Difference between revisions of "Elantrian"

{{image|Elantrians by ML Malandrino.jpg|side=left|width=250px|Elantrians before the [[Reod]]}}

 

Elantrians have "brilliant white" hair and "metallic silver" skin and appear to shine with an inner light.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} Elantrian bodies are fueled and constantly renewed by the [[Dor]],{{book ref|Elantris|19}} and if the Dor is blocked they quickly deteriorate. There are still some basic metabolic processes happening in the Elantrian body, but their bodies are mostly sustained by Investiture.{{wob ref|4321}} Elantrians heal quickly and can survive fatal injuries, such as decapitation.{{wob ref|13084}} They bleed silvery-white blood.{{book ref|Elantris|62}} They have superior strength and speed.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} Elantrians can still die of natural causes if left untreated.{{book ref|Elantris|25}} An Elantrian away from Sel would still be an Elantrian but many of the visible signs would fade away.{{wob ref|3407}} There are ways to restore this.{{book ref|mb7|54}} Their raw levels of Investiture are very high, even higher than a [[Returned]].{{book ref|Yumi|32}}

 

Some potential advantages come from being a Reod Elantrian. Reod Elantrians do not need to breathe or eat.{{book ref|Elantris|13}} A [[Shardblade]] will register them as half alive, half dead. They would be a flicker and depending on when they are hit the Shardblade might cut a body part off or it might leave it dead.{{wob ref|1363}} A Reod Elantrian can still be detected by [[Heightening#Fourth Heightening|life sense]] but they would appear as a stutter, with a flashing sensation.{{wob ref|1362}}

 

Elantrians have increased insight and mental abilities.{{book ref|Elantris|prologue}} They are also practically immortal, but being an Elantrian is emotionally and mentally exhausting and is one of the hardest forms of immortality that exist in the [[cosmere]].{{wob ref|5685}}