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Much of his past is shrouded in mystery, with very little of it being known currently.
 
HeHoid was born beforeon mostthe Vessels,planet andof heYolen, waslong notbefore bornthe outbirth of wedlockother Shards.{{mshbook ref|2wb|132}}{{wob ref|945}} His birth was not out of wedlock.{{msh ref|2|1}}
 
During his life on Yolen, he had a master known as Hoid, from which he took his name. He claims that he should have loved him.{{book ref|sa1|57}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|60}}
 
At some point, he ate a frog-like fain creature, even millennia later, he considers this one of the nadirs of his life.{{book ref|elantris|part=postscript}}
 
At some point Hoid became an unknown [[Dawnshard]], which changed him permanently,. although heHe stopped being one eventually, but he still struggles with the effects of the Dawnshard, still incapable of hurting others or eating meat.{{book ref|sa2|45}}{{wob ref|14300}}{{wob ref|14346}}
 
At some point during his time on Yolen, he was beheaded.{{wob ref|13376}}
==== The Shattering of Adonalsium ====
 
He was present at the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]] on [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|5077}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|38}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|41}} With him choosing the help as he considered the Shattering necessary.{{wob ref|8718}} He knew at least some of the original [[Vessel]]s personally, was friends with [[Rayse]],{{wob ref|2101}} and [[Tanavast]] once bought him a drink.{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}}
 
By the point of meeting the Vessels, he seems to have already gone by the name Cephandrius, with most Vessels referring to him with that name.{{msh ref|2|1}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|33}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|42}}{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}
Hoid was offered a Shard at the time of the Shattering, but refused to take it.{{wob ref|3337}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|38}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|41}}{{book ref|sa4|99}} He also did something in his past that he regretted.{{wob ref|8225}}
 
He made some sort of oath with the Shards, which left thethem unable to directly bring him harm. Though loopholes do exist in the oath they made.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}
 
=== The Desolations ===
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