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'''Backbreaker powder''' is a tasteless, very lethal poison on [[Roshar]].{{ref|b|sa1|c|50}} It has an antidote capable of removing all the symptoms. The poison, once ingested, kills the person in mere seconds unless the antidote is taken.{{ref|b|sa1|c|48}}▼
|type={{cat tag|drugs|Poison}}
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''Backbreaker powder''' is a very strong poison used on [[Roshar]] during the [[Era of Solitude]].{{book ref|sa1|50}}
== Usage ==
When dusted over bread, it can be disguised as flour.{{ref|b|sa1|c|50}}▼
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== History ==
In {{Rosharan date|1173}}, [[Ardent]] [[Kabsal]], a member of the [[Ghostblood]]s, tried to assassinate Princess [[Jasnah Kholin]] with backbreaker powder.{{book ref|sa1|50}} He sprinkled it over bread like flour, and put the antidote in the jam,{{book ref|sa1|50}} which Jasnah dislikes.{{book ref|sa1|48}} For months, he failed to persuade her to ever try the bread.{{book ref|sa1|50}} However, after Brightlady [[Shallan Davar]] was hospitalized following her first Soulcasting, Shallan convinced Jasnah to try the poisoned bread.{{book ref|sa1|48}}
However, Jasnah was able to avoid ingesting the poison by [[Soulcasting]] the bread as she consumed it.{{book ref|sa1|70}} She also Soulcast the jam as well, as an extra precaution, unaware that the antidote was in the jam. Kabsal's plan went awry, and instead of Jasnah, he and [[Shallan Davar]] were poisoned,{{book ref|sa1|48}} while the antidote in the jam had inadvertently been Soulcast away.{{book ref|sa1|70}} Jasnah saved Shallan by Soulcasting her blood to remove the poison,{{book ref|sa1|48}} but Kabsal died.{{book ref|sa1|50}}
== Notes ==
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{{complete|[[User:Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk:Windrunner|talk]]) 14:17, 20 December 2016 (MST)}}
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