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Pod
The combination of a Shard and its Vessel leads to sapient mind with access to a virtually infinite pool of Investiture. Are avatars the product of a similar combination of a mind and a pool of Investiture, only on a smaller scale, with less power?
Brandon Sanderson
I would say that is an accurate representation of what an avatar is. It’s not the only way, but it is an accurate... some avatars are that. I would say that’s the standard.
The Dusty Wheel
Do any other Shards utilize avatars the way Autonomy does?
Brandon Sanderson
Uh... they have in the past, I can't say for sure if they are doing so now or not.
Questioner
So Bavadin's avatars, right; Autonomy's avatars.
Brandon Sanderson
One of Bavadin's avatars.
Questioner
Of those avatars, are some or all of them actual Splinters of Autonomy?
Brandon Sanderson
The terminology gets kind of sticky here. In Cosmere terms, some would say that counts as Splinters, some would say not. The avatars aren't necessarily aware but Bavadin always is. A lot of people in Cosmere would call that a Splinter.
Questioner
My follow up to that would be, is it possible for a person to Ascend and become a Vessel of one of those Splinters?
Brandon Sanderson
That is plausible. Yes. It could happen. It would be tough because they will have personalities of their own and so something would need to happen... but yeah.
Pod
Do you approve of the fanonization of ‘Bavatar’?
Brandon Sanderson
*laughs* That’s pretty funny, I haven’t heard that before. Yes, I approve.