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'''Devotion''' is a [[Shard|Shard of Adonalsium]], originally held by [[Aona]].{{wob ref|4679}}{{wob ref|783}} After the [[Shattering]], theyshe 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 theirher intent would manifest.{{wob ref|5021}} TheyShe appearappears 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}}

Their equivalents formed from [[Dominion]]'s investitureInvestiture are the [[skaze]].{{au ref|Sel}}

Very little is known about Devotion, as itshe was splintered amore longthan time7700 agoyears before the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|76}} The Shard was created at the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]], along with fifteen others, and picked by [[Aona]].{{msh ref|3|2}} TheyShe and [[Dominion]], for an unknown reason, decided to strike out together to [[Sel]], where they passively influenced a number of local cultures, though ultimately decided to take on a more laissez faire approach to human development.{{au ref|Sel}} At some point early on, [[Odium]] came along and, possibly with some assistance from [[Autonomy]], killed both Shards and [[Splinter]]ed them.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{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 theyshe areis known as [[Domi]]; some aspects of [[Jaddeth]] are likewise inspired by themher.{{wob ref|783}} The [[Ire]], or at least some of its members, also seem to revere themher, directly under theirher Shardic name.{{msh ref|5|2}}

Due to her early death, Devotion is not particularly influential in modern-day [[cosmere]], but theirher 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 themher is still present within it, or at least within theirher [[perpendicularity]], [[the Lake]], as it speaks to [[Elantrian]]s thrown into it.{{book ref|elantris|61}}

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