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Lirin is stubborn{{book ref|sa1|37}} and dislikes ambiguity, often becoming pessimistic when faced with uncertainty.{{book ref|sa1|25}} While he prefers to not cause unnecessary strife or embarrassment, and will discount town gossip,{{book ref|sa1|25}} he will confront those who pose a threat.{{book ref|sa1|37}}
Lirin can be highly critical, particularly of those he does not agree with,{{book ref|sa1|10}}{{book ref|sa1|16}} and is a strong opponent to needless danger.{{book ref|sa1|26}}{{book ref|sa1|41}} He strongly aversive to violence,{{cite}} and disagrees with the need for war,{{book ref|sa1|16}} as well as the Calling of being a soldier.{{book ref|sa1|10}}
His explanations of the world are given with precision and are sometimes sterile in nature.{{book ref|sa1|16}}
Lirin rarely drinks,{{book ref|sa1|31}}, however his alcohol consumption increases after the death of Wistiow and the arrival of Roshone.{{book ref|sa1|37}}
===Beliefs===
The new citylord, [[Roshone]], took a disliking to Lirin immediately after his arrival in Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa1|25}} Unable to successfully reclaim Wistiow's through legal channels,{{book ref|sa1|37}} Roshone's led the townspeople to cease their donations to the family{{book ref|sa1|31}} as well an inflate the price of their goods, pushing Lirin's family towards destitution.{{book ref|sa1|37}} After the family lost access to all sources of income, Lirin met with Roshone, making a show suggesting he was beginning to yield to the citylord's demands.{{book ref|sa1|37}} In order to curb his ire and deceive Roshone, Lirin and Hesina make out that their situation to be worse than it seems, occasionally spending Wistiow's sphere's and living living below their means, despite offers of financial aid.{{cite}}
After a catastophic whitespine hunt, Roshone's son Rillir dies whilst in Lirin's care.{{
In retaliation for his sons death, Roshone orchestrated the enlistment of Lirin's second son Tien, into the army of Highmarshal Amaram. Unlike his older brother or father, Tien is not immune from conscription on the basis of his profession. In an attempt to protect his brother, Kaladin also enlists, against the wishes of his parents. {{book ref|sa1|44}}
After Tien's death, Kaladin send a letter to his parents informing them that he failed to keep his brother safe and that he would not be returning home at the end of his enlistment.{{book ref|sa1|47}} Kaladin does not receive a reply.{{book ref|sa1|47}}
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}} As well as this, Lirin is conscious of the quality of light he uses when treating patients and before his death, has a goblet of spheres on permanent loan from Brightlord Wistow.{{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 does not charge for his work as a surgeon, instead relying on donations from his patients and their families.{{book ref|sa1|10}} 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}} <!--citation needed regarding Hesina-->
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 will prioritise the patient with the worse injuries if they , unless they are beyond his care.{{book ref|sa1|41}} -->
==Relationships==
Kaladin admires his fathers bravery and his ability to stand up to those who outrank him.{{book ref|sa1|37}} He is proud to be his fathers son, though questions the morality of some of LIrin's choices.{{book ref|sa1|37}}
Lirin doubts Kaladin's ability to cause harm to others{{book ref|sa1|
Lirin hope to send Kaladin to study in Kharbranth, where he could further his training under medical scholars. After the arrival of Roshone, Lirin and his wife request for Kaladin to take the entry tests early, however their request is denied.{{book ref|sa1|31}} Despite warning Kaladin (during one of his gloomier moments), against becoming stuck in Hearthstone, Lirin has always hoped his son would return home after completing further study.{{book ref|sa1|31}}
{{quote|The lighteyes don't care about life ... So I must. ... We have to be '''better''' than they are.|Lirin to Kaladin{{book ref|sa1|41}}}}
There is a great deal of animosity between Lirin and the citylord of Hearthstone, Brightlore Roshone. Roshone's resentment of Lirin, while initially stemming from his relocation to the farming town, is further fuelled by Lirin's stubbornness as well as the death of Roshone's son.{{cite}} In turn, Lirin dislikes Roshone's pettiness and condescending attitude and find him to be greedy and a bully.{{book ref|sa1|37}} He thinks of Roshone is greedy Roshone wishes to break Lirin's will{{cite}} instead of simply drive him away and would not make it easy for the family to move away from Hearthstone.{{book ref|sa1|37}}
Lirin does not allow his detestation of Roshone to interfere with his duties as a surgeon, despite the burden it would ease for his family.{{book ref|sa1|41}}
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