Raoden (Elantris)

"Prince Raoden of Arelon awoke early that morning, completely unaware he had been damned for all eternity."

- -—Opening Narration

Summary
Raoden (ɹeɪ.ˈʊ.dɛn ) is the former prince of Arelon, an Elantrian, and the eventual King of Arelon.

He grew up in the city of Kae, east of Elantris, taught a variety of skills that were meant to tailor him into a successful king. Though he would often disagree with his father on various political points, which began to form him a large following as the king and his policies were nigh universally despised. During his youth he got an infected wound on his leg, and was taken to Elantris, before the Reod, in order to get healed from it. This is where he first saw the allure of the AonDor.

He was betrothed to Princess Sarene of Teod in order to form an alliance with the small nation and defend it from the rising threat of the Fjordell Empire. The two would keep in contact for years before their marriage, through letters and communication via Seon.

Around ten years after the Shaod, he was struck by the Reod and became an Elantrian, and thus was thrown into Elantris and legally recorded as dead.

As an Elantrian, Raoden worked to bring peace and civilization to the people living in Elantris, who had devolved into a primitive, bestial society. Where he worked with peoples in order to work to rebuild the city and bring back peace and order. Despite his own suffering, Raoden managed to restore a sense of purpose and hope to the Elantrians by assigning them individual jobs and assignments so they could better their once-glorious city.

He briefly met with Sarene when she came to the city in order to give the inhabitants food, though she did not recognize him due to his disfigured appearance and her belief that he was dead.

He was the one that first thought of fixing Aons through adding a chasm line, to fit with the chasm that opened up during the Reod, and through doing so he managed to create a functioning Aon Ehe, incinerating a portion of a library.

While Elantris was under attack by Wyrn's army, Raoden discovered the key to restoring Elantris after realizing that Elantris and its surrounding cities formed one massive Aon. He drew a line to represent the chasm that caused the Reod, fixing the Dor and completing the Shaod in all living Elantrians. Through this, the healed Elantrians managed to fight off the Fjordell armies.

He has since ruled as the king of Elantris and all of Arelon and reunited with Sarene, who by the events of The Hope of Elantris is pregnant with his children.

Personality
Raoden has an optimistic attitude and a strong desire to improve the lives of the people around him. This is what drove him to working his best to help rebuild Elantris and better the lives of its people even when suffering from great emotional and physical pain himself.

Powers and Stats
Name: Raoden, Spirit, Kaloo

Age: Unknown, at least 20

Gender: Male

Classification: Human, Prince of Arelon, Arelene | Reod Elantrian | Elantrian, King of Elantris, King of Arelon

Powers and Abilities: Human = None Notable Reod Elantrian = Immortality Elantrian = Immortality, Regeneration, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Teleportation via Aeon Tia, Explosion Manipulation via Aon Daa, Light Manipulation via Aon Ashe, Barrier Creation via Aon Edo, Fire Manipulation via Aon Ehe, Healing via Aon Ien, Limited Pain Manipulation via Aon Kii, Statistics Amplification via Aon Rao, Illusion Manipulation via Aon Shao

Human =

None Notable

Reod Elantrian =

Immortality
As an Elantrian he has immortality, but as he is deeply effected by the Reod, it does not manifest in a typical form. He is incapable of regenerating, and every single wound and pain he experiences does not ever stop. Therefore, the pain lasts for as long as he lives, and if he gets hurt too much, the pain would build up over time, and eventually lead him to insanity, or even becoming nigh-comatose in pain, becoming Hoed.

Along with this, he is capable of surviving even from the most severe of wounds, such as having the throat torn open. Some theorize that they could even survive when their entire body is turned to ash, however, this is only a in-world theory.

He does not need to eat, but can still experience the pain of hunger.

Swordsmanship
He is a skilled swordsmen, spending much of his youth training in the sword in order to spite his father. While sparring with Sarene under the guise of a noble named Kaloo, he shows that he is close in skill to Sarene and can fend off most of her attacks.

