Elantris Gemstones

[EmulatonStromenkiin]

Elantrians can create a variety of items through use of AonDor. My question is, can they create Gemstones? the more perfect the better.

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Probably, I doubt Aon Shao would have the same restrictions that fabrial soulcasters do.

[AltonicKeys]

They can probably use AonAta (Grace, smoothness) or something.
Apparently, light can also store the Dor. How would they channel it to and from the gem though?
Btw kata, the flowing spear forms, contains Ata. Coincidence?

[JustQuestin2004]

6 hours ago, Ookla the Keys said:

They can probably use AonAta (Grace, smoothness) or something.
Apparently, light can also store the Dor. How would they channel it to and from the gem though?
Btw kata, the flowing spear forms, contains Ata. Coincidence?

Place the gem directly inside of an Aon?

Or dip them in Devotion's Perpendicularity. 

They'd have to know this is possible though, and find a reason to do it. Granted after the events of Elantris Raoden probably put together a group of Elanrians to study the heck out of AonDor so they won't get caught off guard by something like the Reod again. So odds are good that over the centuries between Elantris and The Way Of Kings that they may have figured out how to do that, they just couldn't find a good use for it.

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3 minutes ago, JustQuestin2004 said:

Place the gem directly inside of an Aon?

Or dip them in Devotion's Perpendicularity. 

They'd have to know this is possible though, and find a reason to do it. Granted after the events of Elantris Raoden probably put together a group of Elanrians to study the heck out of AonDor so they won't get caught off guard by something like the Reod again. So odds are good that over the centuries between Elantris and The Way Of Kings that they may have figured out how to do that, they just couldn't find a good use for it.

It could also require the Dor's tone to be played, which the Selish people probably don't know.

[JustQuestin2004]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Frustrated. said:

It could also require the Dor's tone to be played, which the Selish people probably don't know.

What would that even sound like? Devoted and Dominating Rythms?

Anyway yeah I can't really see how they'd discover Rythms, AonDor is very powerful and versatile but it doesn't quite lend itself to intuitiveness for sensory stuff. Like hearing Rythms. You have to know what you want to do and how to draw it to accomplish it which doesn't seem to lend itself to that particular goal.

Maybe another Selish Art could allow a person to hear the Rythms? Maybe a Worldhopper will tell them about it, maybe they'll discover it by accident. Who knows really.

[Treamayne]

8 hours ago, JustQuestin2004 said:

What would that even sound like? Devoted and Dominating Rhythms?

Anyway yeah I can't really see how they'd discover Rhythms, AonDor is very powerful and versatile but it doesn't quite lend itself to intuitiveness for sensory stuff. Like hearing Rhythms. You have to know what you want to do and how to draw it to accomplish it which doesn't seem to lend itself to that particular goal.

Maybe another Selish Art could allow a person to hear the Rhythms? Maybe a Worldhopper will tell them about it, maybe they'll discover it by accident. Who knows really.

I noticed, right after RoW, that Seons seem to use Rhythms. The discussion didn't go very far - but if the Seons and Skaze can tap into Rhythms, then that would also create an avenue for the various Selish magics to learn of, and use, Rhythm. Dakhor may already do so, through their use of Chanting. . .

[JustQuestin2004]

7 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

I noticed, right after RoW, that Seons seem to use Rhythms. The discussion didn't go very far - but if the Seons and Skaze can tap into Rhythms, then that would also create an avenue for the various Selish magics to learn of, and use, Rhythm. Dakhor may already do so, through their use of Chanting. . .

I completely forgot that as Splinters of Devotion and Dominion, they would have the ability to hear the Pure Tones.

This does indeed raise the chances of the Elantrians finding out about the significance of the Rythms and potentially storing the Dorlight into gems.