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'''Pailiah''', nicknamed '''Pali''', is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]]. She
== Abilities ==
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The cultural references to Pailiah imply that she might've been a scholar prior to becoming a Herald. As a Herald, she's an immortal [[Cognitive Shadow]], and every time she dies, she travels to [[Braize]]. There, she's tortured until she or one of the other Heralds
== History ==
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Like most other Heralds, Pailiah was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to [[Roshar]] when the former was destroyed by a man-made catastrophe.{{wob ref|11945}} She was likely a scholar of some sort—at the very least, she was an important figure in early Rosharan society. When the [[Desolation]]s began, she was one of the ten people made Heralds by [[Honor]] and given a [[Honorblade]].{{book ref|sa3|38}}
Along with all of the Heralds but [[Taln]], Pailiah abandoned the [[Oathpact]] at the end of [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} At some point, she may have joined the [[Ardentia]] and in particular, the [[Devotary of Insight]], who act as caretakers for the [[Palanaeum]] in [[Kharbranth]].{{wob ref|4419}}{{book ref|sa1|33}} It is unclear if she was involved with Taravangian during this time,{{wob ref|11521}}{{wob ref|11589}} and Pailiah may have briefly crossed paths with [[Shallan]] while the young scholar was studying under [[Jasnah]].{{book ref|sa1|33}}{{ref|group=fn|text=In 2017 a Word of Brandon from a signed book confirmed that the ardent Shallan finds in the Palanaeum, while searching for the book ''Shadows Remembered'', is the [[Herald]]
== Culture ==
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In the [[Vorin]] culture, Pailiah is associated with number 5 (Palah), the essence Pulp, and the attributes of Learned and Giving.{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} The grand library in Kharbranth, [[Palanaeum]], is named after her.{{wob ref|10562}}
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