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== Nature ==
At its core, a Splinter is a significant measure of a Shard's power that has been separated from the main body of Investiture.
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}} Splinters commonly are sentient and have an associated personality, although that personality may be destroyed or damaged. However, they do not necessarily need a personality to be considered a Splinter. Generally speaking, a Splinter has never been a person.{{wob ref|4541}} By the strictest definition, a Cognitive Shadow may not be considered to be a Splinter, because Splinters have normally been defined as something that has never been human.{{wob ref|4541}} However, there is an argument to be made that a Cognitive Shadow is just an imprint of a once-living being on Investiture, and has therefore never truly been human.{{au ref|threnody}} Generally speaking, most would consider a Cognitive Shadow to be a type of Splinter.{{wob ref|8757}} Nevertheless,
It is certain that all Splinters do not contain the exact same quantity of Investiture, as a Splinter may be Splintered yet again into smaller fragments.{{wob ref|11677}} However, it is likely that there is some threshold below which a quantity of Investiture is not considered to be a Splinter. For instance a divine Breath is considered to be a Splinter,{{cite}} but there is no indication that the lesser Breath possessed by normal people is considered to be a Splinter. In fact, the small amount of Investiture present in sapient beings that is known as Innate Investiture is also distinct from Splinters.{{wob ref|1072}}
▲By the strictest definition, a Cognitive Shadow may not be considered to be a Splinter, because Splinters have normally been defined as something that has never been human. However, there is an argument to be made that a Cognitive Shadow is just an imprint of a once-living being on Investiture, and has therefore never truly been human. Nevertheless, they operate by similar rules and many Cognitive Shadows may be made of an amount of Investiture equivalent or potentially even greater than a typical Splinter.
== Formation ==
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