Difference between revisions of "Evi Kholin"
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Evi was an exceptionally tall woman, almost as tall as an Alethi. She was willowy and somewhat frail, with a small chest.{{book ref|sa3|19}} Her hair were pale blonde, though not true [[Iri]]ali gold, and she had matching [[lighteyes|light]] yellow eyes.{{book ref|sa3|24}}
Evi was a calm woman, often shying away from conflict. She was dedicated to pacifism, and often strove to convince her husband to behave more peacefully and reject the warlike ways of his kinsmen.{{book ref|sa3|26}} She enjoyed the moments of
Evi's time among the Alethi left her largely jaded and critical. The contest of wittiness betwen the women made her feel stupid; she critiqued the Alethi's supposed piety, noting that they were only ever devout when it suited their desire to wage war. After her death, [[Navani]] would claim that everyone loved her, but Evi's own experiences run contrary to that.{{book ref|sa1|64}}{{book ref|sa3|66}}
Although she and Dalinar were poorly matched, she nonetheless strove to make their relationship work. She tried to assimilate into the Vorin culture, if with mixed results, and endured anything life could throw at her, but did not let
She was a devout follower of [[Iri]] religion, the belief in the One. Though she absorbed many Vorin customs upon her marriage, including the worship of the [[Herald]]s, she continued to treat the One as the highest deity.{{book ref|sa3|26}} She also respected the [[Nightwatcher]] as an aspect of the One, considering it the entity that should be visited to petition him.{{book ref|sa3|36}}
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