Radhil
Since: Sep, 2012
Feb 18th 2017 at 3:42:00 AM
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It doesn't really fall under anything.
Only kinda matches Secret Test of Character... but that's pretty much the closest. Problem is, there's no actual test set up for Lift, no evaluation, it's just something we know Nightblood does, and it's main purpose in the story is not to test Lift, or even let Szeth know what kind of person Lift is (he's not that familiar with the blade), but to let those of us that read Warbreaker know that, yup, that's Nightblood.
I could not contain my laughter if this was put under Incorruptible Pure Pureness. Lift does not qualify.
To be completely fair, it doesn't seem the nausea / "smell test" from Nightblood is categorized under Warbreaker either.
I noticed that during Lift's conversation with Szeth, she feels a distinct sense of nausea. And soon after, "sword-nimi" tells Szeth that he finds Lift funny. Readers of Warbreaker may recognize this as the so-called "Nightblood test" that Vasher used to test Vivenna - if Nightblood couldn't find any evil to destroy, she'd just feel nauseous for a bit and wouldn't pick up the sword to kill all and sundry. Which means that Lift inadvertently passed the Nightblood test.
The reason this is here.is because i don't know where to put it.
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