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=== Personality and interactions ===
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The first hours of Nightblood’s life are imprinted into its memory, and it cannot overwrite its initial experiences, such as [[Denth]] being fond of it and Shashara being alive. It is, however, very capable in some ways, able to grow and learn.{{wob ref|7395}} Vasher tends to underestimate its capacity to change.{{wob ref|7373}}▼
|I'm not bloodthirsty. I just want to be useful.
|Nightbood
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Nightblood is sentient but lacks a human context for its intelligence (sapience). Time has no meaning for it, nor can it understand the dynamic aspect of human personalities. It can speak into the minds of people nearby, including [[Vasher]], [[Vivenna]], [[Lift]], and [[Szeth]], and it reads the surface thoughts of its wielder whether they want it to or not, often running into difficulty interpreting them.{{book ref|wb|51}} It is usually cheerful, eager to help, and craves approval, but it is very self-centered and it does not like to be ignored.{{book ref|sa3|90}}{{book ref|wb|51}} It can project images directly into people's minds.{{book ref|wb|55}} Nightblood can more easily influence and better communicate with people who are mentally unhinged.{{wob ref|7385}}▼
▲Nightblood is sentient but lacks a human context for its intelligence (sapience). Time has no meaning for it, nor can it understand the dynamic aspect of human personalities. The first hours of
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As an Awakened object, Nightblood's goal is to fulfill its Command, "Destroy evil".{{book ref|wb|51}} It often tries to convince its wielders that they should draw it and is often bored or frustrated when sheathed.{{book ref|wb|51}}{{book ref|sa3|90}} Though it thinks otherwise, Nightblood doesn't need to sleep.{{wob ref|3021}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Effect on Others ===
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|You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure, Nightblood.▼
|[[Vasher]]{{book ref|wb|21}}▼
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Those that the sword defines as "evil" feel drawn to possess it; once an "evil" person picks Nightblood up, the sword amplifies the wielder's bloodlust causing him or her to slaughter anyone nearby and then commit suicide with the blade. Nightblood in effect "wields" the person holding the sword and the result is often suicide with Nightblood plunged through their chest.{{book ref|wb|54}}{{book ref|wb|56}} A strong-willed person or someone who has previous history with Nightblood can resist this bloodlust.{{book ref|wb|51}}
=== Usage ===
Even while still in its scabbard, Nightblood is very powerful and enhances the person holding it; simply unclasping it allows some of its power to manifest. It will deepen colors around it, similar to how a person with many Breaths will brighten colors, even on worlds without Breaths.{{book ref|wb|15}} When its clasp is undone and even a bit of its blade shows, it suddenly feels lighter and leaks an inky smoke. The smoke is the Breaths that it has absorbed from its victims, twisted and fouled, leaking back out.{{wob ref|7374}} While the sword was simply unclasped, Szeth smashed a man in the back, seemingly breaking bones and paralyzing him.{{book ref|sa3|92}} A prison guard on Nalthis was able to run the mostly-sheathed sword through his own chest.{{book ref|wb|prologue}}
=== Comparison to Shardblades ===
Nightblood is very similar to a [[Shardblade]];{{wob ref|6892}}{{wob ref|5152}} Vasher and Shashara actually made it in imitation of Shardblades, with which they had prior experience.{{wob ref|3586}} However, since they didn't know how Shardblades were originally made and were trying to imitate a magic system different from the one they had access to, they had to do some "hacking" in order to get it to work, resulting in something akin to a Frankenstein's monster{{wob ref|2650}} or "robot spren".{{wob ref|3586}} Nightblood, while ultimately built around the same principles as other Shardblades, is much more powerful than normal, and is, in some ways, broken and opposite from them (e.g., in requiring constant input of Investiture to function, emitting black smoke that falls instead of white smoke that rises).{{wob ref|7134}} It is effectively a "third generation" Blade, where [[Honorblade]]s are "first generation" and spren Blades are "second generation".{{wob ref|3623}}
Much like a Shardblade, Nightblood is its own being, and even more powerful [[Awakener]]s like [[Shashara]] and [[Susebron]] would not be able to retrieve Breaths from it or break its command.{{wob ref|13094}}{{wob ref|13095}} Trying to use [[Allomancy]] to burn it would be similar to an attempt to burn someone else's metalmind.{{wob ref|2901}} Unlike a Shardblade, however, it could attract spren.{{wob ref|13372}}
When used, its effects are somewhat similar to those of Shardblades, but much more powerful. It can destroy non-living material, but not just what it touches, as Shardblades do: Vasher clears a hole ten feet wide by ramming Nightblood into a ceiling.{{book ref|wb|56}} When it inflicts a wound, it vaporizes and destroys on all three [[Realms]] (Cognitive, Physical, and Spiritual).{{wob ref|3393}} So far, everything Nightblood has touched has been destroyed, except for its own scabbard, which was used by a [[Fused]] to block a blow from Nightblood during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]. Nightblood would be able to stop a Shardblade that hit it, but it seems to be unclear what would happen to the Shardblade.{{wob ref|5555}}
