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|type=[[Perfect gemstone]] (Ruby) |
|type=[[Perfect gemstone]] (Ruby) |
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|world=Roshar |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
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== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
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The ruby is the size of a child's head and |
The ruby is the size of a child's head and glows with a blood red light as bright as daylight.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Although it is no larger than a [[gemheart]] from a [[greatshell]], it is able to store [[Stormlight]] indefinitely; a normal gem of its size would run out of Stormlight in about a month.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Perfect gems maintain their ability to store Stormlight indefinitely if they are brought to [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa3|99}} Scholars believe that the perfection of the crystal lattice is the reason for these unique properties.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} |
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The King's Drop is rumored to be a piece of the [[Stone of Ten Dawns]], a legendary perfect gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} |
The King's Drop is rumored to be a piece of the [[Stone of Ten Dawns]], a legendary perfect gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}}{{book ref|sa3|99}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Storage === |
=== Storage === |
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At the end of the [[Era of Solitude]], the King's Drop |
At the end of the [[Era of Solitude]], the King's Drop is in the custody of the [[Thaylen Gemstone Reserve]]. It has stayed locked inside a closet-sized personal vault within the main vault of the reserve for over 200 years.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} |
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=== Attempted theft === |
=== Attempted theft === |
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After |
After injuring her legs in the [[Reshi Isles]],{{book ref|sa2|i2}} Rysn takes a job keeping ledgers for [[Queen Fen]] with an office in the Gemstone Reserve of [[Thaylenah]].{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} She is surprised when her former master, [[Vstim]], visits the Reserve for an audit.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Vstim and Rysn open the vault with the King's Drop and regard it with awe.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Suddenly, an assassin disguised as a guard kills [[Tlik]], attacks Vstim, and fights off multiple guards in an attempt to steal the gem.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Rysn notices that the assassin displays unusual healing and illusory powers.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} |
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⚫ | During the scuffle, Rysn's pet [[larkin]], [[Chiri-Chiri]], consumes the [[Stormlight]] from the ruby.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} The assassin is prevented from escaping when Chiri-Chiri drains what appears to be [[Voidlight]] from his body, preventing the use of his powers and enabling Rysn to kill him with a crossbow.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} Rysn takes the now-dun ruby and tries to determine how she can retrieve the wounded Vstim and exit the vault.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} |
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⚫ | During the scuffle, Rysn's pet [[larkin]], [[Chiri-Chiri]], |
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=== Battle of Thaylen Field === |
=== Battle of Thaylen Field === |
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When [[Odium]]'s forces |
When [[Odium]]'s forces attack [[Thaylen City]], a [[thunderclast]] destroys the Reserve as it searches for the ruby with several [[Fused]].{{book ref|sa3|116}} Although Rysn has already managed to flee with Vstim, [[Dalinar]] sees two more Fused locate their palanquin and steal the ruby.{{book ref|sa3|116}} Dalinar realizes that the gem must be special, and tasks [[Lift]] with retrieving it; [[Szeth]] soon comes to help her.{{book ref|sa3|117}} After some back-and-forth with the Fused, the duo are able to procure the ruby and Lift delivers it to Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|120}} |
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Dalinar |
Dalinar is able to "lure" and trap [[Nergaoul]], the [[Unmade]] responsible for the [[Thrill]], using the gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The ruby appears to glow with Voidlight after Nergaoul is imprisoned.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} After the battle, Dalinar gives the gem to [[Navani]] for study.{{book ref|sa3|121}} She remarks on the visual similarity to one of Gavilar's [[black sphere]]s.{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
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The gemstone was afterwards secured inside an [[aluminum]] box, which was then sunk to the bottom of the ocean, to prevent the Unmade from being released again.{{book ref|sa4|16}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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{{theory}} |
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A ruby nicknamed [[Honor's Drop]] is mentioned in the [[Urithiru gem archive]] as one of the perfect gems guarded by the [[Order of Elsecallers]] of the [[Knights Radiant]], presumably during the [[Heraldic Epochs]].{{epigraph ref|sa3|83}} It has been speculated that the King's Drop is the same ruby in the present day. |
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Additionally, Dalinar's ability to trap an Unmade in a perfect gemstone is presumably related to his abilities as a member of the [[Order of Bondsmiths]], as the gem archive references a Bondsmith named [[Melishi]] as one of the keys to trapping an Unmade.{{epigraph ref|sa3|79}} However, the mechanics of the imprisonment are not known. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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