Palabras radiantes/Epígrafes
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En la primera parte de Palabras Radiantes los epígrafes son extractos del diario de Navani Kholin.
| Capítulo | Entrada del diario | Fecha de la entrada |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Para ser completamente sincera, lo que ha sucedido estos dos últimos meses pesa sobre mi conciencia. La muerte, la destrucción, la pérdida y el dolor son la carga que soporto. Tendría que haberlo visto venir. Y debería haberlo impedido.
" |
Jeseses 1174 |
| 2 | "Nuestra primera pista fueron los parshendi. Incluso semanas antes de que abandonaran la persecución de las gemas corazón, su estrategia bélica cambió. Permanecieron en las mesetas después de las batallas, como si esperaran algo." | Jeseses 1174 |
| 3 | "Los soldados informaron de que eran vigilados desde lejos por un número impresionante de exploradores parshendi. Entonces advertimos un nuevo patrón en su estrategia de asalto nocturno a los campamentos, para retirarse luego rápidamente. Solo puedo suponer que, ya entonces, nuestros enemigos preparaban su estrategia para poner fin a esta guerra." | Jeseses 1174 |
| 4 | "La siguiente pista fue en las paredes. No hice caso omiso de esta señal, pero tampoco capté todas sus implicaciones." | Jeseses 1174 |
| 5 | "La señal de la pared supuso un peligro aún mayor que el plazo que indicaba. Prever el futuro es cosa de los Portadores del Vacío." | Jeseses 1174 |
| 6 | "Nunca nos dio por pensar que podría haber espías parshendi ocultos entre nuestros esclavos. Es algo más de lo que debería haberme percatado." | Jesesan 1174 |
| 7 | "No estaba preparada para la pena que conllevó la pérdida, como una lluvia inesperada, caída de un cielo despejado sobre mí. La muerte de Gavilar años atrás fue abrumadora, pero esto... esto casi me aplastó." | Jesesach 1174 |
| 8 | "No pretendo esgrimir mi pena como excusa, sino como explicación. Tras enfrentarse a una pérdida inesperada, la gente actúa de manera extraña. Aunque Jasnah había estado alejada algún tiempo, su pérdida fue una sorpresa. Como muchos, yo pensaba que era inmortal." | Jesesach 1174 |
| 9 | "Quiero pensar que si no hubiera estado abrumada por la pena, habría visto antes los peligros que se avecinaban. Sin embargo, con toda sinceridad, no estoy segura de que pudiera haberse hecho nada." | Jesesach 1174 |
| 11 | "Pero, como es lógico, estábamos concentrados en Sadeas. Su traición era aún reciente, y yo veía sus señales cada día cuando pasaba ante los barracones vacíos y las viudas que sollozaban. Sabíamos que Sadeas no se contentaría con esta matanza. Habría más." | Jesesach 1174 |
| 12 | "Desgraciadamente, estábamos tan concentrados en las maquinaciones de Sadeas que no advertimos el cambio de pauta en nuestros enemigos, los asesinos de mi esposo, el verdadero peligro. Me gustaría saber qué viento causó su súbita e inexplicable transformación." | Jesesach 1174 |
Las canciones de los oyentes
En la segunda parte de Palabras Radiantes los epígrafes son estrofas de las canciones que contienen la historia oral de los oyentes, conocidas por los alezi como parshendi, incluyendo las canciones de las clasificaciones, los secretos, los vientos, las historias, las guerras, la revisión y los spren.
| Capítulo | Canción de los oyentes | Canción y parte |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | "Forma de guerra para batallar y gobernar,
reclamada por los dioses, dada para matar. Desconocida, invisible, pero vital para ganar. Viene a quienes poseen la voluntad." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 15 |
| 14 | "Forma carnal mansa, para compartir el amor,
dada a la vida, nos trae furor. Para encontrar esta forma, hay que preocuparse. La verdadera empatía debe emplearse." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 5 |
| 15 | "Forma de trabajo para la fuerza y lo medido,
susurrantes spren respiran en tu oído. Busca esta forma, y sus misterios escondidos. Aquí se encuentra la libertad del miedo." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 19 |
| 16 | "Forma diestra de toque delicado.
Los dioses esta forma a muchos han dado. Al desafiar a los dioses, se los aplastó. Esta forma ansía suficiencia y precisión." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 27 |
| 17 | "Temida forma gris, mente sin presencia.
La más baja, y sin inteligencia. Al hallar esta forma, el precio se olvida. Te encuentra y te trae la ruina." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa final |
| 18 | "Forma sabia para paciencia y pensamiento.
