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|world=Roshar|nation=Alethkar
|abilities={{tag+|Shardbearer}}
|family=[[House Kholin]]|parents=[[Dalinar]], [[Brightness Kholin|mother]]|siblings=[[Renarin]]
|born={{date|1150|EoS}}{{ref|b|sa1|c|12}}
;Training:
Adolin most likely began training under a weapons master in the sword at least by the age of ten. He eventually started training with [[Zahel]] after stubbornly refusing to at first, though when he started is currently unknown. There are indications he was trained by his father in using Shardplate.{{ref|b|sa2|c|18}} When Adolin was young Dalinar also made him serve in a spearman squad for two months with the intention of teaching him what it was like to “serve in the shoes of his men.”{{ref|b|sa2|c|41}}
===War of Reckoning===
;Chasmfiend Hunt:
Adolin accompanied King [[Elhokar]] and Highprinces Dalinar, Sadeas and [[Vamah]], along with his brother [[Renarin]]. Adolin worried about his father's mind and Sadeas's scheming over the trip. He rode up with the King, Dalinar and Sadeas, intending to keep an eye on Sadeas. When Elhokar and Dalinar raced to a rock formation, Adolin took control of his father's army. He prepared the troops in the way he knew his father would want it done, rather than just doing what was easy. During this time, Renarin teases Adolin over his failing courtships with Rilla and [[Janala]]. When Dalinar mentions wanting to withdraw from the [[Shattered Plains]] Adolin fiercely urges his father to reconsider. At this time, [[Wit]] rode up and started insulting the Kholins. While Adolin took it in stride, mentioning how much he loved the new Wit. As they reach the final plateau, they meet up with the huntmaster Bashin, who tells them it should take about two to three hours for the chasmfiend to arrive. While he gave advice to Dalinar and Elhokar on how best to slay the beast, Dalinar noted that the chull was no longer dragging any bait.
== Family ==
Adolin is the first son of [[Dalinar]],{{ref|b|twok|c|12}} and his younger brother is [[Renarin]]. {{ref|b|twok|c|18}} There is near to nothing known about his [[Brightness Kholin|mother]]. [[Gavilar]] is his uncle, Dalinar's brother. [[Navani]], Gavilar's widow, is his aunt, and he calls her ''Mashala''.{{ref|b|twok|c|60}} Gavilar's children, [[Jasnah]] and King [[Elhokar]], are his cousins.
== Appearance and
Though he likes conversation, courting different young women, and duelling, he takes his responsibilities as the eldest son of a highprince seriously and is on the way to becoming a good highprince himself.{{ref|b|sa1|c|28}}
▲== Abilities and Attributes ==
He is a [[Shardbearer]], owning both a [[Shardblade]] and a [[Shardplate]], which he inherited from his mother's side of the family on his 16th birthday.{{ref|b|sa1|c|12}}
He has a white stallion, a [[Ryshadium]] horse named [[Sureblood]],{{ref|b|twok|c|26}} one of only a dozen Ryshadium in all the Alethi warcamps on the [[Shattered Plains]].
;Dueling:
{{quote|This might be our last fight together […] I appreciate what you’ve done for me. I know you’d do it for anyone who held you, but I still appreciate it.|Adolin to his Shardblade {{ref|b|sa2|c|14}}}}
Adolin's [[Calling]] is duelling and he frequently resorts to challenging other lighteyes to settle disputes. Since arriving at the [[Shattered Plains]] he has been unable to duel as much as he had previously due to his father's insistence that he follow the [[Alethi Codes of War]] which state that needless duels should be avoided during times of war so that commanding officers are not wounded.{{ref|b|twok|c|18}} Once Dalinar becomes [[Highprince of War]] he uses Adolin and his duelling as a key part in his plan to discipline the Highprinces by taking away their Shards in duels. {{ref|b|sa2|c|5}}▼
Adolin has a series of traditions he performs before any duel he fights. While in the preparation room, which is used primarily for meditation, he talks to his unnamed blade before continuing on to the staging room where his armourers help him into his Shardplate. [[Navani]] normally paints a glyphward for him though by his final duel he has move to having [[Shallan]] paint them for him. Finally [[Renarin]] will check to make sure Adolin has eaten chicken at some point before the duel and that he has their mother’s chain on his person. {{ref|b|sa2|c|14}} Navani passes these off as superstitions which Adolin denies. However before his final duel, when he forgot his mother’s chain, both he and Renarin appear visually shaken. By the time his armourers have finished though he seems mostly recovered. {{ref|b|sa2|c|56}}
Adolin has employed various Shardblade Stances in his duels, though he relies most heavily on [[Windstance]], and diverse tactics.
In the final duel against Elit, [[Relis Ruthar]], [[Abrobadar]] and [[Jakamav]] Adolin relies most heavily on Windstance, as it is the most effective against multiple many opponents. At one point he backs himself up against a wall to protect his back. {{ref|b|sa2|c|56}} Once [[Kaladin]] joins the duel he remarks that two opponents actually seem like an even match for Adolin. {{ref|b|sa2|c|57}} By the end of the duel Adolin is pinned beneath Jakamav and holding him in a wrestling grip.
Adolin is good enough a duellist that Dalinar uses him as a key part in his plan to discipline the Highprinces by taking away their Shards in duels. {{ref|b|sa2|c|5}} It can be argued that Adolin is actually the most skilled duellist on the Shattered Plains given that he is both capable of winning a fight while hiding his true level of skill and being an even match against two men. Sadeas remarks that Adolin is growing into the Blackthorn, a man who conquered Alethkar with his skill and power, and that thought terrifies him. {{ref|b|sa2|c|58}}
== Calling ==
▲Adolin's [[Calling]] is duelling and he frequently resorts to challenging other lighteyes to settle disputes. Since arriving at the [[Shattered Plains]] he has been unable to duel as much as he had previously due to his father's insistence that he follow the [[Alethi Codes of War]] which state that needless duels should be avoided during times of war so that commanding officers are not wounded.{{ref|b|twok|c|18
== Notes ==
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