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|merge-family=y|children=[[Vai]]
|species={{tag|singer}}
|died=[[Siege of Kholinar]] {{Rosharan date|1174|missing-date=y}}{{book ref|sa3|84}}
|species={{tag|singer}}
|world=Roshar
|booksuniverse=[[OathbringerCosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
}}{{spoilers|book=sa3}}
'''Sah''' is a [[singer]] freed from a village near [[Hearthstone]] when the [[Everstorm]] first passed. He had a wifemate, who was sold away, and a daughter, [[Vai]].{{book ref|sa3|17}} He wascaptures [[Kaladin]]'s captor when the Radiant first surrendered to the singers, and died during the [[Siege of Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|20}}{{book ref|sa3|84}}
 
Sah is a [[singer]] freed from a village near [[Hearthstone]] when the [[Everstorm]] first passed. He had a wife, who was sold away, and a daughter, [[Vai]].{{book ref|sa3|17}} He was [[Kaladin]]'s captor when the Radiant first surrendered to the singers.{{book ref|sa3|20}}
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
HeSah has red on white marbled skin, like most singers from [[Alethkar]]. He wears usually wears [[workform]], with hair strands and dark red beard strands.{{book ref|sa3|14}} He is introspective but also deeply angry at humanity for keeping himselfhim and his people enslaved, as well as scared they will take away his newfound freedom again.{{book ref|sa3|17}}{{book ref|sa3|20}}
 
== History ==
Sah was a household slave at a [[brightlord]]'s manor somewhere in [[Sadeas landprincedom]] in Alethkar,{{book ref|sa3|20}} within a few days journey from Hearthstone. {{book ref|sa3|10}} His job included serving drinks at dinner. {{book ref|sa3|20}} He had a mate, but she was taken from him and sold to be a breeder when she gave birth to his daughter, [[Vai]]. He gives a description of his life before the Everstorm came:
 
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{{quote|“I I have spent my entire life living in a fog,” the parshman yelled at him. “Everyevery day knowing I should say something, do something to stop this! Every night clutching my daughter, wondering why the world seems to move around us in the light—whilelight--while we are trapped in shadows. They sold her mother. Sold her. Because she had birthed a healthy child, which made her good breeding stock.<br>
“DoDo you understand that, human? Do you understand watching your family be torn apart, and knowing you should object—knowing deep in your soul that something is profoundly wrong? Can you know that feeling of being unable to say a single storming word to stop it?<br>
“TheyThey may have taken your freedom, but they took our minds.”|-Sah}}{{book ref|sa3|17}}
| Sah to Kaladin{{book ref|sa3|17}}
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He presumably escapesescaped along with his daughter during the Everstorm, when his [[Connection] and [[Identity]] were restored and he was freed from slaveform. He joinsjoined a group led by the singer [[Khen]] and the [[voidspren]] [[Yixli]]. They journeystraveled to [[Revolar, a minor city in Alethkar,]] by the guidance of Yixli,{{book ref|sa3|31}} and capturescaptured Kaladin (willingly) along the way.{{book ref|sa3|14}} Kaladin frees himself from his bonds but staysstayed with the group and teachestaught them how to survive while on the run, and formsformed a particular friendship with Sah. {{book ref|sa3|20}}
 
After Kaladin left, Sah's group was blamed for harboring a spy, enslaved with the humans,{{book ref|sa3|54}} and put to work hauling lumber.{{book ref|sa3|51}} Sah was angry over their treatment, including his daughter being taken away, but didn't know what to do about it when Khen berated him.{{book ref|sa3|54}} Moash, captured by the Fused, defended Sah and his group from overzealous overseers. Later, he taught them how to fight, for as part of their punishment they would be among the first to assault [[Kholinar]].{{book ref|sa3|51}}{{book ref|sa3|54}}
 
At the [[Siege of Kholinar]], Sah and his group of singers assaulted [[Kholinar Palace|the palace]], where he and Kaladin recognized one another. In the ensuing melee, Sah killed [[Beard]] a member of the [[Kholinar Wall Guard]], and was killed by [[Noro]] in turn.{{book ref|sa3|85}}
 
== Relationships ==
 
== Quotes ==
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| I don't have traditions, Or society. But still, my 'freedom' is that of a leaf. Dropped from the tree, I just blow on the wind and pretend I'm in charge of my destiny.
 
| Sah{{book ref|sa3|17}}
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== Notes ==
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