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[[File:Evi by Botanicaxu.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by {{a|Botanicaxu}}</small></center> Young Adolin and Renarin with their mother]]
=== Early Life (1150-1167)===
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Adolin was born earlier than expected with a full head of blonde and black hair. Dalinar, joyous of having been given a son, named him, using the components "Adoda", meaning "light", and the suffix "lin", meaning "born unto". He hoped that Adolin would have his father's strength and his mother's compassion.{{book ref|sa3|42}} On the same day Gavilar informed Dalinar that he would be put to use in the border skirmishes. Dalinar proceeded to spend much of Adolin's childhood away from Kholinar and his family.{{book ref|sa3|42}}
Adolin's early sense of morality was instilled in him by his mother.{{wob ref|2102}}
▲Adolin's early sense of morality was instilled in him by his mother{{wob ref|2102}}. Evi was fond of hugs and physical affection and this translated to Adolin easily reacquainting himself with personal displays of affection while betrothed to Shallan later in life.{{book ref|sa3|77}}
At age 5, Adolin visited Dalinar on the battlefront with his
▲Adolin visited Dalinar on the battlefront with his Mother and a very young Renarin. Dalinar had last seen Adolin a little over a year before. Already Adolin was showing an energetic personality, playing with wooden swords, crafting armor from [[rockbud]] shells and string and terrorizing the chulls. When presented to his father he saluted him but quickly shied away afterwards, and had to confirm Dalinar was his father. He told Dalinar that he and his mother offered prayers for him every night so that he would be safe. Adolin showed a desire to please his father even at such a young age. He told his father he didn't want Dalinar to give him a shardblade, he wanted to win one himself.{{book ref|sa3|52}}
Adolin started training with the sword at the age of six. Renarin
▲Adolin started training with the sword at the age of six. Renarin mentions that this makes him different in some way but there is no elaboration.{{book ref|sa2|26}}.
==== Adolescence ====
{{image|Trained by Master by Ari Ibarra.jpg|side=right|width=200px|Training with [[Zahel]]}}
He eventually started training with [[Zahel]] after stubbornly refusing to at first{{book ref|sa2|18}} some number of years before the present.{{book ref|sa2|35}}
Adolin
Dalinar
=== War of Reckoning (1167-1174) ===
==== The Chasmfiend Hunt ====
Adolin and his brother Renarin
When the [[chasmfiend]]
Later Dalinar
Elhokar later
==== The Investigation ====
Adolin
Two days later Adolin informed his father of his findings. Dalinar and Adolin agreed that the best action would be for Dalinar to tell Elhokar that they had found nothing. Adolin brought up the visions, but Dalinar ended the conversation as they arrived at one of the king's feasts. Before they parted ways, Dalinar ordered Adolin and Renarin to restrict their drinking.{{book ref|sa1|22}}
During the feast, Adolin found his father once more and informed him that he had dueled three different men who had accused both Dalinar and House Kholin of being cowards and of asking the king to abandon the [[Vengeance Pact]]. Dalinar told Adolin to ignore what others said or thought. He added that the rumors were true. Dalinar had told the king in confidence they needed to end the war and return to Alethkar. Dalinar asked for Adolin's trust and promised to talk later, but Adolin replied he was worried that the visions may be delusions. His father then acknowledged Adolin was right to be worried about their House's reputation. Dalinar thought that Elhokar would keep quiet about their conversation. He explained to Adolin he had suggested winning the war by striking the Parshendi directly.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Once the Vengeance Pact was fulfilled they would be able to go back home and stabilize Alethkar.{{book ref|sa1|22}} Adolin agreed with the his father's plan without objection, to Dalinar's surprise. Adolin explained he could support a strike, but that they would need a solid plan to get everyone on board with it. They planned to slowly get the highprinces to start working together with them to build trust. As far as responding to the gossip, they disagreed when Adolin wanted to defend the house's honor. Dalinar countered by saying that dueling others wouldn't change how they thought about the Kholins. He would publish an official refutation, which Adolin admitted was better than nothing.{{book ref|sa1|22}}
Just as Adolin
▲Just as Adolin is about to leave his father he spots his aunt [[Navani]], who he is quick to hug affectionately. She asks him how his courting is going and Dalinar likens it to a dance in which the music is fast and the partners change often. She tells Adolin that it is good he has not settled down and that it is only old people who should have to be boring. Adolin thanks her and then leaves to tell Renarin that their aunt has returned.{{book ref|sa1|22}}
==== A House Divided ====
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Days later, Adolin went to see his father at the [[Gallery of Maps]]. Adolin revealed that he was now courting [[Malasha Seveks]]. They discussed Dalinar's meeting with Highprince [[Roion]], who declined to work together. So, Dalinar planned to approach the others. Adolin brought up that Sadeas asked permission to enter their warcamp for his investigation. Adolin was worried about Sadeas' motives, but Dalinar pointed out that denying Sadeas's authority would undermine the king's as well besides making the Kholins look guilty.
