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'''Dalinar Kholin''' is a character from the series [[The Stormlight Archive]].
He iswas a [[Highprince]] of [[Alethkar]], and is one of the four central characters in [[The Way of Kings]].
Dalinar iswas a [[Shardbearer]] for the majority of [[The Way of Kings]], who chooseschose to wear his [[Shardplate]] in its original slate grey colourcolor without any adornment or decoration.
His Shardblade iswas called Oathbringer.
He ridesrode a [[Ryshadium]] horse named [[Gallant]].
Dalinar iswas nicknamed "the Blackthorn", and iswas one the greatest generals of the [[Alethi]].
Due to his prowess in battle he has won many [[Shardplate]]sShardplates and [[Shardblade]]s in battle, and has gifted his King [[Elhokar Kholin]] with one of each.
Dalinar musthad to be restrained during [[highstormshighstorm]]s because of the apparent fits that he entersentered into when they arrivearrived.
It is later revealed that the visions he seessaw during [[highstorms]] havehad been sent by [[Honor]], also known as Thethe Almighty“Almighty” on [[Roshar]].
==Family==
Widower of [[ShshshBrightness Kholin]] / Shshsh, brother of [[Gavilar]], brother-in-law of [[Navani]], father of both [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin]], uncle of both [[Jasnah]] and [[Elhokar]].
Dalinar beginsbegan to court his sister-in-law, [[Navani]], who pursuespursued and attemptsattempted to seduce him in ''[[The Way of Kings]]''.
Despite initial excuses that their marriage would be improper and frowned upon by those around them, Dalinar relentsrelented and admitsadmitted his love for her.
It is revealed that they courted when they were younger, but Dalinar's "intensity" frightened [[Navani]] and she decided to marry his brother instead.
Dalinar was formerly married, but he was cursed by the [[Old Magic]] and cancould no longer remember her name.
Whenever someone sayssaid her name, Dalinar hearsheard only the sound of the wind, and if he ever encountersencountered the name in any other manner, he cannotcould not retain it in his mind.
==Plot==
During the assassination of [[Gavilar Kholin]], Dalinar Kholin was in a drunken stupor, and was therefore unable to aid his brother.
After the King’s death, Dalinar considersconsidered himself to be at fault for the King’s death and underwent a radical change in personality.
He began to read [[The Way of Kings]], a book that his brother was fond of and began to adhere to the [[Alethi Codes of War]] that his brother attempted to make him follow.
Had Dalinar been following the first Code, "Readiness", then he would have been sober enough to aid his brother against the assassin.
After the death of [[Gavilar Kholin]] joined forces with the new king, [[Elhokar]] and the other [[Highprinces]] to pursue the [[Parshendi]] under the [[Vengeance Pact]].
Dalinar's adoption of the Codes has caused the other [[Highprinces]] to underestimate him, as he no longer possessespossessed the thirst for battle that made him one of the most feared generals in Alethkar.
He and his brother [[Gavilar Kholin]] managed to conquer all of the other [[Highprinces]] and force them to crown [[Gavilar]] as their King.
Despite sporadic heroic acts such as saving [[Elhokar]]'s life from a [[chasmfiend]], Dalinar beginsbegan to lose his influence over the conquered [[Highprinces]], as rumoursrumors of his fits during [[highstorms]] circulatecirculated.
Dalinar iswas charged by his nephew King [[Elhokar]] to investigate a suspected assassination attempt on the King's life.
This involved the girth strap on his saddle being cut so that he would fall from his horse in battle, and weakened gemstones being placed in [[Elhokar]]'s [[Shardplate]] so that the armor would easily crack and break.
When Dalinar failsfailed to uncover anything of use, [[Elhokar]] namesnamed Highprince [[Highprince Sadeas]] the [[Highprince of Information]], and requestsrequested him to investigate.
This acceleratesaccelerated Dalinar's loss of power and suspicion is cast upon him for the assassination attempt.
Later, after investigation, Dalinar realisesrealized that the "assassination attempt" was a fabrication and confrontsconfronted his nephew.
