All Aons shown below are pre- Reod and are thus incomplete since the chasm line to the bottom right of the Aon is not present.Ī common practice among poets and artists was to take a new name after a certain stage in their development and Ehe was a common root that was used. The straight horizontal line at the top represented the northern coastline the curve to the right, the Atad Mountains the dot in the center, Lake Alonoe. Īll Aons are based on Aon Aon, which itself was based off the shape of Arelon.

There is one Seon for each Aon, which glows visibly at the Seon's core. This is speculated to be because Aons rely so heavily on geography for their power, and would therefore have to be completely recreated in order to be used anywhere other than Arelon and surrounding areas.

However, it is incredibly difficult to combine or convert Aons with other types of Investiture. It is also possible to combine Aons, resulting in strengthened or combined powers. They were disyllabic with two hard vowels. This, presumably, served as the impetus for the discovering of new Aons.Īons were all referred to as “Aon insert name here” such as Aon Rao or Aon Ene.

Īons also serve as the focus for the magic system AonDor used by Elantrians. Instead of being an invented system like most scripts, the Aons already existed and were discovered through trial and error. They are logographic, meaning they represent words and meanings, as opposed to an alphabet which represents sounds. This page or section needs to be updated with new information for the 10th Anniversary Edition of Elantris! Be aware that in its current state, it may not include all additional content yet.Īons are a writing system used by the Aonic peoples of Arelon and Teod on Sel.

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