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It seems apparent that the Honorblades are related to the [[Oathpact]] somehow. The Heralds all left them behind when thethey 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|sa|part=prelude}} The Shin have seven of the Honorblades (Szeth is in possession of the eighth).{{book ref|sa2|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|sa1|epilogue}} The location and identity of the tenth Honorblade are still unknown.

Honorblades inherently grant the ability to [[Surgebind]]{{qa ref|949|12|Feb 16th, 2013 Interview with Brandon Sanderson|date=Feb 16th, 2013}}{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}. Presumably, each Herald's Honorblade grants access to the same two [[Surge]]s with whichas the order of Knights Radiant he or she is associated hadwoth accessthat toHerald. 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.