Difference between revisions of "Shaod"

During the time that the Shaod was unable to complete itself, the Shaod caused those affected by it to have grey skin with "sickly black patches" and caused their hair to fall out.{{book ref|Elantris|1}} Their bodies became unable to heal and so continuously accumulated injuries. It is possible to mimic some of the the physical effectscharacteristics of the failed Shaod ([[Hrathen]] does so through the use of a crafted poison).

After the [[Reod]], the Shaod could not complete itself because the geographical region around [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] had changed from the configuration depicted in the [[Aon#Rao|Aon Rao]] formed by Elantris and its surrounding cities, altered by the appearance of a chasm after the Reod. The incomplete transformation rendered their bodies unable to heal. In the years following, it was therefore considered a curse to be chosen by the Shaod. Those stricken with the Shaod were treated as dead (complete with burial wrappings and a funeral offering of food{{book ref|Elantris|1}}) and exiled to Elantris, where they would accumulate eternally hurtingpainful injuries until they succumbed to the pain. When [[Raoden]] added a line representing the new chasm to Aon Rao, the [[Dor]] was able to complete the transformation of those stricken by the Shaod, transforming them into full Elantrians. {{book ref|Elantris|61}}