Editing Korath

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'''Korath''' ('''KoHwo''') was the founder of the [[Shu-Korath]] religion.{{glossary ref|Elantris|K}}

He was a student of [[Keshu]], who began the religion Shu-Keseg. Keshu preached unity, and his two disciples, Korath and [[Dereth]], interpreted this in different ways. Dereth took it to mean unity of governance, while Korath understood it as unity of love. The two split to create two different religions, [[Shu-Dereth]] and Shu-Korath.

Korath adopted the [[Elantrian]] symbol [[Aon]] Omi to represent both his church and its God.{{wob ref|7591}} This was a surprising choice, as many new followers of Shu-Korath considered Aons and the Elantrian religion to be heathen. However, by adopting the symbol, Korath hoped to prove that his church should love everybody. The center of Shu-Korath was eventually moved to Teod, after Korath's death.

He had  a pendant with the symbol forged, which eventually evolved into the current practice of exchanging Omi pendants at Korathi weddings, as well as the habit of many followers of Shu-Korath wearing the pendants. The pendants eventually became known as Korathi pendants.

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