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{{shard info\|name=Unknown \|books=Unknown}} ~~{{spoilers\|yumi}}~~ {{uncanonical}} The '''Survival Shard''' is one of the sixteen [[Shard\|Shards of Adonalsium]]. Virtually nothing is known about this Shard, including its Intent and where it currently resides. The one hint to its existence is a cryptic quote that Brandon signed in a book. Responding to the question "Give us the name of a Shard's intent we have not seen before," he wrote, "there is one who just wants to hide and survive."{{wob ref\|2788}} This is likely referring to surviving [[Odium]]'s onslaught against the other Shards. Since then, the Shards [[Ambition]], [[Invention]], [[Mercy]], [[Valor]], [[Whimsy]], and [[Virtuosity]] have all been revealed; Ambition has already been Splintered by Odium and ~~Vituosity~~Virtuosity Splintered herself, but any of the other four could plausibly be this Shard.{{wob ref\|15540}}{{ref\|group=fn\|text=While [[Bavadin]] was a known Vessel at the time, the Intent of her Shard was not yet known and her world had not been seen, so [[Autonomy]] could also possibly fit the question. However, it was later explicitly confirmed that this Shard is not Autonomy.{{wob ref\|14939}}}} On the other hand, Brandon has implied that this Shard's intent may be similar to "Wisdom" or "Prudence".{{wob ref\|12684}}{{wob ref\|13231}}{{wob ref\|~~15530~~15500}} The Shard's Intent is only tangentially related to its desire to hide. The desire comes from its knowledge of events in the cosmere.{{wob ref\|326}} This desire not to be caught is "quite intelligent,"{{wob ref\|7889}} though it has realized over time that this desire may not be the most important thing.{{wob ref\|12684}}{{wob ref\|13231}} == Trivia == It is possible that the [[Vessel]] of this Shard is one of the "very wise scholars" who Hoid asked "If a man or woman were to have a talent, which would be... considered of the most worth?" If so, this Shard would be the one to have answered "great intellect."{{cite}} * The Survival Shard is planned to be at least mentioned in ''[[Wind and Truth]]''.{{wob ref\|16590}} == Notes ==