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\|owner=Hoid \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[~~Oathbringer~~The Stormlight Archive]] }} The '''First Gem''' is a topaz with magical properties{{wob ref\|5301}} that [[Hoid]] once carried and from which he took his name for a while.{{wob ref\|6065}}{{wob ref\|8609}} The name First Gem was referenced by [[Patji (being)\|Patji]]{{wob ref\|12761}} in the [[Letters#Second_Oathbringer_Letter\|Second Oathbringer Letter]], when he addressed Hoid as "Cephandrius, bearer of the First Gem."{{epigraph ref\|sa3\|42}} The fact that Hoid was a Dawnshard at some point{{wob ref\|14300}} is related to his title as Bearer of the First Gem.{{wob ref\|14355}} The '''First Gem''' is a topaz with magical properties{{wob ref\|5301}} that [[Hoid]] once carried and from which he took his name for a while.{{wob ref\|6065}}{{wob ref\|8609}} The name "First Gem" was revealed in the [[Letters#Second_Oathbringer_Letter\|Second Oathbringer Letter]] when [[Patji (being)\|Patji]]{{wob ref\|12761}} addressed Hoid as "Cephandrius, bearer of the First Gem." Some individuals in the [[cosmere]] still know Hoid as "Topaz".{{wob ref\|5882}} Hoid tells [[Kaladin]] that he was once named for a beautiful rock that became worthless for his wearing it,{{book ref\|sa1\|57}} presumably referring to the First Gem. == Theories == {{theory}} {{unpublished\|book=Dragonsteel prime}} Hoid's belief that the gem is now "worthless"{{book ref\|sa1\|57}} likely indicates that it no longer holds its original magical properties. [[Frost]] also mentions a gemstone being "dead" in his [[Letters#The Second Letter\|Letter to Hoid]].{{epigraph ref\|sa2\|60}}▼ A character named "Topaz" appears in the unpublished work [[Dragonsteel Prime\|''Dragonsteel'' Prime]].{{bws ref\|dragonsteel-prime-chapter-31-bridge-four-4\|Dragonsteel Prime Chapter 31: Bridge Four 4\|date=c. 2000}} Although ''Dragonsteel'' Prime is not canonical, Brandon has confirmed that some individuals in the [[cosmere]] still know Hoid by that name.{{wob ref\|5882}} ▲Hoid's ~~belief~~told [[Kaladin]] that ~~the~~he ~~gem~~was isonce ~~now~~named for a beautiful rock that became "completely worthless" for his wearing it.{{book ref\|sa1\|57}} If this is a reference to the First Gem, it likely indicates that it no longer holds its original magical properties. [[Frost]] also mentions a gemstone being "dead" in his [[Letters#The Second Letter\|~~Letter~~letter to Hoid]].{{epigraph ref\|sa2\|60}} Although topaz is a [[polestone]] on [[Roshar]], Frost and Patji's knowledge of the gem, its name, and Hoid's status as one of the oldest beings in the cosmere{{wob ref\|3083}} all hint that the First Gem has importance beyond Roshar. ~~It has been theorised that the First Gem was used in some form in the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]].{{wob ref\|10439}}~~ == Notes == {{complete\|[[User:Big Smooth\|Big Smooth]] ([[User talk:Big Smooth\|talk]]) 09:49, 24 June 2019 (MST)}} {{cosmere}} [[es:Primera Gema]]