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Miyabi > Question 4 clarification: When Raoden was in Elantris, Ien would insist on hovering near him, even coming to Raoden when he extended his hand.

I think the answer to that has something to do with how the Dor was using Raoden. Seons like being near the Dor.

that might work. But why then weren't  all hoed seons drawn to Raoden?

1) The first question is the most important, but also almost definitely a RAFO: What happened 300 years ago?
2) Why does the Shaod only come at night?
3) Can an Elantrian’s symbol affect himself (and not just the clothing he wears)?
4) What was different about Ien?
5) Where is the gate to/what is the other oval supposed to depict? (not the blue lake oval, but the second, white sphere)

“Over there,” Karata said, pointing at the far end of the rectangular room, where the wall held only a single mural. It depicted a large mirrorlike blue oval. An Elantrian stood facing the oval, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed. He appeared to be flying toward the blue disk. The rest of the wall was black, though there was a large white sphere on the other side of the oval.
“Lake.” The old Elantrian’s voice was quiet but insistent.
“It’s painted sideways,” Karata realized. “See, he’s falling into a lake.”
Raoden nodded. The Elantrian in the picture wasn’t flying, he was falling. The oval was the surface of a lake, lines on its side depicting a shore.
“It’s like the water was considered a gate of some sort,” Galladon said, head cocked to the side.  - p 353

6) Are these actual Dakhor rites/chants? Or are they purely religious/ritualistic?

“When you have them all in one place , bodies, Elantrians, and future Elantrians, say the purification rights. Then burn them all.”  - p. 573

7) Why can Elantrians heal while Dakhor can't? Does this conflict with the fact that FjorDor is able to keep Hrathen alive past when he should be dead (p. 609)
8 ) (<--- something's really got to be done about that thing) Did Dilaf's wife's healing spell go wrong because he was Dakhor & present, or was it coincidence (p.580)? (I almost didn't pose this question, because it tips my hand too early, but what're you gonna do?)
9) What happened to Iadon "over the last few years?" (p. 151) Was it the Mysteries? If so, was it just the act of killing people, or was it something Dor-ish about the Mysteries?


That should do for now. I didn't pose half of my questions, because they give away some of my overall, non-Elantris-exclusive theories. Anyone have any canonical answers? Theories are welcome and will be fun, but I'm mostly looking for something clear that I missed or am ignorant of.

EDIT: clarified the lake question & changed DakhorDor to FjorDor. And yes, I'll probably use JinDor and possibly even DulaDor in the future

I've noticed that there are Misborn (etc) discussions, where people put questions to the great and powerful Oz. Was there a thread like that for Elantris?
I ask because, after having read Brandon's published works several times, I read that there's an underlying cosmology threaded throughout them all. So, of course, I have to re-read his books now and look for the clues & laws. Anyway, I have a few questions regarding Elantris that i'd like to ask.