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'''Shalash''', also known as '''Ash''', is one of the ten [[Herald]]s of [[The Almighty]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} She is called the Herald of Beauty{{book ref|sa2|30}} in Vorin cultures and is known as Epan, Lady of Dreams, in Emul.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}} She serves as the patron of the [[Order of Lightweavers]] and is associated with the divine attributes of "Creative" and "Honest".{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}}

 

She is [[Baxil]]'s mistress.{{17s ref|post|204063|It is confirmed that Shalash is Baxil's mistress|date=Dec 10th, 2014}}

 

She has dark skin and long black hair. Her eyes are a faint violet, so faint as to be almost white, and lack epicanthic folds. She is also described as being tall and lean as well as being exceptionally beautiful.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}

 

She dislikes thievery, however she has no issues with breaking into the dwellings of the rich to destroy art. Her destruction of said art appears to be a perversion of her divine attribute of "Creative" and may be a symptom of her forsaking of the Oathpact. She does not want the destruction to be "too easy". She is also very private and does not appreciate being asked "prying" questions.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}

 

;Formation of the Oathpact:

Shalash was chosen by the [[Shard]] [[Honor]] to be one of his Heralds, this relationship was the formation of the [[Oathpact]] and as part of it Shalash received one of the [[Honorblade]]s in exchange for her service.{{ref|name=oathpact}}{{qa ref|1112|18|Why was the base form of Shardblades chosen to be blades?|date= Apr 16th, 2014}} The circumstances of how this came to be is unknown, however there are stories about [[Proving Day]], where the Heralds faced difficult, if not impossible, tasks to prove themselves.{{book ref|sa1|5}}

Some time later the [[Knights Radiant]] were founded to help preserve knowledge between Desolations.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}{{book ref|sa2|63}} Shalash served as the Patron for the Order of Lightweavers.

 

;Breaking of the Oathpact:

Following [[Aharietiam]], the "Last" Desolation, Shalash and the other Heralds, excluding [[Talenel]] who had fallen in battle, decided to forsake the Oathpact and abandoned their Honorblades. They were less successful in breaking the Oathpact than they believe.{{ref|name=oathpact}} They lied to the the people of Roshar, telling them they had "won" and went their separate ways.{{book ref|sa1|prelude}}

Sometime prior to [[Gawx]] becoming Prime of [[Azir]], she also infiltrates the [[Bronze Palace]] in [[Azimir]] where she defaces a mural of the Heralds, scratching out her face.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}

 

[[File:Herald Glyph Shalash.svg|thumb|150px|A stylized depiction of Shalash's honorblade]]

As part of the Oathpact, Shalash was given one of the Honorblades which grants access to Surgebinding for those who bond it. Her blade grants the Surges of Illumination and Transformation.

;Illumination:

The Surge of Transformation allows Shalash to transmute material into one of the [[Ten Essences]] through [[Soulcasting]].

 

Shalash has had her life extended far beyond that of an average human through unknown means. This has allowed her to live through thousands of years of [[Desolation]]s as well as the 4,500 years between Aharietiam and the coming of the Everstorm and potentially beyond.

 

She has unusually good hearing.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}

 

Shalash is currently planned to be one of the focus characters in the "back five" of ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''.{{17s ref|post|245061|Chicago Firefight Signing|date= Feb 20th, 2015}}

 

 

== Notes ==

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