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Throughout their relationship, Adolin notices Kaladin's numerous depressive spirals and helps to break him of them, subtly or not, by forcing Kaladin to spend time around friends and not be alone with his thoughts. Adolin's support of Kaladin is highlighted after Kaladin is relieved of duty as Highmarshal, resulting in Kaladin's depression worsening, and Adolin insists he accompany him to winehouses and various outings.{{book ref|sa4|12}}
{{image|Shallan and Kaladin in the chasms.jpg|side=right|width=180px|Hiding with Shallan in the chasms}}▼
==== Drehy ====▼
Drehy was one of the first friends that Kaladin made on Bridge Four, and one of the first people to stand up for him.{{book ref|sa1|27}} He was also one of the first men that Kaladin trained in first-aid.{{book ref|sa1|62}}
While Kaladin does accept his sexuality, he isn't completely bereft of homophobia. He considers Drehy to be unmasculine, and considers Drehy's own beliefs in Vorin gender norms to be funny considering his sexuality.{{book ref|sa3|55}} His displays of this prejudice are rare, but when they do occur they clearly make Drehy uncomfortable, though he doesn't tend to speak up about it.{{book ref|sa3|55}}
Teft was the first
Kaladin worries about Teft's firemoss addiction, and wants to help and support him, but respected his privacy enough to leave him alone until it became a serious problem.{{book ref|sa3|41}}▼
Teft's death during the occupation of Urithiru was enough to fully push Kaladin over the edge, leading him to become almost catatonic. Eventually, the despair from losing him led him to attempt suicide again, and actually go through with the attempt.{{book ref|sa4|105}}{{book ref|sa4|106}} Although Dalinar managed to convince him to survive while he was falling, leading to him swearing the Fourth Oath.{{book ref|sa4|108}} He still feels a deep grief over his death, and does his best to follow through with the promises he made with Teft, joining in group therapy sessions and working to fix the way that Alethkar deals with mental health.{{book ref|sa4|116}}▼
Teft felt a sense of pride at how Kaladin was able to keep fighting no matter what tried to drag him down.{{book ref|sa4|103}}▼
▲{{image|Shallan and Kaladin in the chasms.jpg|side=right|width=180px|Hiding with Shallan in the chasms}}
=== Shallan Davar ===
Kaladin and [[Shallan Davar|Shallan]] are among the first new [[Knights Radiant]] in centuries. They both reveal themselves independently during the [[Battle of Narak]], together serving as the catalyst for the refounding of the order.{{book ref|sa2|78}}{{book ref|sa2|86}} Kaladin and Shallan initially have a strained relationship. During their first meeting, Shallan tricks Kaladin out of his new boots.{{book ref|sa2|28}} During their later meetings, Kaladin suspects Shallan of being a spy or opportunist at worst, and a privileged, unempathetic lighteyes at best.{{book ref|sa2|36}}{{book ref|sa2|44}} This clash of personalities is reflected in their respective spren, as the [[Cryptic]]s (to which Shallan's spren [[Pattern]] belongs) and [[honorspren]] are involved in a complex spren conflict.
Kaladin shares with Syl his regrets of not being able to save those closest to him, and when he is at first unable to swear his Fourth Ideal, Syl is very supportive of him.{{book ref|sa3|118}} Because she wants to understand Kaladin better, she goes to [[Dalinar]] and asks him to Connect her to Kaladin so she can feel what he feels;{{book ref|sa4|i|1}} he doesn't do exactly what she was expecting, but in remembering her [[Relador|former Knight]] Syl does begin to feel grief and other shades of sorrow that help her understand Kaladin's depression.{{book ref|sa4|63}}
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==== Lirin ====
▲Teft was the first [[bridgeman]] Kaladin approaches to ask for support in his plans for [[Bridge Four]] after refusing to commit suicide at Honor Chasm,{{book ref|sa1|11}}{{book ref|sa1|21}} and due to this they developed a very close relationship over time. Teft was also the first to suspect Kaladin's nature as a nascent Knights Radiant.{{book ref|sa1|38}}
Kaladin and his father were originally very close, and he trained him in all of the minutia of surgery and medicine. Lirin was very proud of how quickly Kaladin learned, and wanted him to devote his life to becoming a surgeon. He believed that he could some day surpass him in skill.{{book ref|sa1|10}} Despite their rather positive relationship, the two often got into fights about the value of soldiers and of surgeons. These debates often resulted in Lirin getting angry at his son for his idolization of the military and his belief in Alethi jingoism. He attempted to instill in Kaladin his own sense of pacifism, and fundamentally disagreed with the idea that one can take lives in order to protect others.{{book ref|sa1|10}}{{book ref|sa1|20}}
After they reunited, their relationship became immediately strained. Lirin was heartbroken by how his son, despite everything that he had taught him, had become a soldier and a killer.{{book ref|sa3|7}} He thinks of what had happened as being like the military system taking his son away from him.{{cite}}
▲Kaladin worries about Teft's firemoss addiction, and wants to help and support him, but respected his privacy enough to leave him alone until it became a serious problem.{{book ref|sa3|41}}
==== Tien ====
▲Teft's death during the occupation of Urithiru was enough to fully push Kaladin over the edge, leading him to become almost catatonic. Eventually, the despair from losing him led him to attempt suicide again, and actually go through with the attempt.{{book ref|sa4|105}}{{book ref|sa4|106}} Although Dalinar managed to convince him to survive while he was falling, leading to him swearing the Fourth Oath.{{book ref|sa4|108}} He still feels a deep grief over his death, and does his best to follow through with the promises he made with Teft, joining in group therapy sessions and working to fix the way that Alethkar deals with mental health.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
▲Teft felt a sense of pride at how Kaladin was able to keep fighting no matter what tried to drag him down.{{book ref|sa4|103}}
▲=== Tien ===
Kaladin's younger brother, due to the difference in nahn between his family and the rest of the town Kaladin had no real friends growing up and instead would spend time with Tien. As a result the two of them became extremely close with Tien being the only one who could cheer Kaladin up when he became depressed, especially during the Weeping. He is also very protective of his brother as shown when he effortlessly ignored his fathers pleas and threw away his chance at training in Kharbranth. In the end Tien's death scarred him to the point where he spent the whole next year practicing with the spear to escape his pain, to the point where it nearly killed him even. Years later, Kaladin still feels remorse because of his inability to help Tien. He forces himself to relive his grief every time someone close to him is killed. This causes him to develop a serious case of depression, to the point that he actually jumps off of the Radiant City, Urithiru.
=== Bridge Four ===
==== Dabbid ====
▲==== Drehy ====
==== Moash ====
==== Lopen ====
=== Family ===
==== Hesina ====
▲==== Lirin ====
==== Oroden ====
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