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'''Palona''' is a [[Herdazian]] on [[Roshar]]. SheAs isthe longtime mistress of [[Highprince]] [[Turinad Sebarial]]'s, mistressshe is effectively a member of the nobility of [[Alethkar]].{{book ref|sa2|40}}

Palona's origins have not been revealed. [[Lopen]] notes that there has been significant migration of Herdazian people to [[Alethkar]] and [[Jah Keved]],{{book ref|sa2|41}} but Palona's birthplace is unknown. The Sebarial warcamp likely has the largest Herzadian population on the [[Shattered Plains]] since it contains a section called "Little Herdaz",{{book ref|sa2|87}} but this has not been directly linked to Palona's presence. She obliquely refers to herself as a "stray" that Turinad brought home.{{book ref|sa2|40}} The duration of Palona and Sebarial's relationship is unknown, but it seems to be well-established during the events of ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''; other nobles are never surprised by Palona's presence, nor do they comment on the nature of her arrangement with Sebarial.

Palona claims that Turinad wants to marry her,{{book ref|sa2|40}} while Turinad says that he pays more than three [[broam]]s a week for Palona;{{book ref|sa2|38}} it is not clear if either of these statements are meant literally, as the two of them tend to playfully antagonize one another.{{book ref|sa2|40}}

As the mistress of a Highprince, Palona attends many events for the [[Alethi]] elite. She is present when [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin Kholin]] fight an ill-advised duel against multiple Shardbearers.{{book ref|sa2|57}} She "insists" on coming to the Shattered Plains when Sebarial agrees to join [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s assault on the [[Parshendi]].{{book ref|sa2|76}} Palona wears fashionable clothing while she and Sebarial relaxlounge and eat [[sellafruit]], even as the fighting escalates.{{book ref|sa2|76}}{{book ref|sa2|80}} Dalinar is surprised to learn that Sebarial actually helped during the battle, indicating that the couple may be paying more attention than it would seem.{{book ref|sa2|86}}

Palona is among the many residents of the Shattered Plains who move to [[Urithiru]] after the activation of the [[Stormseat]] [[Oathgate]]. Sebarial's actions at the end of the [[War of Reckoning]] gained Dalinar's trust and he is named [[Highprince of Commmerce]], giving House Sebarial additional influence in the displaced Alethi government.{{book ref|sa3|2}} Palona is among the first people to see the corpse of [[Torol Sadeas]] after his murder in the halls of Urithiru, and flippantly calls his death a "problem solved", as she was one of the many people who hated Sadeas.{{book ref|sa3|2}} She is present at Dalinar and Navani's small wedding ceremony,{{book ref|sa3|4}} as well as Dalinar's meetings when he attempts to form a multinational coalition as part of his plan to unite Roshar,.{{book ref|sa3|96}} and sheShe is one of the first people to know that [[Jasnah Kholin]] has been crowned as Queen.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

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