bartbug he/him Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Where I would like to live in the cosmere? Taldain, but if that's not an option, Elendel. I'm sorry, but some things are a must, and both of those offer the highest level of technology. Are we counting only released books? 'Cause then Elendel, hands down. EDIT: And favorite character? Can you guess? Hint: Starts with and 'H' and ends with a 'rathen'. Edited January 17, 2014 by bartbug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chlehrma Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I liked the little kid who counted steps. Can't remember his name, had a bit of a shock when he hopped into the pile of elantrans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie99 she/her Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Galladon is my favorite character. A good man you can trust is hard to find. He showed loyalty and strength. He was not afraid to doubt but maybe he was afraid to get his hopes up. The character was developed very well. His family and upbringing, and interactions with other characters all melded together and in the end we get a rich understanding of his flaws, good traits, and persona. My second favorite is Raoden. He is a worthy hero/savior. He is a great leader who is fair, and whose friends and people would follow in a heart beat. He strong of mind and optimistic. He is aware of the needs of people around him and he is willing to rise to the occasion and be their hope. Other than getting taken by the Shaod, he seems to be perfect. A little too perfect maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 My Favorite Character Was Kaloo, the Duladel Noble who survived the Collapse of his Republic, he was just so annoying in a Lovable way! Yes, I know it's Raoden, but Kaloo was cooler than Raoden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardmancer he/him Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 My favortie is King Iadon..He's kind of lay lows but secretly has a hand in everything. He was clever enough to arrange spies in the city that werent his own people. Sneak his Seon in and seem to have knowledge of this events the whole time. Smart guY?? Some wierd powers?? or Worldhopper? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tien'sPetLurg she/her Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 I relate most to Karata. Loved the idea of Seons. They kind of remind me of being bonded with a spren. I liked a lot about Kiin. Hrathen was interesting too.My favorite villain was the hunger and the pervasive pain. I mean, that is just one of many truths about our own lives Sanderson points out. We can fixate on our flesh and become driven by that and nothing more. Coincidentally, my husband and I were just reading Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl before I read Elantris. Some serious overlap in themes between these 2 books. Nietzsche said it this way: He who has a Why to live for, can bear almost any How 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity he/him Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Oh, Hrathen was definitely the meatiest character. I identified with his internal struggles and have always liked the villain's viewpoint anyways. But Galladon made me laugh. I was heartened by Raoden's optimism half the time and annoyed by him the other half. It was nice to hear my thoughts spoken by his best friend in Elantris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pringles he/him Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Okay, so apparently I'm the only whose favorite is Ashe... But behind him, probably Kaise and Daorn. I don't know why. But I'm excited to see them as ~20-year-olds come Elantris 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erai Sedai he/him Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm gonna go with Hrathen too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 This is why we should avoid voidus in dark alleys. Well my dp is me with red skin and Inquisitor spikes, plus I voted Hemalurgy as my favourite magic system, there's plenty of reasons I was on the list of people to avoid in dark alleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yep, another Hrathern fan here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Mine is Sarene. She's pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hood he/him Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Mine are Raoden, and Hrathen. I really like the parts depicting moments of Self conflicts of Hrathen. His ending is really makes him one of the positives. Raoden's dialogues are amazing. Oh! Now I really want to re-read the whole novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjustice99 she/her Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 My favorite character is Galladon as his pessimism makes him awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard he/him Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 (edited) It depends on whether you are talking about the final version only, or characters only included in early drafts. In the first draft of Elantris, there is a mad character called Eton, who features in the first draft as a moderately important character. After the king dies, Eton takes charge, is king for a while, and then dies. The thing I like about Eton is that there is much humor derived from him, as he is completely mad. I would have loved to have seen the original draft with him in it. If it is final version only, then my favorite is probably Hrathen. Edited November 8, 2015 by TheYoungBard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheSeamonster he/him Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I liked the little kid who counted steps. Can't remember his name, had a bit of a shock when he hopped into the pile of elantrans Aiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoidhunter he/him Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Upvoted just for the "kolo" lol And when do we find out he becomes 17th shard? Cause that's a dank as hell twist. Besides that though, he just helped so much with the story in Elantris. I definitely agree Raoden was just too "perfect" a character. I definitely enjoyed him as a character, he was definitely funny, but Galladon just added that perfect pessimistic juxtaposition. Upvoted for using the word "dank" as an adjective that does not describe something inhalable or rotting.Otherwise...I like Hrahen (despite the bandwagon) Brandon has hinted that a dead character may reappear...and I would love for it to be Hrathen. Edited December 11, 2014 by hoidhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionaryofgod he/him Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Mine is definitely Raoden. I like his honesty and kindness a lot. He is the perfect hero for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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