Editing Blushweaver

{{character
|image=Blushweaver.jpeg
|died=Throat slit by [[Pahn Kahl]] rebels while kidnapped{{book ref|warbreaker|53}}
|titles=Blushweaver the Beautiful, Blushweaver the Honest, Goddess of Honesty and Interpersonal Relations{{book ref|warbreaker|34}}
|abilities={{tag|Returned}}, {{tag+|Cognitive Shadow}}
|residence=T'Telir
|nation=Hallandren
|world=Nalthis
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Warbreaker]]
}}

{{quote
|I will bear the awful burden of being the most wonderful of the gods.
|Blushweaver to Lightsong{{book ref|wb|50}}
}}

'''Blushweaver''' is a [[Returned]] from [[Hallandren]] on [[Nalthis]].

== Appearance and Personality ==
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{{quote
|I’m the goddess of lust, for Your sake. I’ve got to fill the role.
|Blushweaver to Lightsong{{book ref|wb|38}}
}}

Blushweaver is considered the epitome of beauty. She has glossy black hair, pale skin, dazzling eyes, red lips, and a lusciously curvaceous body.{{book ref|wb|7}} Though [[Mercystar]] is built more heavily and Blushweaver thin, both are considered to have a godly beauty.{{book ref|wb|23}} Since [[Returned]] look the way they believe they should look, Blushweaver therefore looks like what she perceives to be the ultimate in honest beauty.{{book ref|wb|epilogue}}  Her perceived perfection has given her a vain and narcissistic attitude.  She expresses disgust for the appearance of ordinary people, jokes that bad fashion sense is worse than murder, and states in jest that attention should always be on her. {{book ref|wb|30}}

Blushweaver wears little clothing, often appearing in revealing gowns of her colors, green and silver. She is often seen in seductive poses. Her personality is centered around seduction, as she propositions [[Lightsong]] on several occasions and often talk about her personal relationships, with fellow Returned and mortals, including her own priests. {{book ref|wb|7}}

Like most Returned, Blushweaver has become decadent due to the nature of the [[Court of Gods]]: a group of servants follows her wherever she goes, meeting her every whim. This has made her somewhat lazy and capricious; despite this, she is determined to improve the fate of [[Hallandren]] and takes her role as a god seriously enough to expend great effort to control the Hallandren military in order to preserve Hallandren.{{book ref|wb|7}}{{book ref|wb|17}} In no small part due to the length of her rule, she has become "one of the most dynamic figures in the court."{{wob ref|6712}}

{{quote
|They hold every single pass to the northern kingdoms! Every workable copper mine! They have military garrisons within striking distance of T’Telir! And they still claim to be ruled by the rightful kings of Hallandren!
|Blushweaver to the [[Court of Gods]]{{book ref|wb|16}}
}}

Blushweaver directly urges Lightsong to action.{{book ref|wb|16}}{{book ref|wb|23}} When he suggests that they just allow the universe to take its course, she tells him to "fight it,"{{book ref|wb|14}} suggesting that she is not as lost as some of the other gods to boredom and indolence. She is witty and enjoys verbal sparring with him as well.{{wob ref|6713}} Lightsong additionally states that she is unlikely to engage with him without an ulterior motive, as her lengthy fifteen years as a Returned has made her incredibly wise and crafty.{{book ref|wb|7}}

When Blushweaver first Returns, she is unhappy with her title of "the Honest." She considers pursuing a reputation of honor and justice, but decides that a persona as the goddess of love and romance feels more natural to her and will lead to greater power. This is now how she views herself.{{wob ref|6713}}

== Attributes and Abilities ==
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As a [[Returned]], Blushweaver has a [[divine Breath]] which gives her the benefits of being on the [[Fifth Heightening]]. This includes:
* Aura Recognition - allows her to assess the number of Breaths a person possesses. 
* Perfect Pitch
* Perfect Color Recognition - allows her to instantly and instinctively determine exact shades of colors and their hue harmonics.
* Perfect Life Sense - allows her to sense people around her.
* Agelessness - makes her immune to most toxins and physical ailments, as well as making her functionally immortal. 

