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'''Hrathen's seon''' is a magical being on [[Sel]] that is used by the [[gyorn]] [[Hrathen]] for communication purposes.{{book ref|Elantris|13}}
  
'''Hrathen's seon''' is a magical being on [[Sel]] that is used by the [[gyorn]] [[Hrathen]] for communication purposes.{{book ref|Elantris|13}}
   
 
==Appearance and Personality==
  
==Appearance and Personality==
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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.
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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}}
   
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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}}
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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.{{wob ref|1965}} The seon was presumably given to Hrathen by a process called Passing.{{wob ref|2076}}
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
 
===Background===
  
===Background===
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Hrathen is [[Fjordell]], and like other followers of [[Shu-Dereth]] he views [[Aonic]] magic as "heathen".{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Many people in Fjordell do not even believe that seons exist.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen has always believed that they are real, but he has several misconceptions about them, including an assumption that they are created by [[Elantrian]]s.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen ascends the ranks of the Derethi church and becomes one of twenty gyorns, high priests that directly serve [[Wyrn (title)]] [[Wulfden the Fourth]].{{book ref|Elantris|5}} He is shocked to learn that Wyrn and the other gyorns each have a seon that they use for communication, and has to be convinced by Wyrn over a period of several years that their use by the Derethi is justified.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} It is not known how the Derethi church originally obtained the seons.
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Hrathen was [[Fjordell]], and like other followers of [[Shu-Dereth]] he viewed [[Aonic]] magic as "heathen".{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Many people in Fjordell did not even believe that seons existed.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen always believed that they are real, but he had several misconceptions about them, including an assumption that they were created by [[Elantrian]]s.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen ascended the ranks of the Derethi church and became one of twenty gyorns, high priests that directly served [[Wyrn (title)|Wyrn]] [[Wulfden the Fourth]].{{book ref|Elantris|5}} He was shocked to learn that Wyrn and the other gyorns each had a seon that they used for communication, and had to be convinced by Wyrn over a period of several years that their use by the Derethi was justified.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} It is not known how the Derethi church originally obtained the seons.
   
 
===Assignment to Hrathen===
  
===Assignment to Hrathen===
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The seon is given to Hrathen and he keeps her in a steel box with an elaborate locking system; he also keeps the box itself well hidden.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen believes the church would be embarrassed if common people knew that it uses the magic that it condemns.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Seons cannot pass through solid matter{{wob ref|7816}} so Hrathen's seon is imprisoned, although she makes no effort to escape when the box is opened.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She remains unfailingly obedient, but Hrathen still feels disgust and distrust towards all seons, more so than other gyorns.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen's seon is generally forbidden to speak, and Hrathen sometimes leaves the box unopened for months.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Their relationship is 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 are incongruous with what is known about the usual nature of the bond between humans and seons.{{annotation ref|Elantris|chapter=16|link=annotation-elantris-chapter-16}}{{wob ref|10049}}
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The seon was given to Hrathen and he kept her in a steel box with an elaborate locking system; he also kept the box itself well hidden.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen believed that the church would be embarrassed if common people knew that it used the magic that it condemned.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Seons cannot pass through solid matter{{wob ref|7816}} so Hrathen's seon was imprisoned, although she made no effort to escape when the box was opened.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She remained unfailingly obedient, but Hrathen still felt disgust and distrust towards all seons, more so than other gyorns.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Hrathen's seon was generally forbidden to speak, and Hrathen sometimes left the box unopened for months.{{book ref|Elantris|12}} Their relationship was 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 were incongruous with what is known about the usual nature of the human-seon bond.{{wob ref|1965}}{{wob ref|10049}}
   
 
===As a communicator===
  
===As a communicator===
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Hrathen uses her to contact Wyrn regarding a plot involving [[Telrii]].{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She is later used to contact [[Forton]], a use which is not sanctioned but not technically forbidden.{{book ref|Elantris|18}} Hrathen procures some potions from Forton and keeps them in the box.{{book ref|Elantris|36}} When Hrathen feigns becoming an Elantrian, someone rifles through his belongings and the box is damaged, but the seon is not discovered.{{book ref|Elantris|36}}
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Hrathen used her to contact Wyrn regarding a plot involving [[Telrii]].{{book ref|Elantris|12}} She was later used to contact [[Forton]], a use which was not sanctioned but not technically forbidden.{{book ref|Elantris|18}} Hrathen procured some potions from Forton and kept them in the box.{{book ref|Elantris|36}} When Hrathen feigned becoming an Elantrian, someone rifled through his belongings and the box was damaged, but the seon was not discovered.{{book ref|Elantris|36}}
   
