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|image=Leshwi by Jazzy-kandra.jpg |
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|species=singer |
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|world=Roshar |
|world=Roshar |
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|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] |
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|universe=[[Cosmere]] |
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|introduced=[[Oathbringer]] |
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|What is your passionate fury, Moash, the man with an ancient singer's name? |
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|Leshwi to Moash{{book ref|sa3|54}} |
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== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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{{image|Skies over Kholinar by BBQShapez.jpg|side=left|width=250px}} |
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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}} |
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Leshwi is one of the singer leaders of the [[Siege of Kholinar]]. Leshwi is a leader among the Singers, but other Fused such as [[Hnanan]] give her orders. Moash thinks her place in the chain of command is closer to that of a field captain than a highprince.{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
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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}} |
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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 is specific to her facial hair.{{book ref|sa4|11}} |
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Leshwi is able to use [[Voidlight]] and has access to the [[Surge]] of [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} She doesn't heal from wounds like most [[Knights Radiant]] do.{{book ref|sa3|43}} When Leshwi fights Moash she uses a long, curved [[Parshendi]] sword.{{book ref|sa3|43}} |
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Leshwi is one of the Shanay-im. This allows her to use the [[Surge]] of [[Gravitation]].{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} She is good enough at lashing that she considers it a rarity to find a human who can compete with her. Like all Fused she can also breathe in [[Voidlight]], this allows her to heal from most wounds, as long as she has Voidlight.{{book ref|sa4|5}} |
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Leshwi is also extremely skilled at fighting. She prefers the spear, fighting ground and flying soldiers with it, but she also uses a long, curved [[Parshendi]] sword.{{book ref|sa3|43}}{{book ref|sa4|5}} She is considered to be one of the better fighters among the Fused.{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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⚫ | When [[Moash]], [[Graves]], [[Febrth]] and [[Fia]] have set up a camp Leshwi and three other fused attack them. Only Moash was able to stand ground against them, his companions were dead within seconds. Moash uses his [[shardblade]] to fight with Leshwi, but when she realises that Moash isn't well practiced with the sword she starts to attack more fiercely, but she is surprised when Moash dismisses his shardblade, dashes away and picks up a spear. She then lashes Moash in the air, but he pulled her with him and kills Leshwi mid air by ramming a knife in her chest. Leshwi's companions take Moash captive after that.{{book ref|sa3|43}} |
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{{image|Lady Leshwi by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Capturing [[Moash]]}} |
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=== Mortal === |
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Little is known of Leshwi's mortal 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. |
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=== Recruiting Moash === |
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⚫ | When [[Moash]], [[Graves]], [[Febrth]] and [[Fia]] set up a camp |
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⚫ | Later, during the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Moash |
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⚫ | After Moash killed [[Jezrien]] |
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=== Evacuation of Hearthstone === |
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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}} |
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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}} |
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{{image|Leshwi by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|side=left|width=300px}} |
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=== Occupation of Urithiru === |
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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. |
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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. |
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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}} |
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== Relationships == |
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{{image|Duel in the Sky by Gerva Perez.jpg|side=right|width=250px|Facing off against [[Kaladin]] in the skies}} |
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=== Moash === |
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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}} |
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⚫ | Moash's assassinations of [[Elhokar]] and Jezrien seem to have boosted |
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=== Kaladin === |
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|It is rare to find a human who can fight in the skies well enough to be a challenge for me. |
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|Leshwi about Kaladin{{book ref|sa4|53}} |
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⚫ | Later, during the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Moash demands to speak to a fused in charge, and he is brought to Leshwi. While hovering in the sky the two of them have a long conversation. Leshwi says that 'Moash' is a [[singer]] name, explains that she in one of the leaders among the fused because she is still sane, and reveals to Moash that she is the one he killed before. Leshwi is impressed by Moash's passion and understanding of the singer's cause and tells him, likely in detail, why they fight. After this conversation she let Moash go as a free man, but when he recalls her saying "prove yourself" Moash returns to his parshmen crew, what seemed to be what Leshwi hoped he would do.{{book ref|sa3|54}} |
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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}} |
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⚫ | After the [[Battle of Kholinar]] Leshwi visits Moash during his work of clearing rubble. She knows that he is curious why they are destroying the palace even more, but says that he will get to know why in due time (they were probably looking for [[Elhokar]]'s [[cryptic]]{{book ref|sa3|epilogue}}). Leshwi is pleased that Moash was content with that answers, and orders him to come up the palace because [[Hnanan]] had a request for him. Hnanan expresses "pride for Leshwi at picking out Moash".{{book ref|sa3|121}} |
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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}} |
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=== Venli === |
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[[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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