She is a skilled negotiator and politician, as demonstrated by her ability to convince other Returned to place her in control of half of the country's [[Lifeless]] military forces.{{book ref|warbreaker|30}}

Her presence on the [[Court of Gods]] as a Returned grants her a palace, at least 30 servants, [[Inhanna|a high priestess]], and 6 lesser priests.{{book ref|wb|7}}

== History ==
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===Return===
Before Blushweaver's Return, she was a very well known and powerful merchant in [[Hallandren]].{{book ref|wb|7}}{{wob ref|7476}} She was assassinated after exposing a group of dye merchants she worked with for their untrustworthy, deceptive, and criminal practices; this was the basis of her original name upon her Return.{{wob ref|7476}}

She Returned in order to attempt to stop the invaders she saw taking [[T'Telir]] after [[Bluefingers]]'s revolt in her vision.{{wob ref|7476}} She was named '''Blushweaver the Honest''' by the [[Iridescent Tones]], but in her first year as a Returned successfully campaigned to change it to '''Blushweaver the Beautiful'''.{{wob ref|6713}}

=== During the rebellion ===

{{quote
|By inviting that woman into our city, we may have initiated the end of Returned rule in Hallandren.
|Blushweaver to Lightsong{{book ref|wb|7}}
}}

When Blushweaver Returned, she was given a seat on the council of social ills, where she weekly participated in important votes.{{book ref|wb|30}} She was one of the oldest living Returned during the events of the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]].{{book ref|wb|16}} 

Blushweaver, aware of the subtleties of politics, was very active in trying to defend [[Hallandren]] and their way of life. To this end, she had spies in [[Idris]], seeded the crowds at Court Assemblies with people outspoken in support of war,{{book ref|wb|16}} and lobbied the gods who had been assigned military responsibilities and therefore held the Command phrases for the [[Lifeless]] armies. She promised to vote however [[Hopefinder]] - one of the four [[Returned]] who held Command phrases - wished, and in exchange he gave her the security phrase to his portion of the army.{{book ref|wb|30}} [[Mercystar]] also agreed to give up her Lifeless troops thanks to [[Lightsong]]'s unwitting help when he investigated the break-in at her palace.{{book ref|wb|30}} Though Blushweaver had a very warm relationship with Lightsong himself, he refused to give her his Lifeless commands; she also failed to convince [[Allmother]] to part with her pass phrase.{{book ref|wb|38}} Still, after spending her efforts on those four Returned she eventually held the Command phrases for half of the [[Lifeless]] army.{{book ref|wb|42}}

Later, Blushweaver was kidnapped, taken down to the tunnel system below the court, and tortured by a group of priests to force her to give up her Lifeless Command phrase. The false priests, in truth [[Pahn Kahl]] rebels, later slit her throat to show Lightsong how willing to kill they were. This eventually won the rebellion control over the entire Lifeless Army, which they sent up to Idris.{{book ref|wb|53}}

Blushweaver would be pleased with how the rebellion attempt ended, though it cost her her life.{{wob ref|7476}}

== Relationships ==
{{image|Lightsong and Blushweaver by KiebieArt.png|side=right|width=200px|with Lightsong}}
=== Lightsong ===
{{quote
|I trust her as much as I trust any other Returned. But if war does come, then she’ll quickly become the second-most-powerful person in the kingdom.
|Lightsong to Allmother, discussing Blushweaver{{book ref|wb|42}}
}}
Blushweaver's most notable relationship as a [[Returned]] is with [[Lightsong]]. They enjoy each other's company and look forward to their verbal sparring, though they also care for each other more deeply. While Blushweaver would like to become involved romantically, Lightsong rejects her advances.{{book ref|wb|7}} She tries to get Lightsong on her side regarding war with [[Idris]], but he isn't able to bring himself to trust her completely and so withholds his and [[Allmother]]'s Command phrases from Blushweaver.{{book ref|wb|42}} The Pahn Kahl rebels kill her in the tunnels because they suspect Lightsong loves her and want to make an impression on him.{{book ref|wb|53}}

=== Inhanna ===

[[Inhanna]] is Blushweaver's high priestess, the one who delivers her votes and argues in court on her behalf.{{book ref|wb|16}}{{book ref|wb|50}}

== Trivia ==
* Blushweaver is one of the first gods Brandon named, which served as the naming standard for other gods in the Court.{{wob ref|6713}}

== Notes ==
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