The King admitsadmitted cutting the girth strap but maintainsmaintained that he had nothing to do with the weakened gemstones.
Dalinar Kholin iswas of the belief that the war on the [[Parshendi]] has become nothing but a game to the [[Highprinces]] and seekssought to unite them as the [[Highprince of War]].
However the King willwould not grant him this title unless Dalinar cancould prove that it iswas possible for the [[Highprinces]] to productively work together.
One by one the [[Highprinces]] rejectrejected Dalinar's pleas that they join forces, until Dalinar and Highprince [[Sadeas]] becomebecame friends and they decidedecided to try working together.
However this alliance iswas a ploy used by [[Sadeas]] to attempt to kill Dalinar.
[[Sadeas]] withdrawswithdrew from a battle that they enterentered together, leaving Dalinar and his men stranded and surrounded by an overwhelming number of enemy troops.
Dalinar iswas rescued by [[Kaladin]] and the other members [[Bridge Four]], but not before he hashad his armies severely weakened and almost diesdied at the hands of a [[Parshendi]] [[Shardbearer]].
Despite Dalinar Kholin's prowess in battle, the battle against the [[Parshendi]] marks the first time that Dalinar loseslost the "[[Thrill]]".
This loss of the "Thrill" during battle causescaused Dalinar to question why he is fighting and whether the alternative methods of settling the [[Alethi]] dispute with the [[Parshendi]] could yield better results.
The [[Highprince]]sHighprinces viewviewed Dalinar's wish for a more peaceful existence as a sign of weakness rather than wisdom, and promptthis prompted him to talk to the King about his beliefs.
When Dalinar explainsexplained to the King that he is not afraid of battle, but would prefer to approach it in a different manner, [[Elhokar]] listenslistened to him for the first time, and Dalinar finally feelsfelt that he iswas making progress.
Dalinar Kholin iswas plagued by visions of the [[Knights Radiant]] during [[highstorms]] which he believesbelieved to be sent by the "Almighty".
When Dalinar beginsbegan to make important decisions based on the visions his son [[Adolin]] questionsquestioned the wisdom in trusting dreams.
Dalinar expressesexpressed his belief that the visions are true and [[Adolin]] questionsquestioned his father's sanity.
The realisationrealization that even those close to him thinkthought that he has lost his wits resultsresulted in Dalinar going through a period of self-doubt, and the he considersconsidered abdicating his position as [[Highprince]] to save House Kholin from being destroyed by his foolish decisions.
However at the suggestion of his son [[Renarin]], Dalinar enlistsenlisted his sister-in-law and scholar [[Navani]] to investigate whether the dreams are true or a result of an addled mind.
[[Navani]] concludesconcluded that the gibberish that Dalinar speaksspoke during the fits is actually [[Dawnchant]], a now (apparently) dead language, and therefore that the visions are real.
After Dalinar ishad been rescued by [[Kaladin]], he promisespromised to free the [[Bridge Four]] bridgemen from their slavery at the hands of [[Highprince Sadeas]].
When [[Sadeas]] refusesrefused to sell the [[Bridge Four]] bridgmenbridgemen, Dalinar offersoffered his "priceless" [[Shardblade]] in exchange for all of [[Sadeas]]' bridgemen.
He appointsappointed [[Kaladin]] as the Captain of all of the bridgemen, who willwould be trained as recruits to replenish Dalinar's armies.
He also givesgave [[Kaladin]] his cloak, markingto mark the new Captain as one of Dalinar's men.
Dalinar also decidesdecided to give his son [[Renarin Kholin]] his [[Shardplate]], fully relinquishing his Shards to fulfill his promises to those around him and maintaining his honor.
Another [[highstorm]] hitshit and Dalinar Kholin experiencesexperienced another vision in which he realisesrealized that The Almighty who speakshad spoken to him in his visions iswas unable to hear what Dalinar sayssaid.
Dalinar's misinterpretations of the visions are nowthen explained, and the last chapter concerning Dalinar in [[The Way of Kings]] endsended with Thethe Almighty admitting that he is dead and that [[Odium]] has killed him.
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