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|map=Locator_Marabethia.png
|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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| [[Sigzil]] on Marabethian criminal policy{{book ref|sa1|40}}
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'''Marabethia''' is a nation on [[Roshar]] occupying the
The Marabethian people are known to have a great fondness for debate; the city has many
▲{{quote|The Marabethians have a saying for those who refuse to see the truth of a situation. 'You have eyes of red and blue', they say. Red for blood dripping. Blue for the water. It is said that these two things are all the [criminals] see. Usually they are attacked within one day. And yet, most still wish to take that chance. They prefer the false hope|[[Sigzil]] on Marabethian criminal policy{{ref|b|sa1|c|40}}|}}
To punish serious crimes, they dangle the perpetrator over a seaside cliff near the city, during a high tide with a cut in each cheek, as bait for the [[yu-nerig]] that live there.{{book ref|sa2|49}} If the criminal survives for a week, they are set free.{{book ref|sa1|40}} The criminals that hang there are usually attacked within a day. A criminal can demand execution instead but almost every prisoner chooses to be hung over the sea, because they prefer false hope to certain death.
[[Sigzil]] told [[Kaladin]] of Marabethia, because he felt that Kaladin was filling the heads of the bridgemen with false hope.{{book ref|sa1|40}}
[[Lift]] has been to Marabethia, though she left and travelled to [[Azir]].{{book ref|sa2|i|9}}
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