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Her skin is a marbled red and black, and she is large of stature, standing seven feet tall in Shardplate. Her Shardplate is silver with a red cape. She speaks [[Alethi]] with a thick accent.{{book ref|twok|68}} She wears [[Listenerlistener#forms|warform]] due to the conflict with Alethkar.{{book ref|wor|i|1}} When not wearing Shardplate, her uniform consists of a cap and a red cloth that stretches over her warform armor.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}

As a youth, people were used to Eshonai wandering off in the middle of a task. She has the best spoken Alethi of any of the Listenerslisteners{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}.

Her preferred form is [[Listenerlistener#forms|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 Listenerslisteners who prefer [[Listenerlistener#forms|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}}

Eshonai's true passion is exploration, and she yearns to be free of her role as general so she can explore. 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 has an injured leg from the [[Battle of the Tower]], because she is the only Shardbearer among the Listenerslisteners.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}

Eshonai was an explorer who often travelled the wilderness of [[Natanatan]]. She started out exploring alone, creating maps and expanding the Listenerslisteners' understanding of the world, then began leading expeditions during her teenage years, after her adventures sparked interest amongst her people. Her exploration lead to the Listenerslisteners' first contact with humans in {{Rosharan date|1165}}, when she encountering Gavilar's expedition to the south of the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa1|45}}

On the day of his assassination, Gavilar spoke to Eshonai privately. She was the first Listenerlistener to learn that Gavilar wanted to bring back the Listenerslisteners' old gods. He gave her a dark gemstone and told her to give it to [[The Five]]. Taking the gemstone, Eshonai went to the Five and told them of Gavilar's plans, and the group decided to assassinate the Alethi king. Though Eshonai was not yet on the Council of Five, the council gave her a vote and listened to her advice due to her role as an interpreter. She voted in favor of killing Gavilar, in order to keep the Listenerslisteners free of their gods and to affirm the decision made by their [[Last Legion|ancestors]] centuries ago.{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}

Sometime between the assassination of Gavilar and the Battle of the Tower, Eshonai became a member of the Council of Five and was made the general of the Listenerlistener army. After the death of the king, the Listenerslisteners relocated to [[Narak]] in the hopes that a war of attrition would deter the Alethi from pursuing longterm action. Unfortunately, the presence of chasmfiends on the Shattered Plains allowed the war to continue for many years, with the Alethi and Listenerlistener forces clashing over the beast's gemhearts. Eshonai would sometimes join her troops in the skirmishes over these gems.{{book ref|sa2|i|1}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}

Eshonai was the first to adopt [[Parshendi#Forms|Stormform]] after it was rediscovered by her sister Venli, though did so reluctantly. The new form caused Eshonai to become more warlike and destructive, leading her to switch from seeking peace with the Alethi, to desiring their extermination. Her new aggressive personality made her more willing to kill disobedient Listenerslisteners, including her comrades, friends, and family. Any whom refused to obey her orders were rounded up by Eshonai, whose intent was to have them killed.{{book ref|sa2|i|11}}{{book ref|sa2|i|4}}{{book ref|sa2|i|5}}{{book ref|sa2|i|8}}

In the [[Battle of Narak]], she led the Listenerlistener army, who had 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. Despite her efforts, Eshonai drowned.{{book ref|sa3|i|3}}