Questioner
In Words of Radiance, there's a fragment that says that the Bondsmiths have a power that none of the other Orders have.
Brandon Sanderson
That will be answered in a future book... *discussion on RAFOs* Basically, each of the Orders actually had their own quirks and individual things. Some of them were more dramatic than others. But if you watch through, you'll be seeing that they kind of have some different effects that aren't related necessarily to the Surges.
Questioner
So, then follow-up question, the reason that the Bondsmiths don't get Shards is because they have that extra power?
Brandon Sanderson
The reason is because the Stormfather is particularly-- how he is. And he's more cantankerous than he was, even in the past...
Each of the Orders, I wanted to have a lot of individuality. I didn't want them to all just be different copy-clones. You'll also find that they also have very different philosophies on even things like honor and what is good and things like that.