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|status=Whole
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|magic=[[Sand mastery]]
|residence=[[Taldain]]
|books=[[White Sand
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{{quote
|As the waves of the sea must continue to surge, so must our will continue resolute. Alone.
|Autonomy (as [[Patji (being)|Patji]]){{book ref|
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'''Autonomy''' is a [[Shard]] of [[Adonalsium]], currently held by [[Bavadin]].{{
== Intent ==
{{quote
|We need not suffer the interference of another.
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Autonomy wants to remain alone; she does not wish to be corrupted by other Shards and thinks
== Associated Magics ==
=== Avatars ===
{{quote
|Perhaps if you had approached the correct one of us with your plea, it would have found favorable audience.
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Like all Shards,{{wob ref|9082}} Autonomy is able to create avatars, personas that can act independently from her. Avatars can be of any gender, race and species, including fully inhuman ones.{{wob ref|3974}} They are considered to be Shards of Adonalsium, in a way.{{wob ref|8606}} Autonomy can create avatars on [[Cosmere#Planets|planets]] in the cosmere without physically visiting them.{{wob ref|9385}} They can also form without a direct and conscious decision on Autonomy's part, but she will always be aware of this happening.{{wob ref|13220}} These avatars are semi-autonomous pieces of the Shard.{{wob ref|14744}}
Through this, Autonomy has created several personas, both male and female; she has more female personas than male ones, though the latter are also quite popular. She prefers to make her avatars rather than herself the center of attention.{{wob ref|3974}} As such, it's unknown if she ever interacts with people directly, or if she always leaves her avatar to handle such matters.
==== Known avatars ====
* '''[[Sand Lord]]''', on Taldain; Taldain is also home to many other, unnamed personas of Autonomy, though it's unclear if they're all avatars or if they are all different "faces" of the Sand Lord.{{wob ref|5876}}{{wob ref|3974}} He apparently manifested himself at some point to [[Elorin]], leading to an attempt to destroy the [[Diem|sand master]]s, though whether driving sand mastery to extinction was his goal remains uncertain.{{book ref|ws3|6}}
* '''[[Obrodai]] avatar''', younger than either of the above. She has been instilled with a great dislike of [[Hoid]] in order to prevent him from returning there.{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}}
== History ==
{{for|Bavadin#History|the history of Bavadin prior to taking up the Shard}}
Autonomy was created in the aftermath of the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], and taken up by [[Bavadin]], who carried it away from [[Yolen]].{{msh ref|3|2}} Eventually, she settled in [[Taldain system]].{{au ref|Taldain}} Someone altered the system into its current, unnatural shape, though whether this was Autonomy or some other force is unknown.{{wob ref|3343}} Eventually, Autonomy began to enforce a policy of strict isolationism for the planet, preventing people from leaving and travellers such as [[Khriss]] from returning.{{au ref|Taldain}} Despite that, she also started to nurture avatars of itself on various worlds, including Taldain and [[First of the Sun]].{{wob ref|13323}}
It's possible Autonomy aided [[Odium]] in killing [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]] in an unknown way.{{wob ref|2614}} Millennia later, when asked for assistance in dealing with him, her avatar on First of the Sun refused, though it indicated that other avatars might be more inclined to assist.{{epigraph ref|sa3|46}}{{epigraph ref|sa3|47}} At the same time, Autonomy was manifesting another avatar on [[Obrodai]], and demanded that Hoid does not return there.{{epigraph ref|sa3|50}}
At some point Autonomy had interactions with the [[Ghostbloods]].{{wob ref|9590}}
== Influence ==
{{quote
|Ker'Reen Philosophy, the religion of Kerztians, calls the sun the manifestation of the Sand Lord, the source of man's autonomy and independence.
|[[Kenton]]{{book ref|ws1|3}}
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Autonomy is widely worshipped by many of [[cosmere]]'s worlds and cultures. She -- or, sometimes, he or they -- appears in various forms and under various names throughout her many religions. In some places, there are entire pantheons of gods where every member is actually a different persona of her.{{wob ref|13323}} Religions worshipping Autonomy include [[Ker'Reen Philosophy]] of [[Taldain]], which worships her under the male persona of [[Sand Lord]], and the [[Eelakin]] faith, which considers the island of [[Patji (island)|Patji]], the site of the Patji avatar, one of its gods.{{book ref|ws1|3}}{{book ref|sixth}}
Autonomy's insistence on isolating Taldain has led to the planet's technological progress stopping. Despite being one of the most technologically advanced worlds, because of the Shard's interference, and possibly other reasons, off-world travel to and from Taldain has all but ceased.{{wob ref|3912}}{{wob ref|12236}} This also had the result of cutting [[worldhopper]]s from Taldain off from their own homeland; as such, people like [[Khriss]] and [[Baon]] are virtual exiles.{{msh ref|3|2}}
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Autonomy herself interferes directly in a number of cosmere's worlds.{{wob ref|2744}} She might have aided Odium in killing and splintering [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]] among other [[Shards]]. She may be taking over multiple worlds through her avatars {{epigraph ref|sa3|44}}{{wob ref|2614}} and is the true identity of [[Trell (Trellism)|Trell]], the mysterious force that is invading [[Scadrial]] some three hundred years after the [[Catacendre]].
== Trivia ==
* If Brandon were to become a Vessel, Autonomy is one of the Shards he has said he might choose.{{wob ref|14733}}
* Had [[Rayse]] not been captured in Roshar, he likely would have gone after Autonomy, double crossing them.{{wob ref|15137}}
== Notes ==
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