Editing Sah

|image=Khen, Sah and Vai by Marie Seeberger.jpg

|residence=Kholinar

|first appeared=[[Oathbringer]]

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|I don't have traditions, Or society. But still, my 'freedom' is that of a leaf. Dropped from the tree, I just blow on the wind and pretend I'm in charge of my destiny.

|Sah{{book ref|sa3|17}}

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'''Sah''' is a [[singer]] on [[Roshar]]. A former parshman, he was freed from a village near [[Hearthstone]] when the [[Everstorm]] first passed. He was one of [[Kaladin]]'s captors when the [[Windrunner]] first surrendered to the singers.{{book ref|sa3|14}} He was later forced to join the [[Voidbringer]] forces and fought in the [[Siege of Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|84}}

Sah is tall and has the marbled skin of a singer.{{book ref|sa3|51}}{{ref|group=fn|text=There is an apparent inconsistency regarding Sah's skin color, as it is described as both white marbled with red{{book ref|sa3|14}} and dark marbled with red.{{book ref|sa3|51}}}} He has rough hands.{{book ref|sa3|51}} After being freed, he usually wears [[workform]], with hair strands and dark, thick red beard strands. He initially wears the same simple smock he wore as a parshman.{{book ref|sa3|14}}

He is gentle and introspective; he tries to avoid conflict, but he sometimes has outbursts of anger.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|84}} He cares for his daughter and wants nothing more than the chance to protect her.{{book ref|sa3|54}}{{book ref|sa3|84}} He is deeply resentful of humanity for keeping him and his people enslaved; he is even willing to fight humanity if necessary, as he is scared that they could take away his newfound freedom.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|20}} However, he is also wary of the [[Fused]]{{book ref|sa3|51}} and upset about being forced to fight for them.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

==Attributes and Abilities==

Like other singers on Roshar, Sah wore [[slaveform]] and lived as a [[parshman]] prior to the coming of the [[Everstorm]]. After the storm, he presumably regains his latent singer abilities, and chooses to wear workform.{{book ref|sa3|14}} He speaks the Alethi language with a native darkeyed accent.{{book ref|sa3|14}}{{book ref|sa3|54}} He owns a set of the cards used to play the [[Rosharan card game]] despite not knowing exactly how to play, as he was unable to grasp the rules while in slaveform; he later learned some of the rules from Kaladin.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|31}} Sah's daughter Vai treats his cards like a favorite toy.{{book ref|sa3|31}}

He had not trained in battle prior to the [[Siege of Kholinar]],{{book ref|sa3|17}} but he receives some training from [[Moash]].{{book ref|sa3|54}} He proves to be a capable fighter.{{book ref|sa3|84}}

== History ==

Sah was a household slave at a [[brightlord]]'s manor somewhere in [[Sadeas princedom]] in Alethkar,{{book ref|sa3|20}} within a few days journey from Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa3|10}} The name "Sah" is common among Alethi darkeyes,{{book ref|sa3|51}} His duties as a slave included serving drinks at dinner.{{book ref|sa3|20}} He had a mate, but she was taken from him and sold to be a breeder when she gave birth to his daughter, [[Vai]].{{book ref|sa3|17}}

|I have spent my entire life living in a fog, every day knowing I should say something, do something to stop this! Every night clutching my daughter, wondering why the world seems to move around us in the light&mdash;while we are trapped in shadows. They sold her mother. Sold her. Because she had birthed a healthy child, which made her good breeding stock.</br>

Do you understand that, human? Do you understand watching your family be torn apart, and knowing you should object&mdash;knowing deep in your soul that something is profoundly wrong? Can you know that feeling of being unable to say a single storming word to stop it?</br>

|Sah to Kaladin{{book ref|sa3|17}}

He escaped along with his daughter during the [[Everstorm]], when his [[Connection]] and [[Identity]] were restored and he was freed from slaveform. He joined a group led by the singer [[Khen]] and the [[Voidspren]] [[Yixli]]. While in this group, he played a [[Rosharan card game|card game]] with Khen. They traveled to [[Revolar]] by the guidance of Yixli,{{book ref|sa3|31}} and captured Kaladin along the way.{{book ref|sa3|14}} Sah was tasked with guarding Kaladin and had several conversations with him about the enslavement of the singers; he found it difficult to trust Kaladin and the rest of humanity.{{book ref|sa3|17}} Kaladin soon freed himself from his bonds, but he stayed with the group and taught them how to survive while on the run and formed a particular friendship with Sah.{{book ref|sa3|20}}

After Kaladin abruptly left to avoid a [[Fused]], Sah's group was blamed for harboring a spy. Khen believed that Voidspren and the Fused were systematically framing common singers in order to augment the infantry of the Voidbringer army.{{book ref|sa3|54}} They were enslaved with the humans and put to work hauling lumber and building ladders.{{book ref|sa3|51}}{{book ref|sa3|54}} Sah was angry over their treatment, including his daughter being taken away, but didn't know what to do about it when Khen berated him.{{book ref|sa3|54}} [[Moash]], who had also been captured by the Fused, defended Sah and his group from overzealous overseers, and discussed their treatment with [[Leshwi]]. Later, he taught them how to fight, for as part of their punishment they would be among the first to assault [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|51}}{{book ref|sa3|54}}

At the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Sah and his group of singers assaulted [[Kholinar Palace|the palace]], where he and Kaladin recognized one another. In the ensuing melee, Sah killed [[Beard]], a member of the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]], with a spear. Sah was killed by [[Noro]] in turn.{{book ref|sa3|85}}

==Relationships==

===Kaladin===

|Thank you for what you're showing us, but don’t expect me to be happy that I need you for it. This just reinforces the belief within you, maybe even within myself, that your people should be the ones who decide upon our freedom in the first place.

|Sah, to Kaladin{{book ref|sa3|20}}

Sah initially finds it difficult to trust Kaladin, largely due to his general anger at humanity.{{book ref|sa3|17}} Kaladin empathizes with him, and shared his history as a slave. The two seemed to quickly open up to each other, and Sah was able to help Kaladin understand the complicated feelings of the freed singers.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|20}} Sah felt betrayed when Kaladin finally revealed himself to be a [[Surgebinder]].{{book ref|sa3|31}} Kaladin and Sah were shocked to see each other at the battle of Kholinar Palace, and Kaladin froze upon seeing two groups of his friends killing each other.{{book ref|sa3|84}}

===Khen===

Although the singers that captured Kaladin do not have a clear leader, Khen and Sah seem to be influential in the group. They are friends, and attempt to play cards together.{{book ref|sa3|14}} They speak to each other in a frank manner; Khen is more impulsive and outspoken than Sah, sometimes seemingly goading him into action.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|54}} However, she listens to his opinion when he does speak up.{{book ref|sa3|54}}

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