Difference between revisions of "Nightblood"

A "good" person, someone who wouldn't want to use Nightblood for evil purposes, feels sick while looking at Nightblood; touching it can induce vomiting.{{book ref|edgedancer|15}} Wrapping the sword in a blanket seems to help suppress these effects.{{book ref|wb|54}}
 
Anyone who is able to wield Nightblood and survivesurvives bonds with the blade to a greater degree is no longer repelled by or abnormally drawn to use it.{{wob ref|7404}} This bond does not allow for access to [[Stormlight]] directly.{{wob ref|8348}} Nightblood's compulsion/revulsion magic has some parallels with [[Zinc#Allomantic_Use|Rioting]].{{wob ref|9424}}
 
Vasher and Vivenna weaponize this trait of Nightblood by allowing someone "evil" to use it, knowing they will be compelled to use the sword to kill others and then themselves.{{book ref|wb|prologue}}{{book ref|wb|51}}{{book ref|wb|55}}
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