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'''Kaladin''' is a [[darkeyes|darkeyed]] man of second [[nahn]] from [[Alethkar]] on [[Roshar]]. He was trained as a surgeon by his [[Lirin|father]]. He has been a soldier in [[Amaram]]'s army, a slave and a bridgeman on [[Sadeas]]'s warcamp.
== Appearance and Personality ==▼
==History==▼
[[File:Kaladin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kaladin concept art by [[Ben McSweeney]]]]▼
===Early Life===▼
Kaladin is a fairly tall man. He is muscular and has multiple scars on his body.{{ref|b|twok|c|6}} He has shoulder-length wavy black hair typical of an Alethi and dark brown eyes.{{ref|b|twok|c|1}} His face is square and firm with strong lines and a proud chin. He prefers to be clean-shaven but during his slavery he grows a long, scraggly beard.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}} He is branded on his forehead with a ''sas nahn'' [[glyphpair]] indicating his slavery and a ''shash'' [[glyph]] meaning ''dangerous''.{{ref|b|twok|c|2}}
His personality varies with the events of his life. As a child, he was enthusiastic and had a strong sense of justice and responsibility, wishing at various stages to become a soldier to protect his country and a surgeon to heal the people of his town. In Amaram's army, he became a strong and confident leader, leading his squad through the battles. He cared deeply for his men, bribing the armies surgeons to treat his men before all except the wounded lighteyes. After being sold into slavery, Kaladin became frequently withdrawn and depressed, as it seemed to him that he lost everyone who he tried to save. He maintained a rebellious streak, making frequent escape attempts and possibly planning to kill the leader of the slave caravan with a poisonous leaf he found. After joining Bridge Four Kaladin attempts to gain back his former confidence and leadership from his soldiering days, and trying to inspire the other bridgemen. However the continual setbacks they suffer still leave him sometimes depressed and pessimistic about their situation. Syl usually pull him out of these episodes, offering him hope for the future. By the time Bridge Four rescue Dalinar's army, Kaladin more or less regain his former leadership and confidence, bolstered further by his new Surgebinding abilities.▼
The experience of being hung out in the highstorm might have changed something in Kaladin, too, as after that, he had a dream that he "was the storm." He blow all over Roshar and was told by a voice that he was the Child of Tanavast and that there was so much war on Roshar, because Odium reigns.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}
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▲== History ==
▲=== Early Life ===
Kaladin was born and raised in the town of [[Hearthstone]] in [[Sadeas]]'s princedom. His parents are [[Lirin]] and [[Hesina]], his brother is [[Tien]]. From an early age he was trained as a surgeon by his father. He was talented and learned quickly.{{ref|b|twok|c|10}} His parents wanted him to train in [[Great Concourse of Kharbranth]] with the sponsorship of the local citylord Brightlord [[Wistiow]] for the promise Kaladin would return to Hearthstone after his training was done. He was friends with the citylord's daughter [[Laral Wistiow]] to whom Kaladin's parents wanted him to eventually marry.{{ref|b|twok|c|16}} However, Brightlord Wistiow died and Lirin forged the document that would give the money set aside for Kaladin's training to them. Lirin was alone with Wistiow at the time so this couldn't be proven,{{ref|b|twok|c|37}} which made Wistiow's replacement Brightlord [[Roshone]] an enemy to Lirin which led to Kaladin's family becoming destitute{{ref|b|twok|c|31}} and eventually Tien being conscripted into service in Brightlord [[Amaram]]'s army. Kaladin promised his father that he would protect Tien and bring him back home in four years, then enlisted in the army as well.{{ref|b|twok|c|44}}
=== Amaram's Army ===
Despite Amaram's promise that Tien would work as a messenger boy, he was sent to battle after a few months where he was put in front of the advancing enemy to soften their attack. Kaladin tried to come to his help but he could only watch as his brother was killed by the enemy.{{ref|b|twok|c|67}} In his depression, Kaladin started obsessively training with the spear.{{ref|b|twok|c|68}} His drill sergeant was surprised with how fast Kaladin mastered the spear and soon he was known as one of the best spearman in Amaram's army.{{ref|b|twok|c|27}} He was promoted to the rank of squadleader, earning the nickname '''Kaladin Stormblessed''' for the first time. Kaladin's squad always lost fewest men of any squad in the army, which was credited to Kaladin's luck and his bribing the army's surgeons.{{ref|b|twok|c|1}}
Sometime during his time in the army, Kaladin attracted the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]] who gave him the ability to [[Surgebinding|Surgebind]].
