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The existence of a single origin of these shards have been hinted at in Sanderson's novels:

I have delved and searched, and have only been able to come up with a single name:

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Another example is the ''{{b|sa1}}'' epigraphs, which mentions that:

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[[Ati]] was the name of the person who held Ruin before being killed by [[Vin]] holding Preservation at the end of ''{{b|THoA}}''.

 

It is also possible that those who take the power of a Shard may be able to resist this change to their personality by force of will, like when [[Sazed]] gained the powers of both Ruin and Preservation:

And yet, because he was of one mind on how to use them, he could keep them separate.

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How long, or under what conditions, a person can keep their own will is unknown.