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{{character
|image=Evi Shuravf.jpg
|family=[[House Kholin]]
|siblings=[[Toh]]
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]
}}
{{quote
|Enjoy the moment. Close your eyes and contemplate what the One has given you. Seek the peace of oblivion, and bask in the joy of your own sensation.
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{image|Evi by Marie Seeberger.jpg|side=left|width=250px}}
{{quote
|Must everything be fighting to you?
|Evi{{book ref|sa3|36}}
}}
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Evi is
Evi is a calm woman, often shying away from conflict. She is a dedicated pacifist
Evi's time among the Alethi has caused her to be jaded and critical. The contest of wittiness between the women makes her feel stupid; she critiques the Alethi's supposed piety, noting that they
Although she and Dalinar are poorly matched, she nonetheless strives to make their relationship work. She refuses to let her frustration with Dalinar's darker nature show to her children, having told them that their father is an excellent man and officer.{{book ref|sa3|94}} Eventually, she comes to truly care for him, although she is keenly aware that he
She is a devout follower of [[Iri]] religion
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Evi is a fluent speaker of the Alethi language, although she has a habit of literally translating her native idioms into Alethi,
Said Shardplate was originally hers; it
== History ==
▲[[File:Evi by Botanicaxu.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<center><small>by {{a|botanicaxu}}</small></center> Evi with baby [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin]] ]]
▲=== Early life and marriage ===
Evi was born in [[Rira (country)|Rira]] sometime around the year {{Rosharan date|1124}}.{{book ref|sa3|19}} She grew up there with her brother, [[Toh]]. At some point, possibly at birth, she was given a set of [[Shardplate]], although she would never use it herself.{{book ref|sa3|26}}
When she was roughly nineteen years old, Evi and Toh fled Rira to Alethkar and pursued an alliance with the Alethi, offering a set of Shardplate in exchange for their protection from their own people. It was [[Torol Sadeas]] who suggested that Dalinar marry Evi; Dalinar agreed, knowing that [[Navani]] was now beyond his reach.{{book ref|sa3|19}} The two were betrothed soon thereafter, but only formally married three years later, as Evi's culture required prolonged courtship. However, she accompanied him to his military campaigns throughout her betrothal. Even
=== Sons ===
By the year {{Rosharan date|1150}},
=== War and
{{quote
|No one actually cares about religion here. Oh, they make sure to point out how superior their beliefs are to mine. But who actually ever worries about the Heralds, other than to swear by their names? You bring ardents to battle merely to Soulcast rocks into grain. That way, you don't have to stop '''killing''' each other long enough to find something to eat.
|Evi's frustration with the Alethi{{book ref|sa3|66}}
}}
{{image|Evi by Viridializard.png|side=left|width=300px|}}
When Adolin was five years old, Evi decided to join Dalinar on his campaigns. This was motivated by several factors, chief among them the fact that all other Alethi wives joined their husbands on the campaign trail, and that Dalinar spent too little time with his children. Although he tried to convince her that the battlefield was no place for her, she insisted on staying.{{book ref|sa3|52}} From then on out, she would spend half of every year with Dalinar -- and, later, Adolin -- in his war camps, and the other half in [[Kholinar]] with Renarin, who was too sickly to take on the road. Her Riran accent began to fade at the time, though she would sometimes switch back to her native language.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
Although outwardly
Unfortunately, this was not to be. Tanalan betrayed Dalinar, burying him under a pile of rubble. When Dalinar returned, Evi was already beginning to mourn him, and grew even more distressed when he began his plan to take revenge, leading to him ordering his men to escort her out of the command tent and somewhere safe.{{book ref|sa3|75}} Unbeknowst to him, she snuck out and came to the city to plead with Tanalan for peace. The young highprince arrested her in his former safehouse, now turned city prison. When Dalinar set flame to the Rift, Evi died in the flames, with Dalinar finding out far too late to even attempt saving her.{{book ref|sa3|76}}▼
▲Unfortunately, this was not to be. Tanalan betrayed Dalinar,
=== Legacy ===
|Dalinar{{book ref|sa3|114}}
}}
{{image|Dalinar and Evi 2 by Botanicaxu.jpg|side=right|width=250px}}
Evi's body was recovered from the
Dalinar would later begin to hear the voices of all those he
▲Evi's body was recovered from the rubble, to be given a proper burial. Dalinar created a story to mitigate everyone's actions, claiming that she was kidnapped by Tanalan's men and that the Rift was burned in retribution for this.{{book ref|sa3|76}} The story would later change, with [[Torol Sadeas]], who was fighting alongside Dalinar at the time, taking the blame for burning the city.{{book ref|sa3|96}} Both Dalinar and Sadeas were publicly censured by king [[Gavilar]] for the loss of Rathalas.{{book ref|sa3|88}}
From then on out, Dalinar remembered nothing of Evi, even her name -- whenever someone else
▲Dalinar would later begin to hear voices of all those he's killed, with Evi loudest among them. This drove him to drink heavily, withdrawing from public life.{{book ref|sa3|88}} Eventually, he visited the [[Nightwatcher]], following Evi's stories of her, and asked her for forgiveness for his part in Evi's death. As the Nightwatcher was incapable of understanding his request, [[Cultivation]] intervened, and took away all of Dalinar's memories of his wife.{{book ref|sa3|114}}
Adolin, in contrast, had warm memories of his mother. He got his "western sensibilities", including his penchant for snuggling and
▲From then on out, Dalinar remembered nothing of Evi, even her name -- whenever someone else says it, he heard only the rushing of the wind, and sometimes he had trouble remembering that he had ever been married in the first place.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa1|51}} Those memories began to return shortly after the beginning of the [[True Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|16}} Eventually, Dalinar remembered Rathalas as well, leading him back into alcoholism as Evi's voice returned to haunt him.{{book ref|sa3|100}} [[Odium]] tried to use this to tempt him into becoming his champion, although Dalinar failed to give in. At that point, he heard a voice that might belong to Evi, telling him that she forgives him. This was the final push he needed to open [[Honor's Perpendicularity]].{{book ref|sa3|119}}
== Trivia ==
▲Adolin, in contrast, had warm memories of his mother. He got his "western sensibilities", including his penchant for snuggling and more emotional intelligence, from her.{{book ref|sa3|122}} He also kept a memento of her, her chain, which he considered to be his lucky charm, always making sure to keep it in his pocket for an important duel.{{book ref|sa3|14}}
* In ''[[The Way of Kings Prime]]'', Dalenar (proto-[[Dalinar]]) likewise has a dead wife, though she is called Kalkanah rather than Evi. Very little is known about her, only that she would be furious if Dalenar were to dirty their house, and Dalenar did not forget her, nor did her death crush him as badly as Evi's crushed Dalinar.{{book ref|wok prime|52}}
* If she had joined the [[Knights Radiant]], she would most likely be an [[Order of Edgedancers|Edgedancer]] or a [[Order of Truthwatchers|Truthwatcher]].{{wob ref|15262}}
== Notes ==
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