Editing Redin

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|I have been sent by His Highness, Highprince Valam, ruler of these lands. It has come to his attention that dark rumors persist in these lands. Rumors regarding the death of a lighteyed woman.

|Redin, to Lin Davar{{book ref|sa2|39}}

He is terse and unflappable when carrying out [[Valam]]'s orders, and is rumored to be brutal when necessary.{{book ref|sa2|39}}

Redin's heterochromia likely indicates that his mother was [[darkeyed]].{{wob ref|12584}} Since eye color determines social status in [[Vorin]] nations, the few people that have heterochromia are treated awkwardly.{{wob ref|12225}}{{book ref|sa2|39}} Redin's status as an illegitimate son would have been nearly impossible to hide, and Valam makes no attempt to do so.

In late {{rosharan date|1169}} or early {{rosharan date|1170}}, Redin visited the [[Davar mansion]] while [[Lin Davar]] was entertaining Brightlord [[Tavinar]] and questioned Lin about the circumstances of his [[Shallan's mother|first wife]]'s death.{{book ref|sa2|39}} He had authority to perform an inquest because House Davar owed fealty to Highprince Valam.{{book ref|sa1|3}} Redin was obviously suspicious of Lin, who seemed to both plead with Redin and become extremely angry with him, although Redin's smooth demeanor prevented Lin from becoming truly enraged.{{book ref|sa2|39}} After Lin proved to be recalcitrant, Redin openly asked witnesses to come forward within earshot of the Davar children.{{book ref|sa2|39}} Although none of them spoke up, they remembered this offer years later when Lin was spiraling out of control.{{book ref|sa2|73}}

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Redin was present at Valam's deathbed at the end of the [[Jah Keved|Veden]] civil war in late {{rosharan date|1173}}, standing guard over the newly-crowned king. King Valam stated that Redin was his only living child at that point, indicating that Redin's older half-sister [[Sudi Valam]] had recently died. Although Valam had figured out [[Taravangian]]'s machinations to seize power in Jah Keved, he announced Taravangian as his heir and successor to the Veden throne after realizing that it was inevitable. He asked Redin to stab him through the heart as he did not want to wait for someone to poison him; Redin wavered and hesitated but eventually complied, killing Valam before storming out of the room. [[Mrall]] and Taravangian noted that Valam's final request was particularly cruel; not only did Redin have to kill his father, but the patricide was also likely to disqualify him from any future claim to the throne.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}

== Relationships ==

=== Highprince Valam ===

Valam typically addresses Redin as "bastard". He treats Redin with obvious disdain even though he regularly deploys him as a valuable resource to maintain control over his vassals.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa2|39}} Despite his reputation of being "ruthless", Redin seems to have a soft spot for his father and always seeks his approval; [[Taravangian]] thinks Redin looks "helpless" when Valam is on his deathbed.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}