But the truth . Shallan mentioned that her mother arrived "with a friend she did not recognize". It's a misunderstanding on her part and not a lie on his. [4], Pattern wishes he could see a play. While they waited, Pattern and Syl discussed their nature as spren, with Syl being curious as to how Cryptics view the world. He thought something wrong with the way Shallan was using her new persona's to hide, though he did not fully understand what it was. Shallan eventually revealed to Jasnah that she had swapped the fabrials after she was poisoned by the ardent Kabsal. Well, a religious group would still count as a group, Shallan's Mother? Without Honor to regulate this, there is a small chance that what comes next will allow the Voidbringers to again make the jump between worlds. This mixed with Radiant not wanting to admit she killed Ialai, and the whole conspiracy gets unraveled as nothing. Was Shallan's family, during her childhood, being influenced by an Unmade? That is what those memories would do to me. But Ill need to reread the series to see how wrong I am. The storm agitated Pattern, who buzzed angrily and ranted in a foreign tongue, spooking the soldiers whom Shallan had invited to shelter in her cart. Those drawings helped her to find what was wrong with the Tower. I wish you luck with yours. [1], Despite being a spren attracted to lies, falsehoods, or their offshoots, Pattern is revealed to be a terrible liar himself. That is the truth that you spoke to me, the truth that brings power., The highstorm came later that night. Shallan had been right to be cautious, and her decision to hide and wait had saved her life. Shallan saw several Cryptics in Kharbranth, Pattern might have been one of them. 3) Heralds knew her location and didn't want her free(I believe Kalak changed his mind after Everstorm). Dread overload from all directions, making the entire situation seem helpless. After entering the house and making their way upstairs, Pattern unlocked the door to Amaram's secret room and stood watch while Shallan investigated. [7] Seeing a pattern rising like an embossment from the page of her sketchpad, Shallan did not initially understand that she was interacting with the Cryptic, thinking instead that she had done something herself or that the pattern had appeared as a side effect of drawing the Cognitive Realm. It started when she found out what I could do.. The only evidence people seem to have is the difference in Shardblades. , At Urithiru, Pattern approached Adolin and requested that Shallan be assigned a specific room. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. No, she has not. With DID, you've got memory gaps and you don't have alters on purpose/you didn't make your alters like Shallan did. Returning to the Realm reminded Pattern that it was where he had once resided, though he could not remember much of his time there. It first I though it must be the ghost bloods but as has been pointed out they are willing to allow surge binders in their organization as shown at the end of the book when Malaize (or however you spell that) says he wants Shallan to join the Ghostbloods in some split personality way. spren are elements of the Cognitive Realm that have leaked into the physical world. First of all, we know just about nothing about the recreant and what happens when a radiant breaks their oath. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. Spoilers all the way through Rhythm of War. Several days later, found Pattern, again, talking with Shallan while she studied. I'm not clear about his motives, but I'm worried. I think Testament was using Shallan to get information about her mother. 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. Yet, he cannot fully explain it because language is insufficient; he would need numbers. A warping of the air, as if the wind itself became visible. [20], He also has the ability to mimic voices perfectly, which he uses to save Shallan from being killed by Tyn. Only later did Vin learn that Reen had not left: he had been captured by a Steel Inquisitor and died insisting she had starved to death years earlier, even under torture. Shallan was taken to Dalinar's quarters where she was able to bath and relax after her ordeal in the chasms. Jasnah indicated to her that 'it' was likely harmless. We know Pattern was talking to Wit -- that was confirmed later on, so I see no reason to doubt the above is what happened. When Shallan went to feel the ridges on the page, Pattern moved, frightening her. I'm willing to believe it was Pattern's blade that killed Tyn. [59][60], The next day, Shallan and Pattern returned to the Oathgate platform to face Ashertmarn, while the others tried to take control of the palace. Pattern and his associates followed Shallan to her room within the guest quarters, where she attempted summoning her Shardblade to protect herself, then unintentionally Soulcast a goblet into blood, and masked the act by slicing open her arm. For a moment, Cenn thought he could see something surrounding the squadleader. Mother loves me. About what I can do, and what we have done. That they always change, but only in the same way, over and over. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Pattern watched over the conversation silently as the women discussed Urithiru, the Shattered Plains and the Voidbringers. I think Lin joined the Ghostbloods because they had information about the Skybreakers. What is going on here? Shallan killed her mother with her Shardblade- Testamentblade. Pattern left with Shallan for the meeting, who had disguised herself as Veil using Lightweaving, traversing the streets of Sebarial's warcamp. 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. