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| The Order's two Surges: Division (top left), | |
Dustbringers are one of the Ten Orders of Knights Radiant. Dustbringers share the Surges of Skybreakers (Division) and Edgedancers (Abrasion). Chanarach is the patron of this Order.
They were first mentioned by Kalak in the Prelude of The Way of Kings.[1]
| “ | Smoke curled from the occasional patches of growth or heaps of burning corpses. Even some sections of rock smoldered. The Dustbringers had done their work well. | ” |
–Kalak's thoughts in the wake of Aharietiam[1] | ||
They refer to themselves as, and prefer to be called, the Releasers.[2]
History
| “ | And when they were spoken of by the common folk, the Releasers claimed to be misjudged because of the dreadful nature of their power; and when they dealt with others, always were they firm in their claim that other epithets, notably "Dustbringers," often heard in the common speech, were unacceptable substitutions, in particular for their similarity to the word "Voidbringers." They did also exercise anger in great prejudice regarding it, though to many who speak, there was little difference between these two assemblies.
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–From Words of Radiance, chapter 17, page 11[2] | ||
Characteristics
As indicated above, the Dustbringers preferred to be called Releasers, and claimed as well to be misjudged because of the nature of their power. When they dealt with others, they were firm in their claim that other "epithets" (i.e., the title "Dustbringers," according to them), were unacceptable substitutions due to their similarity to the title, Voidbringers. They also exercised great anger in great prejudice regarding it.[2]
Immortal Words
The First Ideal
| “ | Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination.[3] | ” |
Notes
Brandon has confirmed that the Dustbringers were the third Order of Radiants.[citation needed]
References
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