Tanavast

Tanavast was the Shardholder of the Shard of Adonalsium, Honor. He is/was a deity, widely worshipped on the world of Roshar. His power stemmed from Honor, which presumably fuels the ten Surges. He was killed, or Splintered,Splintering by the Shard Odium sometime after the Oathpact was broken, which was a very long time ago.
==Personality==
==Attributions==
The Stormfather refers to Kaladin as a "CHILD OF TANAVAST. CHILD OF HONOR."
Additionally, he refers to him as a "SON OF TANAVAST."
==History==
Tanavast was one of those individuals who Shattered Adonalsium.Mistborn: Secret History Thereafter, he Ascended as the Shard Honor.
After the Shattering, Tanavast and Koravellium Avast (his lover and currently better known as Cultivation)Book signing, Albuquerque, NM, 5/22/13 came to Roshar17th Shard Forum Q&A, 9/25/12 and both Invested in the world.Spren are part of HonorSpren and SeonsSpren are Splinters
Some of the many spren found on Roshar were created by Honor and Cultivation at some point before the Desolations began, by Splintering themselves.
==Present Day==
From the beginning of The Way of Kings, Tanavast is indeed dead, but - according to Brandon - he apparently could have survived Odium's Splintering for a time. Book signing, Seattle, WA, 10/14/13Book signing, Orem, UT, 12/6/14
According to Brandon's beta-reader, Drew McCaffrey,
Tanavast is now a Cognitive Shadow merged with the Stormfather.
==Notes==
*Rayse is/was the Shardholder of Odium.Shardholder
According to Brandon, the name Honor is bigger than that of Tanavast, though it's not impossible for Shards to be interpreted differently by those who hold them, and perhaps other names be applied.General Reddit 2020, 1/1/20
==References==
Category:Shardholders
Category:Surgebinders
Category:Gods