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== What are Splinters? == |
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A Splinter is a specific type of fragment of a Shard's power.
What are Splinters?
Though Brandon has not stated the complete definition of what a Splinter is, in a way they are qualitative opposites of Slivers. Whereas Slivers are people who have been influenced by Shardic power, a Splinter is a thing that has never been human.[1] One distinguishing factor of a Splinter is that they often have an intent, separate from their Shards'.[2] Splinters are a blend of more the spiritual and cognitive and less the physical.[3]
Known Splinters
Examples of Splinters are Honorspren (Splinters of Honor)[4], the Unmade (Splinters of Odium)[5], the Divine Breath that Returned hold (Splinters of Endowment)[6], and the Aons inside of Seons (Splinters of Devotion)[7].
This indicates that there are Splinters on Roshar, Sel and Nalthis. Whether or not there are more, on other Shardworlds, is unknown.
No Splinters on Scadrial
Lerasium and atium--despite being condensed essences of their Shards--are not Splinters, so there are no Splinters in Mistborn.[1]
Creation
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.[8] Since Odium killed Tanavast,[9] the holder of Honor, Honor was Splintered as well.[10]
Notes
- ↑ a b How is a Splinter different from a Sliver?
— Theoryland - Mar 19th, 2011# - ↑ Do Splinters have their own Intent, in addition to the Shards'?
— Theoryland - Aug 4th, 2011# - ↑ Are Splinters primarily Spiritual?
— Theoryland - Apr 15th, 2013# - ↑ Are Honorspren Splinters, or do they hold Splinters?
— 17th Shard forums - 05 October 2013# - ↑ Are the Unmade Splinters of Odium?
— Theoryland - Mar 12th, 2015# - ↑ If a returned gives away his/her breath they die right?
— Theoryland - Jan 18th, 2010# - ↑ Are the Aons at the heart of Seons shards of Devotion?
— Theoryland - Jan 18th, 2010# - ↑ The Letter#
- ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 75#
- ↑ Is Honor splintered?
— Theoryland - Apr 17th, 2012#