Difference between revisions of "Seventeenth Shard"

| I am being chased. Your friends of the Seventeenth Shard, I suspect. I believe they're still lost, following a false trail I left for them. They'll be happier that way. I doubt they have any inkling what to do with me should they actually catch me.

| [[The Letter]] {{epigraph ref|sa1|26}}

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}}

TheIts Seventeenthmembers Shard hashave a non-interventionist policy when it comes to the planets and Shards.philosophy,{{wob ref|1735}} They believebelieving that the Shards were split up for a reason and theythat people shouldn't interferedabble in bringingmixing them.{{wob ref|1564}} The organization's name was very deliberately togetherchosen.{{wob ref|4439}} They watch the planets of the cosmere but do not approve of getting involved with 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}}

Despite their non-interventioninterventionist policy, members of the Seventeenth Shard accidentally brought the common cold to Roshar.{{wob ref|1735}}

: The Seventeenth Shard has an antagonistic relationship with Hoid. Because of their non-interferenceinterventionist policy, they do not approve or agree withof Hoid's actions on various planets. They are worried and believethat 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 doesis not seem particularly worried about whathis thepursuers, Seventeenthand Shardis wouldquite dodismissive ifof they caught himthem.{{epigraph ref|sa1|26}}

* [[Baon]] - A soldier and [[sand mastery|sand master]]{{book ref|ws3|6}} from [[Taldain]]