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[[File:King raithwall with dawn shard.png|right|250px|thumb|King Raithwall with the Dawn Shard.]]
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[[File:FF12 Model - Dawn Shard.png|right|150px|The Dawn Shard.]]
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The '''Dawn Shard''' is an ancient piece of [[nethicite]] that was sealed in the [[Tomb of Raithwall]] by the Dynast King [[Raithwall]], [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Ashe's]] ancestor, in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''.
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The '''Dawn Shard''' {{J|暁の断片|Akatsuki no Danpen}} is an ancient piece of [[nethicite]] sealed in the [[Tomb of Raithwall]] by the [[Dynast King]] [[Raithwall]], [[Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca|Ashe's]] ancestor, in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]''.
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Acquiring the Dawn Shard in ''The Zodiac Age'' awards the "The Mist Seethes" [[Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age achievements and trophies|trophy/achievement]].
 
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==Story==
 
==Story==
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[[File:Final Fantasy XII - The Power of the Dawn Shard|320px|right|The Dawn Shard sinks the 8th fleet.]]
The Dawn Shard is a piece of deifacted nethicite cut from the [[Sun-Cryst]] by the Dynast King Raithwall hundreds of years before the start of ''Final Fantasy XII''. Raithwall was chosen as the new Dynast King of [[Ivalice (Final Fantasy XII)|Ivalice]] by the [[Occuria]], who granted him the [[Sword of Kings]] to cut pieces of nethicite with from the Sun-Cryst. Raithwall cut three pieces of nethicite from the cryst, and one of them became known as the Dawn Shard. Whereas the two other pieces became royal heirlooms, the Dawn Shard was hidden in the Tomb of Raithwall, at the king's burial site.
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The Dawn Shard is a piece of deifacted nethicite cut from the [[Sun-Cryst]] by the Dynast King Raithwall hundreds of years ago. Raithwall was chosen as the new Dynast King of [[Ivalice (Final Fantasy XII)|Ivalice]] by the [[Occuria]], who granted him the [[Sword of Kings (weapon)|Sword of Kings]] to cut pieces of nethicite with from the Sun-Cryst. Raithwall cut three pieces of nethicite from the cryst, and one of them became known as the Dawn Shard. While the two other pieces became royal heirlooms, the Dawn Shard was hidden in the Tomb of Raithwall at the king's burial site.
   
The party seeks the Dawn Shard in order to prove Ashe's lineage, but after obtaining it, it is stolen by the Imperial [[Ghis|Judge Ghis]]. In an attempt to measure the strength of the item, Ghis accidentally triggers two things, one being an uncontrollable rage within [[Fran]], who as a [[viera]] is extremely sensitive to [[Mist (Term)|Mist]], and the other a violent explosion that destroys not only the [[airship]] ''[[Dreadnought Leviathan]]'', but the entire 8th [[Archadian Empire|Archadian]] Fleet.
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Ashe seeks the Dawn Shard to prove her royal lineage. The party battles [[Belias (Final Fantasy XII boss)|Belias]] to obtain it, and afterward Ashe glimpses an apparition of her late husband [[Rasler Heios Nabradia]]. The Dawn Shard is stolen by the Imperial [[Ghis|Judge Ghis]] whose [[Archadian Imperial Fleets|Imperial fleet]] ambushes the party outside the tomb. To measure its strength Ghis accidentally unleashes the [[Mist (Final Fantasy XII)|Mist]] trapped within the Dawn Shard. The Mist drives Ashe's companion [[Fran]] into a Mist-frenzy, allowing the party's escape, before a violent explosion of Mist destroys [[Dreadnought Leviathan|Dreadnought ''Leviathan'']] and the entire 8th [[Archadia]]n fleet.
   
 
[[File:Dawn shard2.png|left|thumb|Ashe holding the Dawn Shard that has lost its power.]]
 
[[File:Dawn shard2.png|left|thumb|Ashe holding the Dawn Shard that has lost its power.]]
Having lost the Mist trapped inside the stone, Dawn Shard is rendered powerless, but is regained by Ashe and company. Ashe takes the remains of the Dawn Shard to [[Jahara]] to ask the [[garif]]'s advice on how to use it, but she is told that the Mist within the nethicite has been lost. After obtaining the Sword of Kings from [[Stilshrine of Miriam]] Ashe's party members ask her to test the sword's might on the Dawn Shard, but, prompted by a ghostly vision of her late husband, [[Rasler Heios Nabradia]], in truth an image conjured by the Occuria to manipulate her, Ashe can't bring herself to destroy the nethicite.
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Having lost the Mist trapped inside the stone, Dawn Shard is rendered powerless, but is regained by Ashe and company. Ashe takes the Dawn Shard's remains to [[Jahara]] to ask the [[garif]]'s advice on how to use it, but she is told the Mist within the nethicite has been lost. After obtaining the Sword of Kings from [[Stilshrine of Miriam]] Ashe's party asks her to test the sword's might on the Dawn Shard, but, prompted by a ghostly vision of Rasler, in truth an image conjured by the Occuria to manipulate her, Ashe can't bring herself to destroy the nethicite.
   