Cuidado con su innato anhelo del conocimiento. Aunque el estudio y la diligencia traen su recompensa, puede ser tu destino la pérdida de la inocencia." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 69 |
| 20 | "Forma de arte para belleza y matices.
Las canciones que crea nos hacen felices. La mayoría es incomprendida por el artista es cierto, atrayendo a los spren, del destino son cimientos." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 90th |
| 21 | "Forma mediación se dice, hecha para la paz.
Una forma para enseñar y para consolar. Cuando la usaron los dioses, en cambio resultó forma de mentiras y de desolación." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 33 |
| 22 | "La forma de la tormenta dice causar
vientos y lluvias, una tempestad, cuidado con su poder, cuidado con su poder. Aunque su llegada trae a los dioses su anochecer, sirve a un rojo sangre spren. Su fin temed, su fin temed." |
Canción de las Clasificaciones, estrofa 4 |
| 23 | "La forma nocturna predice lo que será
con la forma de las sombras, la mente verá. Al partir los dioses, la forma susurra. Una nueva tormenta un día vendrá a romper. Una nueva tormenta, un nuevo mundo que ver. Una nueva tormenta, un camino a emprender; la forma nocturna escucha." |
Canción de los Secretos, estrofa 17 |
| 24 | "Con la forma pútrida las almas de los sueños perecen.
Una forma de los dioses que evitar, parece. No busques su contacto, sus gritos desoye, niégala. Mira por dónde andas, por dónde caminas: Lecho rocoso de río o colinas contén los temores que en tu cabeza hacinas, desafíala." |
Canción de los Secretos, estrofa 27 |
| 25 | "La forma de humo te esconde,
y escabullirse entre los hombres. Forma de poder, como las potencias puede ser. De nuevo la querrás traer. Aunque por dioses fue creada, fue por los Deshechos entregada. Su fuerza puede ser enemiga o aliada." |
Canción de las Historias, estrofa 127 |
| 26 | "A nuestro pueblo se acusó
de la pérdida de aquella nación. La ciudad que una vez la cubría por la cordillera oriental se extendía. Los libros de nuestro clan proclaman nuestros dioses no partieron esta llanura quebrada." |
Canción de las Guerras, estrofa 55 |
| 28 | "Por la traición de los spren aquí estamos.
Sus potencias dieron a herederos humanos, y no a quienes los conocían y amaron antes que nosotros. No sorprendió cuando partimos que a los dioses nuestros días dimos para moldearnos, su arcilla fuimos." |
Canción de los Secretos, estrofa 40 |
| 29 | "Forma de arte para colores insondables;
pues anhelamos sus canciones venerables. A los creacionspren atraer debemos; estas canciones tenemos hasta que lo logremos." |
Canción de Revisión, estrofa 279 |
| 30 | "Se dice que hacía calor en la tierra lejana
cuando los Portadores del Vacío en nuestras canciones entraban. Los trajimos con nosotros para alojarlos mas nuestras casas se apropiaron, sin embargo. Gradualmente sucedía. «Así es como debe ser» aún se decía." |
Canción de las Historias, estrofa 12 |
| 31 | "La forma de humo te esconde, camina entre los hombres.
Una forma de poder... como potencias de spren. ¿A esta forma osaremos volver? Espía. Creada por dioses, esta forma que tememos. Por su unión con Deshechos la maldición portaremos nacida de sombras... la muerte venía. Mentía." |
Canción de los Secretos, estrofa 51 |
| 32 | "A menudo se piensa que los spren nos traicionaron.
Nuestras mentes y su reino demasiado cercano provee nuestras formas, pero los spren más brillantes nos abruman con sus exigencias constantes, lo que los humanos aportan no podemos ofrecer: nos pueden tener, mas al hombre prefieren escoger." |
Canción de los Spren, estrofa 9 |
| 33 | "Pero no es imposible aunar
sus potencias a las nuestras al final. Se ha prometido y puede ser. ¿Podemos la unión comprender? No nos preguntamos si podemos poseerlas, sino si osamos volver a tenerlas." |
Canción de los Spren, estrofa 10 |
| 34 | "Como astillas de un alma nuestros dioses nacieron,
una que quiere dominar el mundo entero, destruye lo que contempla, con rencor. Su regalo, su precio, sus spren son. Las formas nocturnas hablan de vida futura, un campeón retado. Una lucha que debe atender sin duda.." |
Canción de los Secretos, estrofa final |
Palabras radiantes
En la tercera parte de Palabras radiantes los epígrafes son citas del libro del mismo nombre dentro del universo.
