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Nine Shards have thus far been mentioned in the novels, either referenced by their Shard’sShard's name or its holder. Those known by intent are [[Ruin]], [[Preservation]], [[Honor]], [[Odium]], [[Cultivation]], [[Endowment]], [[Devotion]]{{ref|?|715|9|Aona's shard is Devotion?}}, and [[Dominion]]{{ref|?|763|2|Another Shard revealed}}. In addition, a person called [[Bavadin]] has been confirmed to hold (or have held) a Shard, though his Shards’Shards' intent is currently unknown.

When a person takes up a Shard, the extreme power vaporizes the body, allowing the person’sperson's mind to expand.{{ref|?|727|45}} From then on, the person’sperson's consciousness feeds on the power of the Shard to remain alive{{ref|annotation|mb3|chapter=58}}, but the Shard’sShard's intent is the driving force of the power. Over an immense time--centuries, perhaps millennia--a Shardholder’s mind begins to change, slowly molding to the Shard’sShard's intent.{{ref|annotation|mb3|chapter=57}}{{ref|?|691|17|Will Sazed go mad?}}

It is not clear who the original Shardholders were, or where they came from. Over time, Shardholders begin referring to themselves as their Shard’sShard's name (though they do remember their original selves{{ref|?|700|5|Do (Shards) still remember their original names?}}). They eventually scattered throughout the cosmere, taking residence on several different [[Shardworld]]s and influencing events on their given planet. Ruin and Preservation made a pact to create life on Scadrial,{{ref|b|mb3|e|53}} and constructed humans in the form which they have seen before{{ref|b|mb3|c|76}}--presumably on the planet where Adonalsium and these Shardholders came from. Judging from humanity on other Shardworlds, the Shards on those worlds probably created humanity there, too. However, the Shardworlds existed before the Shards arrived there{{ref|?|700|3|Who names the planets?}} so there is a case to be made that humans already were present during the Shards’ arrivals.

Often, a Shardholder’sShardholder's original name is mentioned in some form on their world. Atium is named after Ati, lerasium after Leras, and those condensed essences of their Shards’Shards' power. AonDor is derived from Aona, a Shardholder on Sel.{{ref|b|TWoK|e|22}}

It is not clear how Splinters are formed, though it appears a Shard mustcan actively create one. Endowment seems to be able to form them at will for [[Returned]]. [[Odium]] traveled to Sel and Splintered [[Devotion]] and [[Dominion]].{{ref|a|The Letter}} Since [[Odium]] killed [[Tanavast]],{{ref|b|twok|c|75}} the holder of [[Honor]], it has been theorized that Honor is Splintered as well.

Shards can will themselves to various parts of their world instantaneously (or near instantly).{{ref|b|mb3|c|76}} They can will themselves to other Shardworlds, as noted from Odium’sOdium's journey to Sel{{ref|b|TWoK|e|21}} and Brandon implying that [[Sazed]] could travel to another world, but chooses not to.{{ref|?|691|16|Can Sazed worldhop?}}

Aspects of Shards' power regenerate over time. The Well of Ascension reformed every 1024 years{{ref|?|691|3|Why did the Well of Ascension refill every thousand years?}} rather than vanishing forever. Atium also regenerates, though when atium was burned away, Ruin was not able to use it. It isn't known whether all of a Shard’sShard's power would regenerate eventually.

One of the largest weaknesses a Shard has is that its holder is shaped to its intent. Ruin and Preservation could not create by themselves, as it was against their Shards' intent to do so alone. Odium refuses to take additional Shards simply because doing so would change his personality.{{ref|?|675|12|When Odium slays the Shardbearers, why doesn’tdoesn't he absorb the enemy Shards?}}

All magic systems that are currently known are related to Shards. [[Allomancy]] is of Preservation, [[Hemalurgy]] is of Ruin, and [[Feruchemy]] is the balance between the two Shards. [[AonDor]], by name, appears to be related to [[Devotion]]. [[Awakening]] is of [[Endowment]]. It is thought that [[Surgebinding]] is of [[Honor]], but this is not confirmed. The only magic that may not be related to a Shard are [[Hoid]]’s's ability to move from planet to planet, but the mechanics of his powers are not clear.

The types of magics that exist on a world depends on which Shards are present. If Endowment were to move to Scadrial, additional combinations of magics may form.{{ref|?|691|25|If Endowment went to Scadrial, would more magic's appear?}} However, Shards did not ''create'' magic systems. Ruin and Preservation did not create the Metallic Arts.{{ref|?|727|5|Is Hemalurgy dead?}} Rather, magic is a natural function of the world, a Shard’sShard's intent, [[Realmatic]] interactions, and sometimes genetics.{{ref|?|727|45}}

Magic systems have a [[focus]]. Metals are the focus for the Metallic Arts, Aons are the focus for AonDor, and the Commands are the focus for Awakening.<ref>[[User:Chaos2651|Chaos]]’s's meeting with Brandon insists it is so.</ref> The focus seems to be related to Shards themselves, as Ruin and Preservation could not perceive metal. It is not known what determines a focus for a given Shard, or if all Shards are blind to their focus in some way.

Since Aona and Skai's Shards have been Splintered, it commonly espoused that SeonsSkaze, andis Skazea are SplintersSplinter of Devotion and Dominion, respectively.

A remarkably simple theory explains why some Shards are better at seeing into the future than others. Cultivation is better at seeing into the future than Honor, and when compared to Preservation, Ruin was remarkably bad at seeing into the future. (After all, if Ruin figured out the Terris Prophecies, he could have simply killed Vin after the events of [[The Well of Ascension]], thus defeating Preservation’sPreservation's plot for a new holder and ultimately gaining victory.)

The idea is simple: a Shard’sShard's ability to see into the future is determined by the Shard's intent. Ruin is intent that has an immediate effect--Ruin wants to destroy ''now'', not later. Since Ruin is preoccupied with the present, he is particularly bad at seeing into the future. Preservation, on the other hand, is about protection. Protection is a long term thing, so Preservation is more looking into the future, so he is good at seeing into the future. It’s probably for similar reasons why Cultivation is skilled at seeing into the future.