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Following the formation of the Oathpact, Shalash and the other Heralds spent several thousand years helping the people of Roshar fight the [[Voidbringer]]s in subsequent Desolations. Preceding each Desolation, the Heralds would return to Roshar and have a short time to prepare them for said Desolation, teaching them any necessary technology they may have lost in the intervening time. The level of technology the Heralds returned to varied with each Desolation, in some cases the Rosharans had not progressed past the Stone Age.{{book ref|sa2|i|7}}{{wob ref|1430}} At the end of each Desolation, if Shalash did not "die", she, along with any other surviving Heralds, was required to leave Roshar and return to [[Braize]]. There, she and the others would be tortured to get them to give in and return, whereupon a new Desolation would begin.{{book ref|sa3|38}}
At [[Aharietiam]], Shalash and all Heralds other than [[Taln]] -- who was dead at the time -- decided to forsake the Oathpact and abandon their Honorblades. They lied to the people of Roshar, telling them they had "won" and went their separate ways.{{book ref|sa|part=prelude}} They were, however, not as successful in their breaking as they'd thought.{{wob ref|2898}}
=== Other ===
Considering her well-known attributes, it's likely Shalash was once an artist of some sort, or at least artistically inclined.{{book ref|sa1|part=ars}} Her hearing is noted as exceptionally good.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}} She's also fairly capable of spying and infiltration, as she has no problems mixing herself into a new city or finding her way into a military camp.{{book ref|sa3|i|8}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} Though her obsession with depictions of herself is compulsive, she be covert about it, breaking into houses and leaving without any trace of her presence other than missing or destroyed art.{{book ref|sa1|i|7}}{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
== Relationships ==
Shalash is the daughter of [[Jezrien]], a fellow Herald. It doesn't seem as though the two are very close; the only time she's seen thinking about him is when she feels the pain of his death.{{book ref|sa3|121}} Other Heralds -- [[Nale]] and possibly [[Kalak]] -- appear to have been keeping tabs on her activities, though it's unknown whether they've met with her directly in recent years.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}
She and [[Taln]] are implied to have once been a couple, or at least very close; she finds herself drawn to his hands, and remembers the sensation of them even after four thousand years. He's also the only person to whom she's apologetic about abandoning the [[Oathpact]], and she nearly breaks down when he refuses ot hate her for it.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
She has met [[Hoid]], and knows him well enough to be able to recognize his art style, though she refers to him as Midius.{{book ref|sa3|121}}
== Culture ==
[[File:Shalash.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by [[Isaac Stewart]]</small></center>]]
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