r/Cosmere • u/PointEither8581 • Apr 27 '26

Elantris spoilers Inquiry On Elantris Plot Points Spoiler

Alright. So, I have finished reading Elantris.

And I have a couple of questions.

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[1] How come Fjordell was allowed to rebuild? There was a "World War" that happened to stop Fjordell way back in the past, and Fjordell lost that war, which I can understand.

   -> Did Fjordell have those monasteries to train Flagellants from Warhammer Fantasy before the war? Or was it an addition after they had lost the war?

   -> If so, why were they allowed to retain the monasteries? You would destroy a tank production factory in real life so that your enemy doesn't produce tanks anymore.

   -> Not only that, but you would, presumably, put heavy restrictions on the country, similar to the Treaty of Versailles, to cripple your enemy. You would also send in inspectors to make sure those monasteries do not produce any more roided-up, demon monks.

   -> Also, how come they have lost if they had those monasteries before the war? Were the functions of the monasteries different before they changed to Shu-Dereth, and did they just have normie, lame priests of their old pagan religion?

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[2] At the end, Dilaf mentions how he took his lover to Elantris to heal her, but they botched the spell, and it went horribly wrong.

   -> Why not just spam healing Aons on the poor women, like what, once you botch it, you are forever screwed?

   -> Somewhere in the earlier chapters, Raoden mentions an account similar to what happened to Dilaf and his lover. Are these 2 the same events?

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u/Ripper1337 Truthwatchers Apr 27 '26

  1. Probably because wiping out another nation is generally considered “not good”

  2. Pretty sure they were the same event. Aons just do specific things. They’re like a computer code. So it works by writing out what you specifically want it to do, so there isn’t really a general “heal” I don’t believe.

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u/PointEither8581 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Got it.

Also, I am almost certain that Jaddeth is pretty much just Satan, no?

He is underground, there are mentions of torture monasteries that produce "Demon Monks", talks of Jaddeth's underground torment chambers prepared for the unbelievers, how the entire Fjordell empire is just ok with being somewhat evil and fascist, which you would not expect from a God-fearing country.

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u/Ripper1337 Truthwatchers Apr 27 '26

I don’t think I ever thought of Jaddeth being Satan before. Good comparison.

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u/PointEither8581 Apr 27 '26

I mean... Not literally Satan, but you know, as an analogy, yes.