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=== Appearance ===
Though she herself is female, Bavadin has a habit of taking on multiple forms and appearances. She has several male and female personas, and will often present herself as different people to the same culture; although she is usually referred to with feminine pronouns, gender, as well as race and other qualities, are fluid where she is concerned.{{wob ref|3974}} Bavadin seems fond of changing her appearance, and she does so daily.{{wob ref|5721}} Even her original species is unclear; she is not a dragon,
=== Personality ===
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Bavadin is a strong believer in strength through struggle; to her, only those who can overcome great adversity can be truly worthy, while those who cannot keep up do not deserve to survive in her world. She admires tenacity and
While Bavadin appreciates the driven and the ambitious, she is also extremely controlling. Under Autonomy,
When acting on other worlds, she is cunning and scheming, using fake personas and setting up entire made-up faiths with the intent to reactivate them later, when it suits her purposes.{{book ref|mb7|19}} She is particularly fond of crafting avatars, sapient entities holding a portion of her power; her overall goal appears to be "crowding out" the other Shards with the many versions of herself.{{book ref|mb7|20}}
Bavadin is a Vessel of a [[Shard]], making her ageless, incorporeal and incredibly powerful. Whether Autonomy grants her any unique strengths or abilities is unknown; however, Bavadin is highly skilled in using her Shardic powers.
Bavadin's main area of expertise is the creation of avatars, sapient, semi-autonomous entities wielding a portion of her power.{{book ref|mb7|19}} Through her avatars, Bavadin can take on a myriad appearances, often multiple at once; she is a keen actress, assuming dozens of made up-personas. Her primary focus on using those avatars is creating and maintaining religions
Aside from her avatars, Bavadin seems to have some measure of skill in combating other Shards. She successfully manages to infiltrate and Invest [[Scadrial]] without [[Harmony]] being able to act on it until it is too late. When acting directly, Bavadin knows how to bind another Shard, blidning them and effectively restricting their access to future
=== Perpendicularity Control ===
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Bavadin seems to have mastered control over [[perpendicularity|perpendicularities]]. She has barred access to [[Taldain]] through [[Cognitive Realm]], locking any
However, unlike natural perpendicularities, the portals created by Autonomy have strict constraints, requiring specific time and place to form. What affects those conditions is unclear, though it appears that large quantities of Invested individuals and liquid Investiture are key aspects. Whatever the case may be, those constraints means that for Bavadin to use the portals effectively, she requires a great deal of coordination and timing.{{book ref|mb7|59}} Additionally, once made, those perpedicularities can be destroyed by spending the Investiture they are comprised of; a small group of [[Allomancer]]s can destroy a portal
=== Followers ===
Through her propensity for creating avatars and
Outside of [[Taldain]], Bavadin has more people to draw on. The best-known of them is the group called the [[Set]] from [[Scadrial]]. Worshippers of Bavadin's [[Trell]] persona, the Set have been activated by her at some point after the [[Catacendre]] with the purpose of taking control over [[Elendel Basin]] and through it, the whole of the planet.{{book ref|mb6|epilogue}} Vast majority of the Set appear unaware of Trell's true nature, with only their last leader, [[Telsin Ladrian]], knowing Bavadin's full intentions for the planet; nevertheless, the group is closely tied to Autonomy, enough so for her to Invest Telsin as her avatar.{{book ref|mb7|19}}{{book ref|mb7|66}}
When religious or subtle methods prove insufficient, Bavadin controls a more brutal group known as '''the men of gold and red'''.
== History ==
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Bavadin seems to have had some alliance with [[Rayse]], the prior Vessel of [[Odium]], although whether this alliance still stands with [[Taravangian]]
By contrast, Bavadin appears to feel threatened by [[Harmony]], or perhaps Scadrial and what
=== Wax and Telsin Ladrian ===
Bavadin seems very interested in the Ladrian siblings, perhaps due to their uncle [[Edwarn Ladrian|Edwarn]]'s involvement with the [[Set]]. She particularly likes [[Wax]], calling him a "masterpiece" and bemoaning the fact that he was claimed by Harmony before she could get to him.{{book ref|mb7|55}}{{book ref|mb7|66}} She takes the time to speak with Wax, commending him on his pursuit of her people and challenging him to prove that Scadrial deserves to be left free of her manipulation.{{book ref|mb7|55}}
Once [[Telsin Ladrian]] takes over the Set, Bavadin seems to respect her drive and desire to survive. She makes her Autonomy's avatar, granting her the title of Trell, and gives her time to enact her own plan to take over the planet
== Trivia ==
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