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=== Early Life (1153–1168) ===
==== Childhood ====
Kaladin was born in late 1153 to his father [[Lirin]], a surgeon, and mother [[Hesina]] in the town of [[Hearthstone]] in the [[Sadeas princedom]]. Two years later, his younger brother [[Tien]] is born. His entire family is of the second [[nahn]], which outranks the other inhabitants of the town, who are mostly of fourth and fifth nahn.{{ref|b|sa1|c|16}} Due to this rank disparity and the superstitions surrounding his father's work, Kaladin grows up mostly in isolation.{{ref|b|sa1|c|16}} As a result, he is very close with his brother and, after being encouraged by his family, becomes friends with [[Laral Wistiow]], the daughter of the citylord.
[[File:Kaladin_young.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kaladin as a child by [[User: Botanicaxu]]]]
In 1164, at the age of ten, Kaladin
==== Wistiow's Death ====
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