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|hq=In [[Silverlight]]{{wob ref|12508}}
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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The '''Seventeenth Shard''' is a mysterious organization that, along with [[Hoid]] and the [[Shard]]s, is speculated to be influential in the overall [[Cosmere]]. Its members have a nonintervention philosophy{{wob ref|1735}}, believing that the Shards were split up for a reason and that people shouldn't dabble in mixing them.{{wob ref|1564}} The organization's name was very deliberately chosen.{{wob ref|4439}}
== Beliefs and
The Seventeenth Shard has a non-interventionist policy when it comes to the planets and Shards.{{wob ref|1735}} They believe that the Shards split up for a reason and they shouldn't dabble in bringing them together. They watch the planets but do not approve of getting involved or assimilating into another planet's society. They believe interfering will merely exacerbate the conflicts between the Shards.{{wob ref|1564}} While they have goals beyond chasing down [[Hoid]], those goals are not yet known.{{wob ref|7910}}
== Relationships ==
; Hoid
: The Seventeenth Shard has an antagonistic relationship with Hoid. Because of their non-interference policy, they do not approve or agree with Hoid's actions on various planets. They are worried and believe his actions will interfere with their overall goals. As a result, they are trying to chase Hoid down and stop him in some way.{{wob ref|7910}} Hoid does not seem particularly worried about what the Seventeenth Shard would do if they caught him.{{epigraph ref|sa1|26}}
; Ghostbloods
: The [[Ghostbloods]] and the Seventeenth Shard are not working together.{{wob ref|1757}} The Ghostbloods actively try to recruit members of the Seventeenth Shard, particularly the field agents.{{wob ref|11599}} The Ghostbloods seem to have been successful at least once, as [[Iyatil]] was a member of the Seventeenth Shard before she joined the Ghostbloods.{{wob ref|8134}}
== Known Members ==
==Trivia==
* Most members of the Seventeenth Shard, including Demoux, use a method that significantly slows aging, but doesn't stop it completely.{{wob ref|2561}}
* [[Brandon]] does not have a book currently planned for them,{{wob ref|9662}} but they will play a large role in future books.{{wob ref|1735}}
== Notes ==
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