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|world=Roshar
|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}}▼
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| 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}}
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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}}
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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}}
== History ==
=== Roshar ===
[[Ishikk]] the [[Purelake]]r is acting as a guide and informant to three unnamed foreigners who are looking for [[Hoid]].{{book ref|sa1|i|1}} Ishikk has nicknames for the three men: ''Grump'', ''Thinker'', and ''Blunt''. These men have been confirmed to be from the Seventeenth Shard. They brought the common cold to Roshar.{{wob ref|1735}}
* Grump has the distinct linguistic pattern of [[Dula]]s from [[Sel]], it has been confirmed by Brandon that Grump is [[Galladon]].{{wob ref|10085}}
* Brandon has also confirmed at a signing that Thinker is [[Demoux]] from [[Scadrial]];{{wob ref|6683}} this was first conjectured in the 17th Shard forums based on the scar on Demoux's scalp.{{17s ref|post|22983|Theory: Galladon in WoK|date=13 December 2011}}
* The third member called Blunt is [[Baon]] from [[Taldain]], the [[Shardworld]] in which the graphic novel of ''[[White Sand]]'', as well as its unpublished prose novel form, take place.
== 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 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}}
== Notes ==
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