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Lirin believes in the teachings of the [[Herald]]s, who have shared roots with the practice of medicine.{{book ref|sa1|46}} He teaches his son Kaladin of their wisdom during his apprenticeship and is always carefully to outline the distinction between the Heralds and the [[Knights Radiant]].{{book ref|sa1|10}} According to Lirin, one of the fundamental tenets of the [[Vorin]] religion is the ability to climb in social rank.{{book ref|sa1|16}} Lirin does not believe in folktales about [[Voidbringers]], though he does acknowledge that they were the enemies of the Heralds.{{book ref|sa1|10}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==▼
=== Surgery and teaching ===▼
{{quote▼
|The children of the men and women whose lives we save. That's who tells stories of surgeons.▼
|Lirin to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa1|10}}▼
}}▼
Lirin trained as a surgeon under [[Vathe]] in the town of [[Shorsebroon]] near Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa1|10}} Lirin is a decent surgeon,{{book ref|sa1|37}} both steady{{book ref|sa1|10}} and calm under pressure,{{book ref|sa1|41}} though if he was to live in a larger city he would likely only be a medical assistant rather than a surgeon in his own right.{{book ref|sa1|37}} He takes on two apprentices, first his son Kaladin, and later, Mara.{{book ref|sa3|7}}▼
He is particular about keeping time during his surgeries and is the only person in the town to own a [[fabrial]] clock.{{book ref|sa1|10}} Lirin is also conscious of the quality of light he uses when treating patients, and for a long time has a goblet of spheres on permanent loan from brightlord Wistiow.{{book ref|sa1|10}} He has lived and worked in Hearthstone for long enough that the other citizens sometimes hold him to expectations that are impossible to reach, and will react in anger when he is unable to work miracles.{{book ref|sa1|10}}▼
Lirin believes that lives are priceless and as such does not charge for his work as a surgeon.{{book ref|sa1|17}} He is meticulous about the cleanliness of his surgery and his family spends large amounts of time keeping both the rooms and the medical tools clean.{{book ref|sa1|10}} After a surgery, Lirin coats his tools in oil after first cleaning them with alcohol. This is one of the older traditions of the medical field.{{book ref|sa1|10}}▼
As a surgeon, Lirin has accepted that he will not always be able to save those in his care and must sometimes make the difficult decision to prioritise one patient over another.{{book ref|sa1|41}} He works by a specific set of guidelines: if the patients are equally wounded, then treat the youngest, if not, treat the most severe. Above all else, however, know when a patient is beyond saving.{{book ref|sa1|41}}▼
== History ==
Although Kaladin expressed the desire to relocate his family to [[Urithiru]], Lirin refused, telling his son that he was needed in Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa3|7}}
▲== Attributes and Abilities ==
▲=== Surgery and teaching ===
▲{{quote
▲|The children of the men and women whose lives we save. That's who tells stories of surgeons.
▲|Lirin to [[Kaladin]]{{book ref|sa1|10}}
▲}}
▲Lirin trained as a surgeon under [[Vathe]] in the town of [[Shorsebroon]] near Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa1|10}} Lirin is a decent surgeon,{{book ref|sa1|37}} both steady{{book ref|sa1|10}} and calm under pressure,{{book ref|sa1|41}} though if he was to live in a larger city he would likely only be a medical assistant rather than a surgeon in his own right.{{book ref|sa1|37}} He takes on two apprentices, first his son Kaladin, and later, Mara.{{book ref|sa3|7}}
▲He is particular about keeping time during his surgeries and is the only person in the town to own a [[fabrial]] clock.{{book ref|sa1|10}} Lirin is also conscious of the quality of light he uses when treating patients, and for a long time has a goblet of spheres on permanent loan from brightlord Wistiow.{{book ref|sa1|10}} He has lived and worked in Hearthstone for long enough that the other citizens sometimes hold him to expectations that are impossible to reach, and will react in anger when he is unable to work miracles.{{book ref|sa1|10}}
▲Lirin believes that lives are priceless and as such does not charge for his work as a surgeon.{{book ref|sa1|17}} He is meticulous about the cleanliness of his surgery and his family spends large amounts of time keeping both the rooms and the medical tools clean.{{book ref|sa1|10}} After a surgery, Lirin coats his tools in oil after first cleaning them with alcohol. This is one of the older traditions of the medical field.{{book ref|sa1|10}}
▲As a surgeon, Lirin has accepted that he will not always be able to save those in his care and must sometimes make the difficult decision to prioritise one patient over another.{{book ref|sa1|41}} He works by a specific set of guidelines: if the patients are equally wounded, then treat the youngest, if not, treat the most severe. Above all else, however, know when a patient is beyond saving.{{book ref|sa1|41}}
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