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Other vulnerabilities of Splinters appear to exist, but are less well understood. It seems apparent that if their [[Spiritweb]] is directly damaged by something like a Shardblade they may be killed,{{book ref|sa3|84}} or if their Investiture is consumed and fully corrupted by something like [[Nightblood]],{{wob ref|2681}} as is the case with the Fused.{{wob ref|10440}} Even if it is not fatal, corruption of any sort by a foreign type of Investiture can cause serious changes to a Splinter, as is the case with [[Glys]], a corrupted [[Spren#True Spren|true spren]].{{book ref|sa3|117}} Another possible vulnerability of Splinters is their ability to be trapped, perhaps most particularly those Splinters that lack a substantial physical aspect. Due to their connection to their parent Shard, Splinters oftencan strugglebe topermanently leavekilled the location where they were created orby the systemuse thatof theira parent[[raysium]] Sharddagger inhabits.{{wobtouching ref|8757}}a gem However,of someanti-[[Light]] Splintersof canthe betype evenof furtherInvestiture trappedassociated underwith certainthe conditions, such as spren inside of [[Polestone|gemstones]]Splinter.{{book ref|sa3sa4|33104}} It is uncertain if all Splinters may be similarly trapped under the correct conditions.

During the time of the [[Final Empire]], both Ruin and Preservation had no Splinters of themselves on [[Scadrial]].{{wob ref|4541}} This signifies that their [[Metallic Arts#The God Metals|God Metals]], [[lerasium]] and [[atium]]--despite existing as condensed Investiture of their respective Shards{{wob ref|6072}}--are not Splinters.{{wob ref|4541}} In fact, there are no Splinters of Ruin and Preservation in existence.{{wob ref|3020}} Three and a half centuries after the [[Catacendre]], [[Harmony]] still does not have any Splinters, but that does not preclude the possibility that one day he may have Splinters of his own.{{wob ref|652}} Any potential Splinters present on Scadrial would have to be brought there from another world,{{wob ref|3020}} a notoriously tricky process.{{wob ref|8757}} However, in the event that Ruin had been successful in defeating Preservation and destroying Scadrial, he would have Splintered Preservation.{{msh ref|6|4}} It is unknown whether Ruin would had to have learned about the process of Splintering, or if Ruin’s particular Intent simply allowed him the ability intrinsically. Somehow, Rosharan spren have entered and are wandering around in Scadrial's [[Cognitive Realm]].{{wob ref|817}}