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{{quote|Odium comes. Most dangerous of all the sixteen.|The voice in the storm to [[Kaladin]].{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}}}
'''Odium''' is a [[Shard|Shard of Adonalsium]], held by [[Rayse]].{{ref|?|700|7|He did however confirm that Rayse is Odium}}. The author of [[The Letter]] calls Odium the "most frightening and terrible of all the Shards."{{epigraph ref|
Unlike many Shards, which usually stay on their own worlds, Odium moves through the [[cosmere]], causing havoc. Odium had been on [[Sel]] a short time, and the results were devastating.{{epigraph ref|
The Shard's [[intent]], Odium, means two things: the feeling of strong hatred, and that which provokes hatred from others.{{17s ref|2383|post|42190|Some dictionaries list two meanings for the word "odium"}}
Over time, a person holding a Shard will be shaped to the Shard's [[intent]]. This can turn a kind person into [[Ruin|someone who just wants to destroy]]. However, Rayse--Odium's holder--was purportedly already an incredibly crafty, loathsome, and dangerous individual, even before picking up the power. A Shard's intent is mildly interpreted by its holder{{17s ref|1729|text=A holder's personality, however, does get to filter the Shard's intent, so to speak.}} (for example, the idea of [[Preservation]] could be interpreted in a number of ways, and the Shard's holder helps determine this), so Odium is probably being interpreted in the darkest, most dangerous way possible. Odium is a force of pure hatred which is held by a man who can--and will--use that power to the most terrible end.
Odium's ultimate goal is indeed terrible: he seeks to be the most powerful being in the cosmere. To this end, he kills other Shards (namely [[Aona]], [[Skai]]{{epigraph ref|
Odium intends to do this to every Shard and be the only Shard left, effectively making him unstoppable and giving him free reign in the entire cosmere. And, Odium appears to have no trouble with killing former acquaintances to progress its goals.
===The Broken One===
{{quote|Three of sixteen ruled, but now the Broken One reigns.|Way of Kings, epigraph 11.{{epigraph ref|
Odium may be the one referred to as the Broken One. This quote mirrors how the voice in the storm talked to [[Kaladin]] and said "Odium reigns".{{ref|b|twok|c|46}} The "sixteen" surely indicates the sixteen [[Shard]]s, and indeed there are three Shards on Roshar. However, it is peculiar that if three reigned, why is Odium (presumably one of the three) referred to so strangely as the "Broken One" here? It is possible to say that indeed Odium is one of the three mentioned rulers and as to why he is called the broken one it can be said that while Odium ruled along with the other two shards he was still solid and "whole" in the sense that he was of physical form, But as indicated by Wit he is more of a force than a living being so this Broken one status we can say is him becoming this force
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