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The '''King's Drop''' is a [[perfect gemstone|perfect ruby gemstone]] stored in the [[Thaylen Gemstone Reserve]] on [[Roshar]]. It
== Characteristics ==
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}}
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}}
== History ==
=== Storage ===
The King's Drop is
=== Attempted theft ===
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}}
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}}
=== Battle of Thaylen Field ===
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}}
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}}
== Trivia ==
{{theory}}
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.
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.
== Notes ==
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