Difference between revisions of "Darkeyes"

It is a well-known legend within [[Vorin]] society that if a man wins a [[Shardblade]] on the battlefield, he will become a lighteyes, regardless of his previous station in life.{{book ref|sa1|16}} This would also be accompanied by a promotion to the fourth dahn for the Shardbearer. This legend, though a foundation of Vorin society, wentgoes untested for centuries, until [[Kaladin Stormblessed]] wonwins a full set of [[Shardbearer|Shards]] and giftedgifts them to his lieutenant, [[Moash]]. After bonding the shardsShards, Moash's eyes lightenedlighten from a dark brown to a light tan.{{book ref|sa2|68}} It is unknown if thisThis effect is permanentnot orirreversible, onlyas temporaryMoash's whileeyes thelater holderdarken isagain inafter possession oflosing his ShardsShardblade.{{book ref|sa4|8}}

A second and even rarer method of becoming a lighteyes is to become either a [[Surgebinder]] or [[Knight Radiant]]. According to [[Skar]], [[Kaladin]]'s eyes changed while fighting to save [[Dalinar]] during the [[Battle of the Tower]], although it was only for a short moment, as other men still recognize him as a darkeyes during the fight.{{book ref|sa2|2}} During this battle, Kaladin only said up to the Second Ideal of the [[Immortal Words]] and did not recognize himself as a Knight Radiant. Later, during the [[Battle of Narak]], after Kaladin says the Third Ideal of the Immortal Words and recognizes himself as a true Knight Radiant, his eyes turn pale blue, lighter than any king.{{book ref|sa2|87}} A Knight Radiant's eyes will rapidly lighten when they summon their Shardblade -- once their blade is dismissed, their eyes will fade back to their natural color within a few hours.{{book ref|sa3|5}}

Since darkeyes are the "commoners" in the Vorin kingdoms, the nahn system is inferior to the dahn system. Holdingand holding any level of nahn would be socially inferior to the lowest level of [[dahn]].{{book ref|sa2|2}} However, there are situations in which practical realitycircumstances makes the social standing between two persons less relevant or even reversed. For example, after [[Kaladin]], a darkeyes, was promoted to captain, he was socially outranked by many lighteyed soldiers, yet still possessed higher military rank and authority than them.{{book ref|sa2|5}} A worker, such as a carriage driver, would treat a wealthy darkeyes as any other master since their wages would be paid by the darkeyed passenger.{{book ref|sa2|63}}

The first is the right of travel, which is assumed to be included with most nahns. To not possess that right would imply that one or one's ancestors had committed some wrongdoing.{{wob ref|2782}} The right of travel allows a darkeyed person to leave a town being ruled poorly by the citylord.{{wob ref|2782}} If the town experiences a substantial loss of persons, the citylord may be stripped of his position and be demoted in dahn.{{wob ref|2782}} This protection was suggested by the [[Herald]] [[Nale]] when he was aiding scribes in writing the law as pertaining to eye color.{{book ref|sa4|47}}

A third known privilege is the right of Commission. In [[Highprince]] country, a darkeyes of high enough Nahnnahn could get a commission to work an unused hill or section of land and then keep a portion of the crop for themselves or their family.{{book ref|sa3|10}}

Joining the army is one way to permanently increase the nahn of a person and their children; for example, if a very low-ranked darkeyedarkeyes joins the army, he would most likely receive an immediate one nahn increase.{{wob ref|2782}} Another way to increase one's nahn is to buy yourself up a rank, although this only works at the lower ranks of nahn.{{wob ref|2782}}

There is also an extremely rare method to change ranks out of the nahn system and into the dahn system. By becoming a [[Shardbearer]], regardless of how the shard was obtained or whether one is darkeyed or not, one immediately raises his rank to the fourth dahn.{{book ref|sa2|66}} This was accomplished for the first time in generations when [[Moash]] received a full set of shards from [[Kaladin Stormblessed]].

* [[Muri]], former seamstress of Kholinar{{boofbook ref|sa3|74}}