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|I have delved and searched, and have only been able to come up with a single name: Adonalsium. Who, or what, it was, I do not yet know.
|The [[Words of Founding]]{{epigraph ref|mb3|39}}
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'''Adonalsium''', sometimes called just '''Ado''',{{book ref|sa4|37}}{{wob ref|15397}} is a mysterious being or force in the [[cosmere]]{{msh ref|3|2}} from which all [[Investiture]] is derived.{{wob ref|8605}} It is unknown whether the term Adonalsium is a name or title.{{wob ref|3245}} Adonalsium is generally regarded as a God, responsible for the creation of the cosmere,{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|4850}} and it is sometimes referred to as the "power of creation."{{wob ref|3435}} In a pivotal moment in the history of the cosmere, an event known as the [[Shattering]], a group of individuals conspired against and killed Adonalsium.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{wob ref|2247}} Upon its death the power was broken into sixteen [[Shards]] which were all seized by some of the individuals present.{{msh ref|3|2}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|11}}{{wob ref|10563}} These Shards each bear an aspect of Adonalsium's nature.{{wob ref|9363}}
== Nature ==
The weapon intended to kill Adonalsium no longer exists in its original form, having been expended,{{wob ref|2246}} though remnants of it still exist in the Physical Realm and are the source of Hoid's immortality.{{wob ref|10439}}
=== Legacy ===
The Shattering occurred roughly 10,000 years before the
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== Trivia ==
* Events on Yolen, including the Shattering of Adonalsium, will be addressed in
* Adonalsium is not a [[dragon (cosmere)|dragon]].{{wob ref|4556}}
* [[Brandon Sanderson]] developed the concept of Adonalsium and the cosmere while writing ''[[Dragonsteel Prime]]''.{{wob ref|1191}}
* The name Adonalsium is derived from a Hebrew name for God, ''Adonai'' (literally, "my master").{{wob ref|3914}}
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* While some might refer to Adonalsium with he/him pronouns, this is not a canonization of what Adonalsium actually is or how it should accurately be referred to.{{book ref|mb7|42}}{{wob ref|16012}}
* In the original publication of ''[[The Hero of Ages]]'', Adonalsium was misspelled as "Adonasium".{{wob ref|7710}}
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