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== Appearance and Personality ==
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Like other Tai-na, Relu-na has grown to extraordinary size due to a [[spren]] bond{{wob ref|2684}} related to her [[gemheart]]{{wob ref|756}} that allows her body to defy the laws of physics.{{wob ref|6498}}{{book ref|sa3|99}} [[Rysn]] believes that Relu-na is as large as a town.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} One of Relu-na's eyes is described as a "the size of a house" and it is situated more than fifty feet from the top of her head.
Relu-na's shell has the appearance of a mountainous island jutting out from the ocean with no beach.
Relu-na appears to be ancient,{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} as Tai-na are very long-lived.{{wob ref|3423}} The natives feed Relu-na fruit, but only as a treat; they do not divulge her primary food source.
== History ==
Rysn and [[Vstim]] visited Relu-na hoping to trade for a [[larkin]] corpse. Rysn was shocked by the existence of Tai-na and was unfamiliar with the island's culture. She and her guards were led on a long hike up to Relu-na's head to meet the king, [[Ral-na]].{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} On the way, they encountered [[Axies the Collector]], who had been visiting Relu-na as part of his ongoing spren research.{{book ref|sa1|i|5}} Axies had tried to investigate the Tai-na spren, but the natives refused to discuss it and instead bound his feet and hung him upside-down.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
Upon reaching Relu-na's head, Rysn attempted to trade with the natives. Unbeknownst to Rysn, Vstim had actually trained the king's son, [[Talik]], and had covertly arranged for him to be tough on Rysn as a training exercise. However, Rysn became so frustrated by the negotiation that she made a bold attempt to gain the trust of the natives. She climbed down a rope suspended hundreds of feet over the ocean and attempted to address Relu-na directly, but fell when the rope snapped.
When Rysn later wrote to Talik regarding her worries about [[Chiri-Chiri]]'s deteriorating health, Talik and the king were in [[Azimir]]. Talik wrote to the inhabitants of the island, and the king's consort approached Relu-na, who somehow indicated that Chiri-Chiri needed be taken home to [[Akinah]].{{book ref|sa3.5|2}}
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