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Hrathen's only power linked to the Dor is a bone in his forearm, the only remnant of being trained at the Dakhor monastery, although the abilities of this bone are not extensively revealed, it waspresumably showngrants tohim bestrength, practicallyas indestructiblehe andwas granted him the strengthable to break the neck of a full Dakhor monk with this arm.{{book ref|Elantris|62}} Like all Dakhor changed bones his arm is practically indestructible.{{book ref|Elantris|62}} Due to Hrathen’s place as Derethi Gyorn he received a [[Hrathen’s Seon|Seon]] from Wyrn. He rarely uses this Seon however, believing it to be heathen.{{book ref|Elantris|12}}

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He conducted sermons denouncing the Elantrians as unholy demons, “Svarakiss”“Svrakiss” damned by Jaddeth. His intention was to unite the people in their hatred for Elantrians and use that to convert them. He began preaching atop the Elantrian wall, where he first encountered [[Sarene]]. Pretending to be ignorant, she asked difficult questions that derailed his sermon. Rather than be annoyed he was actually very impressed by her shrewdness and felt invgorated by the promise of a worthy opponent.{{book ref|elantris|8}}

Wishing to closer inspect the Elantrians, he bribed the captain of the guard at the Elantrian wall to bring him an Elantrian. He questioned the Elantrian and decided that he couldn't allow the populace to actually get close to the ElantrainsElantrians and see how mundane they really were. He ordered for the Elantrian to be put back into Elantris but Dilaf instead tortured the Elantrian to madness and tried to burn it alive during one of Hrathen's sermons. Fearing retribution from Iadon, Hrathen interrupted the sermon, swayed the audience to his side and burnt the Elantrian to death later in private to end its suffering.{{book ref|elantris|15}}

Meeting with Eventeo under the pretense it was time for him to convert to Shu-Dereth the monks prepared to assassinate the King of Teod. Hrathen became aware that Dilaf planned to murder Sarene in front of Eventeo before they killed the king and finally realizing that his feelings of respect and rivalry with Sarene were in fact love. heHe saved her life by attacking Dilaf.{{book ref|elantris|61}}

Eventeo escaped while his guards fought the monks and Hrathen and Sarene retreated into aan alley. They managed to avoid the monks and disguise themselves as peasants. Walking among the masses, Sarene questioned why Hrathen chose to change sides. Hrathen revealed that he still followed Shu-Dereth, still prayed to Jaddeth, and still thought the Derethi teachings were correct, but said he couldn't agree with Wyrn and his interpretation of them.{{book ref|elantris|61}} At that point, Hrathen was stabbed in the chest by Fjon who had been sent by Wyrn to assassinate the gyorn.{{book ref|elantris|62}}

Hrathen fell in Sarene's arms, his final thoughts beingthinking: ''"Goodbye, my princess. Jaddeth be merciful to my soul. I only did the best I could."''

Hrathen's body was ferried back to Elantris and buried in the memorial barrows for heroes who fell during Fjordell's invasion. He was buried alongside Eondel, Karata, Saolin and Roial with his bloodred armour stacked alongside it and his cape draped over his sword. His funeral was performed last. Sarene speaks at his funeral saying that she thought she understood the man as her enemy by his sense of duty, his powerful will and his determination to save people through religion but she had no knowledge of his internal conflict or that he'd place the lives of everyone else over his own ambitions. andShe also mentioned how if it hadn't been for him, then Dilaf would have killed both her and Raoden. She implores the people to remember Hrathen not as their enemy but as their savior.{{book ref|elantris|Epilogue}}