Difference between revisions of "Meridas Amaram"

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}} TheyAfter eitherGavilar foundedjoined the [[Sons of Honor]] orwhich becamepursued membersthat ofgoal, thehe organization,brought whichAmaram pursuedinto thatthe goalfold 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}}

In 1167, Amaram attended the feast celebrating the treaty signed with the Parshendi.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Early on during the feast, he attended a meeting with King Gavilar and four other people,{{book ref|sa3|prologue}} potentially members of the Sons of Honor. When Eshonai accidentally walked into the meeting, Amaram invited Eshonai into the room, before leaving her alone with Gavilar. During the course of the feast, likely later in the evening, Amaram and Gavilar stepped away from the festivities to have a private conversation about some unknown thing. Jasnah interrupted their conversation. After Gavilar made a veiled comment suggesting that Amaram and Jasnah be wed, Amaram excused himself from the conversation and left. It is unknown if he spoke to Gavilar again before the king's death.