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Palona is described as having dark eyes and the rocklike crystalline fingernails of a Herdazian.{{book ref|sa2|40}} She is short, middle-aged, and has dark, curly hair.{{book ref|sa2|40}}{{book ref|sa3|21}} She speaks with a Herdazian accent{{book ref|sa2|40}} and presumably has the typical deep tan skin of her people.{{book ref|sa1|32}}{{wob ref|3932}}
 
She is kind, although she is sometimes blunt.{{book ref|sa2|40}}{{book ref|sa3|2}} [[Shallan Davar]] notes several instances when Palona helpfully anticipates her needs, and shePalona often pays personal visits to her personallyquarters.{{book ref|sa2|13}}{{book ref|sa3|21}}{{book ref|sa3|33}}
 
ShePalona enjoys luxury, spending money, and wearing fashionable clothing, yet she is not pretentious.{{book ref|sa2|40}}{{book ref|sa2|76}} She sometimes appears to be detached from events occurring around her, as she is seen relaxing with a novel during the [[Battle of Narak]]{{book ref|sa2|86}} and reading gossip reports amidst the squabbling of Rosharan royalty.{{book ref|sa2|122}} Her contemporaries, including Shallan and [[Navani Kholin]], tend to make light of her penchant for massages.{{book ref|sa3|21}}{{book ref|sa3|96}}
 
Although she is not married to Turinad, she runs the household and appears to be familiar with the traditions of Alethi nobility.{{book ref|sa2|40}} However, she does not have the modesty of a typical [[Vorin]] woman, as she does not cover her back while being massaged, even when other people are present.{{book ref|sa2|47}} She covers her [[safehand]], but is sometimes careless about showing it.{{book ref|sa3|21}}
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