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Hoid held the [[Dawnshard]] with an intent diametrically opposed to the concepts of harm and violence for a long period of time.{{book ref|tsm|21}}.{{wob ref|14300}} His time holding it caused changes to his spiritweb in a similar manner to [[savant]]ism. These changes meant that long-term, Hoid found himself unable to inflict harm on himself or any others,{{book ref|obsa3|epilogue}}{{book ref|worsa2|45}} as well as unable to eat meat he believes was naturally produced (i.e., he could eat meat he believes was made in a lab or by magic).{{wob ref|14954}} His Dawnshard is in some way connected to the [[First Gem]],{{wob ref|14355}} his eponymous topaz. There were other side effects of the Dawnshard. Hoid held it for so long that not only is he ageless,{{wob ref|4031}}{{wob ref|10439}}{{wob ref|14300}} it has become essentially impossible for him to die.{{book ref|tsm|34}} While other people who have held this Dawnshard have gained the ability to Skip and teleport from planet to planet, Hoid has not for most of his life had access to this ability, and it is uncertain if he ever gained it.{{wob ref|15620}}
 
==== Time-Dilation ====
Hoid has bonded the [[Cryptic]] [[Design]], which grants him access to Surgebinding.{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}}{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}{{wob ref|10746}} While the enhanced reflexes and healing permitted by Stormlight will likely be less useful to Hoid, the [[Nahel bond]] allows him to access the surges of [[Illumination]] and [[Transformation]].{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}} This allows Hoid to [[Soulcast]], transforming one type of matter to another by persuading its Cognitive aspect as well as Lightweaving, which grants him the ability to create visual and auditory illusions. This Rosharan Lightweaving seems to have a compounding effect with his Yolish Lightweaving, and allows him to circumvent the problems that he has experienced with his own illusions.{{book ref|sa4|80}} Although Hoid's Ideals are unknown, it may eventually grant him a [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]], and he likely has access to at least a Shardblade from their bond.{{book ref|Yumi|32}}
 
<!-- Out of all of the orders of the [[Knights Radiant]], [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]] was his first choice, as Lightweaving matches him very well and he's quite familiar and experienced with it. Having full access to Lightweaving is a fulfillment of a long, long quest for him.{{wob ref|10755}} -->
 
=== Elantrian ===
==== Sand ====
In ''[[Warbreaker]]'', [[Lightsong]] calls Hoid to tell the story of [[Hallandren]] history to him and [[Siri]]. As he told the story, he dropped sands, dusts, and small objects, mixing them together to produce various effects.
 
 
He began by trailing sand out of his hand, then he added a powdery black sand, when both trails mixed it became a white sand. He began to scatter fern leaves and then threw the handful up with blue and deep red dust making it seem like a minor explosion. He sprinkled silver glitter in front of him, then trailed powdery brown dirt. Black dust, and then [[Tears of Edgli|flower petals]]. He then sent out a spray of half a dozen colors from both hands. Then bright yellow dust from one hand and black from the other. Torn writing on paper, followed by metal bits, black charcoal dust from both hands, he crumbled clay, sprinkled golden dust around, bits of grass and earth, a white powder and then a spray of water that turned into mist.
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 the [[Dawnshard]] that is diametrically opposed to the concepts of violence and harm, which changed him permanently.{{book ref|tsm21tsm|21}} It is known that he eventually gives up the Dawnshard for at least some period of time,{{book ref|tsm|21}} 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}} and considered it to be at least somewhat 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}}
 
=== Crisis in the Diem ===
Hoid traveled to [[Taldain]], though for what reasons are unknown. He was there when the [[Taishin]] were deciding whether or not to disband the [[Diem]].{{wob ref|5776}} Hoid later got onto the boat [[Khriss]] took to return to [[Darkside]], where he sang a song to the passengers about the meaning of art.{{book ref|ws|18|review=yes}}
 
 
=== The Restoration of Elantris and Theft of the Moon Scepter ===
 
==== Campaign in Emul ====
 
He and Jasnah both went to the expedition in Emul in {{Rosharan date|1175}}.{{book ref|sa4|17}} During their expedition, [[Ruthar]] angered them both greatly, and Jasnah sent him to insult the highprince. After doing so, Ruthar challenged him to combat, but he choose Jasnah as his champion. She easily stabbed him through the throat, but had Renarin heal him.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
 
 
==== Writing the Contract and the Ascension of Taravangian ====
 
He and Jasnah worked together in order to write up a contract for the contest of champions with Odium.{{book ref|sa4|99}}
 
 
The destruction of his Breaths led him to falling below the Second Heightening, and losing his Perfect Pitch.{{book ref|sa4|epilogue}}
 
 
==== Sigzil and the Dawnshard ====
 
=== Meeting with Sigzil ===
When Hoid's apprentice Sigzil arrived on [[Canticle]], Sigzil's spren [[Auxiliary]] used some Investiture they had acquired to temporarily reinforce Sigzil's Connection to Hoid, allowing Hoid to appear before Sigzil as an illusion.{{book ref|tsm|10}} Sigzil remained angry with Hoid for the betrayal, feeling as if he had been tricked and used by Wit when he was asked to take up the Dawnshard, and forced into his life of fleeing the Night Brigade. He confronted Hoid in anger for this and his betrayal in the warcamps. Hoid responded by explaining to Sigzil that he had taken him on as an apprentice due to his hunger for answers to all his questions. Hoid reminded Sigzil that while that it was a good instict, it's important to realize that the questions are more important than the answers themselves sometimes. As the Connection faded, Hoid apologized sincerely to Sigzil for his mistake, and apologizing for ruining his life.
 
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