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'''Shaod''' is a term describing the process of being converted into an [[Elantrian]]. ▼
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▲'''Shaod''' is a term describing the process of being converted into an [[Elantrian]]. The word is based on the [[Aon#Shao|Aon Shao]] which means transformation or change.
== Lore ==
The Shaod, or the Transformation, generally happens at night.{{wob ref|8409}} The people it chooses are seemingly random (though not completely){{wob ref|13071}} and may be from any age or class in society.{{book ref|
There is an upper limit to the number of Elantrians there can be at a given time.{{wob ref|8617}} There are ways to reverse the Shaod.{{wob ref|9891}}
==Physical Effects==▼
▲== Physical Effects ==
===Incomplete Shaod===▼
▲=== Incomplete Shaod ===
==History==▼
During the time that the Shaod was unable to complete itself, the Shaod caused those affected by it to have grey skin with "sickly black patches" and caused their hair to fall out{{book ref|Elantris|1}}. Their bodies became unable to heal and so continuously accumulated injuries. It is possible to mimic the physical effects of the failed Shaod ([[Hrathen]] does so through the use of a crafted poison), but the only known way to become an Elantrian is to be taken by the Shaod.
During the events of ''[[Elantris]]'', the Shaod could not complete itself because the geographical region around [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] had changed from the configuration depicted in [[Aon#Rao|Aon Rao]], altered by the appearance of a chasm after the [[Reod]]. The incomplete transformation rendered their bodies unable to heal. It was therefore considered a curse to be struck with the Shaod. Those stricken with the Shaod were treated as dead (complete with burial wrappings and a funeral offering of food{{ref|b|e|c|1}}) and exiled to Elantris, where they would slowly accumulate a large number of injuries. When [[Raoden]] added a line representing the new chasm to Aon Rao, the [[AonDor|Dor]] was suddenly able to complete the transformation of those stricken by the Shaod, transforming them into full Elantrians.▼
▲== History ==
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== Notes ==
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