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At some point, the [[Radiant]] [[Sigzil]] was asked to pick up a Dawnshard by Hoid.{{book ref|tsm|20}} This Dawnshard was the one Hoid carried, that is diametrically opposed to the concept of harm.{{book ref|tsm|21}} This Dawnshard had a similar effect to Sigzil as it had on Hoid, preventing him from aging and granting him the ability to Skip. It also gave him the restrictions he would come to call his Torment, a progressively more restrictive inability to intentionally cause injury to another. Sigzil only held it briefly,{{cite}} but sometime during this period, Sigzil was threatened, and the Dawnshard fed upon the Investiture that made up his spren [[Auxiliary]], injuring the highspren and leaving only its personality behind.{{book ref|tsm|20}}

 

 

== Known Dawnshards ==

As with all Dawnshards, the Dawnshard that became Rysn defies description with mortal words. The Command represents the will and knowledge of a deity demanding that something change, adapt, or become something new.{{book ref|dawnshard|19}} This Dawnshard was long housed in a special mural{{wob ref|14315}} of some sort, before moving to Rysn.{{book ref|dawnshard|16}} It seems to not merely be change but some sort of positive change, and when it is absorbed by someone they are in some way '''Remade'''.{{book ref|dawnshard|19}} It is unknown if this particular Dawnshard was involved in the destruction of Ashyn, but it seems highly plausible. It is uncertain who has borne this Dawnshard over the course of its history, but it is impotent while being carried by Rysn.{{book ref|dawnshard|19}} At some point in the past, the Dawnshard was also guarded by someone making use of a specific suit of [[Shardplate]]. [[Cord]] has taken up these Shards, and may one day serve as another guardian for Rysn.

 

There is also a Dawnshard that was long in the possession of Hoid with an Intent that is diametrically opposed to violence and harm.{{book ref|tsm|21}} One of the side effects of having held this Dawnshard is an ability to feed on Investiture to heal oneself.{{book ref|tsm|34}} Holding this Dawnshard can also cause that person it to stop aging, remaining the same age as the moment they first picked it up.{{book ref|tsm|11}}{{book ref|tsm|21}} Enough time holding this Dawnshard can make a person that possibly may never die or be killed, like Hoid.{{book ref|tsm|34}} It also grants enhancements of durability and ability to go without breathing and survive in a vacuum unprotected, although this may be partially due to his past as a [[Radiant]].{{book ref|tsm|23}}