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| − | 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. |
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| + | '''Intent''' can refer to: |
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| − | == The Effect of a Shard's Intent on the Holder == |
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| + | * [[Intention]]--an important concept relating use of [[Investiture]] in the [[cosmere]]. |
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| − | 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]]: |
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| + | * A [[Shard]]'s "intent"--a term representing the primary motivation or ideal of a Shard |
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| − | |Ruin's consciousness—separate from his power—isn't a particularly nice being. But you can't much blame him, as there's very little that is left of the mind that once was. The force of Ruin has pretty well molded the mind to fit with the force's intent. |
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| − | |THoA Annotations, Chapter 57{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=57}} |
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| − | We also see this mentioned again in [[the Letter]]: |
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| − | |Ati was once a kind and generous man, and you saw what became of him. |
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| − | |[[The Letter]]{{epigraph ref|sa1|18}} |
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| − | A [[Shard]]'s intent can drastically change the personality of its holder. |
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| − | This effect seems to be because of the interaction between the [[Shard]] and its holder: |
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| − | |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. |
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| − | |THoA Annotations, Chapter 58{{annotation ref|mb3|chapter=58}} |
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| − | == Future Sight == |
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| − | 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 itself well to seeing the future so that it can preserve things, where [[Ruin]]'s future sight is 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}} |
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| − | == Notes == |
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| − | {{qa ref|1083|7| A matter of differing Intents|date= Aug 9th, 2014}} |
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| − | {{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}} |
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| − | </references> |
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Latest revision as of 02:16, 11 June 2018
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
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Intent can refer to:
- Intention--an important concept relating use of Investiture in the cosmere.
- A Shard's "intent"--a term representing the primary motivation or ideal of a Shard