Oathbringer/Statistical analysis

This page contains some statistical analysis of Oathbringer, the third book in The Stormlight Archive.
For a full series overview see The Stormlight Archive/Statistical analysis, and for other books in the series see The Way of Kings/Statistical analysis, Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis, Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis, and Wind and Truth/Statistical analysis.
The information on this page can be found here.
=== Chapter by Chapter Breakdown ===
Chapter 	Character 	Word Count 	Percentage
Prologue: To Weep 	Eshonai (flashback) 	2,843 	0.63%
Part 1: United 	Part 1: United 	Part 1: United 	Part 1: United
1: Broken and Divided 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,298 	0.51%
2: One Problem Solved 	Adolin Kholin 	592 	0.13%
2: One Problem Solved 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,715 	0.6%
3: Momentum 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	4,042 	0.89%
4: Oaths 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,936 	1.09%
5: Hearthstone 	Kaladin 	2,278 	0.5%
6: Four Lifetimes 	Kaladin 	2,432 	0.54%
7: A Watcher at the Rim 	Kaladin 	4,660 	1.03%
8: A Powerful Lie 	Shallan Davar 	3,470 	0.76%
9: The Threads of a Screw 	Shallan Davar 	1,580 	0.35%
10: Distractions 	Kaladin 	2,931 	0.64%
10: Distractions 	Adolin Kholin 	1,548 	0.34%
11: The Rift 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	5,594 	1.23%
12: Negotiations 	Dalinar Kholin 	6,339 	1.39%
13: Chaperone 	Shallan Davar 	3,859 	0.85%
14: Squires Can't Capture 	Kaladin 	961 	0.21%
15: Brightness Radiant 	Shallan Davar 	3,330 	0.73%
16: Wrapped Three Times 	Dalinar Kholin 	6,566 	1.44%
17: Trapped in Shadows 	Kaladin 	3,162 	0.7%
18: Double Vision 	Shallan Davar 	6,924 	1.52%
19: The Subtle Art of Diplomacy 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	3,813 	0.84%
20: Cords to Bind 	Kaladin 	1,271 	0.28%
21: Set Up to Fall 	Shallan Davar 	3,446 	0.76%
22: The Darkness Within 	Shallan Davar 	2,127 	0.47%
23: Storming Strange 	Kaladin 	1,578 	0.35%
24: Men of Blood and Sorrow 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,018 	0.88%
25: The Girl Who Looked Up 	Shallan Davar 	3,835 	0.84%
26: Blackthorn Unleashed 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	4,855 	1.07%
27: Playing Pretend 	Shallan Davar 	3,550 	0.78%
28: Another Option 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,162 	0.92%
29: No Backing Down 	Shallan Davar 	6,344 	1.4%
30: Mother of Lies 	Shallan Davar 	990 	0.22%
31: Demands of the Storm 	Kaladin 	4,786 	1.05%
32: Company 	Shallan Davar 	923 	0.2%
Part 1 Total 	Part 1 Total 	115,915 	25.67%
Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes
I-1: Puuli 	Puuli 	819 	0.18%
I-2: Ellista 	Ellista 	1,959 	0.43%
I-3: The Rhythm of the Lost 	Venli 	1,804 	0.4%
Interludes Total 	Interludes Total 	4,582 	1.01%
Part 2: New Beginnings Sing 	Part 2: New Beginnings Sing 	Part 2: New Beginnings Sing 	Part 2: New Beginnings Sing
33: A Lecture 	Shallan Davar 	1,957 	0.43%
34: Resistance 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,693 	1.03%
35: First into the Sky 	Sigzil 	3,987 	0.88%
36: Hero 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	1,643 	0.36%
37: The Last Time We March 	Rock 	7,782 	1.71%
38: Broken People 	Dalinar Kholin 	5,932 	1.31%
39: Notes 	Shallan Davar 	3,795 	0.84%
40: Questions, Peeks, and Inferences	Shallan Davar 	3,417 	0.75%
41: On the Ground Looking Up 	Teft 	1,908 	0.42%
42: Consequences 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,226 	0.49%
43: Spearman 	Moash 	2,290 	0.5%
44: Bright Side 	Shallan Davar 	4,406 	0.97%
45: A Revelation 	Moash 	2,443 	0.54%
46: When the Dream Dies 	Skar 	4,448 	0.98%
