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'''Vyre's knife''' is a bright golden
== History ==
The circumstances of the knife's creation are unknown. It was given by the [[Fused]] [[Hnanan]] to [[Moash]]
== Mechanics ==
The knife appears to be a method to permanently kill a Herald, rather than simply returning them to [[Braize]] as a "conventional" death would. Jezrien, while initially in a drunken stupor, quickly realizes that something about this death is different and claims to feel the knife drawing something from him into itself. Likewise [[Shalash]] instantly distinguishes it from previous deaths, as she could no longer sense
Following Jezrien's death, the sapphire set into the knife takes on a "subdued glow". The knife, when removed, trails
The sapphire in the knife's hilt is specifically for Jezrien.{{wob ref|8798}} Whether the use of that specific [[polestone]] is mechanically relevant or only symbolic is unknown.
== Theories ==
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It has been theorized that the knife is made of
The knife may share some characteristics with [[Shardblade]]s, which cause a victim's eyes to turn black and burn out with dark smoke.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} [[Nightblood]], a "hacked" version of a Shardblade,{{wob ref|2650}} leaks black smoke made of corrupted Investiture{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=51}} and can cause its wielder's body to turn black.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== Notes ==
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