Difference between revisions of "Shattering"

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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}}
 
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}}
 
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}}{{au ref|selish}}{{au ref|Threnodite}} All of these splinterings had strong and lasting effects upon the planets they were Invested within.{{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 first Hybrid Shard, [[Harmony]].{{book ref|mb3|82}}
 
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