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 Splinters of EndowmentCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content and the Aons inside of Seons are Splinters of Devotion.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
It is known that Splinters appear in The Way of Kings as well, but not in Mistborn.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