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{{gld|Keshu|(J) Keshu was an elderly [[JinDo]] philosopher who ended up spawning two of the most powerful religions in the world. Keshu was a revolutionary thinker who combined traditional JinDo ideas—such as the power of unity—with such concepts as a single, omnipotent god and an organized ministry. Keseg didn't see himself as a revolutionary; his teachings were meant to clarify what the JinDo already believed. His two disciples, however, collected his teachings in the Do-Keseg, then carried them through the world.}}

{{gld|Ketathum|(F) A Hraggish pork dish.}}

{{gld|Kiin|King Eventeo of Teod's brother. Estranged from his brother for some unknown reason, Kiin now lives in Arelon with his wife Daora, his two children, Daorn and Kaise, and his adopted children Maiben and Lukel. Kiin is tall, like many Teos, and has a sizable girth. His voice is scratchy, though it is uncertain if the state was caused by aging or some sort of disease.}}

;Kimeon: (A) A lowly Arelis noble title.

{{gld|Raoden's mother| }}

{{gld|Rathbore Monastery|(F) One of the most influential Fjordell monasteries. It trains assassins.}}

{{gld|Reod|(A) The name given to the fall of Elantris. No one knows what caused the Reod. It happened instantaneously; before it, the Elantrians were god-like individuals with incredible power. After the Reod, they were pathetic creatures barely alive. The Reod's effect was felt throughout Arelon; it caused riots in Kae and the surrounding cities, it caused the collapse of the Arelene religion. It was even said to have caused physical cataclysms in the land itself, instigating a massive earthquake that opened an enormous crack in the ground just south of lake Alonoe.}}

;Revertiss: (F) A famous food dish.