Mythical Creatures/Folk (Spoilers ALL Books, including Words Like Coins)

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Hmm, would it be a stretch then to assume that there is a possibility that Eda/El/Sa does exist but as a dragon-like divine being, and not the usual human-like god we may be expecting (hence the addition of "in a tangle")?

This makes a lot of sense to me!! Fool often talks about how when Dragons existed they basically had the run of the place, they were not bound by human boundaries or really cared about human laws/traditions (high lighted again when the malformed dragons want to eat the dead and don't understand the human's frustration/ tradition of the river burial) And Dragons often refer to themselves as rulers of the sky/sea etc so in the same way people believe humans were made in God.s image on this earth, it could be dragons were made in their God's image and as a result are the dominant beings of that world - in the same way humans are dominant on earth, we take no notice to other animals boundaries/social dynamics/ habits, unless a individual's curiousity finds it interesting of course! this seemed to be the same with the Dragons, some occasionally took a particular interest in a human and made them Elderlings. In fact in the second Rain Wild book I'm sure it talks about Elderlings almost being like works of art. Almost giving the impression of showing off what dragon qualities they could give to 'their' human to make them beautiful/art.

waow what a rant - ha anyway my (very long winded) point was, that the fact Dragons could be in the image of their God. I may have got a few of the exact details wrong or paraphrased massively but I hope someone understands how I got that lol what an imagination this woman has - talk about attention to detail!!!

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On a slight tangent...the word 'attract' in the quote above intrigues me. Attract how? Attract why? Why would the others not have noticed?
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I got the impression while reading that part that the attraction wasn't intentional. If Skill users are drawn/attracted to the Skill then it would seem that these beings who either create the skill current or wear it or something, would attract anyone using the Skill unintentionally. As for the fact of 'the others not noticing' I took that to mean that these being where so powerful/majestic/huge that something as small as a human would hardly be noticed, almost like finding a money spider in your hair - unless just by coincidence u happen to see it, you wouldn't know it was their. Also the way the being talks to Fitz during these encounters is affectionate and almost playful, like the way a mother tuts and smiles at a toddlers curiosity, although that could be specific to Fitz as the beings seem to represent what each person yearns for...