Difference between revisions of "Seon"

|magictype=[[AonDor]], {{tag+|Splinter}}s of [[Devotion]]

|books=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]], [[The Stormlight Archive]], [[Mistborn Era 2]]

Seons take the form of floating orbs of light, each with a glowing [[Aon]] at their core for which they are named.{{book ref|Elantris|2}}{{book ref|elantris|part=ars}} They are described as "small"{{book ref|Elantris|2}} and "melon sized".{{book ref|Elantris|2}} Seons have control over the level of their brightness,{{book ref|Elantris|17}} and they often pulse while speaking or laughing.{{book ref|Elantris|5}} The light of seons has a mother-of-pearl iridescence, at least in the [[Cognitive Realm]],{{book ref|sa4|20}} and it can be difficult to discern their Aons through the light without close examination.{{book ref|Elantris|2}}{{book ref|Elantris|32}} The general appearance of seons is similar in the Cognitive and [[Physical Realm]]s;{{book ref|sa4|115}} however, this may not have always bebeen the case,{{wob ref|8663}} and is likely related to the unusual history of the [[Dor]] on Sel and its effect on Selish magic systems.{{wob ref|14644}}{{wob ref|14522}} Seons are tangible, although they weigh very little; they cannot pass through solid matter and can therefore be imprisoned.{{wob ref|7816}}{{book ref|sa4|115}} [[Hrathen]] believes that seons need to sleep.{{book ref|Elantris|12}}

As [[Splinter]]s of a [[Shard]] of [[Adonalsium]], seons are a sapient form of [[Investiture]] and possess several magical qualities. They are immortal.{{wob ref|3885}} They generate their own light and have control over their brightness, to the point that they can become nearly invisible.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} They move by floating and seem to be able to change their speed and altitude quickly.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} They can even reach speeds that are faster than a galloping horse.{{book ref|Elantris|29}} They are able to mimic human speech and mannerisms, which they may have perfected over time.{{book ref|Elantris|5}} Their senses are superior to those of humans.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} They have an innate sense of direction and can point the way to any place they have ever been.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}{{book ref|Elantris|62}} They cannot be harmed by conventional means.{{wob ref|7439}}

[[Ashe]] notednotes that Elantris was once "overflowing" with seons{{book ref|Elantris|2}} and that nearly all Elantrians had one.{{book ref|thoe}} After the Reod, seons becamebecome increasingly rare as more of them wentgo "mad".{{book ref|Elantris|5}} They remainedremain common enough that some people in larger cities still ignoredignore them,{{book ref|Elantris|23}} but Ashe mentionedmentions that many people hadhave become wary or even fearful of seons, since they associatedassociate them with the fall of Elantris.{{book ref|Elantris|5}} This attitude wasis more prevalent in Arelon, the presumed source of seons, than it wasis in Teod.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}

Many people in [[Fjordell]] diddo not believe that seons existedexist,{{book ref|Elantris|2}} or they believe that they wereare "heathen magic" that should be be shunned.{{book ref|Elantris|12}}

After Elantris wasis restored and Raoden and Sarene becamebecome king and queen, seons wereare once again seen as desirable in Arelon.{{book ref|thoe}}

Seons have many similarities to the spren that live on Roshar. They are both [[Splinter]]s and essentially "the same thing",{{wob ref|9432}}{{wob ref|15938}} but there are some differences that would not make them interchangeable.{{wob ref|6928}}{{wob ref|141}} Unlike spren, seons can leave Sel and do not change appearance in the Cognitive Realm; these differences are somehow related to the unusual state of the [[Dor]] and Sel's "odd" magic systems.{{wob ref|14644}}{{wob ref|14522}} Seons are not as common as spren, as they are limited to a single individual for each Aon.{{wob ref|14410}} Both entities can bond with humans, and the Nahel bond with a spren can theoretically be Passed like a seon bond.{{wob ref|885}} Like spren, seons can turn into [[Shardblade]]s if they have something to pull them more into the [[Physical Realm]].{{wob ref|6197}} SeonsThey couldcan also not be killed by a Shardblade.{{wob ref|15944}} Seons could be used to build a [[fabrial]], and the nature of the Aon in the seon would influence what kind of fabrial could be made.{{wob ref|12918}}