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|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}}
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'''Redin''' is an illegitimate son of [[Highprince]] [[Valam]] of [[Jah Keved]] on [[Roshar]]. He purportedly acts as Valam's assassin and executioner.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
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|heterochromia]], with one eye of 'intense' blue and one that is dark brown.{{book ref|sa2|39}} He is seen wearing dark clothing, including a maroon coat (presumably the color of House Valam) with ruffles at the cuffs.{{book ref|sa2|39}}
He is terse and unflappable when carrying out [[Valam]]'s orders
Redin's heterochromia likely indicates that his mother
== History ==▼
▲Redin's heterochromia likely indicates that his mother is [[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}} Valam typically addresses Redin as "bastard" and treats him with obvious disdain.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
▲== History ==
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|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}}
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Redin was present at Valam's deathbed at the end of the [[Jah Keved|Veden]]
== Relationships ==
▲He visits [[Davar mansion]] while [[Lin Davar]] is entertaining Brightlord [[Tavinar]] and questions Lin about the circumstances of his [[Shallan's mother|first wife]]'s death.{{book ref|sa2|39}} He has authority to perform an inquest because House Davar owes fealty to Highprince Valam.{{book ref|sa1|3}} Redin is obviously suspicious of Lin, who seems to both plead with Redin and become extremely angry with him, although Redin's smooth demeanor prevents Lin from becoming truly enraged.{{book ref|sa2|39}} After Lin proves to be recalcitrant, Redin openly asks witnesses to come forward within earshot of the Davar children.{{book ref|sa2|39}} Although none of them speak up, they remember this offer years later when Lin is spiraling out of control.{{book ref|sa2|73}}
=== 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}}
▲Redin was present at Valam's deathbed at the end of the Veden War of Succession, standing guard over the newly-crowned king.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} Valam indicates that Redin is his only living child at that point.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} Although Valam has figured out [[Taravangian]]'s machinations, he announces Taravangian as his heir and successor to the [[Jah Keved]] throne after realizing that it is inevitable.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} He asks Redin to stab him through the heart rather than wait for someone to poison him; Redin wavers and hesitates but eventually complies, killing Valam.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} He storms out of the room and [[Mrall]] and Taravangian note that Valam's final request was particularly cruel; not only did he have to kill his father, but the patricide is also likely to disqualify him from any claim to the throne.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
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