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'''Devotion''' is a [[Shard|Shard of Adonalsium]], originally held by [[Aona]].{{wob ref|4679}}{{wob ref|783}} After the [[Shattering]],
== Intent ==
As Devotion was Splintered far in [[Sel]]'s prehistory, it's unknown how precisely
== Associated Magics ==
They are extremely similar to the [[spren]] of [[Roshar]], and much like spren, they bond with humans.{{wob ref|12148}} They offer their masters unconditional love, and will be negatively affected by something happening to their humans, such as the transformation into a [[Reod]] Elantrian.{{book ref|elantris|1}}{{book ref|elantris|16}} Unlike spren, seons do not grant their bonded humans any particular abilities, but they do have magical talents of their own. Most notably, two seons can link together to allow for instant communication between their masters, with each seon taking on the appearance of the person on the other side of the link.{{book ref|elantris|2}}
Their equivalents formed from [[Dominion]]'s
=== Direct intervention ===
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Very little is known about Devotion, as
Once the [[Vessel]]s were dead, the remnants of the two Shards were pushed together into Sel's [[Cognitive Realm]] to prevent anyone from taking up the power or the powers themselves from achieving sentience; this created the [[Dor]].{{wob ref|2546}}{{wob ref|1473}} This plan was not entirely successful, as over time, the Dor has begun to attain self-awareness of its own.{{au ref|Sel}}
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Historically, Devotion and Dominion were not directly involved in human civillization on [[Sel]]; however, the discovery of their powers drove its development nonetheless. Both were fundamental in early Selish cultures, and many traditions and religions on the planet are derived from the two of them. Among others, multiple languages and writing systems on Sel are based on Devotion and Dominion's power, with the prime example being the [[Aon]]s.{{au ref|Sel}} To this day, worship of Devotion is the primary religion of [[Arelon]], where
Due to her early death, Devotion is not particularly influential in modern-day [[cosmere]], but
During the [[True Desolation]] on [[Roshar]], [[Harmony]] sends [[Letters#The Sixth Letter|a letter]] to [[Hoid]], in which he expresses how troubled he is by Devotion's and Dominion's deaths, as he had not known that Shards could be [[Splinter]]ed in such a way.{{epigraph ref|sa4|26}}
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