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'''Kaladin''' (<small>pronounced</small> [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA_for_English#Key|/ˈkælædɪn/]] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key|'''''<small>KAL</small>'''-a-din'']]), nicknamed '''Kal''', renowned as '''Kaladin Stormblessed''', is a [[darkeyes|darkeyed]] [[Alethi]] male [[Surgebinder]] who is on the path to becoming one of the first [[Knights Radiant]] since the [[Recreance]] on [[Roshar]]. Born and raised in the town of [[Hearthstone]], he started training with his father, [[Lirin]], to be a surgeon at age eight. The family had a more or less happy and peaceful time until the Citylord [[Roshone]] accused Lirin of thievery of a substantial amount of [[spheres|money]]. Roshone eventually had Kaladin's brother, [[Tien]], conscripted to [[Brightlord]] [[Meridas Amaram|Amaram]]'s army. In order to look out for his younger brother, Kaladin also joined.
Tien died in battle shortly after. Extremely depressed by this, Kaladin obsessively threw himself to his spear fighting practices. He was soon renowned as the best spearman in Amaram's army and promoted to the rank of squadleader and given his own squadarmy. In Kaladin'shis final battle in Amaram's army in 1172, heKaladin killed a [[Shardbearer]]. Amaram, however, wanted the Shards for himself, andso he had Kaladin branded as a slave. He was eventually sold to Brightlord [[Sadeas]]'s army where he was assigned to [[Bridge Four]] to work as a [[bridgeman]]. He was convinced by the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]] to try to protect the bridgemen. He convinced the Bridge Four to escape because he realized that the purpose of the bridgemen was to be bait to the [[Parshendi]] arrows, and trained them as spearmen. In the [[Battle of the Tower]], when they had the chance to easily escape, he and Bridge Four saved the lives of [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his men. In return for their sacrifice, Dalinar freed all the bridgemen from slavery and offered them a job as soldiers in his army, to be trained and led by Kaladin.
Kaladin was granted the rank of captain , a first for a darkeyes and given command of a thousand former bridgemen. Along with training his men, Dalinar gave Kaladin the responsibility to protect himself, [[Elhokar Kholin|the king]], and the other members of [[House Kholin|Kholin family]]. ▼He was convinced by the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]] to try one last time to protect the bridgemen. Soon, he realized that the purpose of the bridgemen was to be bait to the [[Parshendi]] arrows and decided if they wanted to live, they would have to escape. In the [[Battle of the Tower]], when they had the chance to easily escape, he and Bridge Four saved the lives of [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his men. In return for their sacrifice, Dalinar freed all the bridgemen from slavery and offered them a job as soldiers in his army, to be trained and led by Kaladin.
▲Kaladin was granted the rank of captain, a first for a darkeyes and given command of a thousand former bridgemen. Along with training his men, Dalinar gave Kaladin the responsibility to protect himself, [[Elhokar Kholin|the king]], and the other members of [[House Kholin|Kholin family]].
== History ==
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