![]() ![]() Women are typically responsible for drawing glyphwards for their families, though they may also be purchased at luckmerches and apothecaries. Some even tattoo themselves with glyphs intended as a prayer. Young women may wear a "bride's prayer" on their sleeves prior to engagement, and soldiers may wear glyphwards into battle for luck and safety. These " glyphwards" are then burned as a prayer. In Vorinism, glyphs are often sewn into fabric or painted with a flammable ink. Sometimes these decorative glyphs may also take on a religious nature. Even the Parshendi have been known to occasionally carve strange, unfamiliar glyphs into their daggers. When the freed members of Bridge Four chose tattoos to cover their slave brands, they opted for a purely decorative "Bridge Four" glyphpair to be added. The doors into the Palanaeum are adorned with a beautiful carving of intricate glyphs. For example, Alethi women sometimes wear dresses patterned with glyphs. Glyphs are occasionally used on clothing for decorative purposes. Greater value is placed on beauty and aesthetics than on making the symbol easily recognizable. ![]() Glyphs are also pervasive in decorations and religious practices, where they tend to be portrayed in a very stylized manner. Upon earning their freedom, slaves may opt to cover these brands with a tattoo, including glyphs that reference the record of their release. The addition of a "shash" glyph brand, marking a dangerous slave, can make it difficult to get a good price for the slave. Slaves are branded on the forehead with a glyphpair of the district in which they were enslaved, to signify their new caste. Maps of the Shattered Plains use these glyphs and glyphpairs to indicate ownership of camps and plateaus. For example, the Kholin family uses the "khokh linil" glyphpair stylized as a tower and a crown, this crest appears on the armor, clothing, and banners of Dalinar's army and servants. Highborn lighteyed families often have a distinct glyph and a glyphpair. While official documents may make use of glyphs, they are typically written with women's script. These will often be accompanied with women's script for further clarification. Textbooks use glyphpairs to designate body parts in anatomical diagrams while a guide on Shardblade stances may use glyphs to indicate specific movements. ![]() Books, folios, and scrolls intended for men may use glyphs and glyphpairs, along with images. Signs may also be used to indicate specific items for sale as well as associated prices. For example, bookstores may display the glyphpair for "book", stylized into the shape of a book so that even illiterate servants will recognize it as a bookstore. Shops often use glyphs and glyphpairs to indicate which type of goods are available for sale. This is particularly important as women are traditionally responsible for religious activities which involve writing glyphs. Educated women also learn to read and write glyphs, with greater emphasis than men on calligraphic ability. Despite this, men writing or drawing glyphs is still considered unmasculine or even blasphemous to some, especially among the lower classes. Lighteyed men, and some high nahn darkeyed men, may learn to read and write glyphs as part of their education, enabling them to identify glyphs that aren't portrayed pictographically and to interpret glyphpairs more readily. They are, however, permitted to use glyphs for the purpose of simple written communication. Due to Vorin cultural prohibitions, men are not permitted to learn women's script and become fully literate. Glyphs are used for both basic communication and religious or artistic expression. Some of these glyphs were known in the Era of Solitude, and others were not. These have since vanished for unknown reasons. When Shardplate was worn by Radiants before the Recreance, it had glowing glyphs etched into the Plate that trailed vapor with color corresponding to the Radiant's order. Upon speaking new oaths or taking certain actions, similar glyphs may naturally appear around a Knight Radiant, formed out of frost or mist. These specific glyphs also appear on some Shardblades, like Sunraiser. The "ten fundamental glyphs" are derived from or related to the "swordglyphs" of the Honorblades and the Knights Radiant orders. Glyphs are inexplicably tied to the Heralds and Knights Radiant. By Isaac Stewart The Ten Fundamental Glyphs ![]()
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