Inshiran Urmenezhen

**Inshiran Urmenezhen** was the sister of Mer Urmenezh and the wife of Broset Sheveldar. Broset murdered her with calonvar while she was pregnant.

## Appearance

Urmenezh said that Inshiran was "as plain as a doorknob".

## Personality

Inshiran, like her siblings, was a recluse. She was very worried about her baby.

## Life

Inshiran was one of four children of the Urmenada, with a brother and two sisters. Her parents died at some point, and she and her siblings, all recluses, despaired of any of them marrying and having children. Her maternal grandfather left his money with Inshiran, rather than the whole family. "Inshiran received a monthly allotment, most of which she contributed to the household, but the money remained under the control."

In her mid-30s, Inshiran taught seven-year-olds history and mathematics. She spent her spare time birdwatching and "on Lake Zheimela in an unladylike canoe."

Inshiran fell in love with "Croïs Avelonar", one of Broset's aliases. A week later she quit her job and they eloped. Around six months later, she was pregnant, and sent an excited letter to her family about it. Her siblings were overjoyed, and invited her to visit them. Shortly afterward, when Broset had been giving her calonvar, she became ill, and saw Radora Husavar, who could not help her.

Inshiran and Broset argued over where Inshiran would be buried: Inshiran wanted to be buried in the Urmenada's family cemetery, but Broset refused due to the expense, and Broset wanted her buried in Ulvanensee, but Inshiran was horrified at the idea. She chose Ulchoranee as a compromise, which still made Broset angry, possibly in part due to the expense. After the calonvar killed her, Broset arranged for her burial in Ulchoranee during a noon funeral. Broset haggled with Mer Cremorezh about adding Ulanu's name to the headstone. He sent a letter to Inshiran's family brusquely informing them of her death, and did not invite them to the funeral or tell them the grave's actual location.

Inshiran's brother, Urmenezh, was worried about the nature of the letter Inshiran sent to her family, since it seemed as if Broset forbade her to write to them, and then the timing between the letter and Inshiran's death, as well as Broset's brusque letter about her death. He petitioned Thara Celehar to investigate her disappearance and death.

Inshiran had been buried four around six months by the time Thara discovered her grave, and Urmenezh requested that Thara represent Urmenezh at her autopsy. Csenaia Ulzhavar, who performed the autopsy along with Denevis, discovered that Inshiran had been murdered by calonvar. Csenaia believed that she was not Broset's first murder, and put his clerics on the lookout for similar cases. Inshiran was buried respectfully by Urmenezh in one of Amalo's collective cemeteries, with all expense, at sunset, with her siblings, cousins, and possibly fellow teachers in attendance.

Eventually, Csenaia's outreach uncovered two other murdered wives, and Broset's real name, and led to his arrest.

Broset was ultimately found guilty of Inshiran and Ulanu's murders, and executed for it.

## Relationships

#### Broset Sheveldar

Inshiran loved Broset. Broset did not care for her.

#### Mer Urmenezh

Urmenezh was worried about his sister's death, and hoped she didn't know her husband was her murderer when she died.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.
2. ↑ Addison, Katherine. *The Grief of Stones*, First ed., Tor, 2022.