Difference between revisions of "Honorblade"
Windrunner (talk | contribs) |
m (improve wording of question) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:Windrunner_swordglyph.jpg|thumb|right|Jezrien's Honorblade]] |
[[File:Windrunner_swordglyph.jpg|thumb|right|Jezrien's Honorblade]] |
||
| − | There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} The respective hilts of each of the Heralds's Honorblades appear to be the same as the glyph that represents the order of [[Knights Radiant]] that that same Herald leads. They are similar to the Shardblades but even more powerful. Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} However, if the Herald holding the blade dies, the weapon itself vanishes too. It also doesn't automatically vanish when the holder accidentally lets go of it.{{ref|b|twok|Epilogue}} One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade either.{{ref| |
+ | There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} The respective hilts of each of the Heralds's Honorblades appear to be the same as the glyph that represents the order of [[Knights Radiant]] that that same Herald leads. They are similar to the Shardblades but even more powerful. Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} However, if the Herald holding the blade dies, the weapon itself vanishes too. It also doesn't automatically vanish when the holder accidentally lets go of it.{{ref|b|twok|Epilogue}} One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade either.{{ref|?|697|14|Can a Heralds blade be adopted by a non-Herald?}} |
It seems apparent that the Honorblades are tied up in the Oathpact somehow. The Heralds all left them behind when the broke the Oathpact, so it is possible that they may have been what bound the Heralds to the Oathpact in the first place. Nine of the Honorblades were left stabbed into the rock at the location where the final battle of [[Aharietiam]].{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} It is unknown if they have been discovered. Talnel's Blade, which is shaped like a spike, is still with him when he returns to Roshar for the [[True Desolation]].{{ref|b|twok|Epilogue}} |
It seems apparent that the Honorblades are tied up in the Oathpact somehow. The Heralds all left them behind when the broke the Oathpact, so it is possible that they may have been what bound the Heralds to the Oathpact in the first place. Nine of the Honorblades were left stabbed into the rock at the location where the final battle of [[Aharietiam]].{{ref|b|twok|Prelude}} It is unknown if they have been discovered. Talnel's Blade, which is shaped like a spike, is still with him when he returns to Roshar for the [[True Desolation]].{{ref|b|twok|Epilogue}} |
||
Revision as of 07:16, 7 August 2012
The Honorblades are the magical swords carried by the Heralds to fight the Voidbringers during the Desolations.
There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content The respective hilts of each of the Heralds's Honorblades appear to be the same as the glyph that represents the order of Knights Radiant that that same Herald leads. They are similar to the Shardblades but even more powerful. Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content However, if the Herald holding the blade dies, the weapon itself vanishes too. It also doesn't automatically vanish when the holder accidentally lets go of it.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade either.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
It seems apparent that the Honorblades are tied up in the Oathpact somehow. The Heralds all left them behind when the broke the Oathpact, so it is possible that they may have been what bound the Heralds to the Oathpact in the first place. Nine of the Honorblades were left stabbed into the rock at the location where the final battle of Aharietiam.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content It is unknown if they have been discovered. Talnel's Blade, which is shaped like a spike, is still with him when he returns to Roshar for the True Desolation.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Notes