This may have been asked before. It's something I've wondered for awhile. We have seen Elantrians (or at least, Selish people, but I think they're Elantrians) twice in the Cognitive Realm - first in Mistborn: Secret History when Kelsier sees them trying to Ascend and take up the Shard of Preservation, I believe, and again in Oathbringer, when Kaladin encounters a Selish man in a lighthouse. In both instances, the Elantrians are described as being very old. Why is this? My guess is that their powers as Elantrians grant them long life, and so even though they may appear young in the Physical Realm, their cognitive perception of themselves is that they are very old. Is this correct, or is there some other reason we know of why Elantrians appear old in the CR?
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This may have been asked before. It's something I've wondered for awhile. We have seen Elantrians (or at least, Selish people, but I think they're Elantrians) twice in the Cognitive Realm - first in Mistborn: Secret History when Kelsier sees them trying to Ascend and take up the Shard of Preservation, I believe, and again in Oathbringer, when Kaladin encounters a Selish man in a lighthouse. In both instances, the Elantrians are described as being very old. Why is this? My guess is that their powers as Elantrians grant them long life, and so even though they may appear young in the Physical Realm, their cognitive perception of themselves is that they are very old. Is this correct, or is there some other reason we know of why Elantrians appear old in the CR?
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