It can be assumed, for example, that Adonalsium had some sense of honor and a desire to cultivate, and that it maintained a balance between its concepts of ruin and preservation. In any case, the known Shardic Intents give some insight into Adonalsium's nature, as each can generally be regarded as some primal force ascribed with a facet of Adonalsium's own personality.
Indeed, it is possible that a set of Shards with an alternate set of natures may have been produced, and it may be possible for a different number to have been produced. It is unclear precisely why the power was later divided into sixteen Shards, or why these Shards bear the Intents that they do. Some "fourth law" of thermodynamics seems to govern Adonalsium and the nature of Investiture. Furthermore, Adonalsium exercised direct control over the nature and limitations of this magic. While most of the more complex magic systems, such as Allomancy and Surgebinding, were established after the Shattering, some simpler forms of magic, such as highstorms and spren, existed in some form prior to Adonalsium's demise. As far as anyone in the cosmere is aware, there was no predecessor to Adonalsium. Consequently, all forms of magic are ultimately derived from Adonalsium's power. Khriss' interpretation of Adonalsium's nature Īll Investiture in the cosmere is associated with Adonalsium. I don't know if it was a force or a being, though I suspect the latter. It is possible that the tendency of Investiture to develop sentience over time is rooted in Adonalsium's own drive to develop life. Variations of the phrase "power of creation" typically refer to Adonalsium or the remnants of its power, due to this belief. That is, excepting any subsequent creation performed by the Shards, which is typically regarded as a copy of Adonalsium's own designs performed with the remnants of its power. Īdonalsium is widely believed to be the creator of the entire cosmere and all life within it. It is unclear whether Adonalsium's power reaches beyond the cosmere, or whether Adonalsium could, unlike Shards, wield its power to the fullest extent. Notions that it could be "killed" or that it could "design" things suggests the latter, though these understandings could be faulty. The exact nature of Adonalsium, whether it is more a force of nature or an intelligent being, is unknown, though either interpretation carries a measure of validity.
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