Editing King's Drop
Spoiler Policy Reminder
Under our spoiler policy, any content from books that are not fully released is not allowed on the Coppermind. This includes any information from pre-released sample chapters, readings, and other comments Brandon has made about Stormlight 5. The only exception to this rule is on meta-pages for the books themselves (e.g., Wind and Truth). If you are unsure whether the information you want to add comes from pre-release content, please do not add it and instead ask about it on our Discord.
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
||
The ruby is the size of a child's head and when infused glows with a blood-red light as bright as daylight. 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 |
The ruby is the size of a child's head and when infused glows with a blood-red light as bright as daylight. 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}} |
||
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}} |
||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
When [[Odium]]'s forces attacked [[Thaylen City]], a [[thunderclast]] destroyed the Reserve as it searched for the ruby with several [[Fused]]. Although Rysn had already managed to flee with Vstim, [[Dalinar]] saw two more Fused locate their palanquin and steal the ruby.{{book ref|sa3|116}} Dalinar realized that the gem must be special, and tasked [[Lift]] with retrieving it; [[Szeth]] soon came to help her.{{book ref|sa3|117}} After some back-and-forth with the Fused, the duo were able to procure the ruby and Lift delivered it to Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|120}} |
When [[Odium]]'s forces attacked [[Thaylen City]], a [[thunderclast]] destroyed the Reserve as it searched for the ruby with several [[Fused]]. Although Rysn had already managed to flee with Vstim, [[Dalinar]] saw two more Fused locate their palanquin and steal the ruby.{{book ref|sa3|116}} Dalinar realized that the gem must be special, and tasked [[Lift]] with retrieving it; [[Szeth]] soon came to help her.{{book ref|sa3|117}} After some back-and-forth with the Fused, the duo were able to procure the ruby and Lift delivered it to Dalinar.{{book ref|sa3|120}} |
||
Dalinar was able to "lure" and trap [[Nergaoul]], the [[Unmade]] responsible for the [[Thrill]], using the gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The ruby appeared to glow with Voidlight after Nergaoul was imprisoned.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} After the battle, Dalinar gave the gem to [[Navani]] for study. She remarked on the visual similarity to |
Dalinar was able to "lure" and trap [[Nergaoul]], the [[Unmade]] responsible for the [[Thrill]], using the gemstone.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The ruby appeared to glow with Voidlight after Nergaoul was imprisoned.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} After the battle, Dalinar gave the gem to [[Navani]] for study. She remarked on the visual similarity to Gavilar's [[black sphere]]s.{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
||
The gemstone was |
The gemstone was sunk to the bottom of the ocean afterwards, to prevent the Unmade from being released again.{{book ref|sa4|16}} |
||
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |