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The Alethi people are generally tan -- darker-skinned than the [[Veden]], but not as dark as the [[Makabak]]i -- with dark, typically black hair.{{book ref|sa1|3}} They are typically extremely tall, standing on average at least a foot taller than people living further West.{{book ref|sa2.5|10}} In the late [[Era of Solitude]], the Alethi tan and black hair are considered the general standard of beauty.{{book ref|sa1|3}}
Like all [[Vorin]] nations, Alethi practice a division between the sexes. Women
Alethi discourage emotional openness and any show of what could be perceived as a weakness; an engaged couple keeping close in public is considered, while not obscene, at least extremely improper.{{book ref|sa3|122}} Men are encouraged to be combative and forceful; women, to be witty and always willing to engage in barbed banter. Unwillingness or inability to act in this way can often lead to a person being labeled as invalid or stupid.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
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