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{{character
|image=Pailiah Endsheet.jpgpng
|abilities={{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|titles={{tag+|herald}}, Patron of the [[Order of Truthwatchers|Truthwatchers]]
|aliases=Pali
|world=RosharAshyn
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
 
'''Pailiah''', nicknamed '''Pali''', is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of the [[Almighty]] on [[Roshar]]. She's is the patron of the [[Order of Truthwatchers]].{{wob ref|12509}}
 
== Abilities ==
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The cultural references to Pailiah imply that she might've been a scholar prior to becoming a Herald. As a Herald, she's aan immortal [[Cognitive Shadow]], and every time she dies, she travels to [[Braize]]. There, she's tortured until she or one of the other Heralds breakbreaks, returning them to life on Roshar.{{book ref|sa3|38}} While alive, she's ageless, making her effectively immortal so long as she avoids conflict.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
 
Back whenWhen Pailiah wielded her [[Honorblade]], she had theuse ability to useof the [[Surge]]s of [[Illumination]], allowing her to create illusions of light and sound, and [[Progression]], letting her grow plants and heal herself and others. She would also havehad the ability to breathe in [[Stormlight]], compounding her self-healing power. However, she has abandoned her Blade at the Aharietiam, losing her access to Stormlight and Surgebinding.{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} Whether she has any supernaturalSurgebinding abilities other than longevity in the present day is uncertain.
 
== History ==
{{image|Pailiah by Shuravf.jpg|side=right|width=250px}}
Like most other Heralds, Pailiah was born on [[Ashyn]] and made the trip to [[Roshar]] when the former was destroyed by a man-made catastrophe.{{wob ref|11945}} She was likely a scholar of some sort -- at the very least, she was an important figure in the early Rosharan society. When the [[Desolation]]s began, she was one of the ten people made Heralds by [[Honor]] and given a [[Honorblade]].{{book ref|sa3|38}}
 
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Along with all of the Heralds but [[Taln]], Pailiah abandoned the [[Oathpact]] at the end of [[Aharietiam]].{{book ref|sa1|part=prelude}} At some point, she may have joined the [[Ardentia]] and in particular, the [[Devotary of Insight]], who act as caretakers for the [[Palanaeum]] in [[Kharbranth]].{{wob ref|4419}}{{book ref|sa1|33}} It is unclear if she was involved with Taravangian during this time,{{wob ref|11521}}{{wob ref|11589}} and Pailiah may have briefly crossed paths with [[Shallan]] while the young scholar was studying under [[Jasnah]].{{book ref|sa1|33}}{{ref|group=fn|text=In 2017 a Word of Brandon from a signed book confirmed that the ardent Shallan finds in the Palanaeum, while searching for the book ''Shadows Remembered'', is the [[Herald]] Pailiah. No photo of this WoB is attach to the Arcanum entry and Brandon has been evasive when asked to confirm whether this information is true.{{wob ref|4419}}{{wob ref|11589}}{{wob ref|11521}}{{book ref|Sa1|33}}}}{{disputed}}
 
== Culture ==
{{image|Pailiah.jpg|side=left|width=150px}}
 
In the [[Vorin]] culture, Pailiah is associated with number 5 (Palah), the essence Pulp, and the attributes of Learned and Giving.{{book ref|sa3|part=ars}} The grand library in Kharbranth, [[Palanaeum]], is named after her.{{wob ref|10562}}
 
 
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