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Dalinar has a [[Nahel bond]] with the [[Stormfather]], the personification of storms and the divine. This makes him a [[Knight Radiant]] of the [[Order of Bondsmiths]]. His [[Surge]]s are Tension and Adhesion. Adhesion allows him to bind objects together, and Tension grants the Surgebinder power over Soft Axial Connections, though what precisely this entails is yet to be revealed.
Like all Surgebinders, Dalinar can draw or breathe in [[Stormlight]], which gives him superhuman strength, speed, and healing capabilities.
As a [[Bondsmith]], Dalinar can bind inanimate objects, allowing him to restore broken things from pieces to their original shape. The ability seems to manifest as Dalinar hearing the broken pieces talk to him, though it's uncertain whether this happens every time.{{book ref|sa3|59}}
He can also Connect to people - by touching them, he can acquire the ability to speak and understand their native language, though it wears off after a time.{{book ref|sa3|65}} This ability has other implications, but he is unable to pick up other people's abilities with them.{{wob ref|11424}}
==== Honor's Perpendicularity ====
Dalinar has other abilities, seemingly connected to the Stormfather's particular relation to [[Honor]]. He can summon [[Honor's Perpendicularity]], which provides a temporary way to move between Roshar and [[Shadesmar]], as well as a near-infinite amount of [[Stormlight]] while open.{{book ref|sa3|119}}{{book ref|sa4|5}} Outside of it, he can also refill [[sphere]]s with Stormlight and supercharge other [[Surgebinder]]s with it, although it's uncertain whether this is part of the standard Bondsmiths' toolset, or an ability unique to him.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{book ref|sa4|3}}
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