The Knights Radiant: History, Orders, and Powers

The Knights Radiant trace back to the Desolations, legendary wars against Voidbringers. Ten heraldic orders were founded, each based on an Honorblade and corresponding to one of the Ten Essences.

Knights Radiant form symbiotic bonds with spren, sentient manifestations of natural forces. These bonds grant them access to Surgebinding powers, involving manipulation of elemental and fundamental forces.

There are ten distinct orders, each with unique ideals, spren, and abilities. The Windrunners, for example, adhere to ideals of protection, partnering with honorspren, and can manipulate gravity and adhesion.

Radiants wield Shardblades, powerful soul-bound weapons that can cut through any material, and wear Shardplate, nearly indestructible armor. Both are manifestations of their spren's essence.

The Recreance was an event where Radiants inexplicably abandoned their oaths, causing their Shardblades and Shardplate to become dead relics, and their spren to perish.

The Order of Truthwatchers is shrouded in mystery. Rarely documented, these Radiants possessed foresight, a power regarded as dangerous and often associated with the Voidbringers.

After centuries, the Knights Radiant are reforming to confront a new Desolation. Individuals like Kaladin and Shallan rediscover ancient bonds, signaling a potential turning point in Roshar's history.