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{{shard info
|image=Dominion by ML Malandrino.jpg
|vessel=[[Skai]]
|status=[[Splinter|Splintered]]
|books=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]
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|At some point in the distant past, both Devotion and Dominion were destroyed. Their Investiture—their power—was Splintered, their minds ripped away, their souls sent into the Beyond.
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'''Dominion''' is a [[Shard]] of [[Adonalsium]] once held by [[Skai]].{{wob ref|9990}}{{wob ref|783}} After the [[Shattering]],
== Intent ==
Since Dominion was destroyed well before any other known events on Sel,{{wob ref|5021}} it is somewhat unclear exactly how the Shard's intent would drive its Vessel to act. The only trace of
== Associated Magics ==
{{for|Dor}}
When Odium Splintered
This tie between the location and magic also means that the user's physical position in relation to the system's home region influences the strength of the magic, and moving further away from its origin point will diminish its effects.{{wob ref|1625}}{{au ref|Sel}}{{book ref|Elantris|62}} Furthermore, in order to access a magic system, it appears one must be from the land associated with it.{{wob ref|2173}}
Magic systems using the Dor include:
* '''[[AonDor]]''' - the magic of [[Arelon]] and surrounding area; the ability to draw symbols called [[Aon]]s in the air to produce a variety of magical effects. Aons can only be drawn by [[Elantrian]]s, people raised to power and immortality through the city of [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].
* '''[[ChayShan]]''' - the magic of [[JinDo]]; through taking specific stances and forming specific motions with one's own body, the user can access Dor for increased strength, awareness, and possibly other effects.
* '''[[Dakhor]]''' - the magic of [[Fjordell]]; through chants, the bones of a Dakhor monk are induced to change shape, which grants them abilities such as increased strength, bodily transformation, and even teleportation.
* '''[[Forgery]]''' - magic usable in the [[Rose Empire]], originating from [[MaiPon]]; accesses Dor through creation of [[soulstamp]]s, which contain a specific shape that is then imparted onto an object, rewriting its [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]] aspect to change its history and, through this, present behavior and appearance.
* '''[[Bloodsealing]]''' - another Rose Empire magic, originating in [[Dzhamar]]; using human blood, Bloodsealers can create wards and animate skeletons of the dead.
=== Skaze ===
The [[skaze]] are [[splinter]]s of Dominion, and consider Skai as something of a god or parent.{{wob ref|4547}}{{wob ref|3024}} The skaze are in some ways an inverse of the [[seon]]s, though they assume similar shape and size -- round, about as large as a melon. Unlike seons, they are all black, seeming to suck light from their surroundings rather than emitting it. They also lack an [[Aon]] in their center; rather, they are ringed by a pattern of misty symbols. They are reliant on humans, though it's unclear precisely how.{{book ref|elantris|part=postscript}}
Skaze are power-hungry and controlling. They maintain a heavy level of influence over the politics of [[Fjordell]], and were at least partially involved in the plan to wipe out [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].{{wob ref|6167}}{{book ref|elantris|62}} The exact powers they possess is unknown.
=== Other ===
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Though the two
Though it's unknown how much -- if anything -- of Devotion and Dominion's original self remains, they continue to have magical effects on Sel. As [[Dor]], they make the Selish [[Cognitive Realm]] exceptionally dangerous to travel through.{{au ref|Sel}} Their [[splinter]]s, the [[skaze]], continue to have political power over Fjordell.{{wob ref|6167}}▼
During the [[True Desolation]] on [[Roshar]], [[Harmony]] sends [[Letters#The Sixth Letter|a letter]] to [[Hoid]], in which he expresses how troubled he is by Devotion's and Dominion's deaths, as he had not known that Shards could be [[Splinter]]ed in such a way.{{epigraph ref|sa4|26}}
▲Though it's unknown how much -- if anything -- of Dominion's original self remains, they continue to have magical effects on Sel. As [[Dor]], they make the Selish [[Cognitive Realm]] exceptionally dangerous to travel through.{{au ref|Sel}} Their [[splinter]]s, the [[skaze]], continue to have political power over Fjordell.{{wob ref|6167}}
== Trivia ==
* In ''[[wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'' colors, Dominion would be black/white.{{wob ref|11057}}
* Although Skai, and therefore Dominion, was often assumed to be male in the fandom, Brandon currently plans for Skai's pronouns to be she/her, though that is subject to change until canonized in a book.{{wob ref|15858}}
== Notes ==
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