Difference between revisions of "Cosmere"

Shards can also create '''avatars''', beings with access to a portion of the Shard's power who can act autonomously from their Shard, but remain part of the Shard and ultimately cannot act against the Shard's instructions. Avatars stand in contrast to [[Splinter]]s, who are pieces of a Shard's power that have or could develop free will.{{wob ref|14744}} Avatars often seem to be used when a Shard wants to influence events on a planet other than the one they are primarily Invested in; for example, [[Autonomy]], who is Invested in [[Taldain]],{{au ref|Taldain}} has avatars on [[First of the Sun]] and [[Obrodai]].{{wob ref|13220}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}}

 

 

Each Shard also has its own '''pure tone''' and '''rhythm''', that can often influence and be heard emanating from their Investiture and can become part of the worlds they Invest in.{{book ref|sa4|69}}{{book ref|sa4|67}}{{wob ref|14482}} For example, the [[Lights]] of [[Roshar]] pulse softly to their Shard's tone and [[rhythm]] and will follow a source—vocal or instrumental—generating their Shard's tone{{book ref|sa4|69}} and both the [[Well of Ascension]] on [[Scadrial]] and the pulses a [[Seeker]] can pick up from someone using [[Allomancy]] are related to Preservation's tone and rhythm.{{wob ref|14482}}{{wob ref|14586}} Harmonizing the tones and rhythms of two different Shards is part of the creation of hybrid Investiture, like [[Warlight]] and [[Towerlight]].{{book ref|sa4|76}}{{book ref|sa4|110}} Shards also have an opposite tone, which sounds identical to most people but is unpleasant to those attuned to that Shard's Investiture, and can only be created by Intent. This opposite tone can physically repel its Shard's Investiture and can help create anti-Investiture associated with its Shard.{{book ref|sa4|97}}