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== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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| − | Tarah has black hair, a round face, and is slightly plump. She prefers dresses of an old-fashioned [[Thaylen]] style, and usually wears a shirt in a bright color. |
+ | Tarah has black hair, a round face, and is slightly plump. She prefers dresses of an old-fashioned [[Thaylen]] style, and usually wears a shirt in a bright color.{{book ref|sa3|112}} |
She is reluctant to trust anything she hasn't personally requisitioned, and knows how to squeeze the most out of her spheres. Due to her profession, she is knowledgeable about weapons and comfortable around the fanciful attentions of young men.{{book ref|sa3|112}} |
She is reluctant to trust anything she hasn't personally requisitioned, and knows how to squeeze the most out of her spheres. Due to her profession, she is knowledgeable about weapons and comfortable around the fanciful attentions of young men.{{book ref|sa3|112}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| − | Tarah's father worked as an assistant quartermaster in [[Amaram]]'s army, and thus she helped her father with his job. One of her tasks was to outfit new recruits, which enabled her to keep Kaladin informed of young boys among the so-called greenvines who needed his protection. |
+ | Tarah's father worked as an assistant quartermaster in [[Amaram]]'s army, and thus she helped her father with his job. She encountered Kaladin after the young man had begun making a name for himself as a squad leader.{{book ref|sa3|61}} One of her tasks was to outfit new recruits, which enabled her to keep Kaladin informed of young boys among the so-called greenvines who needed his protection.{{book ref|sa3|112}} |
| − | During their time together in Amaram's army Tarah was in a relationship with Kaladin, but after a while she was transferred to [[Mourn's Vault]] where she was offered a scribe's job. She saw this as a good opportunity for herself, and in addition felt obligated to accept so that her father could join her there rather than be shipped to the [[Shattered Plains]].{{book ref|sa3|112} |
+ | During their time together in Amaram's army Tarah was in a relationship with Kaladin, but after a while she was transferred to [[Mourn's Vault]] where she was offered a scribe's job. She saw this as a good opportunity for herself, and in addition felt obligated to accept so that her father could join her there rather than be shipped to the [[Shattered Plains]]. After her departure she wrote two letters to Kaladin, but he never wrote back.{{book ref|sa3|112}. |
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| − | After her departure Kaladin received two letters from Tarah, but he never wrote back{{book ref|sa3|112}}. He regrets the way things have gone with her a few years later.{{book ref|sa2|68}} |
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== Relationships == |
== Relationships == |
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| + | ===Kaladin=== |
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| ⚫ | Tarah is concerned about Kaladin because of his grief for losing [[Tien]], and coaxes him out of his single-minded determination in training on the spear due to his guilt over his brother's death. She claims that it will burn him out.{{book ref|sa1|62}}{{book ref|sa1|63}} She hopes Kaladin will someday learn "how to be there for the living, not just for the dead."{{book ref|sa3|112}} |
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| ⚫ | Tarah is concerned about Kaladin because of his grief for losing [[Tien]], and coaxes him out of his single-minded determination in training on the spear due to his guilt over his brother's death. She claims that it will burn him out.{{book ref|sa1|62}}{{book ref|sa1|63}} She hopes Kaladin will someday learn "how to be there for the living, not just for the dead."{{book ref|sa3|112}} Kaladin regrets the way things went with Tarah a few years later, considering the ruin of their relationship a failure on his part.{{book ref|sa2|68}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 12:27, 29 August 2018
| Tarah | |
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| Nationality | Alethi |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
Tarah is a darkeyed Alethi woman on Roshar. She once was in a relationship with Kaladin.
Appearance and Personality
Tarah has black hair, a round face, and is slightly plump. She prefers dresses of an old-fashioned Thaylen style, and usually wears a shirt in a bright color.[1]
She is reluctant to trust anything she hasn't personally requisitioned, and knows how to squeeze the most out of her spheres. Due to her profession, she is knowledgeable about weapons and comfortable around the fanciful attentions of young men.[1]
History
Tarah's father worked as an assistant quartermaster in Amaram's army, and thus she helped her father with his job. She encountered Kaladin after the young man had begun making a name for himself as a squad leader.[2] One of her tasks was to outfit new recruits, which enabled her to keep Kaladin informed of young boys among the so-called greenvines who needed his protection.[1]
During their time together in Amaram's army Tarah was in a relationship with Kaladin, but after a while she was transferred to Mourn's Vault where she was offered a scribe's job. She saw this as a good opportunity for herself, and in addition felt obligated to accept so that her father could join her there rather than be shipped to the Shattered Plains. After her departure she wrote two letters to Kaladin, but he never wrote back.{{book ref|sa3|112}.
Relationships
Kaladin
Tarah is concerned about Kaladin because of his grief for losing Tien, and coaxes him out of his single-minded determination in training on the spear due to his guilt over his brother's death. She claims that it will burn him out.[3][4] She hopes Kaladin will someday learn "how to be there for the living, not just for the dead."[1] Kaladin regrets the way things went with Tarah a few years later, considering the ruin of their relationship a failure on his part.[5]