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Blushweaver is considered the epitome of beauty. She has glossy black hair, pale skin and a lusciously curvaceous body. {{book ref|warbreakerwb|7}} It is suggested that all the Returned look like a kind of perfection. Though [[Mercystar]] wasis built more heavily and Blushweaver thin, both wereare considered to have a godly beauty. {{book ref|warbreakerwb|23}} [[Vasher]] later confirms that theSince Returned look the way they believe they should look., Blushweaver therefore looks like what she percievesperceives ofto be the ultimate in honest beauty. {{book ref|warbreakerwb|ep}}

Like most Returned, Blushweaver has become decadent due to the nature of the [[Court of Gods]].: Aa group of servants follows her wherever she goes, meeting her every whim, and this has made her somewhat lazy and capricious. However, despite this, she is determined to improve the fate of Hallandren and takes her role as a god seriously enough to expend great effort to control the Hallandren military in order to preserve Hallandren.{{book ref|warbreakerwb|7}} {{book ref|warbreakerwb|17}}

SheBlushweaver directly urges [[Lightsong]] to action.{{book ref|warbreakerwb|16}}{{book ref|warbreakerwb|23}} When he suggests that they just allow the universe to take its course, she tells him to "Fightfight it!,"{{book ref|warbreakerwb|14}} This showssuggesting that she is not as lost as some of the other gods to boredom and indolence. She is witty and enjoys verbal sparring with him as well.{{wob ref|6713}}

She is a skilled negotiator and politician, as demonstrated by her ability to convince other Returned to place her in control of half of the country's [[Lifeless]] military forces.{{book ref|warbreaker|30}}

SheBefore is named '''Blushweaver the Honest''' by the [[Iridescent Tones]], but is successful in changing it to '''Blushweaver the Beautiful''' (though still considered to be the goddess of honesty).{{wob ref|6713}} Before her return fifteen years prior to the [[Pahn Kahls rebellion]]Return, she was a very well known and powerful merchant in Hallandren.{{book ref|warbreakerwb|7}}{{wob ref|7476}} She iswas assassinated after exposing a group of dye merchants she worked with for their untrustworthy, deceptive, and criminal practices; this was the basis of her original name upon her Return.{{wob ref|7476}}

She is veryBlushweaver, aware of the subtleties of politics, and iswas very active in trying to defend Hallandren and their way of life. To this end, she lobbieslobbied the gods who havehad been assigned military responsibilities and therefore holdheld the commandCommand phrases for the Lifeless armies. She spendspromised to vote however [[Hopefinder]] - one of these four Returned - wished, and in exchange he gave her the security phrase to his portion of the army.{{book ref|wb|30}} Mercystar also agreed to give up her Lifeless troops thanks to Lightsong's unwitting help when he investigated the break-in at her palace.{{book ref|wb|30}} Though Blushweaver had a very warm relationship with Lightsong himself, he refused to give her his Lifeless commands; she also failed to convince [[Allmother]] to part with her pass phrase.{{book ref|wb|38}} Still, after spending her efforts on these four Returned andshe experienceseventually aheld lotthe Command phrases for half of successthe [[Lifeless]] army.{{book ref|wb|42}}