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{{character
|image=Redin by Dragontrill.jpg
|parents=[[Valam]]
|siblings=[[Sudi Valam]]
|world=Roshar|nation=Jah Keved▼
|profession={{cat tag|Assassins|Assassin}}
|world=Roshar
'''Redin''' is an illegitimate son of [[Valam]]. He purportedly acts as Valam's assassin and executioner.{{ref|b|sa2|c|39}}▼
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|first appeared=[[Words of Radiance]]
}}
{{quote
|I have been sent by His Highness, Highprince Valam, ruler of these lands. It has come to his attention that dark rumors persist in these lands. Rumors regarding the death of a lighteyed woman.
|Redin, to Lin Davar{{book ref|sa2|39}}
}}
▲'''Redin''' is an illegitimate son of [[Highprince]] [[Valam]] of [[Jah Keved]] on [[Roshar]]. He purportedly acts as Valam's assassin and executioner.{{book ref
== Appearance and Personality ==
Redin is tall and has a long, slender face. He tends to purse his lips, giving him an angry or annoyed appearance.{{book ref|sa2|39}} He has [[wikipedia: Heterochromia iridum|
He is terse and unflappable when carrying out [[Valam]]'s orders, and is rumored to be brutal when necessary.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
Redin's heterochromia likely indicates that his mother was [[darkeyed]].{{wob ref|12584}} Since eye color determines social status in [[Vorin]] nations, the few people that have heterochromia are treated awkwardly.{{wob ref|12225}}{{book ref|sa2|39}} Redin's status as an illegitimate son would have been nearly impossible to hide, and Valam makes no attempt to do so.
== History ==
{{sidequote
|I won’t lie here and let Taravangian coax my own servants into poisoning me. Do it, boy! Or can’t you do a single thing that—
|Valam's last words to Redin{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
|side=left|size=400px
}}
Redin was present at Valam's deathbed at the end of the [[Jah Keved|Veden]] civil war in late {{rosharan date|1173}}, standing guard over the newly-crowned king. King Valam stated that Redin was his only living child at that point, indicating that Redin's older half-sister [[Sudi Valam]] had recently died. Although Valam had figured out [[Taravangian]]'s machinations to seize power in Jah Keved, he announced Taravangian as his heir and successor to the Veden throne after realizing that it was inevitable. He asked Redin to stab him through the heart as he did not want to wait for someone to poison him; Redin wavered and hesitated but eventually complied, killing Valam before storming out of the room. [[Mrall]] and Taravangian noted that Valam's final request was particularly cruel; not only did Redin have to kill his father, but the patricide was also likely to disqualify him from any future claim to the throne.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
== Relationships ==
=== Highprince Valam ===
Valam typically addresses Redin as "bastard". He treats Redin with obvious disdain even though he regularly deploys him as a valuable resource to maintain control over his vassals.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}{{book ref|sa2|39}} Despite his reputation of being "ruthless", Redin seems to have a soft spot for his father and always seeks his approval; [[Taravangian]] thinks Redin looks "helpless" when Valam is on his deathbed.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
== Notes ==
<references /><!-- WoR: 34, 73 -->
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