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'''Eshonai''' is a [[listener]] [[Shardbearer]]{{book ref|twok|68}} who lives in [[Narak]] on the [[Shattered Plains]] of [[Roshar]] during the [[War of Reckoning]]. She was one of the first Parshendi to come in contact with [[Gavilar Kholin]]'s soldiers in the [[Unclaimed Hills]].{{book ref|wor|i|1}}
As a youth, people were used to Eshonai wandering off in the middle of a task. She has the best spoken Alethi of any of the listeners{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}.
Her preferred form is [[
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}}
==== The Everstorm ====
[[File:Eshonai by Casey Fallon.jpg|thumb|<small><center>by {{a|Casey Fallon}}</center></small>Eshonai bonding with a stormspren
Eshonai was the first to adopt [[
In the [[Battle of Narak]], she led the listener army, who had 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. Despite her efforts, Eshonai drowned.{{book ref|sa3|i|3}}
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== Trivia ==
* The reason she was killed off and Venli used in her viewpoint role instead was due to there already being other characters in the series who was a "paragon soldier who's trying to do the right thing".{{wob ref|11666}}
* Eshonai is the Shardbearer on the cover art of the Way of Kings. She is described as wearing silver Shardplate and a red cloak — both traits shared by the figure in the forefront of the painting.{{wob ref|11422}}
== Notes ==
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