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The '''Tai-na''' are giantisland sized [[greatshell]]s worshiped as gods and lived on by the [[Reshi]] on [[Roshar]].
 
== Appearance and Anatomy ==
The Tai-na are the largest known greatshells on Roshar. They are the size of islands, which the Reshi live upon. Their legs are well over sixty feet long, able to reach the bottom of the [[Reshi Sea]] as they walk along. They have a large headheads as well as enormous eyes the size of buildings, and several legs. The main body of the Tai-na is hundreds of feet tall.
 
Tai-na have skin that is covered in plates of shell. The shell is often carved by the Reshi into stairs in order to more easily climb the Tai-na.{{book ref|sa2|i|2}}
The Reshi make their homes on the back of the Tai-na, worshiping them as their gods. The Reshi jealously guard the island's spren, refusing to let outsiders see it. They believe that the Tai-na approve of boldness, and interpret the movements of the Tai-na as divine will.
 
The Reshi believe that where the Tai-na movedmovements could be predicted, but sometimes they deviateddeviate from wherethe theyexpected werecourse. supposedAt totimes go. Whenwhen two Tai-na get too close, the two islands often go to war. Little actual bloodshed taketakes place, the victory going to the bolder warriors. OnOther the other hand, sometimestimes when Tai-na gets tooget close to one another, good things happen. Which occurs is somehow determined by the Tai-na.{{book ref|sa2|i|2}}
 
== Notable Tai-na ==