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=== Shallan's Mental Health ===
Shallan is speculated to have dissociative identity disorder (DID). Shallan,as unfortunately,observed isby sometimesher notstruggle into fullmaintain controla ofsingular herpersonality. otherShe personalitiesfirst asdeveloped theyher tendseparate topersonas in peakorder outto withoutmaneuver herthrough knowing.different Thissocial issituations, especiallyhowever, commonshe withsoon Veil.began Whileto thefind disorderit was notbecoming infringingincreasingly ondifficult herto dutyseparate asher apersonas Radiantfrom inher bookoriginal two,personality. Shallan began to frequently experience black outsblackouts and even failfailed to differentiate between her three personalities duringuntil her allies intervened as seen in the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]]. Shallan, unfortunately, is sometimes not in full control of her other personalities as they tend to peak out without her knowing. This is especially common with her first persona, [[Veil]].
==== Veil ====
After arriving at the [[Shattered Plains]] and encountering the [[Ghostbloods]], Shallan takes on the identity of Veil in order to infiltrate the Ghostbloods. She changes her appearance using Lightweaving to craft a new appearance for Veil. As Veil, Shallan appears as a slightly older darkeyed woman. Although Veil has the same height and build as Shallan, Veil has long, dark hair and an angular face with a scar across the chin.{{book ref|sa2|42}}.
Veil's personality is daring and bold, being an accomplished con-artist and spy. She’s willing to scam other people but still needs people to be around. She often drinks and will sometimes drink [[horneater]] lager which is supposedly the strongest drink in all of Roshar. She rarely shows signs of being drunk. Veil prefers her men to be hard and rugged, showing interest in men like [[Kaladin]] andwhile expressing disinterest within Adolin. Following Shallan's marriage with Adolin, however, Veil has become friendsfond withof the prince and even became drinking buddies with him.
==== Radiant ====
After arriving in Urithriu, Shallan developed a third personality, Radiant in order to better assume her role as a Knight Radiant. Radiant looks mostly like Shallan, but with a bigger bust. Radiant learns swordhow to wield her fightingShardblade with Adolin, and is a capable surgebinder like Shallan. She does not care at all about how other people think of her, and easily dismisses people as stupid. SheDue to the similarities, she is similarlikely tobased on [[Jasnah Kholin]]. Like Veil, she also thoughtthinks a relationship with Kaladin would be appropriate, commenting that a relationship between two Knights RadiantRadiants would be suitable.
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