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(→‎Power: Added the WoB on how it is possible for a Shard can be broken down into new Shards with different Intents.)
(→‎Power: wording)
Investing in a world will produce numerous effects, most notably the creation of a magic system tied to the Shard. While a Shard doesn't have complete control over how the magic system functions or what it does, it can manipulate its mechanics to an extent.{{wob ref|6072}}{{wob ref|4242}} Moreover, the presence of a Shard leads to the formation of a [[Perpendicularity]], a well of the Shard's Investiture that pierces all three [[Realmatic Theory|Realm]]s, allowing for [[worldhopping]].{{book ref|sa3|119}} The Shard's Investiture can also manifest directly in the world in other ways; examples of such manifestations are [[atium]] and [[lerasium]] on [[Scadrial]], the [[Tears of Edgli]] on [[Nalthis]], or the many [[spren]] of [[Roshar]].
 
It is possible for a Shard to be broken down into multiple smaller Shards with different Intents.{{wob ref|15990}} IfIt is currently unknown whether this has ever happened before, or how such a thingit would be done, is currently unknownaccomplished.
 
=== Vessel ===