Difference between revisions of "Intent"

The '''Intent''' of a [[Shard]] of [[Adonalsium]] is the primary purpose or motivation of that Shard. The name of each Shard reflects that [[Shard]]'s intent, for example the [[Shard]] [[Ruin]]'s primary motivation is cause things to be destroyed.

 

==The Effect of a Shard's Intent on the Holder==

Over a long period of time, a [[Shardholder]]'s mind begins to be molded to its intent.{{qa ref|1011|3}} {{qa ref|1083|7}} The best evidence we have of this is in the [[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn series]], with [[Ruin]]/[[Ati]]:

 

 

{{quote|Ruin knows how to play off the lusts of mankind. Lust makes sense to Ruin, as he has lusts himself. He needs to destroy. It's part of who he is and what makes him function. It's the driving force of the power upon which his consciousness feeds to remain alive.|THoA Annotations, Chapter 58{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=58}}}}

 

== Future Sight ==

Each [[Shard]] has the ability to see the future but this ability is tempered by the [[Shard]]s intent. Seeing into the future is more difficult for some [[Shard]]s than others. [[Preservation]]'s intent lends its self well to seeing the future so that it can preserve things, were [[Ruin]]'s future sight clouded because it does not wish there to be anything but ruin. [[Honor]] stated that it was hard for him to see into the future.{{qa ref|1083|7}}

 

== Notes ==

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{{qa ref|1083|7| A matter of differing Intents|date= Aug 9th, 2014}}

{{qa ref|1011|3| Holding a Shard is a contest of willpower against the Shard that, over time, is very hard to resist.|date= Mar 16th, 2012}}