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{{character
|ancestors=[[Vo]]
|abilities={{tag|Returned}}, {{tag+|Awakener}}
|spouse=[[Vasher]]|siblings=[[Denth]]
|profession={{tag|Five Scholars}}
|spouse=[[Vasher]]
|relatives=[[Dedelin]]{{wob ref|12648}}, [[Vivenna]], [[Ridger]], [[Fafen]], [[Sisirinah]]
|abilities={{tag|Returned}}, {{tag+|Awakener}}, {{tag+|worldhopping}}{{wob ref|1548}}, {{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}, {{tag+|Shardbearer}} <small>(formerly)</small>
|died=Slew with [[Nightblood]] by [[Vasher]]{{wob ref|6954}}
|professiongroups={{tag|Five Scholars}}
|profession=Scholar[[Category: Scholars]]
|titles=Glorysinger
|spouse=[[Vasher]]|siblings=[[Denth]]
|world=Nalthis
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Warbreaker]]
}}
{{quote|The waves of men pointed toward one figure at the center. A woman, vaguely depicted by a couple of curved brushstrokes. And yet it was obvious. She stood high, as if atop a cresting wave of crashing soldiers, caught in mid-motion, head flung back, her arm upraised.
 
Holding a deep black sword that darkened the red sky around it.
|[[Lightsong]] seeing a painting of the [[Battle of Twilight Falls]],{{book ref|wb|26}} with Shashara wielding Nightblood{{wob ref|6954}}}}
'''Shashara''' was one of the [[Five Scholars]] on [[Nalthis]].
 
Shashara's life before she Returned is a mystery. Upon her Return, she was named '''Glorysinger''' by the [[Cult of the Returned]].<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/{{wob Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter 26]''</ref>|6954}} She became one of the Five Scholars. [[Vasher]] indicates that she was one of the more talented [[Awakener]]s in the group. She was instrumental in the creation of the one-Breath [[Awakening#Awakening Commands|Command]] to create Lifeless. Shashara is also the one who discovered how to create a sentient Awakened object of steel, leading to the creation of [[Nightblood]].<{{book ref>Warbreaker, Chapter |wb|51</ref>}}
 
She was the sister of [[Denth]]. Vasher and Shashara collaborated on their Awakening work, eventually marrying.<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/ Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter{{wob 26]''</ref>|6954}} Shashara and Vasher worked together to create the Command for Nightblood, "Destroy evil."<{{book ref>Warbreaker, Chapter |wb|51</ref>}}
 
Nightblood mentions that she argued with Vasher, claiming that he could be a poet or scholar, like a man.{{book ref|sa3|92}}
 
Shashara drew Nightblood the only time it was used, in battle, during the [[Manywar]].<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/{{wob Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter 26]''</ref>|6954}} While the details of the [[Battle of Twilight Falls]] has yet to be revealed, Vasher found the outcome to be horrifying enough to take action.
 
Vasher used Nightblood to slay Shashara,<{{book ref>Warbreaker, Chapter |wb|29</ref>}} his own wife, when it became clear that she was going to reveal to the general populace how to create more sentient swords.<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/ Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter{{wob 26]''</ref>|6954}} She had already revealed the Command to create Lifeless from a single Breath, which was a contributing factor in the start of the Manywar.
She was the sister of [[Denth]]. Vasher and Shashara collaborated on their Awakening work, eventually marrying.<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/ Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter 26]''</ref> Shashara and Vasher worked together to create the Command for Nightblood, "Destroy evil."<ref>Warbreaker, Chapter 51</ref>
 
She has traveled the [[cosmere]] and is considered an early cosmere scholar by those at [[Silverlight]].{{wob ref|1548}}
Shashara drew Nightblood the only time it was used in battle during the [[Manywar]].<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/ Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter 26]''</ref> While the details of the [[Battle of Twilight Falls]] has yet to be revealed, Vasher found the outcome to be horrifying enough to take action.
 
== Trivia ==
Vasher used Nightblood to slay Shashara,<ref>Warbreaker, Chapter 29</ref> his own wife, when it became clear that she was going to reveal to the general populace how to create more sentient swords.<ref>''[http://brandonsanderson.com/annotation-warbreaker-chapter-twenty-six/ Warbreaker Annotations, Chapter 26]''</ref> She had already revealed the Command to create Lifeless from a single Breath, which was a contributing factor in the start of the Manywar.
* Shashara was not known to have worn red scarves.{{wob ref|8244}} This strongly implies that she was not the person who inspired the story of [[The Girl Who Looked Up]].
* There is no significance with Shashara's name bearing a close resemblance to [[Shalash]]'s name.{{wob ref|3717}}
 
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