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{{character \|image=~~Paliah~~Pailiah Endsheet.~~jpg~~png \|abilities={{tag+\|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+\|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small> ~~\|image-artist=[[Isaac Stewart]]~~ \|titles={{tag+\|herald}},~~<br>~~ Patron of the [[Order of Truthwatchers\|Truthwatchers]] \|aliases=Pali \|world=~~Roshar~~Ashyn \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} '''Pailiah''', nicknamed '''Pali''', is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]]. ~~Her~~on ~~nickname is Pali~~[[Roshar]]. She is ~~associated with~~ the ~~Divine Attributes of Learned and Giving.{{book ref\|sa1\|part=ars}} She is~~ patron of the [[Order of Truthwatchers]].{{wob ref\|12509}} == Abilities == {{image\|Pailiah by Esther Schrader.jpg\|side=left\|width=200px}} {{for\|/Gallery\|more images}} {{for\|Herald#Abilities\|more information about Heraldic powers}} 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 breaks, returning them to Roshar.{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} When Pailiah wielded her [[Honorblade]], she had use of the [[Surge]]s of [[Illumination]], allowing her to create illusions of light and sound, and [[Progression]], letting her grow plants and heal herself and others. She also had the ability to breathe in [[Stormlight]], compounding her self-healing power. However, she has abandoned her Blade at the Aharietiam, losing her access to Stormlight and Surgebinding.{{book ref\|sa1\|part=prelude}} Whether she has Surgebinding abilities in the present day is uncertain. == History == {{image\|Pailiah by Shuravf.jpg\|side=right\|width=250px}} 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]] Pailiah. No photo of this WoB is attach to the Arcanum entry and Brandon has been evasive when asked to confirm whether this information is true.{{wob ref\|4419}}{{wob ref\|11589}}{{wob ref\|11521}}{{book ref\|Sa1\|33}}}}{{disputed}} == Culture == {{image\|Pailiah.jpg\|side=left\|width=150px}} 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}} Pailiah features in several Rosharan idioms, such as "Pali's mind" and "Pailiah knew...", referencing her nature as Learned.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|14}}{{book ref\|sa2\|14}} There are temples to her in major cities on Roshar, like [[Kholinar]] and [[Thaylen City\|Thaylen]].{{map ref\|Kholinar}}{{book ref\|sa3\|117}} == Trivia == * Under [[Vorin]] rules, where "h" can stand for any letter, Pailiah is a symmetrical name, making her one of the only three Heralds, alongside [[Shalash]] and [[Kalak]], whose names weren't altered by the Vorin culture (although Kalak became Kelek due to linguistic drift). * Early on, Brandon readily confirmed that the old ardent in the Palanaeum is Pailiah.{{wob ref\|4419}} Later, however, when questioned about it, he was a lot more ambiguous.{{wob ref\|11521}}{{wob ref\|11589}} * Pailiah's portrait used in the chapter arches is called the Scholar by the [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]] staff.{{wob ref\|14097}} == Notes == ;Footnotes <references />▼ <references group=fn /> ~~{{stub}}~~ ;References ▲<references /> {{complete}} {{stormlight}} [[es:Pailiah]]