User:Windrunner/Nightblood
History
Creation
Manywar
Vasher's Companion
After the end of the Manywar, Vasher wandered Nalthis carrying Nightblood, attempting to attone for his percieved sins.[citation needed] He avoided using Nighblood when possible, but would periodically draw him at the cost of his store of Breaths. He used Nightblood to kill someone several months before the Pahn Kahl rebellion.Template:Annotation ref In order to restore his supply of breaths, Vasher started a brawl in a bar and allowed himself and Nightblood to be captured and taken to the God King's dungeons.[1] One of the guards drew Nightblood slightly and killed all of the other guards, as well as himself. This gave Vasher the opening to escape from his prison and convince Vahr, a captured Pahn Kahl rebel, to give him his Breath. Vasher recovered Nightblood as he escaped the prison.
Several weeks later, Vasher brought Nighblood with him as he watched Princess Sisirinah enter the palace from the wall of the Court of Gods.[2] Nightblood did not understand why Vasher cared that the Idrians had actually sent a princess, not realizing how Siri would complicate things. Vasher brought Nightblood with him to a restaurant to meet with the priest Bebid, considering putting Nightblood in his pack to avoid attention. Nightblood did not care for that idea. While Vasher talked to Bebid, Nightblood was stolen by someone from where he was leaned up against a wall. The thief brought Nightblood to an alleyway outside where he used Nightblood to kill a fellow cutpurse and then himself. Nightblood continued listenting to Vasher's thoughts from outside until Vasher recovered Nightblood after he finished his meeting. Nightblood chastised Vasher for losing his temper in the meeting.
Vasher an Nightblood also attended a meeting of the Court of Gods.[3] As they watched the proceedings, Vasher noticed Vivenna, who was also present. She felt their attention and noticed both Vasher and Nightblood watching her.
After Vasher received the tip on the existence of tunnels beneath the Court of Gods, he and Nightblood infiltrated the palace.[4] Vasher took on the guise of a crazy man, keeping Nightblood beneath his cloak. Vasher broke into Mercystar's palace, knocking out several guards using Awakened clothing and a sheathed Nightblood. When Vasher threw Nightblood at several of the priests, one managed to draw Nightblood but Vasher disarmed the man before Nightblood could feast on him fully. Nightblood was annoyed by this, upset he hadn't killed anyone and that several of the priests had resisted the impulse to draw him from his sheath. As they entered the tunnels, Nightblood expressed distrust in the information they had received from the priests.
Vasher and Nightblood continued to try to counteract Denth's attempts to trigger a second Manywar. Vasher killed several of Denth's hirelings in the D'Denir Garden with Nightblood.Template:Annotation ref When Denth, and Vivenna examined the corpses, Vasher and Nightblood watched them. Nightblood recognized Denth and wanted to go say hello to him, but Vasher explained yet again that they could not go see Denth.[5] Soon afterwards, Vasher decided to kidnap Vivenna to further disrupt Denth's plans.[6] He brought Nightblood to Denth's house and broke in through Vivenna's balcony, knocking her out with Awakened drapes. When Vivenna came to in Vasher's house, he unclasped Nightblood's sheath and forced her to draw it.[7] Vivenna fought through the powerful nausea she felt and managed to draw the sword and hear Nightblood's voice before vomiting. Afterwards Vasher tied Vivenna up and left with Nightblood on some errand to counteract Denth. Vivenna escaped from her bonds using Awakening.
After Vivenna returned to Denth's safehouse, she discovered that Denth had been attempting to trigger the war rather than prevent it and fled to the streets.[citation needed] Weeks later, Vasher and Nightblood managed to find her just as a group of thugs was capturing her for the bounty Denth had placed on her head.[8] Vasher threw Nightblood among the thugs, and they killed themselves with him. Vasher recovered Nightblood and carried an unconscious Vivenna to his safe house in order to keep her out of Denth's hands.
When Vivenna came to in Vasher's safe house, Nightblood was leaned up against the nearby wall.[9] Several days later, when Vasher began to teach Vivenna awakening, he used Nightblood's hilt to pull a tree branch down so Vivenna could recover an Awakened rope beyond her reach.[10] Vasher leaned Nightblood against the wall as he explained BioChromatic theory to Vivenna. Looking at Nightblood, Vivenna realized that he is a Type IV BioChromatic entity, but Vasher refused to explain to her further. As Vivenna spent more time with Vasher and Nightblood, Nightblood became fond of her.[11]
When Vivenna informed Vasher that she and Denth had stolen something from the high priest Nanrovah, a stalwart opponent of the war, Vasher, Nightblood, and Vivenna went to capture a few thieves to determine what had been stolen. Vasher used Nightblood to knock out the guards, and they infiltrated the thieves's lair. Vasher and Vivenna discovered Nanrovah's daughter Misel imprisoned in a cell and realized she had been stolen from the carriage. When they were discovered by the guards, Vasher used Nightblood to incapacitate the guards while Vivenna freed the girl. In his rage, Vasher began to draw Nightblood to kill the unconscious thieves, but Vivenna managed to distract him by asking him to help with the girl. The three of them returned Misel to her father.