Dalinar and Adolin speak to one another some days later when Dalinar calls for the army to mobilize for a plateau skirmish. Adolin apologizes for where and how he said his grievances to his father, though he is not sorry for voicing them. Just as they are about to set off a messenger approaches with news that Sadeas is demanding admittance to the warcamp. Dalinar allows it though Adolin is quick to suppose that Sadeas is out for their blood. When they approach him Sadeas says he can conduct his investigation as they head out, making a snide comment about their speed given that they use the slow chull carried bridges. Adolin tries to object to Sadeas coming along as it will distract the soldiers but Dalinar overrides Adolin's suggestions. They leave Sadeas to his investigation as they head out.{{book ref|sa1|26}}▼
To Adolin's dismay,
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▲Dalinar and Adolin
Later, Adolin and his father inspected the army while discussing several topics like the purpose of Plate, the Thrill, the faith of the war camps, and the gemheart economy. During the conversation, Adolin was worried about his father's state of mind. At some point he got distracted and thought about Malasha and the new woman he was interested in, [[Danlan Morakotha]]. Dalinar made Adolin inspect the Fifth Battalion for him, and afterwards his father praised him for his leadership. They went on to interview the men that were investigated by Sadeas. The men directly made it clear they were loyal to Kholin and hadn't told anything to Sadeas. Adolin noted that if they had acted this way around Sadeas, it would have seemed incriminating.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
After the interview, Adolin
In the evening, before their talk with [[Jasnah]],
▲Adolin confronts Dalinar about how he has been pushing him into leadership position over the course of the day. Dalinar reminds Adolin of his comments earlier in the week pertaining to his mental health. He informs Adolin that he has a difficult decision to make and when Adolin asks if he can help at all Dalinar discloses that he already has. It is at that moment when they are informed that Highprince [[Thanadal]] has cancelled their impending meeting and has no intention of running a joint plateau assault with the Kholin army. Thanadal was the last of the Highprinces Dalinar was to approach, asides from Sadeas. Adolin advises that it would not be wise to approach Sadeas about a joint plateau assault. Dalinar surmises that the other Highprinces are trying to tell him that they have never liked the influence over the king and they are ready and waiting to watch him fall. They will not allow him to regain his footing. Dalinar then leaves the rest of the inspections for Adolin to complete.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
▲Jasnah asks Dalinar about his dealings with the Parshendi and inquires if they ever mentioned the [[Voidbringers]]. When Dalinar says no Jasnah gets [[Shallan]] to draw the picture they found in the [[Palanaeum]]. Adolin identifies it as a chasmfiend, or someone's attempt at drawing one because it is not wholly accurate but close enough to be recognisable. Jasnah notes that she does not believe the chasmfiends and the Voidbringers are the same thing and the ancient who drew the picture probably drew the most terrifying thing they could think of. Dalinar asks for her to return, hinting that there will be an upheaval soon in their family, but Jasnah cannot promise when she will arrive. With the conversation finished Dalinar dismisses his clerks and Adolin, the latter of who hesitates but does leave when pressed. Dalinar then confides in Navani that he is going to abdicate in favour of Adolin.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
==== A Chance Encounter ====
While walking in Sadeas's camp with the [[Cobalt Guard]], Adolin
Adolin then
==== The Pending Abdication ====
While waiting for the coming highstorm, Renarin, Adolin
During another feast, Dalinar
==== A Change of Heart ====
The Kholin Army's next plateau
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A week after the plateau assault, Adolin
As he
After his victory in the duel with Resi,{{book ref|sa1|58}}
==== The Battle of the Tower ====
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As they
Part way through the battle, a second Parshendi army
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As the battle
When Kaladin
[[File:Adolin - VIII. Strength .jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by {{a|taratjah}}</small></center> Preparing for his duels]]
==== Disarming the Shardbearers ====
After a highstorm, glyphs mysteriously
Before his duel against [[Salinor Eved]], Adolin
During the duel, Adolin
▲Before his duel against [[Salinor Eved]] Adolin goes through his pre-duelling rituals. Alone in the meditation room, he talks with his Shardblade, where he confides that he isn't as confident as he makes it out to everyone else and thanks the Shardblade for all it has done for him. After Renarin making sure everything is in place before he heads out, Navani burns a prayer for him. Adolin reveals he is worried about how late Jasnah is and the possibility of not meeting Shallan. He also mentions that he had broken off his relationship with Danlan rather than the other way around, citing that it was not his fault and indicates she had said some things to her friends that had turned him off from their courting. {{book ref|sa2|14}}
▲During the duel Adolin employs [[Ironstance]] in a brutal display, treating Salinor like a new recruit. He feels the Thrill during the duel, something that he hasn't felt before. He draws the ire of Highjudge [[Istow]] for using hand-to-hand combat techniques to break Salinor's helm and breastplate. He counters her by saying he broke no rules. The Thrill fades from him after he wraps his hand around Salinor's neck. After the duel he gives the Shardblade to Renarin as a present. Navani speculates that he went for such a brutal and unskilled method as a way of masking his true skill and Adolin allows her to believe this.{{book ref|sa2|14}}
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At the training grounds, Adolin and Kaladin's dislike for one another only
During a highstorm, Kaladin
While the bridgemen
As part of the second phase of Dalinar's plan, Adolin
In his
==== The Return of the Assassin in White ====
[[File:Facing off with the Assassin in White.jpg |thumb|right|350px|<center><small>by {{a|Jules Aguimatang}}</small></center> Facing off with the [[Assassin in White]] ]]
After Eshonai's messenger's arrival and confirmation of the meeting place, Kaladin
At the meeting of the Highprinces, Adolin
Adolin and Shallan
While at the training grounds, Adolin and Kaladin
[[File:Shallan Adolin.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by {{a|Shuravf}}</small></center> Adolin and Shallan]]
==== Courting Shallan Davar ====
For their first date, Adolin took Shallan to one of the trendy winehouses that allowed viewings of oncoming highstorms. Shallan asked him about plateau runs. He started telling the story he had told many times until she asked him how he pooped if he was in Shardplate. Though embarrassed, Adolin revealed that he has defecated in his Shardplate three times, all on purpose. From that point on, their interaction became more genuine. They
▲They move on to discussing chasmfiends, gemhearts and sustainability. Adolin feigns ignorance for a while, saying he isn't good at anything that doesn't involve stabbing, but eventually says he's not as dense as he's pretending. Shallan suggests raising and harvesting chasmfiends as a solution to their dwindling population. Adolin, surprising Shallan, asks her what she needs to make it happen. She asks to be taken out onto the Shattered Plains to see an uncut chrysalis for herself. Adolin is hesitant about this but Shallan tells him she knows he'll protect her. Adolin reveals to Shallan his father's visions and Sadeas's betrayal. In turn, Shallan reveals Jasnah's suspicions of the [[Parshmen]] being related to the return of the [[Voidbringers]]. Adolin tells Shallan he'll talk to his aunt and try to smooth things over for her so Shallan can talk to Navani about Jasnah's research. Afterwards, they watch the approaching highstorm and are the last remaining spectators until Adolin has to drag Shallan indoors before the storm hits. Before they go to the gender segregated sitting rooms, Adolin promises to try and get her out onto the Plains. {{book ref|sa2|49}}
While waiting out the highstorm, Adolin
The next day, Adolin
Adolin
While taking Shallan on a date, Adolin
==== The Duel ====
[[File:The Impossible Odds by Randy Vargas.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center><small>by {{a|Randy Vargas}}</small></center> Adolin and [[Kaladin]] during the duel]]
Before the duel, Adolin
Adolin
Kaladin
Relis
Adolin
Though he
==== The Expedition ====
Adolin
When Shallan
When Adolin
Setting out for the Parshendi's settlement, Adolin
==== The Battle of Narak ====
{{for|Battle of Narak}}
Before the battle, Adolin
The Parshendi
Adolin and a thousand men
Fighting Eshonai, Adolin
While jogging across the bridge to find out what was going on with the rest of the army, Adolin
Szeth
Kaladin
=== The True Desolation (1174-) ===
==== Exploring Urithiru ====
Adolin took charge of the
