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== Appearance and Personality ==
He is very fat and has an air of arrogance about him, not seeming to take much seriously.{{book ref|Elantris|11}}{{book ref|Elantris|53}} He is impetuous to a fault,{{book ref|Elantris|53}} often speaking and acting without thinking.{{book ref|Elantris|32}} It seems that Ahan never quite understood the Situation he was in was litaraly about lief or death. The best exampel of this is him selling out all his friends just to get one on Roial. After Roials Death Ahan falls into a deep depresion.
 
== History ==
Following the [[Reod]], Ahan rose to prominence in [[Iadon]]'s income-based meritocracy, gaining the title of count. Where his fortune fell within the Arelon system is unknown, but was no higher than fourth.{{book ref|elantris|8}} He shared a friendly rivalry with Duke [[Roial]] and was constantly trying to either outdo or oppose him. In fact, Ahan joined [[Raoden]]'s group thinking he was opposing Roial and was shocked to see that Roial was also a member.{{book ref|Elantris|11}}{{book ref|elantris|32}} After Raoden was taken by the [[Shaod]], Ahan, along with Roial, [[Eondel]] and [[Shuden]], was part of [[Sarene]]'s opposition to [[Iadon]]'s rule and resistance to [[Hrathen]]'s efforts to convert Arelon.{{book ref|elantris|20}}{{book ref|elantris|47}}
 
Shortly after [[Telrii]] seized control of Arelon in the wake of Iadon's death, Ahan betrayed the group of resisters in an effort to finally best his long-time rival. ThingsAhan initaly gloated at his former alays revealing that he had tried to sell them out to [[Iandon]] several tiemes before, but then things took a turn for the unexpected when RoialTelrii washad killedRoial executed for treason.{{book ref|Elantris|53}} Ahan neverscreamed recoveredin fromhorror, as Telrii had promised to only imprison the guiltconspirators. ofBut Telrii only laught ordering his betrayalguards to kill the others. The Group was safed by Raoden, but even he could not safe Roial. Roials death left Ahan struck whit guilt and grieve he never recovered from. He lost much of his weight and thereafter only spoke in a dazed, sickly voice.{{book ref|Elantris|Epilogue}}
 
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