Difference between revisions of "Eshen"

'''Eshen''' wasis King [[Iadon]]'s second wife, and Prince [[Raoden]]'s adoptive mother.

Eshen was "short and slight of frame" with brownish-blonde hair beginning to grey.{{book ref|b|Elantris|c|2}}

Eshen fit [[Iadon]]'s prejudices regarding women to a fault--she was highly domestic, flighty, far from intelligent, and more prone to inane babble than intelligent discussion.{{book ref|b|Elantris|c|2}}

Eshen relied heavily on her husband, although she did participate in [[Sarene]]'s fencing lessons for a short time.{{book ref|b|Elantris|c|17}} Unfortunately, the shock of learning of her husbands involvement with the [[Jeskeri Mysteries]] was too great, and Eshen was left a shell of her former self.{{book ref|b|Elantris|c|8}}

She was killed fighting [[Fjordell]] soldiers when the citizens of [[Kae]] were about to be executed.{{book ref|b|Elantris|c|61}}