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A darkeyed person is anyone who has dark colored eyes, typically brown or black. However, this can also include other colors if they are dark, muddled, and hard to distinguish from brown or black.{{book ref|twok|2}}
Darkeyes are generally skilled laborers.
A wealthy and high-ranking darkeyes (of the first or second nahn) is addressed by the title Citizen.{{book ref|sa2|43}} Darkborn is a term used to address a darkeyed person, though it is used very rarely. Darkborn is used only by a higher ranking lighteyed person addressing a darkeyed person, and its usage seems to imply either contempt or an obvious difference in status.
The second known protection is exemption from military conscription for those who are of sufficient nahn and provide an essential function to a town.{{book ref|sa1|44}} It is known that a second nahn surgeon and his only apprentice, also of second nahn, are exempt from military conscription.{{book ref|sa1|44}}
A third known privilege is the right of Commission. In [[Highprince]] country, a darkeyes of high enough Nahn 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
In Azimir specifically, darkeyes are allowed right of protest in which; they may lodge a formal complaint, rejecting an order. At this point they are awarded a one month period to make their grievances known before being forced to comply.
=== Moving between ranks ===
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