Sliver

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A Sliver is a human intelligence who has held the bulk of the power of a Shard and has since released it.[1] There is a certain threshold of power where one would be considered a Sliver of Adonalsium. Every person on Scadrial has a bit of the power of Preservation, but they are not technically Slivers. Though there is some grey area in what it means to be a Sliver, individuals who have directly held the power of a Shard are usually termed Slivers.[2]

Being a Sliver has an influence on a person after the fact. There is a residue left behind in a person,[2] which has many effects, one of which is that a person who is capable of noticing Investiture would be able to look at someone and tell that they are a Sliver[3]

Slivers

Notes

  1. Is a Sliver someone who has held a Shard temporarily?
    Theoryland - 2011-03-19#
  2. a b c d e Also, would the Elantrians and the Lerasium-mistings be considered Slivers?
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  3. So you talk about the residue a Shard leaves on a sliver
    Theoryland - 2012-09-22#
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