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|titles=The Explorer
|groups={{tag|Council of Five}}
|species=singer
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
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=== Appearance ===
Eshonai is a [[
=== Personality ===
Her preferred form is [[workform]] because it is more flexible{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}, limber, rugged, and because the form's aversion to violence forces her to think differently to solve problems. She finds it difficult to tolerate listeners who prefer [[mateform]] , and has trouble understanding why anyone would want to remain in that form for longer than necessary to produce offspring. Her confusion on this subject at one time extended to humans, when she was baffled by the fact that humans have only a single form that is easily distracted by sexual urges.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}
Though she accepts her duties as a general for her people, she feels trapped and constrained by the role, and by living on the [[Shattered Plains]]. Even her uniform contributes to her emotional discomfort, and the repetitive tasks of military life numb her mind. She blames her uniform for her personal worries. However she never speaks of her discomfort in her role. She enjoys the feeling of strength she gets from wearing Shardplate, and it gives her something reliable in the world.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
Eshonai's true passion is exploration, and she yearns to be free of her role as general so she can explore; even as a child, it was common for her to wander off in the middle of a task if something caught her attention.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} She even contemplates exploring human civilizations, though she has a preference for exploring the wilderness. However, she believes these feelings are meaningless in comparison to the importance of protecting her people. She holds that remembering the fallen is important, but of lesser concern than protecting the living. She goes so far as to accompany her strike forces even when
She believes that she is personally responsible for the War of Reckoning because she was the first to make contact with the Alethi. Despite being fully aware of the dire predicament of her people, she does not blame the Alethi for their pursuit of vengeance. While she fights the Alethi out of necessity, she would prefer, and she even attempts, to negotiate a peace with them.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}
== Abilities and Attributes ==
=== Forms ===
Like all [[
=== Shardbearer ===
==== The Battle of the Tower ====
During the battle, Eshonai dueled [[Dalinar Kholin]] as the army made its retreat. She defeated him in combat, and recognised him as the Alethi Shardbearer she had been searching for, but was stabbed in the leg by [[Kaladin Stormblessed]], who made his escape with Dalinar before she
==== The Everstorm ====
|Eshonai in stormform{{book ref|sa2|i|8}}
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Eshonai was the first to adopt [[singer#Forms|Stormform]] after it was rediscovered by her sister [[Venli]],
In the [[Battle of Narak]], she led the listener army, who had all taken Stormform, to battle, with the intent to destroy the Alethi forces.{{book ref|sa2|i|13}} After [[Adolin]] pushed her into a chasm,{{book ref|wor|84}} she rammed her Shardblade into the ground, in an attempt to not be swept away by the floodwaters.
After her death, the [[Stormfather|Rider of Storms]] briefly stopped her soul from entering the [[Beyond]] in order to let her ride his winds across all of Roshar as the [[highstorm]] swept over the continent.{{book ref|sa4|117}}
== Relationships ==
=== Jaxlim ===
Eshonai
===Venli===
Eshonai has a difficult relationship with her younger sister and her views.
== Trivia ==
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