Leadership Skills
He is a capable leader able to unite the various factions in Elantris, and help bring people to work together to rebuild the delapidated city.

Elantrian =

Immortality
His form of Immortality changes greatly upon curing himself from the effects of the Reod. It became far more positive in nature, with him gaining the capacity to regenerate from his wounds and pains.

This regenerative factor works to such an extent that he could potentially regenerate even after decapitation.

AonDor
He gains access to the Invested Art of AonDor, which consists of writing various runes, known as Aons, in order to bring about effects.

There are countless different Aons which each bring about different effects, which can be further changed with modifiers to specify exactly how one wants the effect to manifest, or even creating, in effect, "lines of code", through a collection of Aons working together, these massive equations can do countless different things, and can potentially take up to weeks to write out.

Such modifiers include:


 * Linking Aons - used to link subsections of Aon lists together, it controls the timing of when other Aons take effect.


 * Setting off different chains of Aons.


 * Modifying power levels of Aon effects.


 * Modifying the range of Aons.

Despite these countless possibilities, we only currently know of the effects associated with twelve different Aons.

Aon Ashe
Aon Ashe means "Light, Illumination", when drawn it emits a bright light, without heat, that is enough to illuminate a large room.

Aon Daa
Aon Daa means "Power, Energy" When drawn successfully a burst of light is emitted that warps and twists the air around it. The light then strikes its target with considerable explosive force

Aon Edo
Aon Edo means "Protection, Safety", this forms a thin wall of light which serves as a barrier.

Aon Ehe
Aon Ehe means "Fire" or "Warmth", when drawn it summons a column of flame, this is capable of even burning underwater. The size and direction of the column are determined by the size of the Aon when drawn and the way that it faces.

As a modifier, Aon Ehe can be used to create a ward that sets off other Aon chains. It provides one of the more useful tools in an AonDor practitioner’s repertoire, though the difficulty in drawing it can make it difficult to use for the less talented.

Aon Ene
Aon Ene means "Wit" or "Cleverness", when drawn properly, Aon Ene puts forth a light, known by many as the Light of the Mind. When sitting in this Aon’s light, one’s mental abilities are enhanced. The Elantrian–or anyone else who happens to be close to the Aon–can memorize more quickly, think more clearly, and stave off mind-clouding effects of tiredness and sickness.

This is a common Linking Aon, used to create more advanced Aon Formulae.

Aon Ien
Aon Ien means "Wisdom", this is used as the basis for healing. To maximize its potential, however, specialized modifiers were required to target the body part that needed to be healed and specify how the healing should take place.

Aon Kii
Aon Kii means "Justice", when drawn it causes the guilty to feel pain.

Aon Nae
Aon Nae means "Sight, Clarity", when drawn this ripples like water and magnifies the image one sees through it. This can be moved around to magnify the image of whatever the Elantrian wants.

Aon Omi
Aon Omi means "Love" When drawn it puts out a powerful and pure white light; any who are touched by this light find their negative emotions wiped away, replaced by a sense of serenity and peace. It is difficult indeed to maintain a sense of hatred while Aon Omi is in force.

This Aon will be weak unless the one drawing it feels a sincere affection for those around him, making this Aon very difficult to use in tense situations.

Aon Rao
Aon Rao means "Spirit, Essence", this serves to magnify the power of Aons.

Aon Shao
Aon Shao means "Transform, Change". Using this he is able to form illusions that are tied to pieces of clothing. To do so however requires the extensive use of modifiers.

Aon Tia
Aon Tia means "Travel, or Transportation", this can be used to teleport an Elantrian from one point to another.

Swordsmanship
He is a skilled swordsmen, spending much of his youth training in the sword in order to spite his father. While sparring with Sarene under the guise of a noble named Kaloo, he shows that he is close in skill to Sarene and can fend off most of her attacks.

Leadership Skills
He is a capable leader able to unite the various factions in Elantris, and help bring people to work together to rebuild the delapidated city.