Which Shard would you take up?

[ShardofThought]

So just out of pure curiosity, out of all the Shards that are currently named, which one would you most want to take up and for what reasons? If you were in the cosmere where would you go, what would you do, and why would you do it? Feel free to discuss below.

[Kered]

My first choice would be roughly the same as Zennix's. But if I had to chose, I'd go with Honor. Not wholly because of the intent, but also because of the world and system that Honor and Cultivation created. I'd try my best not to die, though. 

[CrazyRioter]

Probably Endowment or Cultivation. Both shards that can legit help people.

[Totally_Not_A_Worldhopper]

Ruin, since I have a similar view on it to Sazed, and so hopeful won't end up evil... plus, it's basically the power of change.

[Kureshi Ironclaw]

Autonomy. I was given an award in school by my literature teacher for not conforming.

Cultivation could be fun too. The divine ability to scheme and manipulate worlds on a grand scale would be like playing lego.

[Chinkoln]

Ready to cheat the system, I would want to be Adonalsium. If that is completely not allowed, then I would want to be whatever shard Trell has...

[+Invocation]

30 minutes ago, Chinkoln said:

Adonalsium.

Big A isn't a Shard. He's all of them, and yet something different.

30 minutes ago, Chinkoln said:

I would want to be whatever shard Trell has...

So probably Autonomy, then.

[Chinkoln]

Harmony counts as a shard even though he has 2, isn't that the same principle as Adonalsium?

 

[SwordNimiForPresident]

Ruin. If it hadn't been tricked by Preservation, it probably would have been the most dangerous one. Plus, I wouldn't have the same aversion to picking up other Shards that Rayse has. I'd merc his chull and take his Shard too. Imagine a Ruin/Odium combo.

[Agent34]

29 minutes ago, Chinkoln said:

Harmony counts as a shard even though he has 2, isn't that the same principle as Adonalsium?

 

Shards are pieces of Adonalsium. You can't really be a piece of yourself.

[Chinkoln]

9 hours ago, Agent34 said:

Shards are pieces of Adonalsium. You can't really be a piece of yourself.

What if Adonalsium wasn't the first power, but was itself a shard to an even greater power. That would then mean that the cosmere as we know it is about to be turned upside down and that I could be Adonalsium...

[Lightblood]

Survival- The most secret shard, He's just out there chillin' and relaxin all cool, prehaps shooting some b-ball outside of the pool.

and he probably wont ever die so thats a plus too

[Lightblood]

On 2/28/2019 at 7:31 PM, SwordNimiForPresident said:

 I'd merc his chull and take his Shard too.

This is my new favorite phrase

[Honorless]

*looks at display picture* Yup, still Preservation

#Lerasfeels

More than that though  not only would I choose Preservation if I had a choice, I think it's the only one I would have enough of a connection to, in order for me to Ascend

Cultivation is a... medium range second

Edited October 30, 2019 by Honorless

[Friendshipspren]

I think I would take up cultivation. Seems cool and chilled out. Ascend. Find some quite backwater planet. Settle it alone. Help humans or other species develop Into the space age into the post scarcity era , then idk

[GoWibble]

On 12/9/2017 at 4:27 PM, Betrail said:

The one i hope i am more aligned with is honor, but the one i probably would be more aligned with

 

 

 

 

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Unualakie, god of mischief and travel

are you trying to go for Lunu'anaki? 

[StanLemon]

There are a couple that I would want more but if I had to choose one that would match me best, it would probably be  Preservation 

[KandraAllomancer]

Based on my personality, it would probably be Autonomy

[Lunu’anaki]

Ambition or Autonomy... If it were an option to somehow merge them I'd do that. What would that shard be called? Free Will?

 

On 10/25/2019 at 9:46 AM, GoWibble said:

are you trying to go for Lunu'anaki? 

Hey now... everyone knows I'm not a shard 

[Yvainnie]

Either Cultivation or Preservation. I like to watch things grow and I don’t like change. 

[+Ark1002]

For the longest time i would have said Cultivation, but then...

Ambition is very true to my personality, wouldn't do much

[Guest Lifeblesser]

Endowment or Cultivation. 

I feel like shards such as Honor,Odium, Ambition, ruin, preservation, autonomy and Dominion are all to goal oriented or to "Limited" by the Intent of their Shard.

Endowment and Cultivation though.

 Endowment is about giving

We don't know much of Endowment but she hasn't tried to destroy or enslave her planet yet and she's constantly giving away pieces of her power in the form of Breath and Divine Breath.

There's a WoB that says that Endowment is capable of "Smiting" anyone holding breath. And yet I don't know of any cases of that happening ROFL

 

Cultivation is about growing things. Cultivation would be able to "prune" something in order to further it's growth. That involves both destruction and creation.

These kinds of shards seem to me like they're a little more open to what they can do with they're power.

 

I feel like these shards would have the least "bad" effect on the personalities of the Vessels over time

And both of them seem to have great Future Vision;)

[Whynot]

Definitely Cultivation for the fact that Cultivation is powerful and able to hold her own against Oduim on Roshar.And also, I would be driven towards cultivating my power as much as possible. Or maybe I'll take stab in the dark and be a Shard who I have no idea what it's Intent is and see what happens.