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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|warbreaker|7}} It is suggested that all the Returned look like a kind of perfection. Though [[Mercystar]] was built heavily and Blushweaver thin, both were considered to have a godly beauty. {{book ref|warbreaker|23}} [[Vasher]] later confirms that the returnedReturned look the way they believe they should look. Blushweaver therefore looks like what she percieves of the ultimate in honest beauty. {{book ref|warbreaker|ep}}

Like most Returned, Blushweaver has become decadent due to the nature of the [[Court of Gods]]. A group of servants follow 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|warbreaker|7}} {{book ref|warbreaker|17}}

She directly urges [[Lightsong]] to action.{{book ref|warbreaker|16}}{{book ref|warbreaker|23}} When he suggests that they just allow the universe to take its course, she tells him to "Fight it!" {{book ref|warbreaker|14}} This shows that she is not as lost as some of the other gods to boredom and indolence.

As a Returned, BlushweaversBlushweaver's [[Divine Breath]] puts her at the fifth [[heightening]]. 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 military forces. {{book ref|warbreaker|30}}

She 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).{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=7}} Before her return, she was a very well known and powerful merchant in Hallandren.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=58}} She is assassinated after exposing a group of dye merchants she worked with for their untrustworthy, deceptive. and criminal practices.{{annotation ref|wb|chapter=58}}

When Blushweaver Returns, she is given a seat on the [[Council of Social Ills]], where she weekly participates in important votes.{{book ref|warbreaker|30}}

She is one of the oldest living Returned. {{book ref|warbreaker|16}}

She promises to vote however [[Hopefinder]], - another Returned, - wishes. In exchange, he gives her the security phrase to his portion of the [[Lifeless]] army.{{book ref|warbreaker|30}} She also manages to convince [[Mercystar]] to give up her Lifeless troops as well. Though she has a very warm relationship with [[Lightsong]], he refuses to give her his Lifeless commands and she also fails to convince the Returned [[Allmother]] to part with her pass phrase. Still she is left in control of half of the armies of Hallandren.

Later, Blushweaver is kidnapped and forced to give up her Lifeless security phrase during the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]]. The false priests, in truth [[Pahn Kahl]] rebels, later slit her throat to show [[Lightsong]] how willing to kill they are. This eventually wins the rebellion control over the entire Lifeless Army.{{book ref|warbreaker|53}}