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At this point, all known magic in the cosmere is related to a Shard.
It appears that the bond between human and Shard is permanent. The only evidence of Shards changing hands after the original Shardholders are when a Shard dies. When that dies, the
Ruin and Preservation were drawn together because they were such perfect opposites{{ref|?|691|9|Are all Shards paired?}} (though not all Shards have pairs like those ones do{{ref|?|691|9}}). Direct confrontation between their two powers was excruciatingly painful, and they eventually destroyed each other. It is not clear whether if any two Shards collided, they would both die, or if this was simply an effect of Ruin and Preservation having such opposite intents.
It is implied that not all Shards are equal (though they started at an equal level{{ref|17s|2383|post|42116|All shards started equal?}}). Rayse is said to hold the most dangerous of the sixteen, Odium.{{ref|b|TWoK|e|19}}{{ref|b|TWoK|c|46}} It is unknown what makes Odium inherently so dangerous, whether it is due to the intent, or because Odium actually has more power than other Shards.
Odium was powerful enough to travel to Sel, kill Aona and Skai, and Splinter their power:
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It is unknown if Odium is special in his ability to Splinter a Shard, but regardless, the person who wrote [[the Letter]] is terrified of
Odium is not native on Roshar{{ref|?|675|32|Can you give me a hint about Odium?}} and it's not known yet whether any Shard is native on its Sharldworld.{{ref|?|836|49|Are any of them native?}}
If Brandon were to do a novel where different magic systems collide as the focus of the book, he refers to it as a '''conflux''' book.{{ref|?|692|12|Will you ever write a book or series where different magic systems come into the same world?}}
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Endowment was confirmed to be the Voice from [[Warbreaker]],{{ref|?|428|59}} which Lightsong interacts with. [[Raoden]] interacts with a second voice when he jumps into the [[Shardpool]] in [[Elantris]] (presumably
With the Way of Kings, [[the Letter]] demystifies the other two unaccounted for Shards: we had not directly met
There are three Shards on Roshar{{ref|?|691|13|How many Shards have existed on Roshar?}} and they are confirmed to be Honor, Odium, and Cultivation.{{ref|?|692|21|Is Cultvation a Shard on Roshar?}} Honor and Cultivation arrived at the same time on Roshar,{{ref|17s|2383|post|42213|Did Cultivation come to Roshar with Honor?}}, prior to Odium's appearance.{{ref|?|836|49|Honor and Cultivation were there long before Odium showed up}}
▲With the Way of Kings, [[the Letter]] demystifies the other two unaccounted for Shards: we had not directly met Skai’s Shard, but his power on the planet of [[Sel]] has been seen (and, presumably, his related magic, with the [[Dakhor]]). And [[Odium]] traveled to Sel, killing Aona and Skai, so by default his influence is pervasive on Sel.{{ref|b|TWoK|e|22}} So, all the Shards on Scadrial, Sel, and Nalthis are accounted for.
The intent of one unknown Shard has been described, but not explicitly named:
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