47: So Much Is Lost 	Jasnah Kholin 	1,820 	0.4%
48: Rhythm of Work 	Moash 	2,020 	0.44%
49: Born unto Light 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	4,021 	0.88%
50: Shash Thirty-seven 	Dalinar Kholin 	3,859 	0.85%
51: Full Circle 	Moash 	1,204 	0.26%
51: Full Circle 	Shallan Davar 	1,225 	0.27%
52: After His Father 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	2,551 	0.56%
53: Such a Twisted Cut 	Jasnah Kholin 	3,691 	0.81%
54: An Ancient Singer's Name 	Moash 	2,786 	0.61%
55: Alone Together 	Rlain 	2,872 	0.63%
56: Always with You 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,985 	0.44%
57: Passion 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,948 	0.43%
Part 2 Total 	Part 2 Total 	80,909 	17.92%
Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes
I-4: Kaza 	Kaza 	3,207 	0.71%
I-5: Taravangian 	Taravangian 	3,183 	0.7%
I-6: This One Is Mine 	Venli 	2,105 	0.46%
Interludes Total 	Interludes Total 	8,495 	1.88%
Part 3: Defying Truth, Love Truth 	Part 3: Defying Truth, Love Truth	Part 3: Defying Truth, Love Truth	Part 3: Defying Truth, Love Truth
58: Burdens 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,247 	0.49%
59: Bondsmith 	Dalinar Kholin 	5,343 	1.18%
60: Winds and Oaths 	Kaladin 	2,460 	0.54%
61: Nightmare Made Manifest 	Kaladin 	4,492 	0.99%
62: Research 	Shallan Davar 	4,196 	0.92%
63: Within the Mirror 	Shallan Davar 	3,241 	0.71%
64: Binder of Gods 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,835 	0.62%
65: Verdict 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,881 	1.07%
66: Strategist 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	2,567 	0.56%
67: Mishim 	Shallan Davar 	4,458 	0.98%
68: Aim for the Sun 	Shallan Davar 	3,225 	0.71%
69: Free Meal, No Strings 	Kaladin 	2,787 	0.61%
70: Highmarshal Azure 	Kaladin 	2,580 	0.57%
71: A Sign of Humanity 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	3,195 	0.7%
72: Rockfall 	Shallan Davar 	4,111 	0.9%
73: Telling Which Stories 	Kaladin 	3,899 	0.86%
74: Swiftspren 	Shallan Davar 	2,520 	0.55%
75: Only Red 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	2,622 	0.58%
76: An Animal 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	3,364 	0.74%
77: Stormshelter 	Kaladin 	2,044 	0.45%
77: Stormshelter 	Shallan Davar 	2,468 	0.54%
78: The Revel 	Shallan Davar 	537 	0.12%
78: The Revel 	Kaladin 	595 	0.13%
78: The Revel 	Shallan Davar 	1,317 	0.29%
78: The Revel 	Kaladin 	612 	0.13%
78: The Revel 	Shallan Davar 	622 	0.14%
79: Echoes of Thunder 	Kaladin 	2,061 	0.45%
80: Oblivious 	Shallan Davar 	1,372 	0.3%
81: Ithi and Her Sister 	Kaladin 	975 	0.21%
82: The Girl Who Stood Up 	Shallan Davar 	3,359 	0.74%
83: Crimson to Break 	Adolin Kholin 	5,326 	1.17%
84: The One You Can Save 	Kaladin 	840 	0.18%
84: The One You Can Save 	Shallan Davar 	218 	0.05%
84: The One You Can Save 	Kaladin 	1,148 	0.25%
84: The One You Can Save 	Shallan Davar 	601 	0.13%
84: The One You Can Save 	Kaladin 	411 	0.09%
84: The One You Can Save 	Shallan Davar 	554 	0.12%
84: The One You Can Save 	Kaladin 	960 	0.21%
85: Grieve Later 	Adolin Kholin 	601 	0.13%
85: Grieve Later 	Shallan Davar 	192 	0.04%
86: That Others May Stand 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,384 	0.3%
87: This Place 	Adolin Kholin 	509 	0.11%
Part 3 Total 	Part 3 Total 	93,729 	20.76%
Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes
I-7: Envoy 	Venli 	2,058 	0.45%
I-8: Mem 	Mem 	1,185 	0.26%
I-9: True Labor Begins 	Venli 	314 	0.07%
I-10: Sheler 	Sheler 	878 	0.19%
I-11: Her Reward 	Venli 	1,171 	0.26%
Interludes Total 	Interludes Total 	5,606 	1.24%
Part 4: Defy! Sing Beginnings! 	Part 4: Defy! Sing Beginnings! 	Part 4: Defy! Sing Beginnings! 	Part 4: Defy! Sing Beginnings!
