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A '''Splinter''' is a specific type of fragment of Investiture ultimately derived from Adonalsium. These Splinters exist comprised of a single Shard's power or the Investiture of multiple Shards. They are present in many worlds of the cosmere, sometimes in abundant qualities or as self-aware personalities andwhile other times they are absent altogether or areexist simply as a raw chunk of raw power guided by something else.

At its core, a Splinter is a significant measure of a Shard's power that has been separated from the main body of Investiture. A Splinter has never been a person,{{wob ref|4541}} although it may serve to create a Cognitive Shadow, most of which would be considered Splinters.{{wob ref|8757}} It is worth noting that there is some difference between a physical manifestation Investiture such as [[atium]] and [[lerasium]] or Perpendicularitiesprpendicularities and a Splinter. While a Shard's power is never truly separated as it is all connected through the Spiritual Realm,{{cite}} Splinters represent power that has been released or removed by a Shard.{{wob ref|986}} While Splinters are oft Splinters tend to not have much in the way of a Physical aspect, as a chunk of Investiture it tends to be more rooted in the Cognitive and Spiritual Realms.{{wob ref|4066}} One distinguishing factor of a Splinter is that it may often have an intent of its own, separate from that of the parent Shard.{{wob ref|10089}} While many Splinters are comprised of Investiture of a single Shard, in the case of some Splinters they may actually be comprised of the Investiture or two or more Shards.

There are twoa few typicalcommon ways for a Splinter to come into existence and bothmost require the will of a Shard on some level. Perhaps the most common is that a Shard creates a Splinter by intentionally separating a bit of its power from itself.{{wob ref|9511}} This may be done for the purpose of creating some sort of synthetic race, such as the spren or seons. Another reason to create a Splinter is if a Shard wishes to prevent a soul from passing on to the [[Beyond]] by making it into a Cognitive Shadow, as is the case with the [[Fused]] and the [[Returned]].{{wob ref|5995}} It is uncertain whether or not an avatar of a Shard could be considered to be a Splinter, or if there is some other qualitative difference. There are some planets that only have Splinters present on the world,{{wob ref|4777}} as in the past Shards have gone to planets within the cosmere and left behind a Splinter before leaving.{{wob ref|8763}} Adonalsium also once left behind Splinters on various worlds before its death.{{cite}}

A Shard may also Splinter another Shard, tearing off a chunk of its power, typically for the purpose of diminishing it. If a Shard is completely destroyed in this way it is said to be '''Splintered'''. A Splintered Shard cannot have a Vessel while it remains in such a state, although it may be reconstituted into a full Shard via an unknown process,{{wob ref|1070}} although it will not restore the original Vessel.{{wob ref|5993}} Whether or not a Shard can Splinter another Shard is dependent upon the amount of raw [[Investiture]] that Shard is able to make use of at the time{{wob ref|9540}} and its knowledge of the process.{{msh ref|3|2}} There are more and less efficient ways to Splinter a Shard and it may grow easier with practice.{{wob ref|9563}}{{wob ref|9616}} Even a successful Splintering is taxing on a Shard and may require some recovery by the [[Shard]] afterward.{{wob ref|9881}} In some cases whether or not a Shard is Splintered may be a somewhat vague term.{{wob ref|5072}} A Shard left on its own without a Vessel may also Splinter of its own accord, although that is not the only possibility.{{wob ref|1877}}