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'''Devotion''' is a [[Shard|Shard of Adonalsium]], originally held by [[Aona]].{{wob ref|4679}}{{wob ref|783}} After the [[Shattering]], shethey traveled to [[Sel]] with [[Dominion]], where the two were [[Splinter]]ed by [[Odium]].{{epigraph ref|sa1|22}}{{au ref|Sel}}

As Devotion was Splintered far in [[Sel]]'s prehistory, it's unknown how precisely hertheir intent would manifest.{{wob ref|5021}} SheThey appearsappear to wish to care for people and provide them safety from pain and harm.{{book ref|elantris|61}} Though not as directly hostile to each other as [[Preservation]] and [[Ruin]], Devotion and [[Dominion]] are at some level opposite to each other, yet their powers work together as the [[Dor]].{{au ref|Sel}} Devotion and [[Odium]] can also be argued to be opposite to each other.{{wob ref|830}}

Very little is known about Devotion, as it was splintered a long time ago. The Shard was created at the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], along with fifteen others, and picked by [[Aona]].{{msh ref|3|2}} SheThey and [[Dominion]], for an unknown reason, decided to strike out together to [[Sel]], where they passively influenced a number of local cultures.{{au ref|Sel}} At some point early on, [[Odium]] came along and, possibly with some assistenceassistance from [[Autonomy]], killed both Shards and [[Splinter]]ed them.{{wob ref|2614}}{{au ref|Sel}}

Historically, Devotion and Dominion were not directly involved in human civillization on [[Sel]]; however, the discovery of their powers drove its development nonetheless. Both were fundamental in early Selish cultures, and many traditions and religions on the planet are derived from the two of them. Among others, multiple languages and writing systems on Sel are based on Devotion and Dominion's power, with the prime example being the [[Aon]]s.{{au ref|Sel}} To this day, worship of Devotion is the primary religion of [[Arelon]], where shethey isare known as [[Domi]]; some aspects of [[Jaddeth]] are likewise inspired by herthem.{{wob ref|783}} The [[Ire]], or at least some of its members, also seem to revere herthem, directly under hertheir Shardic name.{{msh ref|5|2}}

Due to her early death, Devotion is not particularly influential in modern-day [[cosmere]], but hertheir corpse, in form of the [[Dor]], has made travel to and from [[Sel]] through the [[Cognitive Realm]] highly difficult.{{au ref|Sel}} It's possible some remnant of herthem is still present within it, or at least within hertheir [[perpendicularity]], [[the Lake]], as it speaks to [[Elantrian]]s thrown into it.{{book ref|elantris|61}}