=== Slavery ===
As a slave, Kaladin made ten escape attempts, alone or with others. Sometimes he managed to escape but they always caught him again. After one of his escape attempts, he was branded with a ''shash'' [[glyph]], meaning ''dangerous''. He was eventually bought by a slaver named [[Tvlakv]].{{ref|b|twok|c|2}}
Tvlakv brings Kaladin to the [[Shattered Plains]] and sells him to [[Sadeas]]'s warcamp. Kaladin tries to convince the [[lighteyed]] woman to make him a spearman but is sent to the [[Bridge Four]] to work as a [[bridgeman]].{{ref|b|twok|c|6}}
=== Bridge Four ===
During his time in [[Bridge Four]], Kaladin grows more and more depressed. He stops caring about anything and Syl leaves Kaladin saying she will try to get back because she can't bear seeing Kaladin as he is.{{ref|b|twok|c|9}} The last man from Kaladin's first bridge run dies, and between that and Syl leaving, Kaladin comes to the point of suicide. He goes to the [[Honor Chasm]] at night. Before he jumps down, Syl comes back with a leaf of [[blackbane]], a deadly poison, hoping to make Kaladin feel better without understanding what she's bringing. She convinces Kaladin to try to protect the men of Bridge Four, saying there is nothing Kaladin can do to make their situation worse. Kaladin goes to the bridge sergeant [[Gaz]], bullies and bribes him to become the bridgeleader and so Gaz stays out of his way. He goes back to the barracks and learns the name of every men in Bridge Four.{{ref|b|twok|c|11}}
Next morning, Kaladin starts training for bridge runs. He tries to get others to practice as well, but is ridiculed for the effort,{{ref|b|twok|c|14}} though soon [[Teft]] and [[Rock]] start training with him. Kaladin starts bringing back the wounded back at this point.{{ref|b|twok|c|17}} Kaladin, Teft and Rock start collecting [[knobweed]] sap to use on the injured and to sell it so they can have money for supplies.{{ref|b|twok|c|21}} Kaladin tells Rock to cook meals every night and soon every man in Bridge Four accept Kaladin as their leader and start training with him.{{ref|b|twok|c|27}} This cuts down their losses in bridge runs but Kaladin doesn't feel it's enough. They start practicing carrying the bridge sideways so they can use it as a shield from the arrows.{{ref|b|twok|c|30}} This, however, undermines the strategy of the army and causes it to lose a battle.{{ref|b|twok|c|32}} As a punishment, Kaladin is strung up on the side of a building facing east during a [[highstorm]] to be judged by the [[Stormfather]].{{ref|b|twok|c|34}} During the highstorm he has a vision of an inhuman, smiling face of darkness that is as large as he can see.{{ref|b|twok|c|35}} His [[Surgebinding]] abilities allow Kaladin to survive the highstorm but he is still severely injured.{{ref|b|twok|c|38}} It takes him ten days to recover, which is found to be miraculous and people start calling him Stormblessed again.{{ref|b|twok|c|40}} Kaladin realizes that the bridgemen are bait to the [[Parshendi]] and knowing no matter how much they cut their losses it will never be enough, he proposes that they escape and starts training the Bridge Four as spearmen.{{ref|b|twok|c|43}}
==== Riding the Storm ====
During a highstorm, Kaladin dreams he is the storm. In the dream, he follows the path of the highstorms, travelling from east to west. He rages forward just ahead of the stormwall, soaring above Roshar. He sees many places including a city that [[Sigzil]] later confirms as [[Sesemalex Dar]]. He also sees a [[Shin]] man that appears remarkably like [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano]]. Interestingly this man appears to see Kaladin as well. Once he reaches the western ocean, he hears a voice calling Kaladin ''Child of [[Tanavast]]''. The face he sees when he was strung up in the highstorm appears again and is reveled to be the source of the voice. The face informs Kaladin that the [[Oathpact]] is broken and [[Odium]] reigns. Kaladin wakes up, finding himself surrounded by the men of Bridge Four trying to restrain him from walking out to the highstorm.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}
