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The '''Svrakiss''' were the supernatural enemies of [[Jaddeth]] in the doctrine of the [[Derethi]] religion,{{book ref|Elantris|6}} half ghost, and half demon.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}} ▼
|related== [[Shu-Dereth ==]]▼
|world=Sel
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]
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▲The '''Svrakiss''' wereare the supernaturalmythological enemies of [[Jaddeth]], taught of in the doctrinereligion of the [[DerethiShu-Dereth]] religionon [[Sel]],{{book ref|Elantris|6}} halfbelieved to be half-ghost, and half -demon.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}}
▲== Shu-Dereth ==
 
The Svrakiss were the souls of men barred from entrance into heaven for hating Jaddeth in life,{{book ref|Elantris|6}} and so were condemned to wander [[Sel]], bitterly cursing their fate and preying on the living.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}} The Derethi believed that they had the ability to take of the bodies of living men and control their actions.{{book ref|Elantris|6}} When someone who followed Shu-Dereth had bad luck or a difficult time, they believed that the Svrakiss were to blame.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}{{book ref|Elantris|51}} The Svrakiss were considered to be a representation of absolute evil.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}}▼
== Culture ==
=== Shu-Dereth Faith ===
▲TheAccording to Shu-Dereth, the Svrakiss wereare the souls of men barred from entrance into heaven for hating Jaddeth in life,{{book ref|Elantris|6}} and so wereare condemned to wander [[Sel]], bitterly cursing their fate and preying on the living.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}} The Derethi believedbelieve that they had the ability to take ofover the bodies of living men and control their actions.{{book ref|Elantris|6}} When someone who followedfollows Shu-Dereth hadhas bad luck or a difficult time, they believedoften believe that the Svrakiss wereare to blame.{{book ref|Elantris|32}}{{book ref|Elantris|51}} The Svrakiss wereare considered to be a representation of absolute evil.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}}
 
== History ==
The Svrakiss were initally a [[Svorden|Svordish]] concept that was adopted by the Derethi.{{glossary ref|Elantris|S}}
 
When [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]] fell, the Derethi claimed that the [[ElantriansElantrian]]s had really been Svrakiss all along, using their evil powers to perform magic to make the weak-minded worship them.{{book ref|elantris|6}} This was not a belief shared by the [[Shu-Korath|Korathi]] priests.{{book ref|Elantris|17}} [[Hrathen]] and [[Dilaf]] used this excusedoctrine to attempt to turn the [[ArelishArelene]] population against the Elantrians,{{book ref|Elantris|18}} although Hrathen did not genuinely believe that theythe Elantrians were Svrakiss.{{book ref|Elantris|6}}
 
== Notes ==
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