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As a slave, Kaladin meets the [[honorspren]] [[Syl]] and begins discovering his powers as a Knight Radiant. Kaladin spends eight months under various slavemasters, until he is eventually sold to [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]] to work as a [[bridgeman]] in the [[Shattered Plains]]. He becomes the leader of [[Bridge Four]], which he secretly trains as spearmen. During the [[Battle of the Tower]], Bridge Four saves the lives of Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] and a sizable part of his army. In gratitude, Dalinar secures their freedom, makes Bridge Four into his personal guard, and grants Kaladin command of all the [[bridge crew]]s. Kaladin then begins training the bridgemen into a full-strength fighting force while protecting the Kholin family—saving Dalinar from the [[Szeth-son-son-Vallano|Assassin in White]] and King [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]] from [[Graves|other assassins]]. During the [[Battle of Narak]] he definitively defeats the Assassin in White and publicly acknowledges his status as a member of the Knights Radiant, which leads to the re-founding of the Knights Radiant.
== Appearance and Personality ==▼
Kaladin is a fairly tall man. He is muscular and has multiple scars on his body.{{book ref|sa1|6}} He has tan skin{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} and shoulder-length wavy black hair typical of an Alethi. He was born with dark brown eyes,{{book ref|sa1|1}} though after swearing the Third Ideal of the Windrunners, his eyes turned very pale blue that glowed while holding Stormlight.{{book ref|sa2|87}} Like most Rosharans, Kaladin's eyes have an [[Wikipedia:Epicanthic fold|epicanthic fold]]{{qa ref|979|86}} that appear faintly colored amber when he is holding [[Stormlight]].{{book ref|sa1|38}} His face is square and firm with strong lines and a proud chin. He prefers to be clean-shaven but during his
Kaladin is a natural leader who makes people want to listen to him. Men of his squad in [[Amaram]]'s army called him lucky and believed they would be protected because they were in Kaladin's squad.{{book ref|sa1|1}} During his time in Bridge Four, he takes men who no longer care about anything and organizes them into an extremely loyal and well trained squad of spearmen. [[Dalinar Kholin]] remarks his men think very highly of him. {{book ref|sa1|73}} He has a strong protective instinct, especially over those who are defenseless. He joins the army so he can look after his younger brother.{{book ref|sa1|44}} As a squadleader in Amaram's army, he strives to protect the men in his squad. He specifically recruits the youngest members with the least training to his squad by bribing other squadleaders so he can
Kaladin shows a deep sense of loss when those under his protection die and has a tendency toward depression in various forms. By the time he joins Bridge Four, he has lost so many people that he
Kaladin is deeply conflicted about killing, finding it philosophically hard to justify. In particular, he finds the notion that one must kill in order to protect ironic and paradoxical. Although he is a soldier, he has been trained as a surgeon, whose highest calling is to save all lives. His father's beliefs about the sanctity of life have similarly been deeply ingrained within him. Additionally, as a member of the [[Order of Windrunners]], he lives by the [[Immortal Words|Ideals]] of his order, which revolve strongly around protecting life. In fact, Kaladin's powers of killing appear to be their strongest when he is actively protecting something or someone. This paradox has plagued Kaladin and [[Syl]], who have both been unable to explain why killing is justified if the protection of life matters.
Kaladin harbors a deep resentment and distrust for virtually all [[lighteyes]], fueled by the betrayals of people like [[Roshone]], [[Amaram]], and [[Katarotam]]. Ironically, many characters have noted that "Kaladin" sounds like a lighteyed name, rather than a darkeyed name. Further, when Kaladin comes into his true power as a Knight Radiant, he despises the fact that he is now lighteyed.
Due to his recent struggles Kaladin shows hostility and resentment, although at times his wit, sarcasm, and intelligence show through
== History ==
During the Highstorms Kaladin gathers all those who he is supposed to protect in one location to make it easier and blames himself for not stopping the numbers. After a highstorm the king is nearly killed after the balcony he was standing on broke free, Kaladin concludes with Dalinar that the support was cut with a Shardblade and this was an assassination attempt. Kaladin later confronts Moash as he was the only one on the balcony after the storm and Moash admits to have been an accomplice, Kaladin forbids Moash from meeting with the Assassins again.
▲== Appearance and Personality ==
▲Kaladin is a fairly tall man. He is muscular and has multiple scars on his body.{{book ref|sa1|6}} He has tan skin{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} and shoulder-length wavy black hair typical of an Alethi. He was born with dark brown eyes,{{book ref|sa1|1}} though after swearing the Third Ideal of the Windrunners, his eyes turned very pale blue that glowed while holding Stormlight.{{book ref|sa2|87}} Like most Rosharans, Kaladin's eyes have an [[Wikipedia:Epicanthic fold|epicanthic fold]]{{qa ref|979|86}} that appear faintly colored amber when he is holding [[Stormlight]].{{book ref|sa1|38}} 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.{{book ref|sa1|46}} He is branded on his forehead with a ''sas nahn'' [[glyphpair]] indicating his slavery and a ''shash'' [[glyph]] meaning ''dangerous''.{{book ref|sa1|2}}
▲Kaladin is a natural leader who makes people want to listen to him. Men of his squad in [[Amaram]]'s army called him lucky and believed they would be protected because they were in Kaladin's squad.{{book ref|sa1|1}} During his time in Bridge Four, he takes men who no longer care about anything and organizes them into an extremely loyal and well trained squad of spearmen. [[Dalinar Kholin]] remarks his men think very highly of him. {{book ref|sa1|73}} He has a strong protective instinct, especially over those who are defenseless. He joins the army so he can look after his younger brother.{{book ref|sa1|44}} As a squadleader, he strives to protect the men in his squad. He specifically recruits youngest members with the least training to his squad by bribing other squadleaders so he can take care of them.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
▲Kaladin shows a deep sense of loss when those under his protection die and has a tendency toward depression in various forms. By the time he joins Bridge Four, he has lost so many people he falls into a deep depression. He thinks himself cursed because he always survives when others did not.{{book ref|sa1|2}} At his lowest points, Kaladin falls into apathetic despair and becomes suicidal.{{book ref|sa1|11}} He is also prone to seasonal depression, feeling a sense of heavy melancholy during the weeks of the [[Weeping]].{{book ref|sa1|43}}
▲Due to his recent struggles Kaladin shows hostility and resentment, although at times his wit, sarcasm and intelligence show through, he appears to have got his sense of humor from his mother and is constantly questioning the world around him.
== Attributes and Abilities ==
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