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== Trivia ==
* The names of the Unmade are derived from deities of Near Eastern pantheons, and H.P. Lovecraft's [[wikipedia:Cthulhu Mythos|Cthulhu Mythos]]; however, the powers and characteristics of the Unmade do not necessarily match those of their nominal inspirations. Suspected associations are:{{url ref|url=https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/62476-ob-unmade-name-linguistic-origins/|text=Unmade Name Linguistic Origins|site=17th Shard}}
** [[wikipedia:Anat|Anat]], Semitic war goddess, for [[Sja-anat]].
** [[wikipedia:Resheph|Resheph]], Canaanite plague deity, for [[Re-Shephir]].
** [[wikipedia:Chemosh|Chemosh]], god of Moabites and Ammonites, for [[Chemoarish]].
** Unknown [[wikipedia:Cthulhu Mythos deities|Cthulhu Mythos deities]] for [[Ba-Ado-Mishram]] and [[Yelig-nar]].{{wob ref|13089}}
** [[wikipedia:Moloch|Moloch]], [[Wikipedia:Dagon|Dagon]], [[wikipedia:Asherah|Asherah]], and [[wikipedia:Chemosh|Chemosh]] are also named as fallen angels in Hell in Milton's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost#Characters Paradise Lost]
* In The Way of Kings Prime, there was an Unmade behind a very ornate door in the First Capital, bound by crystal spikes.{{wob ref|16216}}
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