Honorblade

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The Honorblades are the magical swords carried by the Heralds to fight the Voidbringers during the Desolations.

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Jezrien's Honorblade

There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns. 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. 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. 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. 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

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