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Shardblades are Invested objects.{{ref|?|593|10|Who would win in a fight between Szeth and Marsh?}} It has been theorized that they are stored in the Spiritual Realm when not used. They also seem to "cut" in the Spiritual Realm, killing the soul of people and not their bodies. A Shardblade bonds with its bearer.{{ref|17s|2383|post|42189|If two people grabbed the hilt of a Shardblade at the same time and then it got knocked out of their hands, which one could resummon it?}} This seems to indicate a connection with [[Honor]]. It has been theorized that they have been created by the [[Almighty]] who himself is known to be [[Honor]]. They also seem to have a connection with the [[Honorblade]]s carried by the [[Herald]]s.
In "Words of Radiance" these questions are finally answered:
Shardblades of the Knights Radiant are formed by their bonded spren - and can take any needed form. This is seen in Kaladin's fight against Szeth, where Syl transforms between sword, spear, shield, hammer and knife. Since the spren of a Knight Radiant is "alive", the blade can materialize instantly.{{ref|b|wor|c|86}}
"Conventional" shardblades manifest from "dead" spren, which are revived during the 10 heartbeats.
Syl: "The delay is primarily something of the dead. They need to be revived each time" {{ref|b|wor|c|86}}
Shardblades are kind of "imitation" of the Honorblades. Honorblades were given by Honor to the Heralds, granting them surgebinding powers - but without the checks provided by the Oaths the Knights Radiant had to give.
Szeth's "Shardblade" is in truth an Honorblade.
It is thought that [[Helaran Davar]] owned a Shardblade, until his death at the hands of [[Kaladin]].{{ref|b|twok|c|47}} His blade would be the one now owned by [[Amaram]].{{ref|b|twok|c|51}}
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