Editing Tarah

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|Maybe someday you’ll learn how to be there for the living, not just for the dead.

|Tarah's last words to Kaladin{{book ref|sa3|112}}

'''Tarah''' is a [[darkeyed]] [[Alethi]] woman on [[Roshar]]. She once was in a relationship with [[Kaladin]].{{book ref|sa3|112}}

{{image|Kaladin and Tarah by Vaigerika.png|side=left|width=150px|Tarah and [[Kaladin]] in [[Amaram]]'s army}}

|...Tarah's beauty was a subtle thing. Like an uncut gemstone. The more you saw of it--the more you discovered of its natural facets—the more you loved it. Until one day it struck you that you’d never known anything as wonderful.

|Kaladin describing Tarah{{book ref|sa3|112}}

Tarah has black hair, a round face, smooth hands, and is slightly plump. She prefers dresses of an old-fashioned [[Thaylen]] style, and usually wears a shirt in a bright color. Kaladin recalls that she smells of starched uniforms, new leather, and other clean things.{{book ref|sa3|112}}

|What would have happened to him, if Tarah hadn’t coaxed him out of his single-minded dedication? Would he have burned himself out, as she’d claimed?

|Kaladin recalling Tarah's influence{{book ref|sa1|63}}

Tarah's father worked as an assistant quartermaster in [[Meridas Amaram]]'s army, and thus she helped her father with his job. She encountered [[Kaladin]] after the young man had begun making a name for himself as a squad leader.{{book ref|sa3|61}} One of her tasks was to outfit new recruits, which enabled her to keep Kaladin informed of young boys among the so-called greenvines who needed his protection.{{book ref|sa3|112}}

During their time together in Amaram's army Tarah was in a relationship with Kaladin, but after a while she was transferred to [[Mourn's Vault]] where she was offered a scribe's job. She saw this as a good opportunity for herself, and in addition felt obligated to accept so that her father could join her there rather than be shipped to the [[Shattered Plains]]. After her departure she wrote two letters to Kaladin, but he never wrote back.{{book ref|sa3|112}}. She is still alive.{{wob ref|10661}}

{{image|Kaladin and Tarah by Botanicaxu.jpeg|side=right|width=350px|With [[Kaladin]]}}

Tarah is concerned about [[Kaladin]] because of his grief for losing [[Tien]], and coaxes him out of his single-minded determination in training on the spear due to his guilt over his brother's death. She claims that it will burn him out.{{book ref|sa1|62}}{{book ref|sa1|63}} She hopes Kaladin will someday learn "how to be there for the living, not just for the dead."{{book ref|sa3|112}} Kaladin regrets the way things went with Tarah a few years later, considering the ruin of their relationship a failure on his part.{{book ref|sa2|68}}