![]() When a Radiant heals a Shardblade wound on themselves, they create an entirely new piece of soul to replace the old and graft it on to their spiritweb, leaving a scar behind. A Radiant who is infused with Stormlight is capable of healing themselves when they are wounded by a Shardblade, but it requires a large amount of Stormlight. There are a few known ways for a Shardblade wound to be healed. It is worth noting that the aluminum only nullifies the supernatural sharpness of the Blade, so a thin sheet of aluminum foil would be sheared through easily by a Blade. ![]() The final known way to block a Shardblade is with aluminum, which is a rare material on Roshar as it can only be obtained through Soulcasting. A heavily Invested person can theoretically resist a blow from a Shardblade. Other highly Invested objects, such as a fully charged metalmind, would be enough to block, or at least resist, a blow from a Shardblade. These are shields with an Augmenter attached, allowing them to withstand two blows from a Shardblade before breaking. The half-shards of Jah Keved were also designed by more modern artifabrians to be resistant to Shardblades. Shardplate can also stop a Shardblade, although two blows to a section of Shardplate is typically enough to shatter it. One Shardblade can block another Shardblade, and when the two collide they may produce sparks. Shardblades cannot be blocked by any typical weapons or armor, but they can be halted by a few things. Blood continues to flow through them, and they do not rot. Parts of a body that have been damaged by a Shardblade are typically referred to as Blade-dead. Non-living portions of a living thing, such as hair or nails can be cut with a Shardblade before the creature itself is killed. This applies to plants as well it takes two swings of a Shardblade to sever a plant, one to kill the soul and another to cut it. Once a person or other living thing has been killed, its remains can be cut like any other inanimate object. When a person is killed this way by a Shardblade, death is not instantaneous it often takes a few moments for the person to be completely dead. If the Blade strikes the spine or head, the eyes of the person blacken and burn out with a dark smoke rising from them. If an internal organ is pierced by a Shardblade, it may be killed or cease to function. If the Blade cuts the core of a person's limb, the person feels a flash of incredible pain and then the limb turns gray and becomes limp and numb. The wielder of the Blade feels a small tug of resistance as the Blade passes through living material. It is still possible to Soulcast a person killed by a Shardblade. However, when swung at a person or other living object, the edge of the Shardblade will fuzz, leaving the physical body unharmed, and cutting the being's soul. When cutting through an object, Shardblades leave behind distinctive perfectly clean cuts. ![]() Even though they can cut through nearly any material, there is still a slight bit of resistance even when cutting through inanimate objects. Shardblades can cut through non-living objects, such as wood or stone, as if they are passing through water. Shardblades are said to have a sort of magnetism to them, anyone who sees one is drawn to it. The tensile strength of Shardblades is very high while they can bend a small amount, Shardblades appear to be unbreakable. They are composed of an unknown God Metal, the same type as appears on the keyhole of an Oathgate. When a Blade is dismissed it also vanishes into mist. They can appear inside liquid, shoving it out of the way, but cannot be summoned inside of a solid object. Additionally, water condenses along the length of the Blade when it appears. For example, Mayalaran manifests as small vines before appearing as a Blade. When summoned, they appear in one's hand, coalescing out of mist, with the shape the mist takes depending on the type of spren from which it was formed. All Shardblades that are bound to a specific owner can be summoned and dismissed at will. All are larger but lighter than any normal sword, often at or approaching six feet in length, while simultaneously extremely light. While there are a few differences between the various types of Shardblades, they all share a few common traits. By Harry Shea-Pelletier Dalinar wielding Oathbringer
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