How Nightblood kills?

[Hyarmenatan]

We know that Nightblood kills in all three Realms. Does it mean people killed by it cannot go Beyond?

If it does, then using it as a weapon has some serious moral implications.

[StormingTexan he/him]

There is a WoB on this not so definitive though.

 

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Questioner

So, if Nightblood, unsheathed, killed someone, would their soul still go to the Beyond?

Brandon Sanderson

So, that's gonna be a matter of-- There's gonna be disagreement in the cosmere about that. Nobody has been able to actively test it, because there are certain things you can see, but there are people who are actively discussing this concept.

Questioner

So, no one knows for sure?

Brandon Sanderson

Nobody knows for sure. And I'll just leave it at that. It's an astute question that even Vasher has-- Vasher has his thoughts, but he does not have a definitive answer, and others disagree with him.