| Capítulo | Cita | Localización |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | "También ellos, cuando dispusieron sus gobiernos según la naturaleza de cada vínculo, lo llamaron el vínculo Nahel, refiriéndose a su efecto sobre las almas de los que fueron capturados en su tenaza; en esta descripción, cada uno estaba relacionado con los vínculos que dirigen al propio Roshar, diez potencias, nombradas por turno y dos por cada orden: a esta luz, se observa que cada orden compartiría por necesidad una potencia con cada una de sus vecinas." | chapter 8, page 6 |
| 36 | "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." | chapter 17, page 11 |
| 37 | "Now, as each order was thus matched to the nature and temperament of the Herald it named patron, there was none more archetypal of this than the Stonewards, who followed after Talenelat’Elin, Stonesinew, Herald of War: they thought it a point of virtue to exemplify resolve, strength, and dependability. Alas, they took less care for imprudent practice of their stubbornness, even in the face of proven error." | chapter 13, page 1 |
| 38 | "Now, as the Windrunners were thus engaged, arose the event which has hitherto been referenced: namely, that discovery of some wicked thing of eminence, though whether it be some rogueries among the Radiants’ adherents or of some external origin, Avena would not suggest." | chapter 38, page 6 |
| 40 | "That they responded immediately and with great consternation is undeniable, as these were primary among those who would forswear and abandon their oaths. The term Recreance was not then applied, but has since become a popular title by which this event is named." | chapter 38, page 6 |
| 41 | "This act of great villainy went beyond the impudence which had hitherto been ascribed to the orders; as the fighting was particularly intense at the time, many attributed this act to a sense of inherent betrayal; and after they withdrew, about two thousand made assault upon them, destroying much of the membership; but this was only nine of the ten, as one said they would not abandon their arms and flee, but instead entertained great subterfuge at the expense of the other nine." | chapter 38, page 20 |
| 42 | "But as for Ishi’Elin, his was the part most important at their inception; he readily understood the implications of Surges being granted to men, and caused organization to be thrust upon them; as having too great power, he let it be known that he would destroy each and every one, unless they agreed to be bound by precepts and laws." | chapter 2, page 4 |
| 43 | "And thus were the disturbances in the Revv toparchy quieted, when, upon their ceasing to prosecute their civil dissensions, Nalan’Elin betook himself to finally accept the Skybreakers who had named him their master, when initially he had spurned their advances and, in his own interests, refused to countenance that which he deemed a pursuit of vanity and annoyance; this was the last of the Heralds to admit to such patronage." | chapter 5, page 17 |
| 44 | "But as for the Bondsmiths, they had members only three, which number was not uncommon for them; nor did they seek to increase this by great bounds, for during the times of Madasa, only one of their order was in continual accompaniment of Urithiru and its thrones. Their spren was understood to be specific, and to persuade them to grow to the magnitude of the other orders was seen as seditious." | chapter 16, page 14 |
| 46 | "When Simol was informed of the arrival of the Edgedancers, a concealed consternation and terror, as is common in such cases, fell upon him; although they were not the most demanding of orders, their graceful, limber movements hid a deadliness that was, by this time, quite renowned; also, they were the most articulate and refined of the Radiants." | chapter 20, page 12 |
| 47 | "Yet, were the orders not disheartened by so great a defeat, for the Lightweavers provided spiritual sustenance; they were enticed by those glorious creations to venture on a second assault." | chapter 21, page 10 |
| 49 | "These Lightweavers, by no coincidence, included many who pursued the arts; namely: writers, artists, musicians, painters, sculptors. Considering the order’s general temperament, the tales of their strange and varied mnemonic abilities may have been embellished." | chapter 21, page 10 |
| 50 | "And now, if there was an uncut gem among the Radiants, it was the Willshapers; for though enterprising, they were erratic, and Invia wrote of them, “capricious, frustrating, unreliable,” as taking it for granted that others would agree; this may have been an intolerant view, as often Invia expressed, for this order was said to be most varied, inconsistent in temperament save for a general love of adventure, novelty, or oddity." | chapter 7, page 1 |
| 51 | "In short, if any presume Kazilah to be innocent, you must look at the facts and deny them in their entirety; to say that the Radiants were destitute of integrity for this execution of one their own, one who had obviously fraternized with the unwholesome elements, indicates the most slothful of reasoning; for the enemy’s baleful influence demanded vigilance on all occasions, of war and of peace." | chapter 32, page 17 |
