Difference between revisions of "Honorblade"

There are ten Honorblades total, one for each Herald. Every Honorblade is unique, covered in various glyphs and patterns.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} The glyph on the hilts of each Heralds's Honorblade appears to be the same as the glyph for that Herald's Order of the [[Knights Radiant]].{{cite}} Honorblades are technically a type of [[Shardblade]]{{wob ref|2807}} but are both more powerful and more of a "prototype."{{wob ref|8499}} The Honorblades were once able to operate [[Oathgate]]s, but it is "debatable" whether they still can.{{wob ref|3495}} Honorblades can also be summoned and dismissed like a Shardblade.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}} However, if the Herald holding the blade dies, the weapon itself vanishes too. It also doesn't automatically vanish when the holder accidentally lets go of it.{{book ref|sa1|epilogue}} One does not need to be a Herald in order to use an Honorblade.{{wob ref|4459}}

The Heralds all left them behind when they broke the [[Oathpact]], which suggests that they may have at least been part of what bound them to the Oathpact in the first place. Nine of the Honorblades were left stabbed into the rock at the location of the final battle of [[Aharietiam]] occured; the tenth, [[Taln]]'s stayed with him.{{book ref|sasa1|part=prelude}}