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Count '''Ahan''' wasis an [[Arelish]] merchant from [[Sel]]. He wasis very fat{{book ref|Elantris|11}} and hadhas an air of arrogance about him,{{book ref|Elantris|53}} not seeming to take much seriously.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} He wasis impetuous to a fault,{{book ref|Elantris|53}} often speaking and acting without thinking.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}

Following the [[Reod]], Ahan rose to prominence in [[Iadon]]'s income-based meritocracy. His fortune wasis second only to Duke [[Roial]], with whom Ahan sharedshares a friendly rivalry.{{book ref|Elantris|11}} Ahan, along with Roial and several others, wasis part of [[Sarene]]'s resistance to [[Hrathen]]'s efforts to convert Arelon.

Shortly after [[Telrii]] seizedseizes control of Arelon in the wake of Iadon's death, Ahan betrayedbetrays the group of resisters in an effort to finally best his long-time rival. Things took a turn for the unexpected when Roial wasis killed for treason.{{book ref|Elantris|53}} Ahan never recoveredrecovers from the guilt of his betrayal. He lostloses much of his weight, and thereafter only spoke onlyspeaks in a dazed, sickly voice.{{book ref|Elantris|Epilogue}}