==Appearance and Personality==
Hrathen's [[seon]] is described as having a similar size and appearance to other seons - a small floating, glowing sphere.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Her [[Aon]], and therefore her name, are not known. She is patient and obedient.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Her voice is soft, melancholy, and feminine.{{book ref|Elantris|12}}{{book ref|Elantris|36}} She is the only seon introduced so far that is referred to as female.
Hrathen's seon appears to have the same powers as other seons, including the ability to instantly communicate through other seons.{{book ref|Elantris|2}}{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She obeys Hrathen's commands and refers to him as "my lord", which would seem to indicate that the two are bonded.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=16|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-16}} The seon was presumably given to Hrathen by a process called Passing.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=34|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-34}} ▼
==History==
===Background===
Hrathen iswas [[Fjordell]], and like other followers of [[Shu-Dereth]] he viewsviewed [[Aonic]] magic as "heathen".{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Many people in Fjordell dodid not even believe that seons exist.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen has always believed that they are real, but he hashad several misconceptions about them, including an assumption that they arewere created by [[Elantrian]]s.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen ascendsascended the ranks of the Derethi church and becomesbecame one of twenty gyorns, high priests that directly serveserved [[Wyrn (title)]] [[Wulfden the Fourth]].{{book ref|Elantris|5}} He iswas shocked to learn that Wyrn and the other gyorns each havehad a seon that they useused for communication, and hashad to be convinced by Wyrn over a period of several years that their use by the Derethi iswas justified.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} It is not known how the Derethi church originally obtained the seons.
===Assignment to Hrathen===
The seon iswas given to Hrathen and he keepskept her in a steel box with an elaborate locking system; he also keepskept the box itself well hidden.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen believesbelieved that the church would be embarrassed if common people knew that it usesused the magic that it condemnscondemned.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Seons cannot pass through solid matter{{wob ref|7816}} so Hrathen's seon iswas imprisoned, although she makesmade no effort to escape when the box iswas opened.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She remainsremained unfailingly obedient, but Hrathen still feelsfelt disgust and distrust towards all seons, more so than other gyorns.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen's seon iswas generally forbidden to speak, and Hrathen sometimes leavesleft the box unopened for months.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Their relationship iswas completely different from the loving connections seen between Aonic characters and their seons (such as [[Raoden]]'s with [[Ien]]){{book ref|Elantris|16}} and Hrathen's thoughts and actions arewere incongruous with what is known about the usual nature of the human-seon bond between humans and seons.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=16|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-16}}{{wob ref|10049}}
===As a communicator===
Hrathen usesused her to contact Wyrn regarding a plot involving [[Telrii]].{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She iswas later used to contact [[Forton]], a use which iswas not sanctioned but not technically forbidden.{{book ref|Elantris|18}} Hrathen procuresprocured some potions from Forton and keepskept them in the box.{{book ref|Elantris|36}} When Hrathen feignsfeigned becoming an Elantrian, someone riflesrifled through his belongings and the box iswas damaged, but the seon iswas not discovered.{{book ref|Elantris|36}}
ItUnbeknownst isto revealed thatHrathen, the [[Dakhor]] [[gragdet]] [[Dilaf]] has always knownknew about Hrathen'shis seon; at one point, he usesused her to contact [[Eventeo]] and threaten him.{{book ref|Elantris|59}} Her fate after Hrathen's death is not known.
▲== Attributes and Abilities==
▲Hrathen's seon appears to have the same powers as other seons, including the ability to instantly communicate through other seons.{{book ref|Elantris|2}}{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She obeys Hrathen's commands and refers to him as "my lord", which would seem to indicate that the two are bonded.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=16|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-16}} The seon was presumably given to Hrathen by a process called Passing.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=34|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-34}}
==Trivia==
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