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{{character
|siblings=[[Jost]]
|merge-family=y
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|ethnicity=Alethi
|nation=Alethkar
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}
'''Jest''' is a
Jest was born into a typical Hearthstone family of the fourth or fifth [[nahn]]. His parents are farmers, and his father spent time as a soldier.{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa1|44}} He is of the [[Vorin]] faith and refers to the [[ardent]]s' teachings that men must become warriors to fight for the [[Tranquiline Halls]]. Kaladin cites Jest's name as an example of a 'solid, Alethi darkeyes' names, unlike his own.{{book ref|sa1|16}}
As a child, Jest worked in the [[lavis]] fields outside of Hearthstone with the other darkeyed children of the village, helping to keep the polyps free of [[diggerworm]]s. When they were not working, Jest played with the other children in the village, including his brother [[Jost]], [[Tift]], [[Mord]], [[Naget]], and [[Khav]]. Jest and the other children were bitter that Kaladin was able able to stay inside during the day, not realizing that he worked hard at his studies all day long.{{book ref|sa1|16}}
In {{Rosharan date|1166}}, Jest observed a fight between Kaladin and Jost.{{book ref|sa1|16}}
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