Editing Leshwi

{{character
|image=Leshwi by Jazzy-kandra.jpg
|abilities={{tag+|Fused}} <small>([[Shanay-im]])</small>
|species=singer
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
{{quote
|What is your passionate fury, Moash, the man with an ancient singer's name?
|Leshwi to Moash{{book ref|sa3|54}}
}}

Lady '''Leshwi''' is a [[singer]] and high ranking member of the ''[[shanay-im]]'', a type of [[Fused]]. She is instrumental in bringing [[Moash]] to [[Odium]]'s side.

== Appearance and Personality ==
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Leshwi has the seemingly rare physical trait of black, white, and red marbling on her face. Her eyes are ruby like and colored deep red.
Little more can be said about her appearance since she, like all [[Fused]], possesses another [[singer]]'s body. While flying, Leshwi wears a long red robe.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

She is a field commander, and one of the leaders of the singers during the [[Siege of Kholinar]]. In her view, this is because she is one of the few Fused that are still sane.{{book ref|sa3|54}} Leshwi chooses her station carefully.{{book ref|sa4|14}} She's a Fused of high enough station that the leaders defer to her but not high enough that she is required to stay out of fights.{{book ref|sa4|5}} 

Passion is an important virtue to Leshwi.{{book ref|sa3|54}} This likely is related to the fact that Odium believes 'Passion' to be his intent.{{wob ref|9507}} Leshwi requires those who serve her to have Passion and will not hire those who do not demonstrate it.{{book ref|sa4|11}} She is not afraid to speak her mind, even in the presence of people ranked more highly than her and even if it goes against social conventions. She is also more open-minded than some of the other Fused.{{book ref|sa4|14}} 

During the Last Desolation, she was reincarnated into a malen body, but has her beard shaved by a barber, and keeps her hair long. She actively hates the whiskers that grow upon her, even when soft and faint. It is not known if she feels general dysphoria at her malen body, or if it specific to her facial hair.{{book ref|sa4|11}}

== Abilities and Attributes==
Leshwi is able to use [[Voidlight]] and is skilled with the [[Surge]] of [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} While she heals from most wounds,{{book ref|sa4|5}} she fails to heal a knife-stab to the heart that a [[Knights Radiant]] like Jasnah could have recovered from.{{book ref|sa3|43}}  One possible explanation is that she wasn't carrying enough voidlight to sustain her through the injury.

When Leshwi fights Moash she uses a long, curved [[Parshendi]] sword.{{book ref|sa3|43}} She is considered one of the better fighters among the Fused.{{book ref|sa3|121}}

== History ==
{{image|Lady Leshwi by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Capturing [[Moash]]}}

=== Mortal ===
Little is known of Leshwi's previous life, except that she was friends with an honorspren named [[Riah]], and at some point, presumably during the [[First Desolation]] she died and was reborn as one of the Fused.

=== Recruiting Moash ===
When [[Moash]], [[Graves]], [[Febrth]] and [[Fia]] set up a camp, Leshwi and three other Fused attacked them. Only Moash was able to fight back effectively; his companions were dead within seconds. Moash used his [[Shardblade]] to fight Leshwi, but when she realized that Moash isn't well practiced with the sword she attacked more fiercely. She was surprised when Moash dismissed his Shardblade, dashed away, and picked up a spear. She then [[Gravitation|Lashed]] Moash into the air, but he pulled her with him and killed Leshwi midair by ramming a knife in her chest. Leshwi's companions took Moash captive after that.{{book ref|sa3|43}}

Later, during the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Moash demanded to speak to a Fused in charge, and he was brought to Leshwi. While hovering in the sky, the two of them had a long conversation. Leshwi said that 'Moash' is a [[singer]] name and reveals to Moash that she is the one whom he killed before. Because Leshwi was impressed by Moash's passion, she explained to him why the Fused are at war with mankind. After this conversation, she let Moash go as a free man, but Moash chose not to leave.

In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Kholinar]] Leshwi visited Moash during his work clearing rubble. She knew that he was curious about why they were destroying the [[Kholinar Palace]] even more, but said that he will get to know why in due time. They were probably looking for [[Elhokar]]'s [[cryptic]].{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}} Leshwi was pleased that Moash was content with that answer, and ordered him to come up to the palace because [[Hnanan]] had a request for him.

After Moash killed [[Jezrien]] at Hnanan's request Leshwi and eight other Fused came to him again. They offered him Jezrien's [[Honorblade]], but Leshwi warned him that 'Moash' will be no more. Moash accepted this fate, and Leshwi gave him a new name: Vyre, which means "He Who Quiets."{{book ref|sa3|122}}

=== Evacuation of Hearthstone ===
During the evacuation of [[Hearthstone]], Leshwi was among the three flights of Heavenly Ones, and she dueled [[Kaladin]]. During the battle, she wielded a [[raysium]] spear with a gemstone at its base, capable of drawing in a [[Knights Radiant]]'s [[stormlight]].{{book ref|sa4|5}} Leshwi stabbed [[Sigzil]] with this spear but spared his life as a sign of respect to Kaladin for sparing a Heavenly One earlier in the battle. After another exchange with Kaladin that left them both wounded, Leshwi accepted a draw and allowed Kaladin to defend a group of civilians under attack by [[Lezian]].{{book ref|sa4|6}}

After returning to Kholinar, Leshwi attended a meeting of the Nine, where she, with her Voice, [[Venli]], described the ''[[Fourth Bridge]]'' to the Nine and explained how it seemed to operate. During the meeting she claimed the right to battle Kaladin over Lezian, enraging him. She also showed disapproval of [[Raboniel]]'s plan to besiege [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa4|14}}