In the [[Battle of the Tower]], Kaladin and the Bridge Four save the lives of [[Dalinar Kholin]] and his men.{{ref|b|twok|c|68}} Dalinar, in return, buy all the slaves in the bridge crews from Sadeas with his Shardblade and free them.{{ref|b|twok|c|69}} Kaladin accepts becoming bodyguard with the rank of captain for Dalinar and training the former bridgemen for Dalinar's army.{{ref|b|twok|c|73}}
=== Bodyguard ===
{{spoilers| for Words of Radiance}}
Kaladin promotes [[Moash]], [[Skar]], [[Teft]], [[Sigzil]] and [[Rock]] to
▲==Appearance and Personality==
▲[[File:Kaladin.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kaladin concept art by [[Ben McSweeney]]]]
▲His personality varies with the events of his life. As a child, he was enthusiastic and had a strong sense of justice and responsibility, wishing at various stages to become a soldier to protect his country and a surgeon to heal the people of his town. In Amaram's army, he became a strong and confident leader, leading his squad through the battles. He cared deeply for his men, bribing the armies surgeons to treat his men before all except the wounded lighteyes. After being sold into slavery, Kaladin became frequently withdrawn and depressed, as it seemed to him that he lost everyone who he tried to save. He maintained a rebellious streak, making frequent escape attempts and possibly planning to kill the leader of the slave caravan with a poisonous leaf he found. After joining Bridge Four Kaladin attempts to gain back his former confidence and leadership from his soldiering days, and trying to inspire the other bridgemen. However the continual setbacks they suffer still leave him sometimes depressed and pessimistic about their situation. Syl usually pull him out of these episodes, offering him hope for the future. By the time Bridge Four rescue Dalinar's army, Kaladin more or less regain his former leadership and confidence, bolstered further by his new Surgebinding abilities.
== Attributes and Abilities ==▼
▲The experience of being hung out in the highstorm might have changed something in Kaladin, too, as after that, he had a dream that he "was the storm." He blow all over Roshar and was told by a voice that he was the Child of Tanavast and that there was so much war on Roshar, because Odium reigns.{{ref|b|twok|c|46}}
=== Surgery ===
Kaladin has been taught surgery by his father, Lirin, from an early age.
=== Spearman ===
▲==Attributes and Abilities==
Kaladin is a master spearman. His skills with the spear are remarked by multiple people as very impressing. During his time in Amaram's army, he was reputed to be the best spearman in the entire army.
=== Surgebinding ===
Kaladin has a [[Nahel bond]] with the [[honorspren]] [[Sylphrena]] which gives him the ability to [[Surgebind]]. He has access to the [[Surge]]s of Atmospheric Pressure and Gravity. As with all [[Surgebinder]]s, he has superhuman speed, strength and healing when he holds [[Stormlight]]. He has so far demonstrated the ability to use [[Reverse Lashing]] and [[Full Lashing]], but not [[Basic Lashing]]. Kaladin is in the process of becoming a [[Knights Radiant|Knight Radiant]] from the [[Order of Windrunners]]. He has currently taken the first and second [[Immortal Words|Ideals]] of his Order.
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