Difference between revisions of "Odium"

HowThe word "odium" essentially means hatred.{{url ref|https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/odium|text=Definition of Odium|site=Merriam-Webster Dictionary}} But, how to interpret the Shard of Odium is a matter of some debate. [[Frost]] claims a straightforward definition: that it is God's own divine hatred.{{epigraph ref|sa2|71}} Odium himself, however, claims that he's Passion, a Shard of emotions, in particular excessive emotions.{{book ref|sa3|57}} Many of his [[splinter]]s, the [[Unmade]], represent giving into the sensations with nothing to rein them in - [[Ashertmarn]] wants people to mindlessly revel in what they feel, while [[Nergaoul]] inspires a battle rage.{{book ref|sa3|84}}{{book ref|sa3|115}} On the other hand, the overwhelming amount of emotions inspired by Odium are hateful, among them the aforementioned [[Thrill]] and the [[Singer#Rhythms|Rhythms]] of Odium-derived [[singer]] forms.{{book ref|sa2|i|11}} Moreover, much of Odium's influence promotes apathy rather than passion, as his followers are encouraged to give up their sense of guilt and their pain.{{book ref|sa3|78}}{{book ref|sa3|118}}

Voidlight is the gaseous form of Odium's [[Investiture]], analogous to [[Honor]]'s [[stormlightStormlight]].{{book ref|sa3|79}} Unlike stormlightStormlight, however, Voidlight's applications are far more narrow. It can be utilized by the [[Fused]] to provide healing and fuel their use of [[Surge]]s, and it might have some relation to the forms of power used by the [[Regal]]s.{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|80}}

Despite his reservations about [[Invest]]ing into a planet, Odium has created numerous [[spren]] in the Rosharan system, known collectively as [[voidsprenVoidspren]].{{book ref|sa2|81}} Some of them are intelligent, and capable of autonomous thought despite not being bonded to a living creature, in contrast to most spren of [[Honor]] or [[Cultivation]].{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|i|3}} Others are as mindless as ordinary emotion or nature spren. [[Singer]]s can bond the latter to become [[Regal]]s, taking the spren into their [[gemheart]]s to gain forms with supernatural abilities ranging from speaking all languages, to summoning lightning.{{book ref|sa2|81}}{{book ref|sa3|i|7}}

Standing apart from regular voidspren are the Unmade, a group of nine great [[splinterSplinter]]s of Odium, each granted immense power.{{book ref|sa3|1}}{{wob ref|1672}} Their abilities vary from Unmade to Unmade -- some are capable of influencing human minds, some can grant powers to other creatures, and others have the ability to change spren. Likewise, their levels of intelligence vary; while [[Sja-Anatanat]] is almost human-like, [[Nergaoul]] behaves more like a blind force of nature or animal.