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A Shard can be killed by Splintering it, breaking its power down further into smaller pieces, called [[splinter]]s; the easiest way to achieve that is by killing the mind.{{msh ref|3|2}} The actual death of a Vessel, however, can take up to hundreds of years.{{wob ref|8144}} If the Shard is taken up before the Vessel dies completely, splintering can be prevented;{{msh ref|3|2}} if not, the power will become wild and dangerous.{{au ref|Selish}} A Shard without a Vessel will eventually gain sentience.{{wob ref|5816}} When a Vessel dies, the person's original body materializes and falls to the ground as a corpse.{{epigraph ref|mb3|56}} However, it does not age rapidly, since Shardic immortality is different from other methods like atium compounding.{{wob ref|3870}} |
A Shard can be killed by Splintering it, breaking its power down further into smaller pieces, called [[splinter]]s; the easiest way to achieve that is by killing the mind.{{msh ref|3|2}} The actual death of a Vessel, however, can take up to hundreds of years.{{wob ref|8144}} If the Shard is taken up before the Vessel dies completely, splintering can be prevented;{{msh ref|3|2}} if not, the power will become wild and dangerous.{{au ref|Selish}} A Shard without a Vessel will eventually gain sentience.{{wob ref|5816}} When a Vessel dies, the person's original body materializes and falls to the ground as a corpse.{{epigraph ref|mb3|56}} However, it does not age rapidly, since Shardic immortality is different from other methods like atium compounding.{{wob ref|3870}} |
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It is possible for Vessels to be separated from their Shards without dying or Splintering the Shards they held.{{wob ref|120}}{{wob ref|6587}}{{wob ref|14278}} If this happens then |
It is possible for Vessels to be separated from their Shards without dying or Splintering the Shards they held.{{wob ref|120}}{{wob ref|6587}}{{wob ref|14278}} If this happens, then after the Vessel's death, it is able to resist the pull into the [[Beyond]].{{msh ref|6|8}} |
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A mentally ill Vessel can affect the Shard's intent.{{wob ref|13090}} |
A mentally ill Vessel can affect the Shard's intent.{{wob ref|13090}} |