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The '''Shards of [[Adonalsium]]''', or '''Shards''' for short, are pieces of the power of creation itself.{{ref|?|727|45|Allomancy is fueled by Preservation's body?}}
They are named after a specific action or ideal, called an [[intent]]. A mind must control a Shard. When a person holds a Shard, they are imbued with its power, but they also become the Shard.{{ref|?|672|21|Barring (Honor), did we see any Shards (like Sazed) in
Despite this, fans have created the term '''Shardholder''' to refer to the person who holds a Shard (not to be confused with [[Shardbearer]]), but this term is not canonical.
Nine Shards have thus far been mentioned in the novels, either referenced by their Shard’s name or its holder.
Those known by intent are [[Ruin]], [[Preservation]], [[Honor]], [[Odium]], [[Cultivation]], [[Endowment]], [[Devotion]]{{ref|?|715|9|Aona's shard is Devotion?}}, and [[Dominion]]{{ref|?|763|2|Another Shard revealed}}.
In addition, [[Bavadin]] has been confirmed to hold (or have held) a Shard, though his Shards’ intent is currently unknown.
When a person takes up a Shard, the extreme power vaporizes the body, allowing the person’s mind to expand.{{ref|?|727|45}}
From then on, the person’s consciousness feeds on the power of the Shard to remain alive{{ref|b|mb3|a|58}}, but the Shard’s intent is the driving force of the power.
Over an immense time--centuries, perhaps millennia--a Shardholder’s mind begins to change, slowly molding to the Shard’s intent.{{ref|b|mb3|a|57}}{{ref|?|691|17|Will Sazed go mad?}}
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{{row|Shard|Holder|[[Shardworld|World]]|Books|pre=!widht=25%{{!}}|pre5=!width=1%{{!}}| }}
{{shard/row|Ruin|Ati|Scadrial|mb|c2=(later [[Sazed]])|
{{shard/row|Preservation|Leras|Scadrial|mb|c2=(later [[Sazed]])|
{{shard/row|Endowment||Nalthis|wb|{{ref|?|428|59|E=x}}{{ref|?|428|106}}|}}
{{shard/row|Devotion|Aona|Sel|e|
{{shard/row|Dominion|Skai|Sel|e|
{{shard/row|Honor|Tanavast|Roshar|sa|
{{shard/row|Odium|Rayse|Roshar|sa|
{{shard/row|Cultivation||Roshar|sa|
{{shard/row||Bavadin|Taldain|White Sand|
}}
It is likely that this is a complete list of all the Shards for the published [[Shardworlds]].
Some worlds have more Shards than others.{{ref|?|428|59|Could you tell us the numbers per book?}}
Ruin and Preservation are the only Shards on [[Scadrial]] at the moment.{{ref|?|727|19|
By the time of the Hero of Ages spoiler thread (before the Way of Kings release), Brandon mentioned that there were four Shards other than Ruin and Preservation that have been seen:
One is a tough call. You've never met the Shard itself, but you've seen its power.<br>
The other one you have not met directly, but have seen its influence.
|Brandon Sanderson{{ref|?|727|31|Have we met these
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== Notes ==
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