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|titles=[[Autonomy]]
|aliases=[[Sand Lord]], [[Patji (being)|Patji]], [[Trell (Trellism)|Trell]]
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|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[The Lost Metal]]
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'''Bavadin''' is the original and current Vessel of the [[Shard]] [[Autonomy]].{{book ref|mb7|19}}{{wob ref|7266}}{{wob ref|7641}} She is the only Shard of [[Taldain]], where she's
== Appearance and Personality ==
=== Appearance ===
Bavadin has a habit of taking on multiple forms and appearances. She has several male and female personas, and will often present herself as different people to the same culture; although she is usually referred to with feminine pronouns, gender, as well as race and other qualities, are fluid where she is concerned.{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{wob ref|3974}} Bavadin seems fond of changing her appearance, and she does so daily.{{wob ref|5721}} Even her original species is unclear; she is not a dragon, but it's unknown whether she's human or [[Sho Del]].{{wob ref|15149}}{{wob ref|9676}} In artwork, she is sometimes depicted as a feminine figure with long, vividly red hair; it is unclear, however, if this is an accurate depiction of her, let alone her "true" appearance,
=== Personality ===
Bavadin is a Vessel of a [[Shard]], making her ageless, incorporeal and incredibly powerful. Whether Autonomy grants her any unique strengths or abilities is unknown; however, Bavadin is highly skilled in using her Shardic powers.
Bavadin's main area of expertise is the creation of avatars, sapient, semi-autonomous entities wielding a portion of her power.{{book ref|mb7|19}} Through her avatars, Bavadin can take on a myriad appearances, often multiple at once; she is a keen actress, assuming dozens of made up-personas. Her primary focus on using those avatars is creating and maintaining religions. There are entire pantheons of gods where every deity is actually Bavadin in a different disguise.{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{wob ref|3974}}
Aside from her avatars, Bavadin seems to have some measure of skill in combating other Shards. She successfully manages to infiltrate and Invest [[Scadrial]] without [[Harmony]] being able to act on it until it is too late. When acting directly, Bavadin knows how to bind another Shard, blinding them and effectively restricting their access to future-sight.{{book ref|mb7|19}} She can do so without endangering herself; like all Shards, Bavadin is unwilling to use her full power and thus expose herself to retaliation, preferring to act through intermediaries instead.{{book ref|mb7|66}}
=== Followers ===
Through her propensity for creating avatars and faiths focused on those avatars, Bavadin has gathered no small amount of religious influence throughout the cosmere. She has been known to leverage it for her own purposes at times -- such as manifesting her [[Sand Lord]] persona to [[Elorin]] to facilitate the destruction of the [[Sand mastery|sand masters]].{{book ref|
Outside of [[Taldain]], Bavadin has more people to draw on. The best-known of them is the group called the [[Set]] from [[Scadrial]]. Worshippers of Bavadin's [[Trell]] persona, the Set have been activated by her at some point after the [[Catacendre]] with the purpose of taking control over [[Elendel Basin]] and through it, the whole of the planet.{{book ref|mb6|epilogue}} Vast majority of the Set appear unaware of Trell's true nature, with only their last leader, [[Telsin Ladrian]], knowing Bavadin's full intentions for the planet; nevertheless, the group is closely tied to Autonomy, enough so for her to Invest Telsin as her avatar.{{book ref|mb7|19}}{{book ref|mb7|66}}
When religious or subtle methods prove insufficient, Bavadin controls a more brutal group known as
== History ==
Bavadin seems very interested in the Ladrian siblings, perhaps due to their uncle [[Edwarn Ladrian|Edwarn]]'s involvement with the [[Set]]. She particularly likes [[Wax]], calling him a "masterpiece" and bemoaning the fact that he was claimed by Harmony before she could get to him.{{book ref|mb7|55}}{{book ref|mb7|66}} She takes the time to speak with Wax, commending him on his pursuit of her people and challenging him to prove that Scadrial deserves to be left free of her manipulation.{{book ref|mb7|55}}
Once [[Telsin Ladrian]] takes over the Set, Bavadin seems to respect her drive and desire to survive. She makes her Autonomy's avatar, granting her the title of Trell, and gives her time to enact her own plan to take over the planet before she unleashes the men of gold and red on it.{{book ref|mb7|66}} However, Bavadin finds Telsin somewhat more tedious and lacking in the individualism; she considers her attempts to display it fake and manufactured for Bavadin.{{book ref|mb7|55}} Once Telsin's plan begins to unravel, Bavadin abandons her
== Trivia ==
* Among the original Vessels, [[Brandon]] is very fond of Bavadin.{{wob ref|6874}} Part of the reason he regretted moving on from ''[[White Sand]]'' is that he couldn't properly introduce Bavadin in-story just then.{{wob ref|3974}} He has since introduced Bavadin in [[The Lost Metal]].
* Bavadin
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