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'''Relu-na''' is a [[Tai-na]] in the [[Reshi Sea]] on [[Roshar]]. A [[greatshell]] the size of an island, she is worshipped as a god by itsher inhabitants.
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
Like other Tai-na, Relu-na has grown to extraordinary size due to a [[spren]] bond{{wob ref|2684}} related to itsher [[gemheart]]{{wob ref|756}} that allows itsher body to defy the laws of physics.{{wob ref|6498}}{{book ref|sa3|99}} Tai-na are able to grow larger than terrestrial greatshells due to their aquatic habitat,{{wob ref|1499}} although they technically could survive on land.{{wob ref|2684}} 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.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} [[Rysn]] believes that Relu-na is as large as a town.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}} She is referred to as female by [[Gu]].{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
 
Relu-na's shell has the appearance of a mountainous island jutting out from the ocean with no beach.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} She is not immediately identifiable as a living being, but when she moves it becomes easier to see that she has legs.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} She has stony skin covered with an array of plant life including moss, trees, [[shalebark]], and [[rockbud]]s.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} The plants grow as thick as a jungle or forest over most of the shell, but relatively few plants grow on the head.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} The shell has protrusions near the waterline that are used as docks by the residents of the island; stairs have also been cut into the shell.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} The sea is unusually warm near Relu-na and Rysn compares the water to that of the [[Purelake]].{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}