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'''Adonalsium''', sometimes called just '''Ado''',{{book ref|sa4|37}}{{wob ref|15397}} is a mysterious being or force in the [[cosmere]]{{msh ref|3|2}} from which all [[Investiture]] is derived.{{wob ref|8605}} It is unknown whether the term Adonalsium is a name or title.{{wob ref|3245}} Adonalsium is generally regarded as a God, responsible for the creation of the cosmere,{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|4850}} and it is sometimes referred to as the "power of creation."{{wob ref|3435}} In a pivotal moment in the history of the cosmere, an event known as the [[Shattering]], a group of individuals conspired against and killed Adonalsium.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|2247}} Upon its death the power was broken into sixteen [[Shards]], each of which
== Nature ==
== History ==
=== Pre-Shattering ===
Nobody knows whether Adonalsium's Investiture existed from eternity or whether it came into being--naturally, or by means of some other god
Adonalsium existed before the cosmere and created all things. It did so through the four [[Dawnshard]]s, primal [[Command]]s. Through this, it created the [[Realmatic Theory|Three Realms]] that make up known reality.{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}{{wob ref|14584}}{{wob ref|13066}} It also created humanity on [[Yolen]] at an unknown point.{{msh ref|3|2}}
Around 12,000 to 13,000 years before the [[True Desolation]], Adonalsium created the [[Rosharan system]] for specific, yet currently unknown, reasons.{{epigraph ref|sa2|66}}{{wob ref|3952}}{{wob ref|9283}}
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Nothing is known about any interaction Adonalsium may have had with mortals, beyond its work as a creator. Sapient beings were apparently aware of Adonalsium's existence and power, at least, and some worshiped Adonalsium as a deity.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
At least one plot to destroy Adonalsium failed, though the details of this remain an enigma.{{wob ref|2648}}
Eventually, a certain group of individuals also grew to oppose Adonalsium.{{msh ref|3|2}} Their number included humans, [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]]s, and [[Sho Del]],{{wob ref|9676}} and their motives were diverse; while some sought power for themselves, others simply believed that Adonalsium presented some manner of threat.{{msh ref|3|2}} And so, this opposing force developed a mysterious weapon for use against Adonalsium, made out of the four Dawnshards.{{wob ref|5602}}
=== Shattering of Adonalsium ===
* While some might refer to Adonalsium with he/him pronouns, this is not a canonization of what Adonalsium actually is or how it should accurately be referred to.{{book ref|mb7|42}}{{wob ref|16012}}
* In the original publication of ''[[The Hero of Ages]]'', Adonalsium was misspelled as "Adonasium".{{wob ref|7710}}
* Brandon has once stated it is not far off to consider Adonalsium a sort of [[wikipedia:Demiurge|Demiurge]].{{wob ref|9526}}
== Notes ==
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