While exploring, Adolin reflected on his relationship with Shallan and how it
{{image|Act of Wrath by Ari Ibarra.jpg|width=250px|side=right|Adolin killing [[Torol Sadeas|Sadeas]]}}
Adolin asked Sadeas why he was the way he was, and Sadeas told Adolin that an army
Adolin supervised the workforce that was unloading goods at Urithiru. They used a huge room, four stories high, to become the new market place. His wrist was still hurting from the [[Battle of Narak]]. He was summoned by his father when Sadeas' body was discovered.{{book ref|sa3|2}} Adolin kept quiet about his involvement and was put in charge of training the Alethi armies. Shortly after, he attended Dalinar's wedding.{{book ref|sa3|4}} Adolin was very disturbed when a second murder happened in exactly the same way as Sadeas' a few days later. Dalinar then put him in charge of the investigation of both murders.{{book ref|sa3|9}}
The Kholin cavalry
A little time later, Adolin visited Shallan in her room, bringing food. She was still in her underwear and had her safehand uncovered, as she was recovering from her 'scouting' party and had slept in. After some commotion, Shallan let Adolin into her room and formally introduced Pattern to him. They had a lengthy and flirty talk while Pattern acted as chaperone.{{book ref|sa3|13}} They discussed the murders Adolin was set to investigate, and Adolin offered
At his next visit to Shallan, Adolin waited outside until he could enter. He quickly noticed the jug of Horneater white and wondered what Shallan had been up to. While they walked to
Adolin attended a big conference with Dalinar, Kaladin, Elokhar, the highprinces, and other dignitaries. When Ialai entered and named Amaram the regent to the Sadeas princedom, Adolin got very angry. Dalinar sent Adolin away, and Shallan followed him. During the conversation that followed, Adolin revealed to Shallan that it was Kaladin who killed her brother [[Helaran]].{{book ref|sa3|27}}
==== The Midnight Mother ====
When Shallan discovered where [[Re-Shephir]] was hiding in Urithiru, she had Pattern find Adolin to accompany her. Adolin gathered a group of Bridge Four soldiers, including his brother Renarin, and led them down into the tower. When they came to a locked metal door, Adolin used his Shardblade to cut the lock and
==== Siege of Kholinar ====
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Kaladin flew the small expedition
After all their reconnaissance, the group decided their only option
==== Trip through Shadesmar ====
Adolin, Shallan, Kaladin, Azure, Syl, Pattern, and the deadeye representing Adolin's sword found themselves in Shadesmar.{{book ref|sa3|87}} Shallan used a lot of Stormlight to create makeshift platforms in the bead ocean to get the group to the land representing the river near Kholinar in the [[Physical Realm]]. Adolin felt useless, as he had no skills to help the group.{{book ref|sa3|89}} The next morning, Adolin woke up and started a morning kata, which Kaladin and Azure both joined.{{book ref|sa3|93}} They followed the peninsula to the lighthouse at the end, from where they caught a ship sailed by [[Reachers]] to [[Celebrant]].{{book ref|sa3|97}} Just before disembarking in Celebrant, Adolin had a conversation with Azure about duty, royalty, and Azure's view that sometimes the best way to do your duty is to let someone else carry it.{{book ref|sa3|101}}
The group split in Celebrant; Adolin went with Kaladin and Syl to change money and buy supplies. The group soon discovered that the city was under the control of the Fused. They narrowly escaped when Syl surrendered herself to a ship of honorspren.{{book ref|sa3|102}} The honorspren sailed
The group attacked the Oathgate in an attempt to get back to the Physical Realm.{{book ref|sa3|115}} Adolin lead Pattern, Syl, Maya, and twenty of Shallan's illusions to distract two of the guarding Fused. He acted randomly to blend in with the illusions, but one of the Fused spotted him anyway. Adolin fought the Fused and got rammed through by a lance to the stomach. He only survived because Maya suddenly attacked the Fused, allowing Adolin to flee.{{book ref|sa3|117}} Dalinar then opened [[Honor's Perpendicularity]], allowing Adolin, along with Shallan and Kaladin, to return to the Physical Realm.{{book ref|sa3|119}}
==== Battle of Thaylen Field and Aftermath ====
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After
Soon after the battle, Dalinar approached Adolin about becoming king of Alethkar, with Gavinor named as his heir. He refused and admitted to Sadeas' murder, though he did agree to become the new Kholin highprince. Adolin and Shallan decided to quickly get married, which they
== Relationships ==
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