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<p>Stormlight place/lore/order article (Corvus), book-canon</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Bridge Four&#039;&#039;&#039; is a bridge crew of the [[Alethkar|Alethi]] army that rose from the lowest, most expendable rank of [[The Shattered Plains|Shattered Plains]] laborers to become one of the most celebrated companies in [[The Stormlight Archive]], the foundation of [[Kaladin]]&#039;s [[Windrunners]] and a brotherhood at the heart of the saga.<br /> <br /> == Origins ==<br /> Bridge crews were the disposable infantry of Highprince Sadeas&#039;s army on the [[The Shattered Plains|Shattered Plains]], tasked with carrying enormous wooden bridges across the plateaus and laying them over chasms so that soldiers could assault [[The Singers|Parshendi]] positions. Bridgemen ran at the front, unarmored, drawing enemy arrows; their casualty rate was catastrophic, and assignment to a bridge crew was effectively a death sentence. [[Kaladin]], sold into slavery, was assigned to Bridge Four, the unluckiest crew of all.<br /> <br /> == Transformation ==<br /> Under [[Kaladin]]&#039;s leadership, Bridge Four was transformed. He drilled them, healed their wounded, fostered loyalty, and instilled discipline and hope where there had been only despair. The crew adopted practices and a brotherhood that bound them together, and their survival rate climbed dramatically. They eventually saved [[Dalinar Kholin]]&#039;s forces in a pivotal betrayal on the Plains, after which Dalinar took them into his own service and freed them.<br /> <br /> == The Windrunners ==<br /> As [[Kaladin]] became a [[Windrunners|Windrunner]], members of Bridge Four began to manifest [[Surgebinding]] abilities as his squires, and many went on to swear the [[The Ideals|Ideals]] and become Windrunners in their own right. The crew thus became the seed of the reborn order. Notable members include [[Teft]], [[Rock]], [[Sigzil]], [[Lopen]], [[Moash]], and others, each with their own arc.<br /> <br /> == Significance ==<br /> Bridge Four embodies the central themes of [[The Stormlight Archive]] -- the lifting up of the broken, the power of loyalty and leadership, and the rebirth of the [[Knights Radiant]] from the most unlikely of origins. Their motto and brotherhood resonate throughout the saga: life before death.<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Stormlight Archive]]<br /> [[Category:Factions]]</div>

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