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{{image|Navani's Notebook - Dagger.jpg|side=right|height=250px|Soul-harvesting dagger}}Odium's forces have been using raysium in weapons for several Returns leading up to the True Desolation, utilizing the metal's Investiture conductivity to drain enemy Radiants of their Stormlight, and also fill gems with Light.{{book ref|sa4|84}} The spears used by the [[shanay-im]] during the True Desolation are likely such weapons.
 
Soon after the imprisonment of [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]] during the [[False Desolation]], a Fused known as [[She Who Dreams]] realizes that raysium could also be used to direct the soul of a [[Herald]] to a gemstone prison.{{book ref|sa4|84}} At least a few such soul-harvesting daggers have been created in the years since - the knife used by [[Vyre]] to kill [[Jezrien]] is one of them, and [[Raboniel]] is in possession of at least two more during the occupation of Urithiru: one she uses to permanently kill [[Essu|her daughter]] (and is later used by [[Navani]] to mortally wound the Lady of Wishes herself{{book ref|sa4|106}}), while the other is charged with [[anti-Stormlight]] and given to Vyre to eventually be used against [[Phendorana]].{{book ref|sa4|102}} Yet another such knife wasis given by [[Mraize]] to [[Shallan]] toso killshe can collect the soul of the Herald [[Kalak]] withfor the [[Ghostbloods]].{{book ref|sa4|82}}
 
=== Fabrials ===