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== Theories ==
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It is possible that this is the metal referred to by [[Miles Hundredlives]] in his
Trellium is the God Metal, or an alloy of the God Metal, of a Shard that was known when it first appeared.{{wob ref|6261}}{{wob ref|13226}} It cannot be of Ruin or Preservation, as Harmony does not recognize the metal;{{book ref|mb5|epilogue}} it also cannot be of [[Ambition]], [[Invention]], [[Mercy]], [[Valor]], or [[Whimsy]], as they were unknown when it 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 (or an alloy thereof) of [[Devotion]], [[Dominion]], or [[Honor]] as they are all [[Splinter]]ed,{{au ref|Roshar}} which leaves [[Autonomy]], [[Cultivation]], and [[Odium]] as the remaining possibilities. Cultivation has exhibited few signs of interest in affairs beyond [[Roshar]] and it seems unlikely that she was responsible for the metal.
Though
By process of elimination, this suggests that trellium is of Autonomy. Notably, Autonomy is known among cosmere scholars as a Shard that often intervenes on other planets{{au ref|Taldain}} and has avatars on [[First of the Sun]] and [[Obrodai]];{{wob ref|8902}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}} [[Trell (Trellism)|Trell]] may be an avatar of Autonomy manifesting on Scadrial.
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