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== Appearance and Personality ==
[[File:Dalinar by HW Lee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center><small>by {{a|HW Lee}}</small></center>
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▲[[File:Dalinar by HW Lee.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center><small>by {{a|HW Lee}}</small></center> Dalinar Kholin]]
=== Appearance ===
==== The Blackthorn ====
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| I'm a man of extremes, Navani. I discovered that when I was a youth. I’ve learned, repeatedly, that the only way to control those extremes is to dedicate my life to something.
==== The Bondsmith ====
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| I have spent too much of my time worrying about what people think, Navani. When I thought my time had arrived, I realized that all my worrying had been wasted. In the end, I was pleased with how I had lived my life.
He can be somewhat egalitarian in his assessment of others, in particular soldiers, and will often promote men based not on eye color or social status, but rather on the ability they display.{{book ref|sa3|3}} This extends beyond the [[Vorin]] ranks system, as Dalinar is willing to give a chance to people he doesn't normally associate with fighting, like [[Parshmen]] or women, if he considers their skills valuable or if they are recommended to him by someone trustworthy.{{book ref|sa2|46}}{{book ref|sa3|117}} This doesn't mean he's entirely free of bias, however, and when the worlds of the court and the military collide, he can often end up referring back to the established social order, possibly without fully realizing it.{{book ref|sa2|62}}
== History ==
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