Seon
“You look at things as a human, young master. You see rank and distinction; you try to order the world so that everything has a place either above you or beneath you. To a Seon, there is no above or beneath. There are only those we love. And we serve those we love.”
A Seon was a magical creature from Elantris on Sel.
Seons are magical servants of unknown origin.
They take the form of floating orbs, each with a glowing Aon at their core that they are named for. Always loyal to their masters, they can act as advisers as well providing face-to-face communication with other people through their connections with other Seons. Seons live for a very long time--Ashe had served Sarene's family for over two centuries.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
During the time of the Reod, a Seon who's master fell victim to the Shaod would lose sentience, and make its way to Elantris where it would proceed to "wander" aimlessly and silently. Rarely a Reod Seon might show some unconscious recognition of their Elantrian master, but only through classically conditioned actions, not communication. Additionally, if closely inspected, the Aon of a Seon who had lost their master to the Shaod would appear to be patchy and incomplete.
After the restoration of Elantris' magic and the completion of the Shaod, the Seons recover their sanity and return to their former state, though they are unable to remember the time they passed while the Shaod was incomplete.
The origin of the seons is under investigation at the end of Elantris.