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'''Tien''' is the second son of [[Lirin]] and [[Hesina]] and brother to [[Kaladin]] and [[Oroden]].{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa3|7}} Tien is two years Kaladin’s junior{{book ref|sa1|16}} and eighteen years older than Oroden.{{book ref|sa3|7}} He is pressed into Highmarshal [[Amaram]]’s army, where he is killed during battle.{{book ref|sa1|67}}

He has a mix of unruly brown and black hair, and is small for his age.{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa1|44}} He has a slight build and round cheeks that are often flushflushed. and dueDue to his size and childlike features, Tien is often mistakemistaken for being younger than his actual age.{{book ref|sa1|16}} This has led to him being mocked on occasion by the other children in [[Hearthstone]].{{book ref|sa1|25}} Despite [[Roshone]]'s treatment of his family and the towns ostracism, Tien liked living in Hearthstone and had not considered moving away before being conscripted.{{book ref|sa1|44}}

Tien has a fixation with rocks, of which he owns a large catalogued collection.{{book ref|sa1|16}} Some of the rocks in Tien’s collection show off hidden strata if doused with water{{book ref|sa1|16}} or change color under certain lights.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Due to his aversion with blood, Tien is unable to apprentice to his father and instead works for [[Ral]], the town carpenter.{{book ref|sa1|44}} Ral finds his apprentice frustrating as Tien is easily distractibledistracted and will work on his own projects instead of those set by his master.{{book ref|sa1|44}}

Tien is an excitable person and always seems to find beauty in things that others would consider mundane.{{book ref|sa1|16}} He is an optimist and tries to please those around him as well as brighten their day.{{book ref|sa1|44}} He shares similar traits with [[Shallan Davar]], a fellow [[Order of Lightweavers|Lightweaver]], both of whom are artistically talented and work to raise the spirits of those around them.{{book ref|sa1|44}}{{book ref|sa3|121}} Tien was seen as a burst of sunshine by those around him, particularly Kaladin, and did not want people to see him differently, implying some self-esteem issues.{{wob ref|15236}}

Before he died, Tien bonded a [[crypticCryptic]] and swore at least the first oath.{{wob ref|10278}}{{wob ref|10622}}{{wob ref|11157}} As a Lightweaver, he could access the [[Surge]]s of [[Illumination]] and [[SoulcastingTransformation]], had [[Resonance|enhanced mnemonic abilities]] and experienced color and light differently to those around him.{{wob ref|11531}} Tien's perception of someone could also cause slight alterations to their mood.{{wob ref|11531}} Tien attracted a Cryptic due to his hiding belief that he was not a good person, as he knew people saw him as a burst of sunshine and he didn't want them to see differently.{{wob ref|15236}}

As a young boy, Tien often spent time with his brother [[Kaladin]]. The pair were friends with [[Laral]], the daughter of Brightlord [[Wistiow]], and also spent time around the other children in the town; when he was eight, he and his brother hung out with [[Jam (Hearthstone)|Jam]], one of the other boys in the town. Jam’s father had been teaching him how to use a quarterstaff and the other children of the town were intrigued to find out what he had learnt. Tien’s father, [[Lirin]], did not approve of his sons spending time with the older children in the town, particularly if it interfered with Kaladin’s duties as surgeon’s assistant.{{book ref|sa1|10}}{{book ref|sa1|16}}

Tien often played with Kaladin and Laral, climbing rocks and searching the area for wildlife. On the day of Wistiow’s death, Tien spent time collecting rocks and looking for [[lurg]]s with his two friends. He presented his brother with one of the rocks he had found; a weathered stone that contained a hidden pattern of colored strata. Tien showed his older brother how the pattern would reveal itself when water was applied to the rock face. Kaladin attempted to return the stone to Tien, however, his brother insisted that he keep it. Tien often found rocks that he would pass along to Kaladin, in the hopes that they would help to lift his mood.{{book ref|sa1|16}}

Eighteen months after the arrival of Roshone, Tien’s father met with the Brightlord. [[Hesina]] was tasked with distracting her two sons, to keep them away from the meeting. Tien had found a new rock, that he shared with his mother and brother while the three prepared the evening meal. He found the rock fascinating as it changed color when viewed from different angles. Hesina, suggested that the change was caused by the spren of the rock and the three spoke further about spren and souls. Tien disagreed with his mother, explaining that he thought the change was caused by light instead of spren. During the conversation, Kaladin snuck away to join his father at Roshone’s manor. After the dinner, Lirin admitted to Kaladin that the spheres had been stolen, and requested that Kaladin did not inform his brother of what he had learnt.{{book ref|sa1|37}}

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Less than four months after being drafted, Tien was killed during battle against Brightlord [[Hallaw]]. During the encounter, hetwo wasother undertrained messenger boys were assigned to [[ShelerVarth]]’s's companysquad, underand theTien squadvolunteered leaderto [[Varth]]join alongthem, within twoorder otherto undertrainedhelp messengerthem boysout. Unable to use the boys effectively in combat, Varth positioned the three at the front of the lines, to act as a distraction for the enemy. He saw the three messengers as liabilities due to their lack of training. Tien and the two other messengers were killed by an enemy lighteyes, after Varth pulled his squad pulled back, leaving the three of them exposed to the enemy.{{book ref|sa1|47}}{{book ref|sa1|67}}

Tien is almost always able to lift his brother's mood and helps [[Kaladin]] during his bouts of depression.{{book ref|sa1|16}} He often gifts Kaladin rocks, as a way to try and help him feel better,{{book ref|sa1|16}} but is also a good judge of when Kaladin needs company versesrather than support.{{book ref|sa1|44}} Despite Kaladin’s request of his brother, Tien always called him by his full name instead of his childhood nickname of Kal.{{book ref|sa1|16}}

Tien and Kaladin often spend time together as children and play pranks on the other members of their family.{{book ref|sa1|16}} During their childhoods, they would wrestle for fun as well as play catch and climb rocks with [[Laral]].{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa3|5}} Of the three of them, Laral was always the better climber.{{book ref|sa1|16}}

* It is mostly a coincidence that Tien's father is, a surgeon and Tien's son, has a name that contains the [[Aon#Ien|Aon for healing]].{{wob ref|11069}}

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