[[Cidolfus Demen Bunansa|Dr. Cid]] takes the stone from them at the [[Pharos at Ridorana]] and integrates it back into the [[Sun-Cryst]]. The Dawn Shard is presumably destroyed along with the Sun-Cryst, when [[Reddas]] strikes it with the Sword of Kings.
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[[Cidolfus Demen Bunansa|Dr. Cid]] takes the stone from them at the [[Pharos (Final Fantasy XII)|Pharos]] and reintegrates it into the Sun-Cryst. The Dawn Shard is presumably destroyed along with the Sun-Cryst, when [[Reddas]] strikes it with the Sword of Kings.
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==Equipment Stats==
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==Equipment stats==
The [[List of Final Fantasy XII Accessories#Dawn Shard|Dawn Shard]] can also be used as an accessory. When equipped, magic defense increases by 20, but [[MP (Stat)|MP]] is reduced to zero. Equipping this item is vital to navigating the [[Stilshrine of Miriam]]. In the ''[[Final Fantasy XII#Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System|Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System]]'' version, it also reduces the [[Quickening (Ability)|Mist Charge gauge]] to zero.
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The [[Final Fantasy XII accessories#Dawn Shard|Dawn Shard]] can be used as an accessory. When equipped, magic defense increases by 20, but [[MP (stat)|MP]] is reduced to zero. Equipping this item is vital to navigating the Stilshrine of Miriam. In the ''Zodiac'' versions, though the bars for using [[Quickening (ability)|Quickenings]] do not draw from MP, equipping the Dawn Shard will also empty these bars.
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|File:Dawn-shard.png|Dawn Shard in Tomb of Raithwall.
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King raithwall with dawn shard.png|King Raithwall with the Dawn Shard.
|File:FF12 Model - Dawn Shard.png|The Dawn Shard.
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Dawn-shard.png|Dawn Shard in Tomb of Raithwall.
|File:Dawn_shard.jpg|Ashe holding the Dawn Shard.
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Dawn_shard.jpg|Ashe holding the Dawn Shard.
|File:Dawn-shard2.png|Dawn Shard.
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Dawn-shard2.png|Dawn Shard.
|File:Dawn-shard-accessory.jpg|Dawn Shard as an accessory.
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Dawn-shard-accessory.jpg|Dawn Shard as an accessory.
|File:Ashe-misses-dawn-shard.png|Ashe almost destroys the Dawn Shard.
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Ashe-misses-dawn-shard.png|Ashe almost destroys the Dawn Shard.
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The Dawn Shard.

Majesty, he speaks of the Dawn Shard. That is the nethicite.

The Dawn Shard (暁の断片, Akatsuki no Danpen?) is an ancient piece of nethicite sealed in the Tomb of Raithwall by the Dynast King Raithwall, Ashe's ancestor, in Final Fantasy XII.

Acquiring the Dawn Shard in The Zodiac Age awards the "The Mist Seethes" trophy/achievement.

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

The Dawn Shard is a piece of deifacted nethicite cut from the Sun-Cryst by the Dynast King Raithwall hundreds of years ago. Raithwall was chosen as the new Dynast King of Ivalice by the Occuria, who granted him the Sword of Kings to cut pieces of nethicite with from the Sun-Cryst. Raithwall cut three pieces of nethicite from the cryst, and one of them became known as the Dawn Shard. While the two other pieces became royal heirlooms, the Dawn Shard was hidden in the Tomb of Raithwall at the king's burial site.

Ashe seeks the Dawn Shard to prove her royal lineage. The party battles Belias to obtain it, and afterward Ashe glimpses an apparition of her late husband Rasler Heios Nabradia. The Dawn Shard is stolen by the Imperial Judge Ghis whose Imperial fleet ambushes the party outside the tomb. To measure its strength Ghis accidentally unleashes the Mist trapped within the Dawn Shard. The Mist drives Ashe's companion Fran into a Mist-frenzy, allowing the party's escape, before a violent explosion of Mist destroys Dreadnought Leviathan and the entire 8th Archadian fleet.

Dawn shard2

Ashe holding the Dawn Shard that has lost its power.

Having lost the Mist trapped inside the stone, Dawn Shard is rendered powerless, but is regained by Ashe and company. Ashe takes the Dawn Shard's remains to Jahara to ask the garif's advice on how to use it, but she is told the Mist within the nethicite has been lost. After obtaining the Sword of Kings from Stilshrine of Miriam Ashe's party asks her to test the sword's might on the Dawn Shard, but, prompted by a ghostly vision of Rasler, in truth an image conjured by the Occuria to manipulate her, Ashe can't bring herself to destroy the nethicite.

Dr. Cid takes the stone from them at the Pharos and reintegrates it into the Sun-Cryst. The Dawn Shard is presumably destroyed along with the Sun-Cryst, when Reddas strikes it with the Sword of Kings.

Spoilers end here.

Equipment stats

The Dawn Shard can be used as an accessory. When equipped, magic defense increases by 20, but MP is reduced to zero. Equipping this item is vital to navigating the Stilshrine of Miriam. In the Zodiac versions, though the bars for using Quickenings do not draw from MP, equipping the Dawn Shard will also empty these bars.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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