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{{item \|image=Mad Herald by Xabi Gazte.jpg \|type={{cat tag\|Weapons}} \|owner=Vyre \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[~~Oathbringer~~The Stormlight Archive]] }} }}{{uncanonical}} {{update\|sa4}} '''Vyre's knife''' is a bright golden or yellowish-white blade with a sapphire set into the pommel, used to kill the [[Herald]] [[Jezrien]] and trap his soul so he couldn't be reborn.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}▼ {{merge\|[[Raysium#Weapons]]}} ▲'''Vyre's knife''' is a bright golden ~~or yellowish-white~~[[raysium]] blade with a sapphire set into the pommel, used to kill the [[Herald]] [[Jezrien]] and trap his soul so that he couldn't be reborn.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}{{book ref\|sa4\|84}} == History == ~~[[File:~~{{image\|Fallen from Grace by Soph P.jpg\|~~thumb\|right~~side=left\|width=200px\|~~<center><small>by {{a\|Soph Peralta}}</small></center>~~ [[Hnanan]] giving the knife to [[Moash]]/Vyre]]}} The circumstances of the knife's creation are unknown. It was given by the [[Fused]] [[Hnanan]] to [[Moash]] (later known as Vyre).~~{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}~~ Hnanan ~~tells~~told Moash that [[Odium]] ~~has~~had tasked him with killing a god; Moash noted that the Fused appeared to be afraid of using the knife on Jezrien themselves. Moash then ~~uses~~used the knife to kill Jezrien.~~{{book~~ ~~ref\|sa3\|121}}~~After the murder, Moash ~~removes~~removed the knife from Jezrien's body,~~{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}~~ but the subsequent fate of the knife is unknown~~. Moash notes that the Fused appear to be afraid of using the knife on Jezrien themselves~~.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}} == Mechanics == The knife ~~is a method to~~can kill a Herald ~~and~~by ~~trap~~trapping ~~their~~the soul, preventing the Herald from returning to [[Braize]] as a "conventional" Herald death would.{{wob ref\|12261}} Jezrien, while initially in a drunken stupor, quickly realizes that something about this death is different and claims to feel the knife drawing something from him into itself. ~~Likewise~~ [[Shalash]] and [[Kalak]] likewise instantly distinguishes it from previous deaths, as ~~she~~they could no longer sense Jezrien's soul.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}} ~~The knife "traps" the soul so it can't be reborn.~~{{~~wob~~epigraph ref\|12261}} This process operates under similar principles to the [[Scadrian]] manifestation of [[Investiture]] known as [[Hemalurgy]]{{wob ref\|8774}}, where practitioners are able to steal part of an individual's [[spiritweb]] using metal spikes.{{book ref\|mb4\|part=ars}} It would cause debate among [[cosmere]] philosophers whether the knife's magic properties are in fact Hemalurgy or rather a related, but distinct, phenomenon.{{wob refsa4\|~~8665~~79}} ~~Following Jezrien's death, the sapphire set into the knife takes on a "subdued glow". The knife, when removed, trails dark smoke and leaves behind a blackened wound.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}~~ The knife "traps" the soul so it can't be reborn.{{wob ref\|12261}} It functions by absorbing all of the Investiture that makes up the Cognitive Shadow of a Herald, running it down the length of the blade and into the gemstone set into the pommel.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}}{{book ref\|sa4\|84}} This process operates under similar principles to the [[Scadrian]] manifestation of [[Investiture]] known as [[Hemalurgy]],{{wob ref\|8774}} where practitioners are able to steal part of an individual's [[spiritweb]] using metal spikes.{{book ref\|mb4\|part=ars}} It would cause debate among [[cosmere]] philosophers whether the knife's magical properties are in fact Hemalurgy or rather a related, but distinct, phenomenon.{{wob ref\|8665}} The sapphire in the knife's hilt is specifically for Jezrien.{{wob ref\|8798}} Whether the use of that specific [[polestone]] is mechanically relevant or only symbolic is unknown.▼ ▲Following Jezrien's death, the sapphire set into the knife takes on a "subdued glow". The sapphire in the knife's hilt is specifically for Jezrien.{{wob ref\|8798}} Whether the use of that specific [[polestone]] is mechanically relevant or only symbolic is unknown. ~~== Theories ==~~ ~~{{theory}}~~ It has been theorized that the knife is made of Odium's [[Metallic Arts#The God Metals\|god metal]], citing its golden/yellowish-white color and the fact that Odium often manifests as a figure in gold and white and his power is often perceived as a golden light.{{book ref\|sa3\|1}} The metal of the knife is described as unusually bright.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}} Odium is active on Roshar when the knife first appears in the possession of one of his direct servants, and it is used for a task that Odium specifically requests.{{book ref\|sa3\|121}} The knife ~~may share some~~shares characteristics with ~~[[Shardblade]]s, which cause a victim's eyes to turn black and burn out with dark smoke.{{book ref\|sa1\|prologue}}~~ [[Nightblood]], anas ~~imitation~~they ofboth ~~a Shardblade created using [[BioChromatic_Breath\|Biochromatic Breath]],{{wob ref\|2650}} leaks~~bleed black smoke ~~made~~and ofleave ~~corrupted~~blackened ~~Investiture~~wounds.{{wob ref\|7374}} ~~and can cause its wielder's body to turn black.~~{{book ref\|sa3\|121}} == Notes == <references /> {{partial}} ~~{{complete\|--[[User:WeiryWriter\|WeiryWriter]] ([[User talk:WeiryWriter\|talk]]) 11:03, 11 March 2018 (MST)}}~~ {{demoted\|sa4}} {{stormlight}} [[category: possessive articles]]