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|Sixteen people, together, killed Adonalsium, ripping it apart and dividing its essence between them, becoming the first who Ascended.
|[[Khriss]] on the Shattering{{msh ref|3|2}}
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The '''Shattering of [[Adonalsium]]''' (or simply, the '''Shattering''') was a pivotal moment in the history of the [[cosmere]] when Adonalsium was killed using the
== Prior to the Shattering ==
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| [[Whimsy]] || Unknown
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| [[Survival Shard]] || Unknown
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▲| Unknown || Unknown
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|None || [[Hoid]]
{{for|Shard#Known_Shards|a list of all Shards, including current and past Vessels|Known Shards}}
The
All of the Investiture in the cosmere was divided between and became associated with a Shard,{{wob ref|8605}} with some exceptions like the [[Aether|Aethers]] and the
It was not random which Vessel got which Shard;{{wob ref|5490}} some chose Shards that they were particularly Connected with, while others chose Shards that they believed they could control well.{{wob ref|15953
▲All of the Investiture in the cosmere was divided between and became associated with a Shard,{{wob ref|8605}} with some exceptions like the [[Aether|Aethers]] and the [[Dawnshards]].{{book ref|mb7|42}}{{book ref|sa3.5|19}}{{wob ref|15933}} All of the sixteen Shards were created at once, and they all started with the same amount of [[Investiture]].{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{wob ref|1292}}{{wob ref|5313}}
Following the Shattering, the Vessels spread across the Cosmere, Investing into various planets, with Ruin and Preservation themselves creating the planet of [[Scadrial]].{{au ref|scadrian}}▼
▲It was not random which Vessel got which Shard;{{wob ref|5490}} some chose Shards that they were particularly Connected with, while others chose Shards that they believed they could control well.{{wob ref|15953}} The Shattering happened on Yolen.{{wob ref|11602}} It is possible for Adonalsium to have Shattered into different Shards than the Shards currently in existence.{{wob ref|6634}}
Various Shards fought amongst themselves for various reasons, leading to the death of Vessels and Splintering of the Shards. In particularly, this applies to Devotion, Dominion, Honor, and Ambition.{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{book ref|sa1|75}}{{au ref|selish}}{{au ref|Threnodite}} All of these Splinterings had strong and lasting effects upon the planets they were Invested within, and are also largely the result of Odium having gone to kill every Shard he could.{{book ref|mb7|20}}{{au ref|selish}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|27}}{{wob ref|8881}}{{wob ref|1662}} Ruin and Preservation were also later fused into one Vessel after the death of their previous holders, creating the hybrid Shard, [[Harmony]].{{book ref|mb3|82}}
▲Following the Shattering, the Vessels spread across the Cosmere, Investing into various planets.
== Notes ==
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