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The '''Shards of Adonalsium''', or '''Shards''' for short, are aspects of the power of [[Adonalsium]] in the cosmere.
Adonalsium was at one point a single, unified power with unknown abilities (though based on what the Shards can do, they are assumed to be quite spectacular). However, in a manner that we do not yet understand, Adonalsium was ''Shattered'', and various people became somehow bonded to the various pieces of the whole.
The term '''Shardholder''' has been used to describe the person who holds a Shard, as separate from the Shard's power, but this is not a canonical term used by [[Brandon]]
==Known shards==
It is widely believed that there are sixteen Shards. Though this has not been confirmed, there are several passages in cosmere books that hint at there being sixteen Shards. Each Shard is associated with an emotion or idea, and over time the personality of the one bonded with it changes to more closely match the concept that it embodies. For example, in [[The Way of Kings]], we are told that Ati, the holder of [[Ruin]], was once a kind and gentle man. However, when we see him in the [[Mistborn trilogy]], he is known only as Ruin, the essence of destruction, and is currently attempting to destroy the world.
Other known Shards include [[Preservation]], [[Endowment]], [[Honor]], [[Cultivation]], and [[Odium]].
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