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1. "Elantris" is the story of a race of fallen gods. Elantrians had once been all-powerful beings who could work magic, were beautiful to look upon, and were benevolent to the mortal humans who came to them for healing and other boons. The most incredible thing about Elantrians is that anyone who lived in the land of Arelon could become one -- it was known as the Blessing of Elantris. What was this transformation called?
2. Ten years before the opening of the novel, Elantris fell from grace with a cataclysm called the Reod. What caused it was unknown, but it arrived with a storm so terrible that it cracked the earth itself, leaving a vast chasm in the lands to the south of the Elantrian city. After the Reod, there were no more Shaod transformations.
3. The basis for Elantrian magic was something called the Aon, which was also the basis for the Elantrian written language. These were drawn symbols that could be as simple as a single element (Ehe = fire), or in intricate combinations to create complex magic like healing. When performing magic, how were these symbols drawn?
4. What was the source of Elantrian magic?
5. All of the pathetic creatures that would once have been known as gods are now locked within the city of Elantris, cut off from the rest of humanity. They have no heartbeat, yet still have a form of life where they can talk and move like normal people. Can they feel anything?
6. Whatever broke the ability of Elantrian magic to work, some aspects of it still exist. One of these are the creatures known as Seons. These are mystical floating balls of living light. They are formed around a glowing Aon in their centre, from which they get their light. Which of these is not true of Seons?
7. The followers of Holy Jaddeth, leader of the Fjordell empire, have come to Arelon to convert the populace to Shu-Dereth. What Hrathen, the gyorn (priest) sent to bring this about, does not know is that an alternate plan to wipe out the people of Arelon has also been made. The demon-like creatures that begin to carry this out are trained where?
8. The magic of Shu-Dereth is inscribed on bones beneath the skin of the demon-like beings, and they begin to glow as they chant. How many of them are needed to instantaneously transport from the city of Arelon to the island country of Teod?
9. In every Elantrian use of magic, an initial Aon must be drawn that represents the link of the magic with the land of Arelon. The Aon as described in the book is "with a line at the top to represent the coast, a line down the side that looks like the Atad Mountains, and a dot in the middle to be Lake Alonoe."
What is missing from this representation that came with the Reod?
10. Prince Raoden manages to restore the magic of Elantris by redrawing Aon Rao (the Spirit of Elantris) in the ground, now able to be made complete with the realization of what had been missing. What is Aon Rao a physical representation of?
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