Splinters are the qualitative opposites of Slivers, as Splinters have never been human.
It refers to a specific kind of fragment of a Shard's power.Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido
Brandon has not told us the complete definition of a Splinter.
Lerasium and atium, despite being condensed essences of their Shards, are not Splinters.
One distinguishing factor of a Splinter is that they often have an intent, separate from their Shards'.Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido
The divine Breath that Returned hold are the only confirmed Splinter (a Splinter of EndowmentError en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido), though they appear in The Way of Kings and Elantris as well, but not Mistborn.Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido
It is been theorized that Seons are Splinters, and Brandon has said this line of theorizing is very close to being correct.Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido
It is not clear how Splinters are formed, though it appears a Shard must actively create one.
Endowment seems to be able to form them at will for Returned.
Odium traveled to Sel and Splintered Devotion and Dominion.Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido
Since Odium killed Tanavast,Error en la cita: Etiqueta <ref> no válida; las referencias sin nombre deben tener contenido the holder of Honor, it has been theorized that Honor is Splintered as well.