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{{item
|image=Kings drop by Paintweaver.png
|type=[[Perfect gemstone]] (Ruby)
|world=Roshar
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
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The '''King's Drop''' is a [[perfect gemstone|perfect ruby gemstone]] stored in the [[Thaylen Gemstone Reserve]] on [[Roshar]]. It plays a key role in the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== Characteristics ==
The ruby is the size of a child's head and when infused glows with a blood-red light as bright as daylight.
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
== History ==
=== Storage ===
At the end of the [[Era of Solitude]], the King's Drop
=== Attempted theft ===
After severely injuring
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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}} ▼
▲During the scuffle, Rysn's pet [[larkin]], [[Chiri-Chiri]],
=== Battle of Thaylen Field ===
When [[Odium]]'s forces
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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}}
== Trivia ==
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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.
== Notes ==
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