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{{character
|merge-family=y
|spouse=Husband{{book ref|sa3|62}}
|profession=Tailor
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|residence=Kholinar
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
}}
'''Yokska''' is a [[Thaylen]] tailor in [[Kholinar]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa3|62}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
Yokska is short, plump and fashionable. She has traditional long white Thaylen eyebrows, which she wears in ringlets. She is
After the [[singer]]s occupy Kholinar, Yokska becomes thin and scrawny and wears lowly worker's clothes.{{book ref|sa4|11}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Yokska speaks [[Alethi]] and is able to write in [[women's script]]. She is quite attuned to the goings-on in the city.{{book ref|sa3|62}} She is a skilled tailor who attracts demanding clients, and she travels to places such as [[Liafor]] to stay informed about the latest fashion trends.{{book ref|sa3|61}}{{book ref|sa3|69}} She is well known as a tailor skilled at creating new designs of clothing.{{book ref|sa4|11}}
== History ==
{{sidequote
|But oh! When that new storm came, the one with the red lightning, it left a gloom over the palace. So nasty! Dark times. I suppose … suppose those haven't ended.
|Yokska{{book ref|sa3|62}}
|side=right|size=300px
}}
During the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Adolin brought [[Elhokar]]'s rescue party to Yokska's shop; he trusted Yokska and thought it would be an inconspicuous place to hide.{{book ref|sa3|61}} [[Elhokar]], [[Kaladin]], and Adolin interviewed Yokska regarding the recent events in the city. Although she was a bit scattered, she was able to provide a significant amount of information regarding [[Aesudan]]'s strange behavior, the execution of [[Pai]], the arrival of the [[Everstorm]], the [[screamers]], and the disappearance of the [[Palace Guard]]. She provided some hope when she mentioned that some [[lighteyes]] and the [[Kholinar Wall Guard|Wall Guard]] had resisted Aesudan's orders. The three men kept asking questions until [[Shallan]] noticed that Yokska needed a break. While the interview was happening, [[Ishnah]] searched Yokska's bedroom and did not find anything incriminating.{{book ref|sa3|62}}
The shop was in an area of the city that had remained relatively unscathed by the events of the siege.{{book ref|sa3|63}} It remained the rescue party's base of operations, and they held several meetings there.{{book ref|sa3|69}}{{book ref|sa3|83}} Yokska continued to provide information about the city—including Brightlord [[Velalant]], the food shortage, and the [[Cult of Moments]]—while Elhokar and his party formulated their plan to open the [[Oathgate]] adjacent to the palace.{{book ref|sa3|67}} She also made Adolin a flamboyant suit to use as part of his disguise while in public.{{book ref|sa3|69}}
Just before the [[Voidbringer]] assault on the palace, Adolin thanked Yokska for her help and instructed her to flee towards the [[Shattered Plains]] if the city fell. Yokska was already unsettled by the recent turns of events in the city, and was shocked that she and her husband would have to travel so far.{{book ref|sa3|83}}
After the [[singer]]s took over Kholinar Yokska was not able to continue working as a tailor, but she was able to maintain her reputation. When Lady [[Leshwi]] needed an expert tailor to design new robes for her, she asked her [[Voice]], [[Venli]], to find an expert tailor to do it for her. Venli found Yokska and brought her before Leshwi, but the [[Fused]] refused to have a human work for her and insisted on using a singer. Leshwi told Venli to have Yokska teach an [[artform]] singer who could then do the job Leshwi needed done.{{book ref|sa4|11}}
== Notes ==
<references /><!-- sa3: 62, 67, 69, 82, 83. sa4: 11 -->
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