Difference between revisions of "Nightblood"

{{image|DESTROY EVIL!!!.jpeg|side=right|width=200px|Wielded by Vasher}}

 

Nightblood was created in collaboration between [[Vasher]] and [[Shashara]], [[Returned]] lovers and two of the [[Five Scholars]]. Shashara, a very talented [[Awakener]], has some feelings of envy after [[Yesteel]] invents [[ichor-alcohol]], so she begins experimenting with steel.{{book ref|wb|51}} She eventually discovers a method to Awaken steel and give it sentience, although she and Vasher do not fully understand how this is possible.{{book ref|wb|51}} She reaches the Ninth [[Heightening]] and uses a thousand [[BioChromatic_Breath|Breaths]] and a very difficult visualization to Awaken a sword with the [[Command]] "Destroy Evil." However, the sword had no concept of evil, and so the Breaths it inherited decided evil was "someone who would try to take the sword and use it for evil purposes; selling it, manipulating, and extorting others, that sort of thing."{{wob ref|7278}}

 

Nightblood was not originally a [[Feruchemy|metalmind]] or a [[Hemalurgic]] spike.{{wob ref|13044}} If a different Allomantically viable metal had been used, Nightblood would have likely manifested different powers and capabilities.{{wob ref|15263}}{{wob ref|15335}} Nightblood would not likely have had the same powers or capabilities had a different object been awakened. A shield for instance, would have a different response to the command to 'destroy evil'.{{wob ref|14005}}

 

Nightblood was wielded by Shashara at the Battle of Twilight Falls during the [[Manywar]], with devastating effects.{{wob ref|6954}} Vasher decided that the knowledge of how to Awaken [[BioChromatic_Breath#Type_IV|Type IV Entities]] was extremely dangerous and had a falling out with Shashara, ultimately using Nightblood to kill her in order to keep her from spreading this information; she had previously leaked knowledge of how to make [[Lifeless]] from a single Breath.{{book ref|wb|53}} Another of the [[Five Scholars]], [[Yesteel]], somehow learned the secret of creating Type IV Entities but is not known to have actually done so.{{wob ref|7407}}

 

The sword had another name when it was created, but Vasher renames it "Nightblood" after killing Shashara.{{wob ref|7374}} Nightblood knows that Shashara is his creator, but has no recollection of killing her.{{book ref|wb|29}}

 

Vasher was in possession of Nightblood during the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]] in 327 and warned [[Vivenna]] against asking questions about Type IV objects.{{book ref|wb|53}} At one point [[Denth]] took the sword from Vasher and threw it into a shallow bay (although Nightblood thought it was "the ocean").{{wob ref|7385}}{{book ref|wb|54}} Nightblood was able to get the attention of [[Chapps]], who took it out of the water,{{book ref|wb|53}} but later kills four people and himself.{{book ref|wb|54}} Vivenna then retrieved it and gave it to a group of soldiers to use, who also all die.{{book ref|wb|55}} Vasher finally found it and used it to destroy a large number of Lifeless while pursuing Denth.{{book ref|wb|56}}