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|image=Blackbane by Yen Shu Liao.jpg
|native=[[Unclaimed Hills]]
|type={{cat tag|Plants|Plant}}, {{cat tag|Drugs|Poison}}
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Blackbane''' is a poisonous plant that grows on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|2}}
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
Blackbane has narrow, dark green leaves
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Syl's return by Marie Seeberger.png | <center><small>by {{a|Marie Seeberger}}</small></center> [[Syl]] carrying a blackbane leaf
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== Toxicity ==
Dried blackbane leaves are poisonous. Ingesting them causes paralysis, which in turn keeps the victim from being able to breathe.{{book ref|sa2|48}} Victims of blackbane poisining have visibly darkened skin afterwards.{{book ref|sa3.5|10}} Blackbane is difficult to make to its full potency. For that, one must first let the leaves dry and then make it into a gum.{{book ref|sa4|7}} The dried leaves are said to become more potent the longer they are aged.{{book ref|sa2|48}} Ingesting the blackbane paste, however, does not kill as quickly as injecting the essence straight into the blood.{{book ref|sa4|7}}
== History ==
During his time in [[Tvlakv]]'s slave caravan, [[Kaladin]] managed to find a blackbane plant and hid a few leaves in a makeshift belt. One night he
[[Wikim Davar
The tip of the darts fired at [[Taln]] during his kidnapping from the warcamp monastery were coated with blackbane.{{book ref|sa3|50}}▼
The [[Sleepless]] [[Nikliasorm]] used blackbane to kill [[Screech]]. Later, it tried to pin the murder on [[Cord]] by claiming to find blackbane in her quarters, but [[Rysn Ftori|Rysn]] saw through the lie.{{book ref|sa3.5|4}}{{book ref|sa3.5|10}}
▲[[Wikim Davar|Wikim]] gave [[Shallan]] the bag of dried blackbane that he had been carrying for over a year, to indicate that he no longer wanted to kill himself due to her compassion in directing his study.{{book ref|sa2|48}} She eventually used it in an attempt to kill her father [[Lin Davar|Lin]] after he killed his wife [[Malise Gevelmar]].{{book ref|sa2|73}}
[[Vathah]] knew of an officer in [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]]' army who utilized blackbane to commit suicide after it was discovered he was smuggling. [[Ishnah]]'s gang also utilized the poison, and [[Shallan|Radiant]] used blackbane to kill [[Ialai Sadeas]] with a needle hidden in her satchel.{{book ref|sa4|7}}
▲The tip of the darts fired at [[Taln]] during his kidnapping from the warcamp monastery were blackbane.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
== Notes ==
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