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Szeth is given a sword by Nale, which he calls "sword-nimi". This sword, also known as [[Nightblood]], is sentient and can communicate with Szeth telepathically. Szeth is warned not to draw Nightblood except in case of extreme emergency and only if he carries a great deal of [[Stormlight]], as the sword is extremely dangerous and can feed upon souls.{{book ref|sa2|90}}
 
They have conversations often and Nightblood knows a good deal of information about Szeth's past. Szeth tells Nightblood he had another voice speak to him in his youth, and that he hopes this time it goes better{{book ref|sa3|92}}. Nightblood has no sense of time and speaks often of his creators and wielders such as [[Vivenna]], [[Shashara]], and [[Vasher]] even though Szeth has no idea who they are. Nightblood helps him decide which side to take.{{book ref|sa2|116}}
 
Szeth will partially draw the sword to see how other people react to it; the sword causes "good" people to feel sudden nausea.{{book ref|sa2.5|15}}
 
Szeth has only fully drawn the sword twice, during the [[Skybreaker]] test at the [[Purelake]]{{book ref|sa3|92}} and at the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]].{{book ref|sa3|118}} In both cases the sword singlemindedly begins screaming "DESTROY EVIL!" into Szeth's mind while quickly consuming any available Stormlight and causing him extreme pain.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
Szeth fully draws the sword twice. The first time he draws it is during a [[Skybreaker]] test administered by [[Ki]] at the [[Purelake]]. Szeth uses Nightblood to execute a corrupt nobleman. When he draws the sword, he immediately feels its power, his senses appear to heighten, and he feels incredible pain in his arms as the sword seems to infuse his body with black liquid.{{book ref|sa3|92}} The nobleman disappears completely upon being stabbed and Szeth is able to sheath the sword before it overtakes him. He draws the sword again during the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] as he tries to help [[Lift]] retrieve the [[King's Drop]], effortlessly vaporizing large swaths of enemy fighters. One of the [[Fused]] is able to take the sword's sheath and block a strike with it, leaving Szeth holding it until it nearly kills both him and Lift.{{book ref|sa3|118}} They are saved when [[Dalinar Kholin]] creates a [[perpendicularity]] that douses the area in Stormlight, satiating Nightblood and allowing Szeth to retrieve the sheath.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
 
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