Difference between revisions of "Raoden"

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As an Elantrian Raoden has enhanced speed, strength, insight and extreme regeneration. Not even decapitation would kill him.{{wob ref|13084}} Raoden shows proficiency in drawing Aons. Both Galladon and Sarene comment on the grace and speed Raoden shows when drawing the symbols in the air.{{book ref|elantris|43}} When he connects to the Dor, he shows skills in crafting illusions and combat Aons. Raoden has been mentioned as being "closer to the Dor than others" making his Aons more powerful.{{book ref|elantris|37}}

Ten years after the [[Reod]], Raoden underwent the Shaod transformation into an [[Elantrian]], a transformation that was, at the time, incomplete.{{book ref|Elantris|1}} He was immediately cast into the rotting city of Elantris, as was tradition, while his father claimed that he had died to the [[Coughing shivers]]. When he was thrown into the city, he took the first step to the right and thus became the prey of [[Shaor]]'s gang. Raoden was soon attacked by Shaor's men and attempted to run away. Raoden escaped from his pursuers by throwing them his basket with offerings. The mad Elantrians pounced on the basket and fought over it, paying no further attention to Raoden. Afterward he was approached by a [[Dula]] named [[Galladon]] and learned that he had become like a corpse, with no heartbeat and an inability to heal his own wounds.{{book ref|elantris|1}} Raoden hired Galladon as a guide for the next thirty days with the last of his offerings. Galladon told him of Elantris and the fate that awaited modern Elantrians. He eventually showed Raoden that Elantrians retained the ability to draw [[Aon]]s,{{book ref|elantris|4}} but that they were unable to access the [[Dor]], making the glowing lines useless to the Elantrians. This led to Raoden's investigation of the connection between the failure of AonDor and the Reod.{{book ref|elantris|5}}

Raoden first is engaged to [[Sarene]] for political reasons, but he believes he knows her and loves her because of her letters and the talks they had through [[Seon]]. Raoden is thrown into Elantris just before Sarene arrives in [[Arelon]]. He first meets her when she performs her widow’s trial in Elantris, and although he believes she is trying to help those there, he believes she is doing the worst thing possible for them. He later revises his opinion after she finishes her trial and his band’s numbers increase significantly. Raoden later meets Sarene when she is poisoned by [[Hrathen]] and thrown into Elantris. He spends almost all of his time with her while she is there, but when the poison’s effects stop, he tells her to leave Elantris and help [[Kae]], even though he desperately wants more time with her. Although he knows her for only a short time, his love for her is so great that he is willing to risk his life and try to rescue her from [[Dilaf]]. After he travels to [[Teod]] via [[Aon]] Tia, he flightsfights to rescue her, and with the help of the other Elantrians and Hrathen, he is successful. Eventually, Sarene becomes pregnant with his child.