Difference between revisions of "Honorblade"

There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{book ref|b|sa1sa|Preludepart=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. Honorblades are technically a type of [[Shardblade]]{{17s ref|2383|post|42215|Three types of shardblade}}{{17s ref|2422|post|44676|Honorblades are shardblades}} but are likely more powerful. Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.{{book ref|b|sa1sa|Preludepart=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.{{book ref|b|sa1|Epilogueepilogue}} One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade either.{{qa ref|697|14|Can a Heralds blade be adopted by a non-Herald?}}

It seems apparent that the Honorblades are related to 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]] occured.{{book ref|b|sa1sa|Preludepart=prelude}} The Shin have seven of the Honorblades (Szeth is in possession of a eighth).{{book ref|b|sa2|c|88}} [[Talenel]]'s Blade, which is shaped like a spike, is still with him when he returns to [[Roshar]] for the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|b|sa1|Epilogueepilogue}} The location (and identity) of the tenth Honorblade are still unknown.

Honorblades are not the same thing as the [[Dawnshard]]s: [[Shallan]] refers to them as distinct things.{{book ref|b|sa1|c|29}}

Honorblades inherently grant the ability to [[Surgebind]]{{qa ref|949|12|Feb 16th, 2013 Interview with Brandon Sanderson}}{{book ref|b|sa2|i|1}}. Presumably, each Herald's Honorblade grants access to the same two [[Surge]]s with which the order of Knights Radiant he or she is associated had access to. Using an Honorblade, [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano]] is able to use the powers of a Windrunner, even though he does not have a [[spren]] [[Nahel bond|bonded]] to him in the same way [[Kaladin]] does.