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As a youth, Lirin travelled to [[Kharbranth]] as a courier.{{book ref|sa1|10}} During his travels, he had poor luck when meeting people from [[Thaylenah]], all of whom tried to swindle him.{{book ref|sa1|10}} After meeting his wife, Hesina, Lirin moved to Hearthstone and began a family.{{book ref|sa1|31}}
Lirin was close friends with Brightlord [[Wistiow]] despite the difference in their social standing.{{book ref|sa1|16}} Prior to Wistiow’s death, Lirin was supposedly bequeathed a large number of [[spheres|diamond broams]]{{book ref|sa1|16}} to be used for Kaladin's education.{{book ref|sa1|16}} Rumors surrounding the families acquisition of the sphere's began not long after Wistiow's death, with the other townsfolk whispering that they had been stolen by Lirin.{{book ref|sa1|25}} Lirin did in fact, steal the sphere's, however, concrete evidence could never be procured to substantiate the rumors.{{book ref|sa1|37}} When some of the townsmen tried to take the spheres, Lirin persuaded them to leave.{{book ref|sa1|31}}
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 wealth through legal channels,{{book ref|sa1|37}} Roshone 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 below their means, despite offers of aid from Hesina's family.{{book ref|sa1|44}}
After a catastophic whitespine hunt, Roshone's son [[Rillir]] dies whilst in Lirin's care.{{book ref|sa1|41}} While operating on Roshone, Lirin had the chance to end the citylord's life and spare his family further suffering. Lirin, unable to kill those in his charge, instead chose to save the Brightlord.{{book ref|sa1|41}}
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 was 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 sent 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}} and several years later, after Kaladin becomes a slave, Lirin and Hesina receive notice that their sonhe had also been killed.{{book ref|sa3|6}}
Years later, Lirin has a third child with Hesina. They named him [[Oroden]].{{book ref|sa3|7}}
After the Everstorm struck [[Hearthstone]], Lirin treated the wounded and was reunited with Kaladin.{{book ref|sa3|6}} Lirin refused to leave the town when asked to by his son, because he felt he was needed there, especially if there was a [[Desolation]].{{book ref|sa3|7}}
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