“ You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure, Nightblood. Attributes and Abilities Effect on Others It is fascinated by gender, and is still attempting to figure it out. Vasher is responsible for originally assigning it male pronouns, while Lift refers to it using female pronouns. Nightblood has no sense of gender assigned to itself. Though it thinks otherwise, Nightblood doesn't need to sleep. It often tries to convince its wielders that they should draw it and is often bored or frustrated when sheathed. Īs an Awakened object, Nightblood's goal is to fulfill its Command, 'Destroy evil'. It also briefly spoke into the mind of Dalinar though it had evidently been prohibited to do so and forgot this prohibition. Nightblood can more easily influence and better communicate with people who are mentally unhinged. It can project images directly into people's minds. It is usually cheerful, eager to help, and craves approval, but it is very self-centered and it does not like to be ignored. It can speak into the minds of people nearby, and it reads the surface thoughts of its wielder whether they want it to or not, often running into difficulty interpreting them. Vasher tends to underestimate its capacity to change. It is, however, very capable in some ways, able to grow and learn. The first hours of its life are imprinted into its memory, and it cannot overwrite the initial experiences, such as Denth being fond of it and Shashara being alive. Time has no meaning for it, nor can it understand the dynamic aspect of human personalities. You add spoiler markup to comments like this:Ĥ) Report posts and comments which don't adhere to these rules, please report them immediately.Nightblood is sentient but lacks a human context for its intelligence (sapience).

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