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It is revealed that the [[Dakhor]] [[gragdet]] [[Dilaf]] has always known about Hrathen's seon; he uses her to contact [[Eventeo]] and threaten him.{{book ref|Elantris|59}} Her fate after Hrathen's death is not known.
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Unbeknownst to Hrathen, the [[Dakhor]] [[gragdet]] [[Dilaf]] always knew about his seon; at one point, he used her to contact [[Eventeo]] and threaten him.{{book ref|Elantris|59}} Her fate after Hrathen's death is not known.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
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*This seon could be featured in a potential ''Elantris'' sequel, possibly even as a viewpoint character, after bonding with [[Adien]].{{wob ref|1950}}
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* This seon could be featured in a potential ''Elantris'' sequel, possibly even as a viewpoint character, after bonding with [[Adien]].{{wob ref|1950}}
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 26 March 2024

Unknown
Abilities Splinter of Devotion
Bonded With Hrathen
Species Seon
Homeworld Sel
Universe Cosmere
First Appeared Elantris
This article's title is uncanonical and a fan created one, because an official term or name has not been made yet.

Hrathen's seon is a magical being on Sel that is used by the gyorn Hrathen for communication purposes.[1]

Appearance and Personality[edit]

Hrathen's seon is described as having a similar size and appearance to other seons—a small floating, glowing sphere.[2] Her Aon, and therefore her name, are not known. She is patient and obedient.[2] Her voice is soft, melancholy, and feminine.[2][3]

Attributes and Abilities[edit]

For more information, see Seon.

Hrathen's seon appears to have the same powers as other seons, including the ability to instantly communicate through other seons.[4][2] She obeys Hrathen's commands and refers to him as "my lord", which would seem to indicate that the two are bonded.[5] The seon was presumably given to Hrathen by a process called Passing.[6]

History[edit]

Background[edit]

Hrathen was Fjordell, and like other followers of Shu-Dereth he viewed Aonic magic as "heathen".[2] Many people in Fjordell did not even believe that seons existed.[2] Hrathen always believed that they are real, but he had several misconceptions about them, including an assumption that they were created by Elantrians.[2] Hrathen ascended the ranks of the Derethi church and became one of twenty gyorns, high priests that directly served Wyrn Wulfden the Fourth.[7] He was shocked to learn that Wyrn and the other gyorns each had a seon that they used for communication, and had to be convinced by Wyrn over a period of several years that their use by the Derethi was justified.[2] It is not known how the Derethi church originally obtained the seons.

Assignment to Hrathen[edit]

The seon was given to Hrathen and he kept her in a steel box with an elaborate locking system; he also kept the box itself well hidden.[2] Hrathen believed that the church would be embarrassed if common people knew that it used the magic that it condemned.[2] Seons cannot pass through solid matter[8] so Hrathen's seon was imprisoned, although she made no effort to escape when the box was opened.[2] She remained unfailingly obedient, but Hrathen still felt disgust and distrust towards all seons, more so than other gyorns.[2] Hrathen's seon was generally forbidden to speak, and Hrathen sometimes left the box unopened for months.[2] Their relationship was completely different from the loving connections seen between Aonic characters and their seons (such as Raoden's with Ien)[9] and Hrathen's thoughts and actions were incongruous with what is known about the usual nature of the human-seon bond.[5][10]

As a communicator[edit]

Hrathen used her to contact Wyrn regarding a plot involving Telrii.[2] She was later used to contact Forton, a use which was not sanctioned but not technically forbidden.[11] Hrathen procured some potions from Forton and kept them in the box.[3] When Hrathen feigned becoming an Elantrian, someone rifled through his belongings and the box was damaged, but the seon was not discovered.[3]

Unbeknownst to Hrathen, the Dakhor gragdet Dilaf always knew about his seon; at one point, he used her to contact Eventeo and threaten him.[12] Her fate after Hrathen's death is not known.

Trivia[edit]

  • This seon could be featured in a potential Elantris sequel, possibly even as a viewpoint character, after bonding with Adien.[13]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Elantris chapter 13#
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Elantris chapter 12#
  3. ↑ a b c Elantris chapter 36#
  4. ↑ Elantris chapter 2#
  5. ↑ a b Elantris Annotations
    — Arcanum - 2005-07-29#
  6. ↑ Elantris Annotations
    — Arcanum - 2005-10-24#
  7. ↑ Elantris chapter 5#
  8. ↑ TWG Posts
    — Arcanum - 2005-05-06#
  9. ↑ Elantris chapter 16#
  10. ↑ Alloy of Law release party
    — Arcanum - 2011-11-07#
  11. ↑ Elantris chapter 18#
  12. ↑ Elantris chapter 59#
  13. ↑ Elantris Annotations
    — Arcanum - 2005-07-15#
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