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== Becoming an Elantrian ==

A person can become an Elantrian by being taken by the [[Shaod]]. The Shaod, or the Transformation, generally happens at night.{{wob ref|8409}} The people it chooses are seemingly random (though not completely){{wob ref|13071}} and may be from any age or class in society.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} The Shaod only takes people from [[Arelon]] or [[Teod]], and occasionally [[Duladel]].{{book ref|Elantris|19}} It is suspected that this is due to [[AonDor]]'s close [[Connection]] with Arelon and its geography in general.{{wob ref|411}} A person needs to have some genetic ties to Arelon and be in Arelon to be taken by the Shaod.{{wob ref|2173}} Immediate proximity to Elantris or Elantrians do not increase one's chances of being taken by the Shaod.{{book ref|Elantris|2}} A non-human could become an Elantrian.{{wob ref|11629}} There are ways to reverse the Shaod.{{wob ref|9891}}{{wob ref|15260}}

 

 

There is an upper limit to the number of Elantrians there can be at a given time.{{wob ref|8617}}

 

== Abilities and Appearance ==

 

Elantrians have "brilliant white" hair and "metallic silver" skin and appear to shine with an inner light.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} Elantrian bodies are fueled and constantly renewed by the [[Dor]],{{book ref|Elantris|19}} and if the Dor is blocked they quickly deteriorate. There are still some basic metabolic processes happening in the Elantrian body, but their bodies are mostly sustained by Investiture.{{wob ref|4321}} Elantrians heal quickly and can survive fatal injuries, such as decapitation.{{wob ref|13084}} They bleed silvery-white blood.{{book ref|Elantris|62}} They have superior strength and speed.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} Elantrians can still die of natural causes if left untreated.{{book ref|Elantris|25}} An Elantrian away from Sel would still be an Elantrian but many of the visible signs would fade away.{{wob ref|3407}} There are ways to restore this.{{book ref|mb7|54}} Their raw levels of Investiture are very high, even higher than a [[Returned]].{{book ref|Yumi|32}}

 

During the Reod their silvery skin turned grey and became covered in dark splotches and their white hair falls out, along with other less readily apparent changes, such as their hearts ceasing to beat, breathing and eating were no longer needed, bleeding no longer happened, and their wounds refused to heal.{{wob ref|1942}} Some functions of the body like muscles and blood flow continue,{{wob ref|8079}} and sleep and brain functions continues to work very similarly to the way it did before.{{wob ref|2200}} Although unable to heal, a Reod Elantrian can only be killed by decapitation or burning, while hunger or most fatal wounds failed to kill them since the Dor kept their bodies functioning. Other attempts to kill them built up pain that never decreased, and could result in making them a [[Hoed]], leaving them filled with pain and unable to do anything other than moan. They burned much easier compared to a normal human.{{book ref|Elantris|18}} These effects were due to the transformation being incomplete, waiting to finish but unable to do so with an incomplete Aon.{{book ref|Elantris|49}} Reod Elantrian bodies act as if they are frozen at a certain point in time, which is why pain didn’t go away and things like hair did not grow.{{book ref|Elantris|25}}

 

Some potential advantages come from being a Reod Elantrian. Reod Elantrians do not need to breathe or eat.{{book ref|Elantris|13}} A [[Shardblade]] will register them as half alive, half dead. They would be a flicker and depending on when they are hit the Shardblade might cut a body part off or it might leave it dead.{{wob ref|1363}} A Reod Elantrian can still be detected by [[Heightening#Fourth Heightening|life sense]] but they would appear as a stutter, with a flashing sensation.{{wob ref|1362}}

 

Elantrians have increased insight and mental abilities.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} They are also practically immortal, but being an Elantrian is emotionally and mentally exhausting and is one of the hardest forms of immortality that exist in the [[cosmere]].{{wob ref|5685}}

 

=== Invested Art ===

Elantrians have access to [[AonDor]], a symbol-based magic that can be used in seemingly limitless ways.{{book ref|Elantris|4}} By drawing [[Aon|specific symbols]], usually in the air, Elantrians are capable of instantaneous travel, healing, turning garbage to food, creating light, creating fire, creating a telescope made of air, creating disguises, etc. With enough preparation, Elantrians can do things that are more impressive than [[Feruchemy]].{{wob ref|3603}}

 

An Elantrian's ability to use AonDor will diminish the further they travel from the city of Elantris.{{wob ref|8617}} It is possible to hack the magic system and get it to work on other planets.{{book ref|tress|64}}{{wob ref|5633}}{{book ref|mb7|54}}

 

A Reod Elantrian has limited access to AonDor and cannot produce very powerful effects with it.{{book ref|Elantris|49}} There is a similar relationship between a Reod Elantrian and a dead [[spren]].{{wob ref|4392}}{{wob ref|5716}} A Reod Elantrian can be affected by emotional [[Allomancy]]{{wob ref|1364}} and it is easier to [[Iron|pull]] metal out of them compared to a normal human.{{wob ref|1365}} Reod Elantrians cannot be directly targeted by AonDor.{{book ref|Elantris|49}}

 

== Cultural Influences ==

=== Arelon ===

 

==== Elantris ====

*[[Taan]]

*[[Riina]]

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