| 52 | "Now, as the Truthwatchers were esoteric in nature, their order being formed entirely of those who never spoke or wrote of what they did, in this lies frustration for those who would see their exceeding secrecy from the outside; they were not naturally inclined to explanation; and in the case of Corberon’s disagreements, their silence was not a sign of an exceeding abundance of disdain, but rather an exceeding abundance of tact." | chapter 11, page 6 |
| 53 | "As to the other orders that were inferior in this visiting of the far realm of spren, the Elsecallers were prodigiously benevolent, allowing others as auxiliary to their visits and interactions; though they did never relinquish their place as prime liaisons with the great ones of the spren; and the Lightweavers and Willshapers both also had an affinity to the same, though neither were the true masters of that realm." | chapter 6, page 2 |
| 54 | "There came also sixteen of the order of Windrunners, and with them a considerable number of squires, and finding in that place the Skybreakers dividing the innocent from the guilty, there ensued a great debate." | chapter 28, page 3 |
| 55 | "The considerable abilities of the Skybreakers for making such amounted to an almost divine skill, for which no specific Surge or spren grants capacity, but however the order came to such an aptitude, the fact of it was real and acknowledged even by their rivals." | chapter 28, page 3 |
| 56 | "Twenty–three cohorts followed behind, that came from the contributions of the King of Makabakam, for though the bond between man and spren was at times inexplicable, the ability for bonded spren to manifest in our world rather than their own grew stronger through the course of the oaths given." | chapter 35, page 9 |
| 57 | "Malchin was stymied, for though he was inferior to none in the arts of war, he was not suitable for the Lightweavers; he wished for his oaths to be elementary and straightforward, and yet their spren were liberal, as to our comprehension, in definitions pertaining to this matter; the process included speaking truths as an approach to a threshold of self-awareness that Malchin could never attain." | chapter 12, page 12 |
| 58 | "So Melishi retired to his tent, and resolved to destroy the Voidbringers upon the next day, but that night did present a different stratagem, related to the unique abilities of the Bondsmiths; and being hurried, he could make no specific account of his process; it was related to the very nature of the Heralds and their divine duties, an attribute the Bondsmiths alone could address." | chapter 30, page 18 |
The Second Letter
In Part Four of Words of Radiance the epigraphs form a letter, presumably replying to The Letter from The Way of Kings. Likely to Hoid aka Wit.
| Chapter | The Second Letter |
|---|---|
| 59 | I’ll address this letter to my "old friend," as I have no idea what name you're using currently. |
| 60 | Have you given up on the gemstone, now that it is dead? And do you no longer hide behind the name of your old master? I am told that in your current incarnation you’ve taken a name that references what you presume to be one of your virtues. |
| 62 | This is, I suspect, a little like a skunk naming itself for its stench. |
| 63 | Now, look what you've made me say. You've always been able to bring out the most extreme in me, old friend. And I do still name you a friend, for all that you weary me. |
| 64 | Yes, I'm disappointed. Perpetually, as you put it. |
| 66 | Is not the destruction we have wrought enough? The worlds you now tread bear the touch and design of Adonalsium. Our interference so far has brought nothing but pain. |
| 67 | My path has been chosen very deliberately. Yes, I agree with everything you have said about Rayse, including the severe danger he presents. |
| 68 | However, it seems to me that all things have been set up for a purpose, and if we—as infants—stumble through the workshop, we risk exacerbating, not preventing, a problem. |
| 69 | Rayse is captive. He cannot leave the system he now inhabits. His destructive potential is, therefore, inhibited. |
| 70 | Whether this was Tanavast's design or not, millennia have passed without Rayse taking the life of another of the sixteen. While I mourn for the great suffering Rayse has caused, I do not believe we could hope for a better outcome than this. |
| 71 | He bears the weight of God's own divine hatred, separated from the virtues that gave it context. He is what we made him to be, old friend. And that is what he, unfortunately, wished to become. |
| 72 | I suspect that he is more a force than an individual now, despite your insistence to the contrary. That force is contained, and an equilibrium reached. |
| 74 | You, however, have never been a force for equilibrium. You tow chaos behind you like a corpse dragged by one leg through the snow. Please, hearken to my plea. Leave that place and join me in my oath of nonintervention. |
| 75 | The cosmere itself may depend upon our restraint. |
The Diagram
In Part Five of Words of Radiance the epigraphs are all excerpts from the Diagram, a guide to engineering the survival of humanity through the True Desolation created by Taravangian on a day of super-human intelligence.
