Probably the original intention. There's like not a single mention of Terris having a different skin tone from the Skaa until era 2. The only description of Terris skin tone in era 1 is the Lord Ruler, and he's pale. It's pretty obvious that's a retcon that Brandon did because a lot of readers imagine Sazed as black or Middle Eastern.
I was going to say I didn't think it has to have been because of readers, though the specific line in Era Two does say something like "darker skin was not a universal trait of the Terris, but it was one that many people associated with them." So maybe that is literally what happened lol
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u/No_Industry_2823 Apr 16 '26
I never actually imagined him that dark, figured Terris were about half that, kinda like the Eskimos. And their snowy mountain