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|parents=[[Jaxlim]]
|siblings=[[Venli]]
|abilities=[[Regal|Forms of Power]], {{tag+|Shardbearer}}, {{tag+|willshaper}}{{book ref|sa4|117}}
|bonded=[[Timbre]]
|died=[[Battle of Narak]]{{book ref|sa3|i|3}}, {{Rosharan date|1173|10|10|3}}{{article ref|Words of Radiance/Timeline|Words of Radiance timeline}}
|titles=The Explorer
|groups={{tag|Council of Five}}
|species=singer
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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=== Appearance ===
Eshonai is a [[
=== Personality ===
Her preferred form is [[workform]] because it is more flexible{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}, limber, rugged, and because the form's aversion to violence forces her to think differently to solve problems. She finds it difficult to tolerate listeners who prefer [[mateform]] , and has trouble understanding why anyone would want to remain in that form for longer than necessary to produce offspring. Her confusion on this subject at one time extended to humans, when she was baffled by the fact that humans have only a single form that is easily distracted by sexual urges.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
Though she accepts her duties as a general for her people, she feels trapped and constrained by the role, and by living on the [[Shattered Plains]]. Even her uniform contributes to her emotional discomfort, and the repetitive tasks of military life numb her mind. She blames her uniform for her personal worries. However she never speaks of her discomfort in her role. She enjoys the feeling of strength she gets from wearing Shardplate, and it gives her something reliable in the world.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
Eshonai's true passion is exploration, and she yearns to be free of her role as general so she can explore; even as a child, it was common for her to wander off in the middle of a task if something caught her attention.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} She even contemplates exploring human civilizations, though she has a preference for exploring the wilderness. However, she believes these feelings are meaningless in comparison to the importance of protecting her people. She holds that remembering the fallen is important, but of lesser concern than protecting the living. She goes so far as to accompany her strike forces even when
She believes that she is personally responsible for the War of Reckoning because she was the first to make contact with the Alethi. Despite being fully aware of the dire predicament of her people, she does not blame the Alethi for their pursuit of vengeance. While she fights the Alethi out of necessity, she would prefer, and she even attempts, to negotiate a peace with them.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==
Despite her misgivings about the role, Eshonai is a skilled combatant and military commander, having managed to keep her people alive for more than five years of a war in which they are severely disadvantaged.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}} She's fluent in [[Alethi]], and is the best at it of any listeners, though she speaks it with a thick accent.{{book ref|sa1|68}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
Shortly before her death, Eshonai attracted the attention of a [[Reacher]] nicknamed [[Timbre]]; however, she took on the stormform before the bonding process could begin, and
=== Forms ===
Like all [[
=== Shardbearer ===
== History ==
=== Exploration ===
Eshonai was an explorer who often travelled the wilderness of [[Natanatan]]. She started out exploring alone, creating maps and expanding the listeners' understanding of the world, then began leading expeditions during her teenage years, after her adventures sparked interest amongst her people. Her exploration
{{image|Eshonai Gavilar Shuravf.jpg|side=left|width=200px|Eshonai meeting with [[Gavilar]] on the night of his death}}
=== Assassination of Gavilar ===
On the day of his [[Assassination of Gavilar|assassination]], [[Gavilar]] spoke to Eshonai privately. She was the first listener to learn that Gavilar wanted to bring back the listeners' old gods. He gave her a [[Black sphere|dark gemstone]] and told her to give it to [[The Five]]. Taking the gemstone, Eshonai went to the Five and told them of Gavilar's plans, and the group decided to assassinate the Alethi king. Though Eshonai was not yet on the Council of Five, the council gave her a vote and listened to her advice due to her role as an interpreter. She voted in favor of killing Gavilar, in order to keep the listeners free of their gods and to affirm the decision made by their [[Last Legion|ancestors]] centuries ago.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
==== The Battle of the Tower ====
During the battle, Eshonai dueled [[Dalinar Kholin]] as the army made its retreat. She defeated him in combat, and recognised him as the Alethi Shardbearer she had been searching for, but was stabbed in the leg by [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], who made his escape with Dalinar before she
==== The Everstorm ====
|Eshonai in stormform{{book ref|sa2|i|8}}
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Eshonai was the first to adopt [[singer#Forms|Stormform]] after it was rediscovered by her sister [[Venli]],
In the [[Battle of Narak]], she led the listener army, who had all taken Stormform, to battle, with the intent to destroy the Alethi forces.{{book ref|sa2|i|13}} After [[Adolin]] pushed her into a chasm,{{book ref|wor|84}} she rammed her Shardblade into the ground, in an attempt to not be swept away by the floodwaters.
After her death, the [[Stormfather|Rider of Storms]] briefly stopped her soul from entering the [[Beyond]] in order to let her ride his winds across all of Roshar as the [[highstorm]] swept over the continent.{{book ref|sa4|117}}
Later, [[Ulim]] leads Venli and [[Demid]] to Eshonai's body to retrieve her Shards.{{book ref|sa3|i|3}}
== Relationships ==
=== Jaxlim ===
Eshonai
===Venli===
Eshonai has a difficult relationship with her younger sister and her views.{{book ref|sa4|88}}{{expand}}
== Trivia ==
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