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{{character
|died={{Rosharan date|1167|missing-date=y}}{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
|world=Roshar|species=Parshendi
|groups={{tag|Council of Five}}
|died={{date/sa|year=1167}}
|nation=Listener
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
|species=singer
|world=Roshar|species=Parshendi
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]]
}}
'''Varnali''' wasis a [[Parshendilistener]] elder on [[Roshar]] and a member of [[the Five]], the Parshendilistener ruling council.{{book ref|worsa2|prologue}}
 
== History ==
He, [[Gangnah]], and [[Klade]] remained behind in the wake of [[Szeth]]'s assassination of [[Gavilar Kholin]].{{book ref|wor|prologue}} The three Parshendi took full credit for Gavilar's death, but would offer no explanation beyond that they were attempting to avoid the return of their [[Unmade|gods]]. Varnali and the other two were hanged for their crime.
In the days when [[Venli]] was first seeking new [[Singer#Known_common_forms|forms]] for the listeners, Varnali sat on the council with [[Gangnah]], [[Klade]], and two others. They heard out both [[Eshonai]]'s argument to unify the listeners and Venli's petition to try to adopt warform from the [[painspren]] she had trapped in a [[Polestone#Topaz|topaz]]. Despite Varnali's feeling that it was a dangerous form, they also thought it would be useful.{{book ref|sa4|62}}
 
Varnali came to [[Kholinar]] with other elders and listeners to attend the signing of a treaty with the [[Alethi]] and the accompanying feast.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} After the listeners arrived, the Alethi king [[Gavilar Kholin]] gave Eshonai a [[black sphere]] and told her that the Five should know of his intent to release their [[Fused|gods]]. Eshonai reported back to Varnali and the rest of the Five; they were shocked and quickly came to the agreement that Gavilar must be killed in order to prevent his plan.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} The council ordered their newly purchased [[Truthless]], [[Szeth]], to [[Assassination of Gavilar|assassinate the king]].{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Varnali and the other members of the Five were visibly nervous during the feast celebrating the treaty.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
 
HeVarnali, [[Gangnah]], and [[Klade]] remained behind in the wake of [[Szeth]]Gavilar's assassinationdeath ofwhile [[Gavilartheir Kholin]]people escaped.{{book ref|wor|prologue}} The three Parshendilisteners went to Gavilar's rooms and spoke to Brightlady [[Jasnah Kholin]], tooktaking full creditresponsibility for Gavilar's death, but wouldthey offeroffered no explanation beyond the fact that they were attempting to avoid the return of their [[Unmade|gods]]. Varnali and the other twoThey were hanged for their crime, and the [[War of Reckoning]] began.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
 
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