The Knights Radiant
An ancient order long dispersed in legend after the Recreance, now publicly refounded under Dalinar Kholin at King Elhokar's direction. The first to speak the renewed oaths is Highlord Amaram, who wears their double-eye glyph on a yellow-gold cloak and stands openly at their head — though the announcement is greeted with as much blasphemy as celebration in the warcamps. SA:WoR:Ch 55
An ancient order, long-dispersed in legend. Said to have first wielded Shardblades, gifts of their god, against monstrous foes of rock and flame. SA:WoK:Prologue superseded at SA:WoR:Ch 55
Known facts
- loyal-to-no-kingPer the female Radiant in the Natanatan vision, "the Knights Radiant fight for no king and for all of them." The orders are centred in Urithiru but live in cities across Alethela.SA:WoK:Ch 18
- women-and-scholarsPer Jasnah's research, the Knights Radiant historically included a statistically appropriate number of women, since the spren that chose bondmates were indifferent to the gender biases of human cultures. For every Radiant dedicated to battle, three more spent their time on diplomacy, scholarship, or other aid to society.SA:WoR:Ch 3
- spren-death-leaves-a-new-painWalking the Narak camp, Venli passes a Radiant weeping and shivering with a hollow stare, whispering about *a distinctly new pain.* Rlain had warned her Radiant spren could be killed; the Focused Ones' barrage has now proven it on the wall, and a new era of grief begins for the bonded.SA:WaT:Ch 105
- orders-formed-by-honor-fragments-not-his-conscious-creationTanavast notes — looking back on the millennia of stalemate — that the Knights Radiant were *not his conscious creation* but formed by pieces of him working independently. He crafted their oaths to maximise their abilities along Kor's contract and Ishar's advice, but the orders themselves spilled out of him.SA:WaT:Ch 120
Events
- SA:WoK:Ch 18 Two Radiants — a blue-armored male and a female with glowing blue Plate — kill the Midnight Essence and heal Dalinar's slashed cheek with Regrowth
Relations
- foreshadowsKaladin — Teft is the first witness — Stormlight bleeds from a sphere into Kaladin's wounds, the very thing the Envisagers tried to provoke SA:WoK:Ch 38
- fulfillsKaladin — Speaks the First Ideal SA:WoK:Ch 67
- foreshadowsDalinar Kholin — Dalinar publicly declares his intent to refound the Knights Radiant for the first time, in front of his family, generals and bodyguard. SA:WoR:Ch 5
- foreshadowsKaladin — Pressed by Syl that he will have to become what Dalinar Kholin is looking for, Kaladin promises that he will try. SA:WoR:Ch 9
Backreferences
- summarySA:DS:Ch 1
- factVoidlight
- factFused
- factArclomedarian
- summarySA:DS:Ch 6
- summarySA:DS:Ch 8
- factAimia
- factCord
- factChiri-Chiri
- summarySA:DS:Ch 11
- summarySA:DS:Ch 13
- summarySA:DS:Ch 14
- factStormlight-Eater Hordelings
- summarySA:ED:Ch 9
- factMakabaki Skybreaker initiate
- factThe Ideals
- summarySA:ED:Ch 14
- summarySA:ED:Ch 18
- factThe Sleepless
- factThe Sleepless
- factWyndle
- summarySA:ED:Ch 20
- factThe Stump
- summarySA:OB:Ch 1
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- factSquires
- summarySA:OB:Ch 5
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- factMalata
- factMalata
- summarySA:OB:Ch 27
- factThe Urithiru Gemstone Pillar
- factFused
- summarySA:OB:Ch 36
- factElsecallers
- summarySA:OB:Ch 37
- factFen Rnamdi
- summarySA:OB:Ch 38
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- factStoneward
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- factFen Rnamdi
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- factFeverstone Keep
- summarySA:OB:Ch 57
- factWzmal
- factKmakra
- factMolinar
- summarySA:OB:Ch 65
- factHighmarshal Azure
- summarySA:OB:Ch 74
- summarySA:OB:Ch 77
- factFused
- summarySA:OB:Ch 83
- summarySA:OB:Ch 90
- summarySA:OB:Ch 95
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- factCaptain Ico
- summarySA:OB:Ch 102
- summarySA:OB:Ch 104
- factLift
- summarySA:OB:Ch 105
- summarySA:OB:Ch 106
- factFifth Ideal of the Skybreakers
- summarySA:OB:Ch 107
- summarySA:OB:Ch 108
- factNeshua Kadal
- summarySA:OB:Ch 111
- summarySA:OB:Ch 113
- factThe Dawnshards
- summarySA:OB:Ch 119
- summarySA:OB:Ch 120
- factVenli
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 2
- factHeavenly Ones
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 3
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 4
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 5
- factHeavenly Ones
- factGodeke
- factAsh
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 6
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- factFused
- factSuppressor Fabrial
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 8
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 9
- factLaran
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 10
- factYunfah
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 11
- factVenli
- factSecretspren
- factLezian, the Pursuer
- factLezian, the Pursuer
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 12
- factMayalaran
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 13
- factAshyn
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 14
- factLeshwi
- factthe Sibling
- factUriam the Defiant
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 15
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 16
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 17
- factDieno enne Calah
- factThe Roshar Projection Map
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 18
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 19
- factMasked Ones
- factThe Honorspren Envoy
- factThe Emul Offensive
- factZu
- factThe Unseen Court
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 21
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 22
- factthe Sibling
- factPeakspren
- factDeadeye
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 23
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 24
- factBa-Ado-Mishram
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 29
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 30
- factDeadeye
- factInkspren Bookseller
- factTukari Caravan
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 31
- factFused
- factAdhesion
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 32
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 33
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 34
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 35
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 36
- factralkalest
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 38
- factRaboniel
- factRhythm of the Terrors
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 39
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 40
- factthe Sibling
- factTshadr
- factHonor's Truest Surge
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 41
- factTeofil
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 42
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 43
- factFused
- factAlili
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 48
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 49
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 51
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 53
- factRaboniel
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 54
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 55
- factRelador
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 56
- factVenli
- factthe Sibling
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 58
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 59
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 60
- factLift
- factVenli
- factSong of Stones
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 78
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 79
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 90
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 91
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 93