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Further up the coast, he found one of Jasnah's trunks, which had been washed ashore. I don't think that Shadow's absence is necessarily the problem with her being a Skybreaker so much as the fact that Young Shallan is unlikely to have committed sufficient criminal acts to act as a fig-leaf justification for her execution. An insect centaur that has a bet with Nameless. The men did not understand that it had been Pattern speaking to them, though Shallan later confirmed his existence, however they still obeyed, attacking Tyn's soldiers who blocked their way. In doing so, Shallan realized that the Oathgate was a fabrial and using Pattern, she activated the platform, transporting those outside to Urithiru and saving the Alethi army. This Dreder came to the house to help confront her father about Shallan. [3], When Shallan sees Pattern in Shadesmar, he is in the form of one of the symbolhead figures (i.e., a Cryptic) that she had seen in earlier visions. In the distance, Shallan could hear the ships crew being executed and to buy them time asked Pattern for his help in Soulcasting the boat. Jasnah, upon finding Shallan, had the other women transported to hospital. In that period letting her free would have restored singers. She just assumed it was her original sword and so started lightweaving the garden? @HayamaGuess I should have read that last Shallan chapter again before posting this theory. Jasnah still doesnt believe her, so Shallan calls upon one of the symbol head creatures. Before they continued on, Pattern went to seek out Adolin, and bring him, along with additional soldiers, back to the newly discovered passage way. About what I can do, and what we have done. "One is almost certainly a traitor to the others.". He is the spren with which Jasnah has formed the bond that affords her the Surgebinding abilities of an Elsecaller. I could not speak. 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. 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 helps Shallan escape the sinking ship. There is a chance we might end the cycle of Desolations.". Unlike her previous ventures into the Cognitive, Shallan was able to hover between the Realms instead of falling through and becoming trapped amongst the sea of spheres. Why did she try to kill me, Pattern? Shallan whispered. In the lighthouse, Pattern joined Adolin and Shallan as they negotiated with Riino, making the man nervous as he loomed over the conversation. During the exchange, Pattern whispered a translation of the conversation to Shallan. He announces to his group that the Diagram has served its purpose and now has to be disbanded. 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. Shallan, however, didn't want Pattern to understand, and to cope she began to dissociate her spren from the Shardblade that she could summon. 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. Though Jasnah initially tried to placate Shallan and send her away, the young woman stayed to talk. I mean, yes--that's what it was intended to do. Rest was Mraize being cagey, keeping Shallan off balance, etc. [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. [49][50], He came at me, in the training rooms, screaming that youd found the killer. Meanwhile, Pattern went to Shallan's deserters for help, asking them to go fetch her. After Shallan made the mistake of trying to buy candied fruit with too large a denominator of sphere, Pattern fell behind to watch and see if she was being followed. Shallan steals the Soulcaster before later finding out that it is a fake. [64][65], After travelling away from Kholinar and finding the lighthouse, the group waited for Kaladin to return from scouting. Shallan Davar is insane. By the end of Words of Radiance, Adolin is 25 years old. 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. 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. Shallan played along, pretending that she was unaware of Pattern's presence and shortly after the soldier stormed away. So she at least had access to Pattern from speaking the I killed my father truth. Mainly those, and then I saw people posting about describing different colors for her blades. 5) Cryptics study deadeyes to find a way to bring them back. But why did Pattern agree it was he that Shallan used to kill her mother? That can explain why the blade was in the strongbox for so long. He does not believe The Stormlight Archive can be a film series. He is a member of the race of spren called the Cryptics. When Adolin kissed Shallan, Pattern intervened to remind them of his presence. Do you find it pleasant? The glowing may be a clue to something more interesting or just great visual with a trivial explanation: because they have a connection, You vanished as soon as he closed the strongbox. And Shallan is able to talk to Wit through the Seon, and I don't think that is a trick since he shares with Shallan the information about opening the box to get to the Seon safely - Mraize certainly would not have shared this information. Unfortunately for the pair, this meant that Pattern could not unlock the room containing the food, forcing them to find another way into the room. This is consistent if she were the one to frame Beryl. Hes been spied on by the Ghostbloods. Did anyone else feel really betrayed after you found out that Pattern was the traitor. But that could also both apply to both her mother and father. 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). Cookie Notice Shallan saw several Cryptics in Kharbranth, Pattern might have been one of them. Kindle Edition. When Adolin left to retrieve the Blade guards, she created a new persona, that of Brightness Radiant, who would be able to handle constant use of her Patternblade. While sketching a portrait of Taravangian, king of Kharbranth, Shallan unconsciously drew a couple of Cryptics who had been standing in the room invisible to the humans there. Theres enough foreshadowing that I think he had 2 shallan cryptics planned at least since WoR. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. Testament, an agent of the Ghostbloods, was killed before Shallans mother. Who, then? I cannot betray this secret, Mraize said. 