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{{item
|type={{cat tag|weapons}}
|world= Roshar▼
|owner=Vyre
|books= [[Oathbringer]]▼
}}{{uncanonical}}{{spoilers|book=sa3}}▼
'''Vyre's knife''' is a golden, or yellowish-white, blade, with a sapphire set into the pommel, used to kill the [[Herald]] [[Jezrien]].{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== History ==
The circumstances of the knife's creation are unknown. It was given by the [[Fused]] [[Hnanan]] to [[Moash]], who then used it to kill Jezrien.{{book ref|sa3|121}} The fate of the knife following Jezrien's death is also unknown.
== Mechanics ==
The knife appears to be a method to permanently kill a Herald, rather than simply returning them to [[Braize]] as a "conventional" death would. 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]] instantly distinguishes it from previous deaths as she could no longer sense his soul.{{book ref|sa3|121}} This process operates under similar principles to the [[Scadrian]] manifestation of Investiture known as [[Hemalurgy]]{{wob ref
Following Jezrien's death, the sapphire set into the knife takes on a "subdued glow". The knife, when removed, trails a black smoke and leaves behind a blackened wound.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
The sapphire in the knife's hilt is specifically for Jezrien.{{wob ref|8798
== Theories ==
{{theory}}
It has been theorized that the knife is made of [[Odium]]'s [[Metallic Arts#The God Metals|god metal]], citing its golden/yellow-ish 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.
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