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|image=Devotion by Kyle Pearson.jpg |
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|vessel=[[Aona]] |
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|status=[[Splinter|Splintered]] |
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|magic=[[AonDor]], [[Dakhor]], [[ChayShan]], [[Forgery]], [[Bloodsealing]]{{wob ref|9830}}{{wob ref|4090}} |
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Magic systems using the Dor include: |
Magic systems using the Dor include: |
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* '''[[AonDor]]''' - the magic of [[Arelon]] and surrounding area; the ability to draw symbols called [[Aon]]s in the air to produce a variety of magical effects. Aons can only be drawn by [[Elantrian]]s, people raised to power and immortality through the city of [[ |
* '''[[AonDor]]''' - the magic of [[Arelon]] and surrounding area; the ability to draw symbols called [[Aon]]s in the air to produce a variety of magical effects. Aons can only be drawn by [[Elantrian]]s, people raised to power and immortality through the city of [[Elantris]]. |
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* '''[[ChayShan]]''' - the magic of [[JinDo]]; through taking specific stances and forming specific motions with one's own body, the user can access Dor for increased strength, awareness, and possibly other effects. |
* '''[[ChayShan]]''' - the magic of [[JinDo]]; through taking specific stances and forming specific motions with one's own body, the user can access Dor for increased strength, awareness, and possibly other effects. |
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* '''[[Dakhor]]''' - the magic of [[Fjordell]]; through chants, the bones of a Dakhor monk are induced to change shape, which grants them abilities such as increased strength, bodily transformation, and even teleportation. |
* '''[[Dakhor]]''' - the magic of [[Fjordell]]; through chants, the bones of a Dakhor monk are induced to change shape, which grants them abilities such as increased strength, bodily transformation, and even teleportation. |
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[[Seon]]s are magical entities somewhat common in the [[Arelish]] region of Sel. |
[[Seon]]s are magical entities somewhat common in the [[Arelish]] region of Sel. The appear as bright spheres of light about the size of a melon, with a shining [[Aon]] inside of them; each Seon has its own Aon, and is named after it.{{book ref|elantris|2}}{{book ref|elantris|part=ars}} Those Aons are [[Splinter]]s of Devotion,{{wob ref|4679}} and have at least some sense that they came from something larger and how they were created, which causes them to consider Devotion as something of a god or parent.{{wob ref|3024}} |
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They are extremely similar to the [[spren]] of [[Roshar]], and much like spren, they bond with humans.{{wob ref|12148}} They offer their masters unconditional love, and will be negatively affected by something happening to their humans, such as the transformation into a [[Reod]] Elantrian.{{book ref|elantris|1}}{{book ref|elantris|16}} Unlike spren, seons do not grant their bonded humans any particular abilities, but they do have magical talents of their own. Most notably, two seons can link together to allow for instant communication between their masters, with each seon taking on the appearance of the person on the other side of the link.{{book ref|elantris|2}} |
They are extremely similar to the [[spren]] of [[Roshar]], and much like spren, they bond with humans.{{wob ref|12148}} They offer their masters unconditional love, and will be negatively affected by something happening to their humans, such as the transformation into a [[Reod]] Elantrian.{{book ref|elantris|1}}{{book ref|elantris|16}} Unlike spren, seons do not grant their bonded humans any particular abilities, but they do have magical talents of their own. Most notably, two seons can link together to allow for instant communication between their masters, with each seon taking on the appearance of the person on the other side of the link.{{book ref|elantris|2}} |
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Their equivalents formed from [[Dominion]]'s |
Their equivalents formed from [[Dominion]]'s investiture are the [[skaze]].{{au ref|Sel}} |
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=== Direct intervention === |
=== Direct intervention === |
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== History == |
== History == |
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{{for|Aona|history of the Vessel prior to becoming a Shard}} |
{{for|Aona|history of the Vessel prior to becoming a Shard}} |
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Very little is known about Devotion, as |
Very little is known about Devotion, as it has been splintered a long time ago. The Shard was created at the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], along with fifteen others, and picked by [[Aona]].{{msh ref|3|2}} She and [[Dominion]], for an unknown reason, decided to strike out together to [[Sel]], where they passively influenced a number of local cultures.{{au ref|Sel}} At some point early on, [[Odium]] came along and, possibly with some assistence from [[Autonomy]], killed both Shards and [[Splinter]]ed them.{{wob ref|2614}}{{au ref|Sel}} |
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Once |
Once dead, the remnants of the two Shards were pushed together into Sel's [[Cognitive Realm]] to prevent anyone from taking up the power or the powers themselves from achieving sentience; this created the [[Dor]].{{wob ref|2546}}{{wob ref|1473}} This plan was not entirely successful, as over time, Dor has began to attain self-awareness of its own.{{au ref|Sel}} |
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== Influence == |
== Influence == |
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|Merciful Domi! |
|Merciful Domi! |
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Due to her early death, Devotion is not particularly influential in modern-day [[cosmere]], but her corpse, in form of the [[Dor]], has made travel to and from [[Sel]] through the [[Cognitive Realm]] highly difficult.{{au ref|Sel}} It's possible some remnant of her is still present within it, or at least within her [[perpendicularity]], [[the Lake]], as it speaks to [[Elantrian]]s thrown into it.{{book ref|elantris|61}} |
Due to her early death, Devotion is not particularly influential in modern-day [[cosmere]], but her corpse, in form of the [[Dor]], has made travel to and from [[Sel]] through the [[Cognitive Realm]] highly difficult.{{au ref|Sel}} It's possible some remnant of her is still present within it, or at least within her [[perpendicularity]], [[the Lake]], as it speaks to [[Elantrian]]s thrown into it.{{book ref|elantris|61}} |
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During the [[True Desolation]] on [[Roshar]], [[Harmony]] sends [[Letters#The Sixth Letter|a letter]] to [[Hoid]], in which he expresses how troubled he is by Devotion's and Dominion's deaths, as he had not known that Shards could be [[Splinter]]ed in such a way.{{epigraph ref|sa4|26}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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