The Stormlight Archive · Character
Elithanathile
Also known as He Who Transforms
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 8
Elithanathile is spoken of in the language of divinity and transformation, his glory imagined as too fierce for mortal eyes. Even as a name in conversation, he feels less like a person one could approach than a radiance that might remake everything near it.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 8
- Books
- 1
Elithanathile, also called He Who Transforms, is invoked as a deity associated with Soulcasting and transformation. The description of his glory is overwhelming: those who looked upon him would be burned to ash. The book offers no personal history or character arc beyond this image of terrible, transformative divinity.
Description
The text gives no concrete bodily appearance for Elithanathile, identifying him as a deity called He Who Transforms. His glory is said to be so intense that it would burn those who looked upon him to ash, suggesting a blinding, dangerous radiance rather than a specified face or form. No skin tone, hair, eyes, build, or clothing are described.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Way of Kings
Appearances
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