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Removed Elven Emotions

Summary

Envy, Wrath, and Pride are manifestations of emotions removed from the elves. The Guilt is one of Ennui’s removed emotions and remains a standalone entity linked to him; the Orb of Compassion is one of Ennui’s removed emotions as well. Earlier notes also connect this to old-school research into emotional elimination, the side-note list of Pride, Lust, greed, wrath, envy, gluttony, and sloth, Benu teaching the elves how to remove emotions, and later Grand Towers evidence of Humility fragments removed from Thomas so he could become Ennui.

Known Manifestations

  • Pride manifested as a dark entity tied to The Guilt and Grand Towers prison systems.
  • Wrath, Removed Elven Emotion manifested as a dangerous pact-bound entity able to impersonate Ruby Eye, imprison Lady Evalina Hartwall, and curse dragons.
  • Envy manifested as a removed elven emotion, distinct from simple spelling variants of Ennui even where the notes blur the terms.
  • The Guilt is one of Ennui’s removed emotions, linked to him while remaining a standalone entity.
  • The Orb of Compassion is one of Ennui’s removed emotions, recorded among Day 48 Hartwall laboratory and elemental-prison resources.
  • Benu was identified in the Day 43 Ennui conversation as the elves’ protector who taught them how to remove emotions.
  • Ennui is tied to multiple removed-emotion threads: The Guilt as Ennui’s guilt, Trixus potentially restoring Ennui’s emotions, and the Day 56 Humility fragments removed from Thomas so he could become Ennui.
  • Day 35 records a side note listing Pride, Lust, greed, wrath, envy, gluttony, and sloth near Lady Envy and dome information.
  • Day 36 records Wrath describing Wrath, Pride, Envy, and six others as nine little demons of Darkness.
  • Day 43 records that the elves needed help to remove emotions, and that Benu, the elves’ protector, taught them how.
  • Day 44 records the old mage-school group’s interest in emotional elimination, memories, and automations.
  • Day 56 records twenty-seven Humility fragments removed from Thomas so he could become Ennui.

Open Questions

  • What happened to the other removed emotions beyond Envy, Wrath, Pride, Humility, Compassion, and The Guilt?
  • Were all removed emotions manifested as independent entities, or only some?
  • Can removed elven emotions be restored, contained, destroyed, or recombined?
  • How much responsibility does Benu bear for teaching the elves this technique, and who or what first made it possible?