#honorblades

[blacksalander]

Honorblades of Roshar POSTERS AVAILABLE

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[blindradiant]

I’ve seen some people say that Szeth pre-exile was in a respected position for training with the Honorblades, and eventually bonding Jezrien’s Blade. They seem to think that learning how to wield the Honorblades and learn the Surges is, well, an honor. I think this is inaccurate for at least two reasons.

First, they’re called Honorblades because they were made directly by Honor, using his own essence/Investiture. There’s no inherent honor in using one, any more than there is in carrying a regular Shardblade.

Second, something I think people forget/overlook is that warriors and anyone who uses a weapon are at the bottom of Shin social structure. The only people who are lower than fighters are Truthless.

I imagine that those who train with the Honorblades also have low social rank. The Shin might view it as a necessary evil (there’s a passing line in Oathbringer that seems to imply that they watched for the return of the Voidbringers) but it is still bad. Killing is the worst sin in the Shin religion, and anyone who learns how to use the Honorblades is also trained to kill. There would be no honor in that.

Even before Szeth was named Truthless and exiled from Shinovar, he was of one of the lowest social ranks to his people. He might have used the Honorblades, but he found no honor in it.

[nerdylizard5]

Cosmeretober Day 26: Shardblade

Not exactly Shardblades but I really wanted to draw the Honorblades!

References: Broken Oath by Antti Hakosaari Honorblades by darken_artworks

[virtualtear00]

Some more honorblades

[onlycosmere]

Honorblades

Questioner: Szeth says in the first Stormlight book that he can't heal from a Shardblade--

Brandon Sanderson: He can't.

Questioner: So when he got cut he couldn't heal that...

Brandon Sanderson: No. Not with his powers.

Questioner: Not from an Honorblade.

Brandon Sanderson: Not from an Honorblade.

(source)                    

[jacarandabanyan]

Wait, so Szeth states in the assassination scene at the beginning of WoK that his Stormlight “would not restore limbs killed by a Shardblade.”

But then in WoR, Szeth cut through Kaladin’s arm and Kaladin fixed it with Stormlight on the spot. What’s up with that? Is it because they’re different Orders? Is it because Szeth wasn’t actually a Windrunner, he he just got Windrunner abilities from his Honorblade? What’s up with that?

[blacksalander]

Honorblades

I'm working on a a print with all 10 blades now that they are ready

[virtualtear00]

First pass for Jezrien's honorblades. Still more to sketch because I'm not 100% happy with these