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. He did feelwierd this entire book though and I noticed his absence way before Shallan started suspected him. I think it has to be the Patternblade. Watching him kill Mother? Jushu pulled away from her, cursing softly to himself. I don't know why she tried to kill her. 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. What I'm saying is: I think Pattern was talking to Mraize. Stormlight Archive Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. 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. Without meaning to, Shallan used Stormlight and turned a patch of the deck of the ship green, as she began to recreate the memory. The next day, Pattern debated the meaning of 'truth' with Shallan, who found herself frustrated with the biases shown by past scholars. Pattern repeated the conversation to Shallan, who resolved to convince Dalinar that she be included in his expedition. "I know that you have forgotten much of what once was. The light behind the painting was not lightweaving. Get something to drink. These are things that he has to learn from humans like Shallan, as he is more naturally inclined to express truths simply as they are. Food not eaten." And Shallan begins to subconsciously lightweave a scene from her father's gardens with a pattern on the ground drawn in the dirt. So I went to him, and he said we could talk with the cube, if I was worried. During a break in the meeting, Renarin approached Shallan and found, to his surprise that he was able to see Pattern, who, unlike his own spren Glys, could not turn invisible. [10], Eventually they caught up to the group they had seen in the distance, and found another group of caravaners, who had recently been attacked by bandits. Huge spoilery theory thread that started in 2020 & has been consolidated & is being actively updated: https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/95749-theory-taln-wasnt-the-herald-who-broke-it-was-chanarach/, I think the shining soul might have been the shardblade? So who was he? Pattern understood that Shallan hated him, for the part he had played and that one day she would kill him in retribution. Jasnah is killed on the ship and thrown overboard. Pattern wanted to protect Shallan a bit from the horror of what she's done I think. Did he know she wasn't ready for the whole truth? Your truth is what you see. If not then I doubt it was a Deadeye. Their minds break. I'm expecting we'll find out a lot more about how Deadeye spren work in the next book, as we deal more with the Recreance and with Maya. I think if Nalan knew he would have returned so that really does remove them in my mind. 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. Reaching the Windrunner River, Pattern lay on the ground with Shallan, where she had collapsed from exhaustion. It's the only thing that makes sense. She bathed and dressed quickly, before leaving with Pattern for a winehouse near the edge of the markets. Hoidtalked to somethingsimilar to a Seon, but it wasn't a regular Seon and it didn't seem to follow him offworld. As heartbreaking as that is, I wonder why Pattern fed the lie there. And why would Shallan's mother say "She's one of them" when trying to kill Shallan, if Shallan had already killed her spren? Their leader, Vathah, resisted her attempts to recruit them, however the other men did not and moved off to help defend the caravans. She successfully convinced the boat to change and was pulled back into the physical realm. Of course, that was useless. I also don't know that I think that in the end Pattern betrayed her. ", "I came to learn. Pattern was pleased by the lies Yalb told aboard the Wind's Pleasure, deeming them to be good lies as they were based in truth. . She was determined to find the Oathgate, however she had doubts as to whether she would be enough of a Radiant to be able to operate it. She remembered it now. Unwilling to sit and freeze, Shallan moved down the coast to try and find shelter of some kind and Pattern wandered off ahead. . 1. He needed to keep Shallan interested in joining the Ghostbloods so she would complete the mission, etc. Yes when Shallan first talks to Pattern he tries to tell her more. She could also be saying that Dreder was an individual in a group her mother knew and Shallan wishes none of them had come to the house. It's silver. Shallan let her illusion fade once the girl made it to the top of the wall, and described the end of the story to Pattern. Jasnah wore the Davar Soulcaster for some time, not realizing it was broken since her own Soulcaster was a decoy. As to her friend no idea? Realizing that she had been fooled, Tyn moved to kill Shallan. She realizes that a pen could never capture this 'thing' perfectly. 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. 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. They are part of her truth. That would've been interesting. Most importantly, you didn't develop DID on purpose, like Shallan would have done if we were to say she had DID. The things I told him, another heard. There's a conversation where she totally ignores him for a few minutes and shuts the whole thing out of her mind. 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. What are you staring at? Jushu demanded, holding to the bannister. Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc. We will see in the next books how they met? It is time for the Oathpact to end." 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. Her freckles mostly faded as she reached young womanhood, but some are still visible, dusting her cheeks and nose. It is one reason he's attracted to Shallan; her 'delicious' lies. Or she could be with an Envisager. Dictates of custom require following certain patterns before you copulate. I know we're talking about RoW in the thread, but offhand I'm not sure how much this theory touches on other Cosmere spoilers so I'm prefacing my spoiler tag :), There's a popular theory that Shallan's mother is Chanarach. But the only fight before that scene is Kaladin fighting to protect Cenn and it only describes him as fighting like the wind. That his kind are too static. Yes, yes. