Eshonai

Character from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Listener explorer and warform warrior, Venli's elder sister. Sought peace with humans but was corrupted by Stormform, losing herself to a Voidspren. Her death catalyzed Venli's redemption.

Also known as: Eshonai, General Eshonai, Shardbearer

What They Know

• First Listener to make contact with Alethi humans in the modern era
• Led Listener armies at the Shattered Plains as their de facto general
• Adopted Stormform and lost her true self to the Voidspren's influence
• Died during the Battle of Narak, drowning in chasm floodwaters
• Her desire for peace was genuine — she wanted coexistence with humans
• Venli's older sister, the warrior to Venli's scholar
• Wielded Shardplate and Shardblade taken from Alethi in battle
• Her death and the truth of Stormform became central to Venli's character arc

Connections

• sibling_of — venli
• enemy_of — dalinar
• rival_of — adolin
• betrayed — ulim
• betrayed_by — ulim

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