Editing Eylita Tavinar

{{character
|parents=Lord and Lady [[Tavinar]]{{book ref|sa2|45}}
|spouse=[[Balat Davar]]{{book ref|sa4|13}}
|born=c. {{Rosharan date|1151}}
|residence=Urithiru
|nation=Jah Keved
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Eylita Tavinar''' is a [[lighteyes|lighteyed]] [[Veden]] woman on [[Roshar]]. She is married to [[Balat Davar]].{{book ref|sa4|13}}

== Appearance and Personality ==
{{quote
|She was incredibly nice but not very clever.
|[[Shallan]]'s opinion of Eylita{{book ref|sa1|29}}
}}
She has long, pure black hair.{{book ref|sa2|45}} She is a few years older than [[Shallan]].{{book ref|sa2|39}}{{book ref|sa2|45}}

She is kind, genuine, and loyal{{book ref|sa4|13}} but she lacks intelligence and often has a vacuous look on her face.{{book ref|sa1|29}}{{book ref|sa2|45}} [[Wikim]] thinks of her as "proper".{{book ref|sa2|45}}

==Attributes and Abilities==
Eylita's family is of the eighth [[dahn]] and serve as vassals of the far more powerful [[House Davar]].{{book ref|sa2|61}} She is educated, as she is able to use a [[spanreed]] and write in [[women's script]].{{book ref|sa1|29}} She is not particularly skilled at writing or drawing.{{book ref|sa1|29}}{{book ref|sa2|61}}

She is trustworthy and knows many of the Davar family's secrets.{{book ref|sa1|29}}

== History ==
===Meeting Balat===
Eylita first met Balat as a teenager in {{Rosharan date|1169}}, when she attended a feast at the Davar estate with her parents. She and Balat almost immediately began furtively glancing and smiling at each other, surprising Shallan, as she had never previously seen Balat pay attention to a girl.{{book ref|sa2|39}} The Tavinars abruptly departed when [[Redin]] interrupted the feast to speak to [[Lin]].{{book ref|sa2|39}}

In {{Rosharan date|1170}}, she attended the [[Middlefest Fair]] with her parents. [[Shallan]] knew that Balat fancied Eylita, and acted as an intermediary between the pair in order to set up a meeting. Balat was surprised by Shallan's actions, but ultimately began a relationship with Eylita.{{book ref|sa2|45}} Balat received multiple letters from Eylita over the next few months, including on the day that [[Wikim]] gave Shallan some [[blackbane]] powder.{{book ref|sa2|48}} Balat often had his stepmother [[Malise Gevelmar]] read him the letters to keep them private from a teenaged Shallan.{{book ref|sa2|48}} 

===Confrontation with Lin===
By {{Rosharan date|1172}}, the Davar household was descending into chaos; Lin had decided that Eylita was below Balat's station and insisted that he break off contact with her and marry the much older [[Sudi Valam]].{{book ref|sa2|61}} Balat argued, but Lin cruelly had his [[axehound]] pups killed as a threat. Balat told Shallan that he loved Eylita and was considering eloping to [[Vedenar]] with her.{{book ref|sa2|61}}

Shallan and Malise then learned that Lin planned to assassinate [[Helaran]] and realized that he was beyond help. Shallan suggested that Balat leave with Eylita and Malise as soon as possible.{{book ref|sa2|65}} Balat and Eylita planned to escape a few months later, but just before they were to depart, Lin beat Malise and forced her to reveal their plans. He summoned Eylita to the Davar estate before killing Malise and trapping the couple there.{{book ref|sa2|73}} A duel between Lin and Balat ensued, but Balat did not offer much resistance. When Shallan realized Lin's intentions, she poisoned him with the blackbane during a brief break in the action. Lin wounded Balat with a fire poker and likely would have murdered both him and Eylita had the poison not taken hold, incapacitating him.{{book ref|sa2|73}} Eylita helped tend to Balat's wounds.{{book ref|sa2|73}}

===After Lin's Death===
Free of Lin's interference, Eylita and Balat became betrothed.{{book ref|sa1|29}} Eylita acted as a scribe for Balat, Wikim, and [[Jushu]] after Shallan left with the [[Davar Soulcaster]]. She received Shallan's messages from [[Kharbranth]] via [[spanreed]], using code phrases as necessary.{{book ref|sa1|29}}{{book ref|sa1|39}}

===In Urithiru===
She accompanied Balat and his brothers to [[Urithiru]] and was present at [[Shallan]]'s wedding to [[Adolin Kholin]].{{book ref|sa3|122}} In {{Rosharan date|1175}}, Shallan observed Eylita joking with Balat, Jushu, and a disguised [[Mraize]] at the Davar quarters.{{book ref|sa4|13}}

== Relationships ==
=== Balat Davar ===
{{quote
|I'm not going to give up on Eylita, Shallan. She’s the only beautiful thing that has happened in my life.
|Balat{{book ref|sa2|61}}
}}
Eylita and Balat seem smitten with each other from the time of their first meeting. Balat is willing to risk his relationship with his father and his social standing to marry her, and Eylita also seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to be with Balat.{{book ref|sa2|61}}{{book ref|sa2|73}} She does not abandon him despite witnessing multiple disturbing events at his home. Balat notes that one thing he has to hide from Eylita is his need to harm animals.{{book ref|sa1|i|2}}

== Notes ==
<references /><!-- chapters:
sa1: 29, I-2
sa2: 39, 45, 48, 61, 65, 73
sa3: 122
sa4: 13
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