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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
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'''Backbreaker powder''' is a very strong poison used on [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]].{{book ref|sa1|50}} |
'''Backbreaker powder''' is a very strong poison used on [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]].{{book ref|sa1|50}} |
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+ | == Useage == |
− | Backbreaker |
+ | Backbreaker power is a very lethal tasteless, white powder.{{book ref|sa1|50}} There is an antidote for backbreaker powder that is capable of counteracting all the poison's effects. A large amount of backbreaker powder is capable of killing the person that ingests it in mere seconds unless the antidote is taken. |
When dusted over bread, backbreaker powder can be disguised as flour.{{book ref|sa1|50}} |
When dusted over bread, backbreaker powder can be disguised as flour.{{book ref|sa1|50}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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+ | In 1173, [[Ardent]] [[Kabsal]], a member of the [[Ghostblood]]s, tried to assassinate Princess [[Jasnah Kholin]] with backbreaker powder.{{book ref|sa1|50}} He sprinkled it over bread like flour, and put the antidote in the jam,{{book ref|sa1|50}} which Jasnah dislikes.{{book ref|sa1|48}} For months, he failed to persuade her to ever try the bread.{{book ref|sa1|50}} However, after Brightlady [[Shallan Davar]] was hospitalized following her first Soulcasting, Shallan convinced Jasnah to try the poisoned bread.{{book ref|sa1|48}} |
However, Jasnah was able to avoid ingesting the poison by [[Soulcasting]] the bread as she consumed it.{{book ref|sa1|70}} She also Soulcast the jam as well, as an extra precaution, unaware that the antidote was in the jam. Kabsal's plan went awry, and instead of Jasnah, he and [[Shallan Davar]] were poisoned,{{book ref|sa1|48}} while the antidote in the jam had inadvertently been Soulcast away.{{book ref|sa1|70}} Jasnah saved Shallan by Soulcasting her blood to remove the poison,{{book ref|sa1|48}} but Kabsal died.{{book ref|sa1|50}} |
However, Jasnah was able to avoid ingesting the poison by [[Soulcasting]] the bread as she consumed it.{{book ref|sa1|70}} She also Soulcast the jam as well, as an extra precaution, unaware that the antidote was in the jam. Kabsal's plan went awry, and instead of Jasnah, he and [[Shallan Davar]] were poisoned,{{book ref|sa1|48}} while the antidote in the jam had inadvertently been Soulcast away.{{book ref|sa1|70}} Jasnah saved Shallan by Soulcasting her blood to remove the poison,{{book ref|sa1|48}} but Kabsal died.{{book ref|sa1|50}} |