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|Honor gave these to men, and those men gained powers from them. Spren figured out what He'd done, and we imitated it.
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There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} They are technically a type of [[Shardblade]]; they were prototypes of the [[Knight Radiant]] Shardblades, and share many qualities with them.{{wob ref|8499}} Among others, they can be bonded, summoned and dismissed much like a [[Shardblade]] can.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Like living Shardblades, they can be used to operate [[Oathgate]]s.{{book ref|sa3|16}} Unlike living Shardblades, they cannot change shape.{{book ref|sa4|i|4}} It's unclear if they require ten heartbeats to be summoned, like dead Blades, or if they can appear instantly; this
Unlike Shardblades, however, Honorblades
One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade.{{wob ref|4459}} Likewise, a Herald dying does not cause the Honorblade to be destroyed or vanish.{{book ref|sa3|122}} However, the Honorblades do go with the Heralds when they travel to [[Braize]], and they appear to have a crucial role in the [[Oathpact]], as nine of the Heralds leave them behind in the [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
=== Surgebinding ===
Holding an Honorblade inherently grants the ability to [[Surgebind]] without a [[Nahel bond]].{{wob ref|4685}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} This ability is similar to that of [[
Honorblade Surgebinding is in many ways inferior to Radiant Surgebinding; among others, the Surgebinding healing bestowed by Honorblades is less efficient than Radiant healing.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Additionally, [[Surge]]s require more [[Stormlight]] as fuel to power them, up to dangerous levels.{{book ref|sa3|98}}{{wob ref|4788}} While the latter still applies to the Heralds, they were once powered directly by [[Honor]], which made the issue of Stormlight consumption irrelevant.{{wob ref|1572}}
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It's unknown at what point the Heralds received their Honorblades, although it likely happened during the creation of the [[Oathpact]]. They used them throughout the [[Desolation]]s until the [[Aharietiam]], whereupon nine of them left them at the site of the final battle before walking away from the Oathpact, feeling that as they had broken it, they no longer deserved the Honorblades.{{wob ref|16298}} [[Talenel]]'s Honorblade disappeared back to Braize along with him.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}}
After the Heralds departed, one of the [[Shin]] soldiers who participated in the battle stumbled upon them. Likely because of this, the nine Honorblades ended up in [[Shinovar]].{{book ref|sa3|38}}{{book ref|sa3|106}} Over the millennia, they retained the Blades, and even
At some point, the Herald [[Nale]] reclaimed his own Blade from the Shin, leaving them with eight.{{book ref|sa3|106}}
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| Flat and wide, with several roughly circular holes
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| [[Cohesion]] & [[Tension]]
| Long, molten, and nail-like{{wob ref|13874}}{{file ref|Taln Endsheet.jpg|Taln Endsheet}}
| The Blade Taln returns with is not the same one he has later.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
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== Trivia ==
* In ''[[The Way of Kings Prime]]'', Honorblades allowed their wielders to locate other Honorblades.{{wob ref|11609}} This has since been removed.
* Honorblades are somewhat self aware,{{wob ref|15901}} though they lack a spren manifestation and have never been noted to talk to people.
== Notes ==
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[[es: Hoja de Honor]]
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