== History ==
{{image|DESTROY EVIL!!!.jpeg|side=right|width=200px|Wielded by Vasher}}
=== Creation ===
Nightblood was created in collaboration between [[Vasher]] and [[Shashara]], [[Returned]] lovers and two of the [[Five Scholars]]. Shashara, a very talented [[Awakener]], has some feelings of envy after [[Yesteel]] invents [[ichor-alcohol]], so she begins experimenting with steel.{{book ref|wb|51}} She eventually discovers a method to Awaken steel and give it sentience, although she and Vasher do not fully understand how this is possible.{{book ref|wb|51}} She reaches the Ninth [[Heightening]] and uses a thousand [[BioChromatic_Breath|Breaths]] and a very difficult visualization to Awaken a sword with the [[Command]] "Destroy Evil." However, the sword had no concept of evil, and so the Breaths it inherited decided evil was "someone who would try to take the sword and use it for evil purposes, selling it, manipulating, and extorting others, that sort of thing."{{wob ref|7278}}
Vasher was in possession of Nightblood during the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]] and warned [[Vivenna]] against asking questions about Type IV objects.{{book ref|wb|53}} At one point [[Denth]] took the sword from Vasher and threw it into a shallow bay (although Nightblood thought it was "the ocean").{{wob ref|7385}}{{book ref|wb|54}} Nightblood was able to get the attention of [[Chapps]], who took it out of the water,{{book ref|wb|53}} but later kills four people and himself.{{book ref|wb|54}} Vivenna then retrieved it and gave it to a group of soldiers to use, who also all die.{{book ref|wb|55}} Vasher finally found it and used it to destroy a large number of Lifeless while pursuing Denth.{{book ref|wb|56}}
{{image|Szeth Thunderclast.jpg|side=left|width=200px|Slaying a [[thunderclast]] with Szeth}}
=== Roshar ===
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Some time later, Vasher traveled to Roshar but was eventually separated from Nightblood{{wob ref|1714}} after some kind of falling out.{{wob ref|651}} The [[Nightwatcher]] offered Nightblood to Dalinar during his visit to the [[Valley]].{{book ref|sa3|114}} The sword next surfaced after the [[Battle of Narak]], when it is given to [[Szeth]] after his death and restoration by [[Nale]].{{book ref|sa2|88}} Szeth, who calls Nightblood 'sword-nimi', carries it during and after his training with Nale and the [[Order of Skybreakers|Skybreakers]]. He was warned not to draw it except in case of extreme emergency and only if he carries much Stormlight, lest it feed upon his soul.{{book ref|sa3|90}}▼
|I think you did a great job, Szeth. You didn't destroy many of them, yes, but you just need some more practice!▼
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▲Some time later, Vasher traveled to Roshar but was eventually separated from Nightblood{{wob ref|1714}} after some kind of falling out.{{wob ref|651}} The [[Nightwatcher]] offered Nightblood to Dalinar during his visit to the [[Valley]].{{book ref|sa3|114}} The sword next surfaced after the [[Battle of Narak]], when it is given to [[Szeth]] after his death and restoration by [[Nale]].{{book ref|sa2|88}} Szeth, who calls Nightblood 'sword-nimi', carries it during and after his training with Nale and the [[Order of Skybreakers|Skybreakers]]. He was warned not to draw it except in case of extreme emergency and only if he carries much Stormlight, lest it feed upon his soul.{{book ref|sa3|90}} Notably, Szeth makes no mention of any sensation of nausea or lust for Nightblood upon encountering it.
He is seen by [[Lift]] carrying Nightblood in [[Yeddaw]] and later in Thaylenah. Nightblood then states that he likes [[Lift]].{{book ref|sa3|119}}{{book ref|edgedancer|16}}
It retains its power in any location as it can feed on any kind of Investiture available, including souls and even physical matter.{{wob ref|5879}}{{wob ref|8662}} It consumes Investiture at an an incredibly high rate.{{book ref|wb|56}}{{book ref|sa3|90}} It is one of very few things known to affect all three [[Realms]]; it has been described as "attacking directly at the spirit".{{wob ref|8404}} Nightblood is able to collapse a [[perpendicularity]].{{wob ref|12915}} [[Odium]] is well aware of Nightblood{{wob ref|8741}} and other vessels are afraid of it.{{wob ref|10832}} [[Hoid]], who is very difficult to kill,{{wob ref|4780}} is also afraid of it.{{wob ref|8588}}
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▲|I think you did a great job, Szeth. You didn't destroy many of them, yes, but you just need some more practice!
▲|Nightblood to Szeth on the aftermath of the Battle of Thaylen {{book ref|sa3|121}}
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▲|You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure, Nightblood.
▲|[[Vasher]]{{book ref|wb|21}}
== Trivia ==
▲* Nightblood has no sense of gender assigned to itself. Vasher is responsible for originally assigning it male pronouns, while Lift refers to it using female pronouns. It is fascinated by gender, and is still attempting to figure it out.{{wob ref|3372}}
* Brandon intended to write a full sequel to ''Warbreaker'' called ''Nightblood'' that would have helped explain how Vasher and Nightblood ended up on Roshar, but other projects have taken precedence and it is on indefinite hiatus. Some clues may be given in other books, and ''Nightblood'' may be written as a novella instead.{{wob ref|2901}}
* Nightblood has visited more than two [[Shardworld]]s.{{wob ref|12594}}
▲* If Nightblood and [[Vivenna's Blade]] were wielded against each other, terrible things would happen. Nightblood is stronger than Vivenna's Blade though.{{wob ref|13306}}
== Notes ==
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