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It is not clear who the original Shardholders were, or where they came from. Over time, Shardholders begin referring to themselves as their Shard's name (though they do remember their original selves{{ref|?|700|5|Do (Shards) still remember their original names?}}). They eventually scattered throughout the cosmere, taking residence on several different [[Shardworld]]s and influencing events on their given planet. Ruin and Preservation made a pact to create life on Scadrial,{{ref|b|mb3|e|53}} and constructed humans in the form which they have seen before{{ref|b|mb3|c|76}}--presumably on the planet where Adonalsium and these Shardholders came from. Judging from humanity on other Shardworlds, the Shards on those worlds probably created humanity there, too. However, the Shardworlds existed before the Shards arrived there{{ref|?|700|3|Who names the planets?}} so there is a case to be made that humans already were present during the Shards’ arrivals.
Often, a Shardholder's original name is mentioned in some form on their world. Atium is named after Ati, lerasium after Leras, and those condensed essences of their Shards' power. AonDor is derived from Aona, a Shardholder on Sel. It is also suspected that 'Domi', god of the Shu-Korath people, is short for Dominion.{{ref|b|TWoK|e|22}}
At this point, all known magic in the cosmere is related to a Shard.
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