Difference between revisions of "Meridas Amaram"

== Appearance and Personality ==

=== Appearance ===

Meridas Amaram is a tall man,{{book ref|sa1|51}} even for an Alethi, with a lean build.{{book ref|sa1|44}} His face is square,{{book ref|sa1|44}} and has the appearance of chipped stone.{{book ref|sa2|37}} He has dark hair,{{book ref|sa1|47}} light tan eyes,{{book ref|sa1|44}} and an angular nose.{{book ref|sa2|52}} In his earlier years, Amaram was clean-shaven,{{book ref|sa1|44}} but by 1172 he wore a beard.{{book ref|sa1|47}} He speaks with a deep, strong voice.{{book ref|sa1|44}} Amaram is a dignified man{{book ref|sa2|12}} who carries himself with decorum{{book ref|sa2|37}} and pride,{{book ref|sa2|56}} walking with a straight back{{book ref|sa2|37}} and head held high.{{book ref|sa2|56}}

 

Amaram typically dresses in a green formal uniform that is always kept neatly pressed, with a sword at his side.{{book ref|sa1|44}} Wearing a true uniform is rare among the Alethi highborn,{{book ref|sa2|37}} but Amaram occasionally will wear a more modern lighteyes outfit for some occasions.{{book ref|sa2|52}} In that instance he typically wears a buttoned shirt under an open jacket with stiff trousers and a stock at his neck. After he is made head of the Knights Radiant, Amaram wears a bright yellow-gold cloak bearing the [[Double Eye of the Almighty|double eye]] glyph, symbol of the Radiants.{{book ref|sa2|55}} After he is stripped of this position, he abandons the cloak.{{book ref|sa2|76}} In combat, Amaram once wore silver plate armor,{{book ref|sa1|47}} until he became a Shardbearer, after which he wears his Plate into battle.{{book ref|sa2|29}} Amaram's personal glyphpair is merem and khakh, meaning honor and determination.{{book ref|sa2|47}} They are typically drawn in the form of a [[whitespine]]. His colors are burgundy and dark green.

 

=== Personality ===

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Amaram is a person deeply concerned about his reputation for honor and honesty,{{book ref|sa2|29}} and always acts with the intention of maintaining that reputation.{{book ref|sa1|57}} For the most part, he has done an excellent job keeping up the appearance of his nobility. Among the darkeyes, he is seen as a famous hero{{book ref|sa1|10}} and no one among the lighteyes questions his nobility.{{book ref|sa2|22}} He is considered by them to be the paragon of Alethi honor.{{book ref|sa2|52}} However, some think that his image is a little too perfect and wonder if he is concealing something.{{book ref|sa2|66}} His reputation for honesty is strong enough that others overlook any evidence to the contrary.{{book ref|sa1|57}} However, the revelation that he stole his Shards from Kaladin has damaged this reputation somewhat,{{book ref|sa2|76}}{{book ref|sa2|88}} although to what extent is still unclear. Amaram can also become a little obsessed with personal glory, sometimes trying to avoid the aid of others in order to make his accomplishments seem grander.{{book ref|sa2|76}}

 

 

== Attributes and Abilities ==

=== Shardwielding ===

''See also [[Shardblade]] and [[Shardplate]]''

== History ==

=== Early Life and Gavilar's Assassination ===

Little is known of Amaram's early life. He was born in Alethkar as a member of the third dahn.{{book ref|sa2|52}} His family is distantly related to that of Citylord [[Roshone]].{{book ref|sa1|44}} He became a close friend of King [[Gavilar Kholin]],{{book ref|sa2|64}} as well as his brother [[Dalinar]].{{book ref|sa2|58}} Over the decades, Amaram and Gavilar became convinced that the only way to return Roshar to its past glories is to attempt to bring back the Voidbringers, which they believed would trigger the return of the [[Herald]]s and the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa2|88}} After Gavilar joined the [[Sons of Honor]] which pursued that goal, he brought Amaram into the fold as well.{{book ref|sa3|40}} It is unknown if Gavilar shared the knowledge of his visions with Amaram. Gavilar also came to believe Meridas was a fitting match for his daughter, Princess [[Jasnah]], but she was uninterested in the union.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}}

 

 

=== Head of the Knights Radiant ===

When Dalinar decided to officially refound the Knights Radiant, he appointed Amaram as their leader.{{book ref|sa2|55}} That day, Amaram accompanied Dalinar to a menagerie in the warcamps, looking for Adolin. A few days later, during Adolin's disadvantaged duel against [[Elit Ruthar]], [[Relis Ruthar]], [[Abrobadar]], and [[Jakamav]], Dalinar tried to get Amaram to step in to help Adolin and [[Renarin]], but Amaram did nothing.{{book ref|sa2|56}} After Kaladin aided Adolin in his victory, Kaladin used his boon to accuse and challenge Amaram to a duel, declaring that Amaram stole the Shards from him and slaughtered his squad.{{book ref|sa2|57}} In that moment, Amaram recognized Kaladin as the man he had enslaved for the first time. Kaladin was imprisoned for this statement and King [[Elhokar]] demanded Kaladin be executed for this insult.{{book ref|sa2|58}} Immediately after the duel, Amaram spoke to Dalinar, claiming he had refused to intervene in the duel because as the head of the Knights Radiant, he needed to stay out of petty conflicts.{{book ref|sa2|67}}

 

 

;Jasnah

Shortly before his death, Gavilar tried to set up his daughter with Amaram, and though Amaram expressed interest, [[Jasnah]] was steadfastedly opposed to the union.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Between Gavilar's assassination and Jasnah's apparent death aboard ''[[Wind's Pleasure]]'', the relation between them appears to have soured dramatically. When they meet again in [[Urithiru]], Jasnah reacts to Amaram with utter venom.{{book ref|sa3|53}} While he does initially attempt to bury the hatchet, he does so out of political needs, believing that Jasnah controls Dalinar. When it becomes apparent that there will be no peace, the two insult each other in increasingly personal way -- which Jasnah later regrets -- before Amaram storms off.{{book ref|sa3|53}}