Splinter
Splinters are the qualitative opposites of Slivers, as Splinters have never been human.
It refers to a specific kind of fragment of a Shard's power.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Brandon has not told us the complete definition of a Splinter.
Lerasium and atium, despite being condensed essences of their Shards, are not Splinters.
One distinguishing factor of a Splinter is that they often have an intent, separate from their Shards'.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
The divine Breath that Returned hold are the only confirmed Splinter (a Splinter of EndowmentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content), though they appear in The Way of Kings and Elantris as well, but not Mistborn.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
It is been theorized that Seons are Splinters, and Brandon has said this line of theorizing is very close to being correct.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
It is not clear how Splinters are formed, though it appears a Shard must actively create one.
Endowment seems to be able to form them at will for Returned.
Odium traveled to Sel and Splintered Devotion and Dominion.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Since Odium killed Tanavast,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content the holder of Honor, Honor was Splintered as well.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content