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To modern humans, the listeners were originally discovered by Alethi [[Gavilar|King Gavilar]]'s brother [[Dalinar Kholin]] during a hunting trip.{{book ref|sa1|28}}{{book ref|sa1|45}} Dalinar was scouting in a forest that wasn't on any maps, in a valley south of the [[Shattered Plains]] and about two weeks' march from the [[Drying Sea]]. There, he found Eshonai, exploring.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}{{book ref|sa4|45}} She led the humans to her family's camp. In that same day, [[Venli]] had discovered that [[painspren]] may be the key to discovering warform, but her discovery was overshadowed by her sister's.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
At first, the Council of Five only let a few listeners come to meet the Alethi, afraid of frightening them. Slowly, some of the listeners, including Eshonai, began to learn the Alethi language. The Alethi were very interested in the listener's ancient weapons and in the chasmfiends. Due to a mistake in translation, the Alethi started believing that the listeners worshipped the chasmfiends.{{book ref|sa4|48}} The listeners were very intrigued by the Alethi's parshmen, believing they had no souls.{{book ref|sa4|52}} The Alethi called the listeners the "Parshendi", or ''parshmen who can think''.{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} They gave many steel weapons to Eshonai's family, wanting them to take one of the cities at the edge of the Plains.{{book ref|sa4|48}}
In the next human visit, Eshonai and Venli's family had already taken one of the cities at the border of the Shattered Plains. Venli had made no more progress in discovering warform. One of the Alethi, [[Axindweth]], gave a gemstone to Venli with [[Ulim]] trapped inside, saying it might help her cure Jaxlim.{{book ref|sa4|52}} Venli broke the gemstone, and started talking with Ulim.{{book ref|sa4|57}} Ulim helped Venli cut a gemstone so that it glowed more brightly, and trap a painspren in it.{{book ref|sa4|62}} She made about two dozen gemstones with painspren, and gave them for listeners to adopt warform. One of those was Jaxlim, but since Jaxlim didn't adopt the proper mindset for the form, Eshonai, who was acompanying her, took the form instead.
{{image|Rhythm of Mourning by Caio Santos.jpeg|side=right|height=250px|Listeners after a battle with the [[Alethi]]}}
=== War of Reckoning ===
During the war, the listeners moved their population to the city at the center of the Shattered Plains. They named the city [[Narak]], meaning exile, because they were trapped there after the humans moved to the cities at the edge of the Plains.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa4|81}} With help from Ulim, Venli discovered nimbleform, though it still took her several tries to do it.{{book ref|sa4|86}} The war of attrition lasted for six years, and the listener population slowly dwindled.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
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