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. And I don't see any proof that it was a delusion. He was an exact form beneath the blanket. . 3. Shallan could be bonded to pattern without interacting with him yet. And then later Soulcasts a goblet into blood. [5], The Cryptics have a fearful reputation, and yet this one the first specimen Ive ever seen seems . Her mothers shouts, arguing with her father. I believe it is notexplicitly stated when she killed her in the garden. Especially until part 4 when this is explained. A: And so they enter Lasting Integrity: Adolin, Shallan, Pattern, Maya, and Gallant. 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. [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. [11], As they neared the Shattered Plains, the group happened across a miniature lait filled with plants, protected from the storms by a rocky windbreak. the evidence against this being preplanned seems bigger. Shallan had used her mnemonic ability to assist her drawing, and the presence of the Cryptics were somehow included in the Memory. "Just just let me draw." 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. Pattern stayed close to Shallan during her date, though remained hidden. He is a member of the race of spren called the Cryptics. She stumbled, pulling to a stop. Her mother's soul was severed by the Shardblade that was then placed in a box and hidden in a safe behind a painting in that wall. Possibly the best ever representation of Pattern is here. He remembered little of the creature, but knew it had been of Odium. Shardplate adds a few inches to his height but still doesnt make him as tall as Kaladin. Her bondwas broken with Testament. [21], However, he is unable to hide his presence completely or to disappear completely like other spren, despite that his presence is limited in the Physical Realm. After Shallan began manifesting Surgebinding abilities at the age of eleven, [1] her mother and an associate attempted to kill Shallan. Further, he feels he can tell Pattern from other Cryptics because there is a spring to Patterns step; he bounces when certain other Cryptics glide.[5]. Her father joined the Ghostbloods but didn't mention anything about Shallan. That makes Rosharan 19-year-old Kaladin equivalently aged to a 26 year old earthling. Jasnah was murdered by mercenaries associated with Tyn who were trying to get into the Ghostbloods. But you cannot continue like this; you must admit the truth about me. If the bonds between men and spren are reignited, then men will naturally discover the greater power of the oaths. He is able to perfectly reproduce conversations and circumambient noise - even from a distance - using vibrations directed at the source of the conversation. 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. To name the most obvious differences between Shallan's condition and DID: she crafts her personalities, she is just as aware in whichever personality she's in, and she switches between her personalities on purpose, at first at least and I think still so. Similarly, while he himself could not remember much, he grasped the concept of memory quickly, prompting Shallan to begin to remember a time from long ago, when she had known Testament. 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. 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. [12] When Shallan attempts to Soulcast, such as changing a stick into fire, Pattern serves as translator for the object she is trying to convince to change. I still don't think this is the case, but crazier theories have been right before. "You wish to prepare for the Everstorm, the spren of the unnatural one. But if they were the culprits, then why didnt her father sell her out? Having not understood the connotations of the meeting, he asked if Shallan wanted to speak with the other woman, having assumed Shallan and Iyatil to now be friends. Pattern's bond with Shallan grants her the Surges of Illumination and Transformation. Pattern believes that humans do not understand patterns. As the pair made their way back towards Sebarial's home, Pattern offered to show Shallan the way. [2] Shallan started calling him "Pattern" while she was studying him upon Jasnah's orders. Again: every time Pattern called him, at unexpected times? Neither shardbearer killed by Arclo the Sleepless drop weapons, therefore Spren bonded blades don't drop when the bearer dies. Its tiny lines twisted and turned through its mass, somehow lifting the surface of the wood, like iron scrollwork under a taut tablecloth. [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. Following her lead, Pattern tried some of fruit, and became horrified when he realized that it involved the destruction of the food consumed. [17], Pattern and his fellow Cryptics continued to follow Shallan while she was in the hospital. She manages to use Lightweaving when she meets Wit as a child. 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. Or maybe something else - there are probably a lot of other possible explanations for those organizations to not get along. Of screaming and scrambling and hating as those you love are ruined, popped like a boil. Brandon said getting the continuity right for the Testament reveal was the hardest part of the book and required many rewrites and I cant see that being an issue if it was planned all along. 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. Why would it be surprising that they can lie to their own Radiants? A complex pattern of sharp lines and impossible geometries forms his head. 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