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On the planet of [[Roshar]], a '''darkeyes''' is a person with dark colored eyes, such as brown or black. In the [[Vorin]] kingdoms of [[Alethkar]], [[Jah Keved]], and [[Kharbranth]], they are the commoners, considered inferior to the [[lighteyes]]. Darkeyes are ranked in ten different levels, in accordance with the nahn caste system.
A darkeyed person is anyone who has dark colored eyes, typically brown or black. However, this can also include other colors if they are dark, muddled, and hard to distinguish from brown or black.{{book ref|twok|2}}
Darkeyes are generally skilled laborers.{{book ref|sa3|50}}
A wealthy and high-ranking darkeyes (of the first or second nahn) is addressed by the title Citizen.{{book ref|sa2|43}} Darkborn is a term used to address a darkeyed person, though it is used very rarely. Darkborn is used only by a higher ranking lighteyed person addressing a darkeyed person, and its usage seems to imply either contempt or an obvious difference in status.
Permanently changing one's birth eye color is generally not possible. However, two exceedingly rare methods are currently known to change one's eye color.
It is a well-known legend within [[Vorin]] society that if a man wins a [[Shardblade]] on the battlefield, he will become a lighteyes, regardless of his previous station in life.{{book ref|sa1|16}} This would also be accompanied by a promotion to the fourth dahn for the Shardbearer. This legend, though a foundation of Vorin society,
A second
== Origins ==
Nahn is the caste system for darkeyes.{{book ref|sa1|8}} Its counterpart for [[lighteyes]] is the [[dahn]] system.
Since darkeyes are the "commoners" in the Vorin kingdoms, the nahn system is inferior to the dahn system
Within the nahn system itself, there are ten different levels ranging from one to ten, with one being the highest and ten being the lowest. Those at the highest levels of nahn enjoyed relative comfort and wealth while those at the lowest
At the first and second nahn (the most prestigious
While those at the lowest level of nahn without the right of travel are essentially serfs tied to the land they are currently on, this is relatively rare. Many more people are at the slightly higher levels of nahn that include the right of travel.{{wob ref|2782}}
There are some protections built into the system of nahn to prevent abuse by lighteyes.
The first is the right of travel, which is assumed to be included with most nahns. To not possess that right would imply that one or one's ancestors had committed some wrongdoing.{{wob ref|2782}} The right of travel allows a darkeyed person to leave a town being ruled poorly by the citylord.{{wob ref|2782}} If the town experiences a substantial loss of persons, the citylord may be stripped of his position and be demoted in dahn.{{wob ref|2782}} This protection was suggested by the [[Herald]] [[Nale]] when he was aiding scribes in writing the law as pertaining to eye color.{{book ref|sa4|47}}
The second known protection is exemption from military conscription for those who are of sufficient nahn and provide an essential function to a town.{{book ref|sa1|44}} It is known that a second nahn surgeon and his only apprentice, also of second nahn, are exempt from military conscription.{{book ref|sa1|44}}
A third known privilege is the right of Commission. In [[Highprince]] country, a
=== Moving between ranks ===
Moving between ranks is a fairly fluid and common occurrence, except for the very highest ranks, which are harder to attain.{{wob ref|2782}} The structure of the nahn system pushes people towards "stable ranks," which are ranks in which the child automatically inherits the same rank as their parents.{{wob ref|2782}}
Joining the army is one way to permanently increase the nahn of a person and their children; for example, if a very low-ranked
There is
=== Inheritance of nahn ===
=== Second nahn ===
* [[Lirin]], surgeon of [[Hearthstone]]{{book ref|sa1|16}}
* [[Muri]], former seamstress of Kholinar{{book ref|sa3|74}}
=== Sixth nahn ===
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