Difference between revisions of "Dalinar Kholin"
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His violent and wrathful nature, while often intensified by the Thrill, was not entirely based on in it. He did genuinely feel bloodlust and hatred.{{wob ref|11348}}
Dalinar blindly followed orders given to him by Gavilar, even if he didn't understand the reason for the orders. For instance, he attacked Yezriar's princedom simply due to the fact that Gavilar ordered it, even though he personally had no idea why.{{book ref|sa3|3}}
The death of his wife, [[Evi]], changed everything. His overwhelming guilt led to Dalinar beginning to drink heavily, often ignoring his family or acting with outright hostility towards them, and doing only the most perfunctory of social functions.{{book ref|sa3|88}} Though he was somewhat aware of how horridly he acted, it seemed he was unable to temper himself, even after making a conscious effort.{{book ref|sa3|94}}{{book ref|sa3|105}} It wasn't until the death of his brother and a visit to the [[Nightwatcher]], where his memories of Evi and the events at the [[Rift]] were pruned by [[Cultivation]], that he managed to get past this.{{book ref|sa3|114}}
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