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 94
- factMayalaran
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 96
- factHarel
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 97
- factRaboniel
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 99
- factthe contest-of-champions contract
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 100
- factthe Sibling
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 101
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 102
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 103
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 104
- factPhendorana
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 105
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 106
- factThe Pursuer
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 107
- factVenli
- summarySA:RoW:Ch 109
- factVenli
- factLeshwi
- factVenli
- summarySTD:TSM:Ch 45
- factAuxiliary
- summarySA:WoK:I-3
- factWindrunner
- factDalinar Kholin
- factDalinar's Visions
- factThe Way of Kings
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 18
- factAlethkar
- factMidnight Essence
- factAlethela
- factUrithiru
- factA Desolation
- factHarkaylain
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 28
- factThe Dawnchant
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 38
- factTeft
- factThe Envisagers
- factRecreance-Era Vision
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 57
- factTeft
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 60
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 67
- factKaladin
- factFirst Ideal of the Knights Radiant
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 73
- summarySA:WaT:Prologue
- factBa-Ado-Mishram
- factThaidakar
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 1
- factDeadeye
- factUrithiru
- factTowerlight
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 3
- factBa-Ado-Mishram
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 6
- factHouse Stormblessed
- factDami
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 7
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 8
- factOrder of Bone
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 9
- factShallan Davar
- factAbidi the Monarch
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 10
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 12
- factShallan Davar
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 15
- summarySA:WaT:I-1
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 16
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 18
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 20
- factSigzil
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 22
- factSzeth-son-son-Vallano
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 23
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 25
- factThaylen hand ballista
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 28
- factHonorbearer
- factErinor
- factLift
- factBaramaz
- factEnlightened
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 39
- factMayalaran
- factRahel
- factRahel
- factBeamlin Dorset
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 40
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 42
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 44
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 45
- factWillshaper
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 46
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 47
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 48
- factAdolin Kholin
- factNightblood
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 55
- factVenli
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 56
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 58
- factthe Wind
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 60
- factThe Shattered Plains
- factThe Shattered Plains
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 61
- factAbidi the Monarch
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 67
- factNotum
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 71
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 73
- factTemple of Talenelat (Thaylen City)
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 74
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 78
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 79
- factRenarin Kholin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 80
- factGarith
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 81
- factMoash
- factAluminum Chain
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 82
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 85
- factGarith
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 87
- factThe Recreance
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 88
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 89
- factJasnah Kholin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 90
- factChella
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 93
- factNalan'Elin
- factVeden Voidcraft Act
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 95
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 105
- factThe Knights Radiant
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 109
- factNalan'Elin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 110
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 117
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 118
- factThe Shattered Plains
- factMoash
- factSigzil
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 119
- factNalan'Elin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 120
- factThe Knights Radiant
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 122
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 124
- factThe Recreance
- factThe Shattered Plains
- factThe Unoathed
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 137
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 138
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WaT:Ch 139
- factSurgebinding
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 2
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 3
- factThe Knights Radiant
- factThe Ten Surges
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 4
- factThunderclast
- factDalinar Kholin
- factOdium
- factSja-anat
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 5
- factDalinar Kholin
- factThe Immortal Words
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 6
- factUrithiru
- factLightweavers
- factDouble Eye of the Almighty
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 12
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 14
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 17
- factPattern
- factSkybreakers
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 25
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 35
- factAdolin Kholin
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 41
- factEdgedancers
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 49
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 55
- factAmaram
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 63
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 67
- factHoid
- factHoid
- factDalinar Kholin
- factShardblade
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 71
- factTeft
- factThe Envisagers
- factShallan Davar
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 75
- factPattern
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 76
- factAmaram
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 77
- factShallan Davar
- factShallan Davar
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 78
- factDalinar Kholin
- factShallan Davar
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 86
- factSzeth-son-son-Vallano
- factOathgates
- factHonorblade
- factLopen
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 88
- factMraize
- summarySA:WoR:Ch 89
- factDalinar Kholin
- factSadeas
- factAdolin Kholin
- factRenarin Kholin
- factBondsmith
- factTruthwatcher
- summarySA:WoR:Epilogue