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(→‎Origins: After some thought going to update section by section with my improved versions as I finish them. This is the one for the first part of his history.)
== History ==
=== Origins ===
Much of his past is shrouded in mystery, with very little of it being known currently. He claims to remember very little of his past, occasionally speaking of listening to philosophers as a boy debate the nature of the stars over drinks.{{book ref|tsm|10}}
 
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Hoid was born on the planet of Yolen, long before the birth of other Shards.{{book ref|wb|32}}{{wob ref|945}} His birth was not out of wedlock.{{msh ref|2|1}}
|Other men . . . other men, as they age, merely grow stranger. I fear that I am one of those. I am the bones of a foreign species left drying on the plain that was once, long ago, a sea. A curiosity, perhaps a reminder, that all has not always been as it is now.
|Hoid on his age{{book ref|sa3|68}}
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At an unknown date the individual who would later become known as '''Hoid''' was conceived naturally under wedlock on [[Yolen]].{{wob ref|2610}}{{wob ref|5808}}{{msh ref|2|1}}{{wob ref|8343}} From an early age he developed a fascination with the topic of whether life existed on other planets and often listened to local philosophers debate the topic.{{book ref|tsm|10}} Later on as an adult Hoid ended up holding a [[Dawnshard]], for reasons unknown this Dawnshard was associated with Topaz and thus earned him one of his oldest aliases as well as the title 'Bearer of the First Gem'.{{wob ref|6065}}{{wob ref|14355}}{{wob ref|5301}} Holding this Dawnshard had a profound effect on Hoid as it permanently altered his [[spiritweb]], stopped him from aging and caused him to be unable to harm others.{{wob ref|14300}}{{wob ref|11070}}{{wob ref|10439}} Around the same time, for reasons also unknown, Hoid's hair changed from its natural colour to pure white{{wob ref|15174}}{{wob ref|10631}} and he also gained access to numerous systems of investiture that predated the [[Shattering]], notable among these was Yolish [[Lightweaving]] which he would continue to use throughout his life.{{wob ref|8498}}{{wob ref|10852}} Whilst a Dawnshard Hoid travelled throughout Yolen and met various [[Sho Del]] and [[Dragon]]s, as well as this he was known to get in trouble due to his ability to Lightweave.{{wob ref|10852}} During this period Hoid also had served a 'master' of some form who would later die,{{book ref|sa1|57}}{{epigraph ref|sa2|60}} it is from them that he would later take the name of Hoid.{{wob ref|5882}}
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}}
 
{{image|Shattering by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|A depiction of the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]]|side=left|width=350px}}
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}}
 
Eventually Hoid met and befreinded [[Frost]] who was his elder by a small amount.{{wob ref|945}}{{wob ref|11305}}{{wob ref|2870}} Shortly afterwards Hoid assumed the identity of '''Cephandrius Maxtori'''{{wob ref|5882}} and under this alias became acquainted with the sixteen original vessels,{{wob ref|11305}}{{wob ref|12654}}{{wob ref|11070}} thus granting him a level of insight as to each of their personalities. Hoid became drinking buddies with [[Tanavast]]{{book ref|sa2|epilogue}} and upon meeting him considered [[Ati]] to be one of the nicest people he ever met.{{Epigraph ref|sa1|18}} Notably during this time he met and became good friends with [[Rayse]].{{wob ref|2101}} He also developed an interest in the [[Endowment]] Shard during this period of his life.{{wob ref|5300}}
At some point Hoid became the [[Dawnshard]] that is diametrically opposed to the concepts of violence and harm, which changed him permanently.{{book ref|tsm|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}}
 
For reasons unknown the idea of killing [[Adonalsium]] emerged, whilst reluctant to help with this idea Hoid did believe it to be necessary.{{wob ref|8718}} Hoid was present during the events of the Shattering, although he did not directly participate in events as they played out,{{wob ref|10773}}{{wob ref|10868}}{{wob ref|11858}} despite this however the Dawnshards, of which he was one, were used in order to kill Adonalsium.{{book ref|dawnshard|19}}}} Immeidately upon the Shattering taking place the original sixteen [[Shards]] were created, Hoid was offered one of these but refused it,{{wob ref|3337}}{{wob ref|4175}}{{book ref|sa4|99}} due to his refusal someone else became a vessel in his place.{{wob ref|12132}} In the ensuing discussion Hoid did imply, but not promise, that he would not interfere with the other Shards or there activities in the future, this implication would be broken many times in the ensuing years.{{msh ref|2|1}}
At some point during his time on Yolen, he was beheaded.{{wob ref|13376}}
 
Like with the rest of the Cosmere the Shattering had a large impact on himself, one such change was that of investiture which has behaved 'oddly' around him ever since,{{wob ref|3212}} as well as this his Lightweaving then suddenly had issues functioning as it had before.{{wob ref|11587}} As well as this Hoid lost someone very dear to himself due to the event,{{wob ref|13276}} and also left the encounter holding a grudge against Rayse and [[Bavadin]].{{wob ref|10630}} In the years following the Shattering Hoid eventually gave up his Dawnshard and left Yolen, going on to explore the wider [[Cosmere]].{{wob ref|14300}}
At some point he asked three renowned scholars (presumably the Vessels for [[Virtuosity]], [[Invention]], and another Shard) what is the most important talent a man can have, to which they each gave a different answer, artistic talent, invention, and acumen.{{book ref|wok|epilogue}}
 
==== 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}}
 
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 admits he regretted.{{wob ref|8225}}
 
He made some sort of oath with the Shards, which left them 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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