Difference between revisions of "Shaod"

During the events of ''[[Elantris]]'', the Shaod could not complete itself, duebecause tothe discrepanciesgeographical betweenregion [[Aon#Rao|Aon Rao]] shape ofaround [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] andhad changed from the surroundingconfiguration citiesdepicted asin compared[[Aon#Rao|Aon toRao]], altered by the geographyappearance of Arelon as a resultchasm ofafter 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 the chasma line torepresenting 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.