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[(Anonymous)]

It is stated in several of the books that the Endarkened can't create and can only taint. From this I got the idea that He-Who-Is can't actually create either. That coupled with the elf-like ears is why I've thought the Endarkened were originally elves, and tainting them would be a way of mocking the elves. The fact that the Endarkened view themselves as being created could just be a misuse of the word "create", as altering one thing to become another thing could be perceived as creating. It could even be that He-Who-Is told Virulion that he "created" them, and then that is what the Endarkened would believe, true or not. I, of course, could be wrong.

Thanks for mentioning that it's hinted Pelashia is one of the Other Folk -- I didn't pick up on that. Given the elves' view of the Other Folk in Vielessar's time and assuming the elves thought the same way in Pelashia's time, that could explain why the elves in Pelashia's time perceived her children as cursed.

Re: Email response

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He-Who-Is, being a Primal Force, can certainly create if He wants to. Of course, Creating is against everything He stands for, so there are times when I wonder how He rationalized it. It may well be that you, Dear Reader, are right (and I wrong) about HWI hijacking a part of the Light's creation. Not that you could tell from the testimony of the Endarkened, who are unreliable witnesses at best.