Laryna she/her Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Did the Heralds have Dawnshards or Honorblades, or are the 2 same? And why do people say that Szeth has an Honorblade?
Moogle Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Honorblades are Shardblades created directly by Honor, so far as we know. Shardblades are what the Radiants had, and they were lesser versions of the Honorblades which may or may not have been created by Honor. We do not know what Dawnshards are, only that they are objects of great power and that one was "capable of binding any creature voidish or mortal". People believe Szeth has an Honorblade because of a few pieces of evidence: His eyes change color when he summons his blade. They became sapphire, the gem associated with the Windrunners. He has the powers of a Windrunner. This effect is not seen on any other Blade; it is unique, and so his Shardblade is probably unique. He has no spren, so he is not a Radiant. Brandon has said something "different" is going on with him. His Shardblade is different than every other Shardblade we've seen. It's shorter and quite plain. The evidence is not exactly stellar, but a lot of people are convinced of it. Words of Radiance spoilers: Of course, the theory is almost certainly correct. We have confirmation that Honorblades grant Surgebinding powers to anyone who has one from the preview chapter with Eshonai. Edited February 22, 2014 by Moogle 1
Green Hoodie Mistborn he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Welcome! There are competing theories that Dawnshards are or are not Honorblades. We do know that they can bind any creature to them, but that's really it. In the link below Brandon has RAFO'd this question actually. Honorblades are definitely a type of Shardblade, and according to WoB HERE we have seen 3 types of shardblades in tWoK. The theory that Honorblades grant surgebinding has to do with Szeth. He isn't bonded to a spren, but he can surgebind. People think that his shardblade is actually Jezrien's Honorblade as it grants him the windrunner abilities. There is also a clue in the WoR spoiler chapters that have been released. EDIT: ninja'd Moogle! Edited February 22, 2014 by Green Hoodie Mistborn
Eri she/her Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Words of Radiance spoilers: Of course, the theory is almost certainly correct. We have confirmation that Honorblades grant Surgebinding powers to anyone who has one from the preview chapter with Eshonai. Also, another WoR quote, from prologue, supporting that theory about Szeth: “I don’t like this. What we’ve done was wrong. That creature carries my lord’s own Blade. We shouldn’t have let him keep it. He—”
Shardlet he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Words of Radiance spoilers: Of course, the theory is almost certainly correct. We have confirmation that Honorblades grant Surgebinding powers to anyone who has one from the preview chapter with Eshonai. While it is very strong evidence, the quote does not firmly establish this. Clearly Eshonai and the listeners believe this to be the case. But we have no knowledge on the source of this information or its reliability.
Duskshard he/him Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 The Heralds had Honorblades, we have WoB on that. Dustin wrote: "Can a Herald's blade/equipment be um....adopted? I only ask because Dalinar seems to be lacking one and that Herald at the end did kick the bucket in his capital and he's gonna need more than armor when Szeth shows up."Brandon: Someone who is not himself or herself a Herald can indeed use one of the Honorblades. 1
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