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|Honor gave these to men, and those men gained powers from them. Spren figured out what He'd done, and we imitated it.
|[[Syl]]{{book ref|sa2|87}}
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The '''Honorblades''' are the magical swords carried by the [[Herald]]s to fight the [[Voidbringers]] during the [[Desolation]]s. They were pieces of Honor's soul that gave their wielders access to his essence.{{wob ref|1572}}
== Mechanics ==
{{image|Weep As You Kill by Ari Ibarra.jpg|side=left|width=250px|[[Szeth]] using [[Jezrien]]'s Honorblade}}
{{quote
|With this sword, someone can do what you can, but without the . . . checks a spren requires.
|[[Syl]] {{book ref|sa2|87}}
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There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} They are technically a type of [[Shardblade]]; they were prototypes of the [[Knight Radiant]] Shardblades, and share many qualities with them.{{wob ref|8499}} Among others, they can be bonded, summoned and dismissed much like a [[Shardblade]] can.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Like living Shardblades, they can be used to operate [[Oathgate]]s.{{book ref|sa3|16}} It's unclear if they require ten heartbeats to be summoned, like dead Blades, or if they can appear instantly; this appears to be tied to their wielders' perception.{{wob ref|12612}}
Unlike Shardblades, however, Honorblades are not [[spren]], and are not, nor have ever been, sapient. Rather, they are made of [[Honor]]'s own [[Investiture]], which he deliberately splintered off himself and crystallized into metallic form.{{book ref|sa3|16}}{{wob ref|13996}}
One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade.{{wob ref|4459}} Likewise, a Herald dying does not cause the Honorblade to be destroyed or vanish.{{book ref|sa3|122}} However, the Honorblades do go with the Heralds when they travel to [[Braize]], and they appear to have a crucial role in the [[Oathpact]], as nine of the Heralds leave them behind in the [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
== Surgebinding ==▼
▲=== Surgebinding ===
Holding a Honorblade inherently grants the ability to [[Surgebind]] without a [[Nahel bond]].{{wob ref|4685}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} This ability is similar to that of [[metalmind|unsealed metalmind]]s, though they rely on different magic systems.{{wob ref|9408}}
Honorblade Surgebinding is in many ways inferior to Radiant Surgebinding; among others, the Surgebinding healing bestowed by Honroblades is less efficient than Radiant healing.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Additionally, [[Surge]]s require more [[Stormlight]] as fuel to power them, up to dangerous levels.{{book ref|sa3|98}}{{wob ref|4788}} While the latter still applies to the Heralds, they were once powered directly by [[Honor]], which made the issue of Stormlight consumption irrelevant.{{wob ref|1572}}
If a Surgebinder use an Honorblade that matches the power they already have, their powers will be slightly enhanced.{{wob ref|5618}}▼
▲If a Surgebinder
== History ==
{{image|Stoneward by Petar Penev.png|side=right|width=250px|[[Talenel]] wielding his Honorblade}}
=== Heralds and Shinovar ===
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|Our Blades must be left. The Oathpact ends now.
|[[Jezrien]]{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
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It's unknown at what point the Heralds received their Honorblades, although it likely happened during the creation of the [[Oathpact]]. They used them throughout the [[Desolation]]s until the [[Aharietiam]], whereupon nine of them left them at the site of the final battle before walking away from the Oathpact. [[Talenel]]'s Honorblade disappeared along with him.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
After the Heralds departed, one of the [[Shin]] soldiers who participated in the battle stumbled upon them. Likely because of this, the nine Honorblades ended up in [[Shinovar]].{{book ref|sa3|38}}{{book ref|sa3|106}} Over the millennia, they retained the Blades, and even occassinally used them, most notably during the Shin invasions.{{wob ref|12700}} Even after the invasions failed, they would still train some of their people in the use of the Blades and the associated Surges.{{book ref|sa3|98}}
At some point, the Herald [[Nale]] reclaimed his own Blade from the Shin, leaving them with eight.{{book ref|sa3|106}}
=== War of Reckoning ===
A few years before the [[War of Reckoning]] broke out, [[Szeth]] was given [[Jezrien]]'s Honorblade upon becoming the Truthless; something that was not usually done.{{wob ref|5089}} The Blade would go on to cut a swath through the [[Roshar]]an leadership as Szeth became the infamous Assassin in White. Among others, [[Gavilar Kholin]], [[Hanavanar]] of [[Jah Keved]] and two [[Prime Aqasix]]es of [[Azir]] fell to the Honorblade.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}}{{book ref|sa1|i|9}}{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
At roughly the same time, the Herald Talenel returned from [[Braize]], carrying his own Honorblade. He dropped it upon entering [[Kholinar]], but for uknown reasons, it didn't vanish.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} Talenel was later collected by one of [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s soldiers, [[Bordin]], to be brought to the [[Shattered Plains]]. The Blade was taken along with them; however, at some point during the transit, it was swapped out for a regular [[Shardblade]].{{book ref|sa2|76}} It's uknown at this point who performed the swap and where the real Honorblade is currently located.
During the [[Battle of Narak]], Szeth used Jezrien's Honorblade to battle [[Kaladin]] above the Plains. At the end of the fight, Szeth unbonded the Blade, however, and the Honorblade landed in Kaladin's hands.{{book ref|sa2|87}}
=== The True Desolation ===
Kaladin later passed the Honorblade to Dalinar, who hid it in one of the vents in [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|16}} After a while, he gave it to [[Bridge Four]], to use for training and Oathgate operation in absence of their leader.{{book ref|sa3|64}} The bridgemen would swap the Blade among themselves every once in a while in order to hide who currently had it and remain unpredictable.{{book ref|sa3|96}}
Despite that, agents of the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]] managed to figure out the time when [[Eth]] held the Honorblade and attacked him. They snuck up to him with [[Teft]]'s sold-off uniform coat, then killed him with a [[Shardblade]] and stole the Honorblade before running off.{{book ref|sa3|i|14}} [[Taravangian]] later gave the Blade to [[Odium]] at the latter's demands. The Blade was later given to [[Leshwi]], who passed it onto [[Moash]] to allow him to join the [[Fused]] in the skies.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
== Blades & Locations ==
| With the Shin.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa2|88}}
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== Trivia ==
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== Notes ==
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