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{{quote|I am sorry for what I did to you and yours. Sometimes, good men must die so that greater goals may be accomplished.|Amaram to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa2|76}}}}
Highmarshal '''Meridas Amaram''' is a [[lighteyed]] general for [[Sadeas princedom]] in [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|twok|44}} A close friend of House Kholin,{{book ref|sa2|58}} and a hero to the darkeyes, Amaram once served as defender of northern Alethkar during the War of Reckoning.{{book ref|sa1|10}} After becoming a Shardbearer, Amaram traveled to the [[Shattered Plains]] to serve his liege, Highprince [[Sadeas]],{{book ref|sa2|12}} and secretly further the goals of the Sons of Honor by trying to return the Heralds to Roshar.{{book ref|sa2|88}}
Meridas Amaram is a 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 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 gyphpair 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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