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Trellium is the god metal, or an alloy of the god metal, of a Shard other than Preservation or Ruin.{{wob ref|13226}}{{book ref|mb5|epilogue}} It is not known which of the sixteen Trell is (or if he even is one). It is reasonablenot toof say[[Ambition]], as she was unknown at the time trellium first appeared,{{wob ref|6261}} and it has been confirmed to not be of [[Endowment]].{{wob ref|4389}} It is almost certainly not the god metal of [[Devotion]], [[Dominion]], or [[Honor]] as they are splintered. The metal is not ofall [[EndowmentSplinter]].{{wobed, ref|4389}} Thatwhich leaves [[Autonomy]], [[Cultivation]], and [[Odium]]. Cultivationas seemsthe quiteonly enrapturedpossibilities. inCultivation thehas happeningsexhibited few sign of herinterest world.in Itaffairs wouldbeyond be[[Roshar]] reasonableand toit guessseems unlikely that Trellshe iswas actuallyresponsible Odiumfor consideringthe hismetal. historyOdium withdoes splinteringhave othera shards/workinghistory againstof themacting onagainst aother grandShards scale.and Furthermore,is themaking redplans eyesto ofmove Trell'sagainst shapeshifting agentsHarmony,{{wob one ofref|7319}} which soughtmakes outhim Edwarna Ladrianreasonable incandidate hisfor prisonthe cellShard inresponsible orderfor totrellium. silenceOn him,the mayother hinthand, athe ahad connectionalways or similarityplanned to Odium'snot influenceInvest onhimself Roshar,in wherea peopleplanet,{{wob touchedref|227}} byand hishe powermight tendbe reluctant to exhibitcommit redthe eyesInvestiture ofrequired varying shades.to Ifcreate Trell truly is Odiumtrellium, raysiumespecially wouldwhile behe ais morewaging appropriatethe name[[True forDesolation]] theon metalRoshar. OnGiven the other hand, asthat the metal allowsallowed its userPaalm to beoperate autonomousfree offrom Harmony's controlinfluence, however, it couldis also bequite of Autonomy, in which case a more appropriate name for the metal would be bavadinium. Another aspectpossible that would support this theorytrellium is thatof [[Autonomy]]/[[Bavadin]],. in her Letter to [[Hoid]]Notably, hasAutonomy mentionedis her tendencyknown to formbe newinterested Avatarsin of her Shardic Influenceoperating on othermany planetsworlds, asand thishas isavatars revealedon to[[First beof happeningthe onSun]] and [[Obrodai]].;{{wob Trellref|8902}}{{epigraph (orref|sa3|50}} a[[Trell being usurping that name(Trellism)|Trell]] could thereforemay be anotheran Avataravatar of Autonomy manifesting on Scadrial.