88: Voices 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	2,008 	0.44%
89: Damnation 	Adolin Kholin 	1,164 	0.26%
89: Damnation 	Shallan Davar 	1,503 	0.33%
89: Damnation 	Adolin Kholin 	864 	0.19%
90: Reborn 	Szeth 	1,643 	0.36%
91: Why He Froze 	Kaladin 	1,798 	0.4%
92: Water Warm as Blood 	Szeth 	3,318 	0.73%
93: Kata 	Adolin Kholin 	1,923 	0.42%
94: A Small Bottle 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	678 	0.15%
95: Inescapable Void 	Kaladin 	1,500 	0.33%
96: Pieces of a Fabrial 	Navani Kholin 	4,407 	0.97%
97: Riino 	Kaladin 	1,038 	0.23%
97: Riino 	Shallan Davar 	674 	0.15%
97: Riino 	Kaladin 	700 	0.15%
97: Riino 	Shallan Davar 	183 	0.04%
97: Riino 	Kaladin 	1,427 	0.31%
98: Loopholes 	Szeth 	2,593 	0.57%
99: Reachers 	Kaladin 	3,567 	0.78%
100: An Old Friend 	Dalinar Kholin 	3,628 	0.8%
101: Deadeye 	Adolin Kholin 	2,515 	0.55%
102: Celebrant 	Kaladin 	1,341 	0.3%
102: Celebrant 	Shallan Davar 	881 	0.19%
102: Celebrant 	Kaladin 	347 	0.08%
102: Celebrant 	Shallan Davar 	225 	0.05%
102: Celebrant 	Kaladin 	404 	0.09%
102: Celebrant 	Shallan Davar 	433 	0.1%
102: Celebrant 	Kaladin 	728 	0.16%
103: Hypocrite 	Dalinar Kholin 	2,624 	0.58%
104: Strength 	Navani Kholin 	2,783 	0.61%
105: Spirit, Mind, and Body 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	2,845 	0.63%
106: Law Is Light 	Szeth 	1,779 	0.39%
107: The First Step 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,829 	1.06%
107: The First Step 	Taravangian 	1,295 	0.28%
108: Honor's Path 	Shallan Davar 	3,622 	0.8%
108: Honor's Path 	Kaladin 	1,611 	0.35%
108: Honor's Path 	Adolin Kholin 	463 	0.1%
109: Neshua Kadal 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,142 	0.25%
109: Neshua Kadal 	Venli 	2,445 	0.54%
109: Neshua Kadal 	Dalinar Kholin 	394 	0.09%
110: A Million Stars 	Shallan Davar 	1,753 	0.39%
111: Eila Stele 	Dalinar Kholin 	4,197 	0.92%
112: For the Living 	Kaladin 	1,285 	0.28%
113: The Thing Men Do Best 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,524 	0.34%
Part 4 Total 	Part 4 Total 	76,081 	16.85%
Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes 	Interludes
I-12: Rhythm of Withdrawal 	Venli 	767 	0.17%
I-13: Rysn 	Rysn 	4,141 	0.91%
I-14: Teft 	Teft 	638 	0.14%
Interludes Total 	Interludes Total 	5,546 	1.23%
Part 5: New Unity 	Part 5: New Unity 	Part 5: New Unity 	Part 5: New Unity
114: The Cost 	Dalinar Kholin (flashback) 	3,476 	0.76%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Dalinar Kholin 	510 	0.11%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Shallan Davar 	490 	0.11%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Jasnah Kholin 	352 	0.08%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Venli 	1,129 	0.25%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Teft 	342 	0.08%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Navani Kholin 	334 	0.07%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Venli 	486 	0.11%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Kaladin 	171 	0.04%
115: The Wrong Passion 	Venli 	220 	0.05%
116: Alone 	Kaladin 	335 	0.07%
116: Alone 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,067 	0.23%
116: Alone 	Jasnah Kholin 	104 	0.02%
116: Alone 	Shallan Davar 	337 	0.07%
116: Alone 	Venli 	259 	0.06%
116: Alone 	Kaladin 	602 	0.13%
116: Alone 	Yanagawn 	882 	0.19%
116: Alone 	Shallan Davar 	325 	0.07%
