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→People: I can't find any source that tucking the eyebrows behind the ears is specifically a sign of respect and since characters sometimes specifically comment on when Thaylen *do* tuck their eyebrows over the ears (WoK 8, I-4; WoR 11; OB I-13; DS 4) and Vstim lets one hang down, I don't think we should be asserting it is a respect thing
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m (→People: I can't find any source that tucking the eyebrows behind the ears is specifically a sign of respect and since characters sometimes specifically comment on when Thaylen *do* tuck their eyebrows over the ears (WoK 8, I-4; WoR 11; OB I-13; DS 4) and Vstim lets one hang down, I don't think we should be asserting it is a respect thing) |
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The Thaylen people are tanned, thought not as dark as the [[Reshi]], and, like most Rosharans, have [[wikipedia:Epicanthic fold|epicanthic folds]].{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}{{file ref|Contemporary Thaylen Female Fashion.jpg|Contemporary Thaylen Female Fashion}} They are typically short, although some can grow as tall as the [[Alethi]].{{book ref|sa3|i|4}} Their most recognizable, distinguishing feature are their long white eyebrows, which they sometimes tuck behind their ears
The eyebrows are often styled in various ways, such as spikes, bangs or ringlets.{{book ref|sa2|1}}{{book ref|sa1|8}}{{book ref|sa3|62}} To keep them in the desired shape, they are either waxed or starched.{{book ref|sa3|50}}{{book ref|sa3|59}} Some people shave them altogether, although this is rare.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The eyebrows seem to be of great cultural importance to the Thaylens. Even one of their suits of [[Shardplate]], [[Cvaderln]], is decorated with them.{{book ref|sa3|120}} The eyebrows of a child of a Thaylen and non-Thaylen wouldn't be this long, although they would have streaks of white in them.{{wob ref|10335}}
{{image|Rysn Yalb botanicaxu.jpg|side=right|width=300px|[[Rysn]] and [[Yalb]] in traditional Thaylen dress}}
=== Clothes and accessories ===
The people of Thaylenah seem particularly resistant to the low temperatures of their homeland, often going shirtless in even the coldest weather.{{book ref|sa2|1}} While they do have heavy winter clothes, they only use it high in the mountains, where the temperatures are the lowest.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}}
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