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Within the dahn system itself, there are ten different levels ranging from one to ten, with one being the highest and ten being the lowest. The highest levels of dahn implies immense power and authority while those at the lowest level of dahn are merely ordinary people.
The first dahn consists of the king.
The tenth and lowest level of dahn were colloquially known as "tenners" and were looked down upon as being barely above darkeyes.{{ref|b|sa1|c|45}}{{ref|b|sa2|c|2}}{{ref|b|sa2|c|45}} Unlike high dahn lighteyes—who might make a living from their landed estates or by ruling over other men—or even high nahn darkeyes—who might be merchants or master craftsmen—tenners had to actually work for a living.{{ref|b|sa2|c|45}}
== Moving between ranks ==
It is difficult for a lighteyed person to raise their dahn, especially at the higher dahns.{{qa ref
One could raise his dahn through two other, much more rare, methods. The first was through direct intervention by the king or a highprince.{{qa ref
A person can also be demoted in dahn if they perform poorly in a given role.{{qa ref
== Inheritance of dahn ==
The dahn of a lighteyed child is influenced by the dahn that his parents hold. Generally, the child's dahn will be equivalent to the highest dahn that either of his parents hold.{{qa ref
However, special rules apply to those of very high dahn or who hold certain special positions. In such a circumstance, the heir apparent will receive the highest parent's dahn and eventually succeed the parent's position while the non-heir children will slip one or two ranks down until they reach a "stable rank."{{qa ref
== Notable lighteyes ==
== Notes ==
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