116: Alone 	Szeth 	372 	0.08%
116: Alone 	Kaladin 	556 	0.12%
116: Alone 	Navani Kholin 	507 	0.11%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Dalinar Kholin 	728 	0.16%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Adolin Kholin 	713 	0.16%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Shallan Davar 	591 	0.13%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Lift 	584 	0.13%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Szeth 	287 	0.06%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Kaladin 	453 	0.1%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Dalinar Kholin 	271 	0.06%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Lift 	831 	0.18%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Navani Kholin 	192 	0.04%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Shalash 	344 	0.08%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Renarin Kholin 	307 	0.07%
117: Champion with Nine Shadows 	Dalinar Kholin 	234 	0.05%
118: The Weight of It All 	Dalinar Kholin 	366 	0.08%
118: The Weight of It All 	Szeth 	516 	0.11%
118: The Weight of It All 	Jasnah Kholin 	50 	0.01%
118: The Weight of It All 	Shalash 	83 	0.02%
118: The Weight of It All 	Kaladin 	118 	0.03%
118: The Weight of It All 	Lift 	267 	0.06%
118: The Weight of It All 	Navani Kholin 	469 	0.1%
118: The Weight of It All 	Dalinar Kholin 	258 	0.06%
118: The Weight of It All 	Teft 	23 	0.01%
118: The Weight of It All 	Kaladin 	39 	0.01%
118: The Weight of It All 	Dalinar Kholin 	318 	0.07%
118: The Weight of It All 	Szeth 	139 	0.03%
118: The Weight of It All 	Renarin Kholin 	80 	0.02%
118: The Weight of It All 	Venli 	349 	0.08%
118: The Weight of It All 	Kaladin 	113 	0.02%
118: The Weight of It All 	Jasnah Kholin 	370 	0.08%
118: The Weight of It All 	Dalinar Kholin 	93 	0.02%
119: Unity 	Dalinar Kholin 	254 	0.06%
119: Unity 	Renarin Kholin 	210 	0.05%
119: Unity 	Dalinar Kholin 	44 	0.01%
119: Unity 	Kaladin 	59 	0.01%
119: Unity 	Dalinar Kholin 	192 	0.04%
119: Unity 	Kaladin 	103 	0.02%
119: Unity 	Shalash 	287 	0.06%
119: Unity 	Teft 	105 	0.02%
119: Unity 	Renarin Kholin 	326 	0.07%
119: Unity 	Navani Kholin 	102 	0.02%
119: Unity 	Dalinar Kholin 	253 	0.06%
119: Unity 	Lift 	240 	0.05%
119: Unity 	Dalinar Kholin 	883 	0.19%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	221 	0.05%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Adolin Kholin 	509 	0.11%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Szeth 	265 	0.06%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	317 	0.07%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Dalinar Kholin 	96 	0.02%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Shallan Davar 	342 	0.08%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Adolin Kholin 	482 	0.11%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Jasnah Kholin 	293 	0.06%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Szeth 	696 	0.15%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Adolin Kholin 	825 	0.18%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	659 	0.15%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Dalinar Kholin 	140 	0.03%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Jasnah Kholin 	599 	0.13%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Szeth 	491 	0.11%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Shallan