeyes' Knights still lived, the Cryptics believe something could be done to fix them. Though Jasnah initially tried to placate Shallan and send her away, the young woman stayed to talk. Again: every time Pattern called him, at unexpected times? Shallan ignored him, and instead concentrated on creating a persona who could wield Pattern as a blade without panicking. , In the Physical Realm, Pattern most often takes the shape of a complex and constantly shifting geometric pattern slightly raised off a surface or object. I think her being a ghostblood makes the most sense. Spoilers all the way through Rhythm of War. 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. As he had done previously, Pattern translated for Shallan, acting as an intermediary between the Lightweaver and the stick she wished to turn into fire. To view an earlier version of the wiki without spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine! Timbre is a lightspren from Roshar who has bonded Venli. Yes, but Testament being a member of the Ghosbloods is a pretty big leap. Pattern is the name Shallan gives to the Cryptic spren with whom she bonds. After leaving the Oathgate platform, Shallan went to visit the street urchin Grund, to drop off her excess food. Shallan took off after the Unmade, summoning Pattern during the chase, however, the creature lost them, and escaped into the towers ventilation system. But you cannot continue like this; you must admit the truth about me. ", "It is the lies that save you," Pattern said. Its a requirement for the Knights Radiant. 2) Ghostbloods and Testament were after Mishram. Edit: Please take what I'm saying about DID with a grain of salt. "Would you have me crippled? . 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. [49][50], He came at me, in the training rooms, screaming that youd found the killer. Pattern helped Shallan sift through the information and offered opinions on what was more likely fact or fiction. 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. Of course, that was useless. ", "Ah. Noone comes looking for him or seeking vengeance on his behalf. 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. 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