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== Culture ==
{{image|Windrunner and Heavenly Ones by Georgi Madzharov.jpg|side=leftright|height=300px200px|A [[Windrunner]] fighting some Shanayshanay-im}}
''Shanay-im'' usually wear extremely long robes, trailing behind them several feet. They utilize long lances suited for aerial combat, with [[aluminum]] coating to block Shardblades. andThe alances fabrialalso incorporate [[raysium]] to drain Stormlight from the Radiant it piercesRadiants.{{book ref|sa4|2}}{{book ref|sa4|84}}
 
When fighting Windrunners, they hold an honorable tradition of one-to-one dueling. They raise their weapons to those they wish to duel, and engage upon consent from the Windrunners. The rest of their members float about and do not interfere with the duel. The Windrunners play along with the tradition, as the Windrunners have a smaller number and this prevents them from being ganged up on.{{book ref|sa4|5}} This tradition does not extend to normal soldiers.
 
== Trivia ==
* The name shanay-im may derive from the Hebrew word "shamayim" (שמיםשָׁמַיִם) (IPA: ʃəˈmajim or ʃaˈmajim), which means "heavenheavens".{{wob ref|10796}}. "-im" is the Hebrew masculine plural suffix, hence the singular would be "shanay" and plural "shanayim". (The word "shamayim" is indeed in the plural, hence the translation "heaven''s''", and "shanayim" as "Heavenly Ones")
 
== Notes ==