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Despite having an otherworldly look to it,{{book ref|sa3|70}} the Blade is not instantly identifiable as a Shardblade or something similar.{{book ref|sa3|83}} This is likely due to a difference in origins, as the Blade does not have a spren like Radiant Shardblades do.{{book ref|sa3|93}} Its appearance actually differs from that of a typical Shardblade in several ways. Her Blade is small for a Shardblade,{{book ref|sa3|89}} is much shorter {{book ref|sa3|83}} and thin as well.{{book ref|sa3|89}} The Blade is also bare of any gemstones attached to the crossguard or pommel. The Blade has a silver glistening basket hilt.{{book ref|sa3|70}}
== Abilities ==▼
{{quote▼
|There's no spren here for my Blade because it's flawed. I can't summon or dismiss it, like you can yours. She's a handy weapon, but a pale copy of what you carry.▼
|Vivenna on her Blade{{book ref|sa3|93}}▼
}}▼
Like many Shardblades, Vivenna's Blade has the ability to cut easily through any non-living substance nearly effortlessly.{{book ref|sa3|81}} Unlike Rosharan Shardblades, when Vivenna's Shardblade kills a human it does not cause their eyes to burn out, rather their entire body turns a strange ashen gray color.{{book ref|sa3|83}}▼
Her Blade is also not able to be summoned or dismissed at will.{{book ref|sa3|93}} Upon someone drawing Vivenna's Blade for the first time, they will feel a tingling sensation as the Blade investigates them.{{book ref|sa3|108}} As the weapon needs to be drawn to before investigating someone, it is possible that her sheath, like Nightblood's, is made of aluminum.{{wob ref|8162}} If the sheath is constructed of aluminum, it is likely that Vivenna's Blade is also blocked by aluminum. It is unknown if other parallels with Nightblood hold true, such as the type of Command Vivenna's Blade was given{{book ref|wb|51}} or if it requires a source of Investiture to be safely drawn.{{wob ref|7886}}▼
== History ==
=== Travels Through Shadesmar ===
Vivenna kept her Blade on her through their travels to Celebrant,{{book ref|sa3|93}} but it was confiscated by the honorspren when Vivenna and her companions escaped Celebrant on their ship, the [[Honor's Path]].{{book ref|sa3|102}} During the journey, Vivenna told the first mate Borea that she knew of a way to make Blades without the enslavement of a spren and offered to prove it to her.{{book ref|sa3|108}} Borea brought Vivenna's Blade on deck and drew it like instructed, allowing the Blade to investigate Borea. She returned the Blade to Vivenna and offered to exchange passage to [[Lasting Integrity]] and information on a possible sighting of Nightblood in exchange for knowledge of how Vivenna's Blade had been forged. When Vivenna's companions left the Honor's Path to travel to Thaylen City, she and her Blade remained behind to fight off the pursuing Fused with the honorspren crew.{{book ref|sa3|110}}
▲== Abilities ==
▲{{quote
▲|There's no spren here for my Blade because it's flawed. I can't summon or dismiss it, like you can yours. She's a handy weapon, but a pale copy of what you carry.
▲|Vivenna on her Blade{{book ref|sa3|93}}
▲}}
▲Like many Shardblades, Vivenna's Blade has the ability to cut easily through any non-living substance nearly effortlessly.{{book ref|sa3|81}} Unlike Rosharan Shardblades, when Vivenna's Shardblade kills a human it does not cause their eyes to burn out, rather their entire body turns a strange ashen gray color.{{book ref|sa3|83}}
▲Her Blade is also not able to be summoned or dismissed at will.{{book ref|sa3|93}} Upon someone drawing Vivenna's Blade for the first time, they will feel a tingling sensation as the Blade investigates them.{{book ref|sa3|108}} As the weapon needs to be drawn to before investigating someone, it is possible that her sheath, like Nightblood's, is made of aluminum.{{wob ref|8162}} If the sheath is constructed of aluminum, it is likely that Vivenna's Blade is also blocked by aluminum. It is unknown if other parallels with Nightblood hold true, such as the type of Command Vivenna's Blade was given{{book ref|wb|51}} or if it requires a source of Investiture to be safely drawn.{{wob ref|7886}}
== Trivia ==
* Vivenna's Blade has its own name, which Brandon intended to put into Oathbringer, but he was toying with several different names and was not satisfied with any of them, so he left it out.{{wob ref|8668}}
*As it is a heavily Invested magical weapon, Vivenna's Blade is likely technically a Shardblade even if its Investiture comes from a different source.{{wob ref|4878}}
* [[Nightblood]] and Vivenna's Blade meeting in combat would have awful consequences; however, Nightblood is more powerful.{{wob ref|13306}}
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