Davar 	278 	0.06%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	855 	0.19%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Adolin Kholin 	1,099 	0.24%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Dalinar Kholin 	183 	0.04%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Venli 	624 	0.14%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Adolin Kholin 	1,709 	0.38%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Szeth 	711 	0.16%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	1,629 	0.36%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Renarin Kholin 	325 	0.07%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Shallan Davar 	816 	0.18%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Renarin Kholin 	1,122 	0.25%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Shallan Davar 	278 	0.06%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Renarin Kholin 	528 	0.12%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Dalinar Kholin 	353 	0.08%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	948 	0.21%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Shallan Davar 	294 	0.06%
120: The Spear That Would Not Break 	Kaladin 	152 	0.03%
121: Ideals 	Moash 	805 	0.18%
121: Ideals 	Navani Kholin 	441 	0.1%
121: Ideals 	Shallan Davar 	1,057 	0.23%
121: Ideals 	Venli 	490 	0.11%
121: Ideals 	Szeth 	468 	0.1%
121: Ideals 	Shallan Davar 	1,275 	0.28%
121: Ideals 	Kaladin 	1,158 	0.25%
121: Ideals 	Dalinar Kholin 	460 	0.1%
121: Ideals 	Moash 	339 	0.07%
121: Ideals 	Lopen 	1,598 	0.35%
121: Ideals 	Shalash 	479 	0.11%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Kaladin 	431 	0.09%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Taravangian 	2,083 	0.46%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Shallan Davar 	1,705 	0.38%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Palona 	398 	0.09%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Moash 	481 	0.11%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Shallan Davar 	1,106 	0.24%
122: A Debt Repaid 	Dalinar Kholin 	1,046 	0.23%
Part 5 Total 	Part 5 Total 	58,759 	13.01%
Epilogue: Great Art 	Wit 	1,975 	0.43%
=== Unique POV Breakdown ===
Character (29+1) 	# of POVs (273)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (454,440)	% of Word Count
Shallan Davar 	54 	19.78% 	106,337 	23.4%
Dalinar Kholin 	45 	16.48% 	94,454 	20.78%
Kaladin 	54 	19.78% 	74,588 	16.41%
Dalinar Kholin (flashback)	15 	5.49% 	47,274 	10.4%
Adolin Kholin 	16 	5.86% 	20,842 	4.59%
Venli 	14 	5.13% 	14,221 	3.13%
Szeth 	13 	4.76% 	13,278 	2.92%
Moash 	8 	2.93% 	12,368 	2.72%
Navani Kholin 	8 	2.93% 	9,235 	2.03%
Rock 	1 	0.37% 	7,782 	1.71%
Jasnah Kholin 	8 	2.93% 	7,279 	1.6%
Taravangian 	3 	1.1% 	6,561 	1.44%
Skar 	1 	0.37% 	4,448 	0.98%
Rysn 	1 	0.37% 	4,141 	0.91%
Sigzil 	1 	0.37% 	3,987 	0.88%
Kaza 	1 	0.37% 	3,207 	0.71%
Teft 	5 	1.83% 	3,016 	0.66%
Renarin Kholin 	7 	2.56% 	2,898 	0.64%
Rlain 	1 	0.37% 	2,872 	0.63%
Eshonai 	1 	0.37% 	2,843 	0.63%
Wit 	1 	0.37% 	1,975 	0.43%
Ellista 	1 	0.37% 	1,959 	0.43%
Lift 	4 	1.47% 	1,922 	0.42%
Lopen 	1 	0.37% 	1,598 	0.35%
Shalash 	4 	1.47% 	1,193 	0.26%
Mem 	1 	0.37% 	1,185 	0.26%
Yanagawn 	1 	0.37% 	882 	0.19%
Sheler 	1 	0.37% 	878 	0.19%
Puuli 	1 	0.37% 	819 	0.18%
Palona 	1 	0.37% 	398 	0.09%
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