{{image|Leshwi by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|side=left|width=300px}}

=== Occupation of Urithiru ===
Leshwi offered up all of her servants save two to Raboniel, including Venli, and gave Venli orders to bring her reports on Raboniel's actions.{{book ref|sa4|31}} Once Urithiru was taken by the Fused, Leshwi took custody of [[Lirin]], [[Hesina]], and [[Oroden]] to protect them from Lezian.{{book ref|sa4|53}} Leshwi accepted another duel with Kaladin but showed mercy to him when she discovered he didn't have access to all his Surges. The duel ended when Kaladin escaped to destroy a node of the [[Sibling]].{{book ref|sa4|70}} Later, Venli revealed that she is a Radiant and Leshwi was overjoyed, proclaiming that the spren have forgiven the singers.{{book ref|sa4|109}} Leshwi asked Venli whether her [[spren]] knew her old friend, an honorspren named [[Riah]]. Venli says she does not but, that there are spren willing to bond singers again. Leshwi replied that her soul has been too long owned by someone else for that.{{book ref|sa4|109}} Lezian's soldiers then attacked the unarmed humans protecting the unconscious [[Knights Radiant]]; Venli whispered that she was caught between two worlds and didn't know what to do. Leshwi responded, "It's all right, Voice. I know the answer."{{book ref|sa4|109}} She then unsheathed her sword, flew directly to the fight, and commanded the singer troops to halt. When they didn't, Leshwi attacked them, and her troops joined her.

Singer fought singer; on one side were Leshwi, five Heavenly Ones, about twenty [[Regals]], and the human civilians. On the other side were Lezian's singer troops. Lezian's troops were afraid of the Fused and soon fled, leaving their dead behind.{{book ref|sa4|109}} Leshwi insisted that the humans she had fought alongside submit so that Leshwi could explain the situation to Raboniel and not seem in rebellion. The humans refused, and violence seemed inevitable, until [[Rlain]] took command of the situation. He told Leshwi that she had defied Odium and so would be punished unless she and her troops escaped with him. Leshwi reluctantly agreed.

Before they could depart, Deepest Ones and hundreds of stormforms arrived to exterminate them; they attacked, killing, among others, one of the Heavenly Ones. Leshwi's group of Heavenly Ones, Regals, and humans would have been overwhelmed, but Kaladin arrived in his new Shardplate, which he sent out to protect those about to be killed, including [[Adin]], [[Dabbid]], and Leshwi herself. She had speared a stormform that had released a flash of lightning that enveloped her, but was saved by Kaladin's Plate. Simultaneously, the [[Sibling]] bonded with [[Navani]] and the defenses of Urithiru were fully restored. The Fused, including Leshwi, collapsed unconscious. Afterwards, once they had been brought to the [[Oathgate]], Leshwi and the four surviving Heavenly Ones regained consciousness.{{book ref|sa4|114}} They, along with Rlain, Venli, [[Dul]], [[Mazish]], and the others that Venli had recruited, were transported to [[Narak]] via the Oathgate, where Leshwi helped find the free group of listeners.{{book ref|sa4|114}}

== Relationships ==
{{image|Duel in the Sky by Gerva Perez.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Facing off against [[Kaladin]] in the skies}}
=== Moash ===
Leshwi initially was angered at [[Moash]] because he managed to kill her so unexpectedly, but over time this anger was converted into admiration for Moash's passion. Leshwi is intrigued by Moash's motives, and he impresses her so much that she releases him. However, just before releasing him Leshwi told Moash to prove himself, and when he recalled this he voluntary returned to his [[parshmen]] crew, what seemed to be what Leshwi hoped he would do.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

Moash's assassinations of [[Elhokar]] and Jezrien seem to have boosted his and Leshwi's reputation among the Fused, and Hnanan expresses pride at Leshwi for picking out Moash.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Eventually the Fused hold Moash in such high regard that they give him Jezrien's Honorblade.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

=== Kaladin ===
{{quote
|It is rare to find a human who can fight in the skies well enough to be a challenge for me.
|Leshwi about Kaladin{{book ref|sa4|53}}
}}

Leshwi and [[Kaladin]] seem to have a mutual respect. Leshwi sees him as a rare challenge to battle in the skies.{{book ref|sa4|53}} They have multiple duels, none of which end with a clear winner. When Kaladin's powers are suppressed by corruption of the Sibling, Leshwi does not take the advantage and kill the windrunner, instead she shows honor in not wanting to beat him in an unfair fight.{{book ref|sa4|70}} Kaladin also values her opinion of him, making sure she understood he hadn't technically accepted a duel and wasn't fleeing when he left.{{book ref|sa4|70}}

After the events in Urithiru and the fighting between the singers and the humans, Kaladin offers Leshwi aid and a place to stay in Narak, but she declines.{{book ref|sa4|114}}

=== Venli ===
[[Venli]] serves as the Voice of Lady Leshwi, expressing Leshwi's desires to others.{{book ref|sa4|11}} Initially Leshwi values Venli for her unique Envoyform talents, however treats her coldly due to her position as a servant. After her Voice's actions in Urithiru, spying on Raboniel and helping Leshwi protect Kaladin's family,{{book ref|sa4|53}} Leshwi begins to warm to her. When Venli reveals she has bonded a Radiant Spren Leshwi is overjoyed.{{book ref|sa4|109}}

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