| Chapter | Text | Original Location | Additional Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | "They will come you cannot stop their oaths look for those who survive when they should not that pattern will be your clue." | Coda of the Northwest Bottom Corner: Paragraph 3 | |
| 77 | "One danger in deploying such a potent weapon will be the potential encouragement of those exploring the Nahel bond. Care must be taken to avoid placing these subjects in situations of powerful stress unless you accept the consequences of their potential Investiture." | Floorboard 27: Paragraph 6 | |
| 78 | "AhbuttheywereleftbehindItisobviousfromthenatureofthebondButwherewherewherewhereSetoffObviousRealizationlikeapricityTheyarewiththeShinWemustfindoneCanwemaketouseaTruthlessCanwecraftaweapon" | Floorboard 17: Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the first | Clarifies to: "Ah but they were left behind. It is obvious from the nature of the bond. But where where where where? Set off. Obvious. Realization like apricity. They are with the Shin. We must find one. Can we make to use a Truthless? Can we craft a weapon?" |
| 79 | "Q: For what essential must we strive? A: The essential of preservation, to shelter a seed of humanity through the coming storm. Q: What cost must we bear? A: The cost is irrelevant. Mankind must survive. Our burden is that of the species, and all other considerations are but dust by comparison." | Catechism of the Back of the Flowered Painting: Paragraph 1 | |
| 80 | "You must become king. Of Everything." | Tenets of Instruction, Back of the Footboard: Paragraph 1 | |
| 81 | "The Unmade are a deviation, a flair, a conundrum that may not be worth your time. You cannot help but think of them. They are fascinating. Many are mindless. Like the spren of human emotions, only much more nasty. I do believe a few can think, however." | Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer: Paragraph 14 | |
| 82 | "There is one you will watch. Though all of them have some relevance to precognition, Moelach is one of the most powerful in this regard. His touch seeps into a soul as it breaks apart from the body, creating manifestations powered by the spark of death itself. But no, this is a distraction. Deviation. Kingship. We must discuss the nature of kingship." | Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer: Paragraph 15 | |
| 83 | "Obviously they are fools The Desolation needs no usher It can and will sit where it wishes and the signs are obvious that the spren anticipate it doing so soon The Ancient of Stones must finally begin to crack It is a wonder that upon his will rested the prosperity and peace of a world for over four millennia" | Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation: Pattern 1 | |
| 84 | "1118251011127124915121010111410215117112101112171344831110715142541434109161491493412122541010125127101519101112341255115251215755111234101112915121061534" | Book of the 2nd Ceiling Rotation: Pattern 15 | A code. Decrypts to: "Hold the secret that broke the Knights Radiant. You may need it to destroy the new orders when they return."[1] |
| 85 | "But who is the wanderer, the wild piece, the one who makes no sense? I glimpse at his implications, and the world opens to me. I shy back. Impossible. Is it?" | West Wall Psalm of Wonders: Paragraph 8 | "(Note by Adrotagia: Could this refer to Mraize?)" |
| 86 | "One is almost certainly a traitor to the others." | Book of the 2nd Desk Drawer: Paragraph 27 | |
| 87 | "Chaos in Alethkar is, of course, inevitable. Watch carefully, and do not let power in the kingdom solidify. The Blackthorn could become an ally or our greatest foe, depending on whether he takes the path of the warlord or not. If he seems likely to sue for peace, assassinate him expeditiously. The risk of competition is too great." | Writings upon the Bedstand Lamp: Paragraph 4 | "(Adrotagia’s 3rd translation from the original hieroglyphics)" |
| 88 | "1173090605 1173090801 1173090901 1173091001 1173091004
1173100105 1173100205 1173100401 1173100603 1173100804" |
North Wall Coda, Windowsill region: Paragraph 2 | "(This appears to be a sequence of dates, but their relevance is as yet unknown.)" The dates are those of the final 10 highstorms preceding the arrival of the Everstorm. |
| 89 | "TherehastobeananswerWhatistheanswerStopTheParshendiOneofthemYestheyarethemissingpiecePushfortheAlethitodestroythemoutrightbeforethisoneobtainstheirpowerItwillformabridge" | Floorboard 17: Paragraph 2, every second letter starting with the second | Clarifies to: "There has to be an answer. What is the answer? Stop. The Parshendi. One of them. Yes they are the missing piece. Push for the Alethi to destroy them outright before this one obtains their power. It will form a bridge." |
Notes
- ↑ Decryption method
— Foros de 17th Shard - 2014-03-12#