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\|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} A '''lighteyes''' is a person with lightly colored, bright eyes, such as blue, green, yellow, light grey, or ~~green~~violet.{{book ref\|sa1\|1}}{{book ref\|sa1\|5}} In [[Alethkar]] they form the nobility., ruling ~~They~~over ~~are of higher rank than~~the [[darkeyes]]. A lighteyes of notable rank is ~~called~~addressed aby the title [[Brightlord]]. The defining characteristic of a lighteyes is not merely the actual color of their eyes, but that they have a light and distinguishable color. For example, although grey is not normally considered a bright color, having light grey eyes qualifies one as a lighteyes.{{book ref\|sa1\|1}} Conversely, although green is normally seen as a light color, having deep, dark green eyes that looks muddled and is hard to distinguish from brown or black in average light would qualify one as a [[darkeyes]].{{book ref\|sa1\|2}} ~~All lighteyes are not equal, however. There are ten different levels, or 'dahns', of lighteyes. For example, the King and the Highprinces are considered to be 'of the first dahn'.~~ According to the [[Vorin]] religion, all lighteyes are born to rule and are superior to the [[darkeyes]]. Additionally, Lighteyes themselves are classified according to the [[dahn]] system, a ten level hierarchy indicating one's social position. The first through third dahns are occupied by the King, [[Highprince]]s, Highlords, and other members of the high nobility, while the tenth dahn consists mostly of normal people who work for a living. A similar system is used to classify darkeyes. Instead of 'dahn', however, they use 'nahn'. A darkeyes of the first nahn can actually be more influential and wealthy than a lighteyes of the tenth dahn. == Notable Lighteyes ==▼ [[House Kholin]]▼ [[House Davar]]▼ [[Amaram]]▼ [[Roshone]]▼ [[Torol Sadeas]]▼ == Becoming a lighteyes == Permanently changing one's birth eye color is generally not possible. However, it is a well-known legend within [[Vorin]] society that if a man wins a [[Shardblade]] on the battlefield, he will become a Lighteyes, regardless of his previous station in life.{{book ref\|wok\|16}} This legend, though a foundation of Vorin society, went untested for centuries, until [[Kaladin Stormblessed]] won a full set of Shards and gifted them to his lieutenant, [[Moash]]. Upon receiving the Shards, Moash's eyes did indeed lighten, from a dark brown to a tan color.{{book ref\|sa2\|68}} ~~It is ''known'' that if a man wins a [[Shardblade]] he becomes a Lighteyes; his eyes become light.{{book ref\|wok\|16}}~~ [[Kaladin]]'s eyes change during his fight to save [[Dalinar]], although they changed back afterwards.{{book ref\|sa2\|2}} {{theory}} It ~~might~~is bespeculated that the ~~reasons~~reason why lighteyes are ~~that~~revered and thought to be destined to rule is because of the [[Knights Radiant]]. ~~all~~Since the [[Knights Radiant]] were all using [[Surgebinding]] and Shards, ~~and thus~~they all had light eyes even if they didn't have them at birth. This in turn created the idea that lighteyes were superior to the darkeyes. ▲== Notable Lighteyes == ▲[[House Kholin]] ▲[[House Davar]] ▲[[Amaram]] ▲[[Roshone]] ▲[[Torol Sadeas]] == Notes ==

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