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'''Dalinar Kholin''' is a character from the series [[The Stormlight Archive]]. He is a Highprince of Alethkar, and is one of the four central characters in [[The Way of Kings]].
Dalinar is nicknamed the “Blackthorn”, and is one the greatest generals of the Alethi. Due to his prowess in battle he has won many [[Shardplate]]s and [[Shardblade]]s in battle, and has gifted his King [[Elhokar Kholin]] with one of each. Dalinar must be restrained during [[highstorms]] because of the apparent fits that he enters into when they arrive. It is later revealed that the visions he sees during [[highstorms]] have been sent by [[Honor]], also known as the “Almighty” on [[Roshar]].
==Family==
Brother of [[Gavilar Kholin]], Brother-in-law of [[Navani]] Kholin, Father of both [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin Kholin]], uncle of both [[Jasnah]] and [[Elhokar Kholin]].
Dalinar begins to court his sister-in-law, [[Navani]], who pursues and attempts to seduce him in [[The Way of Kings]]. Despite initial excuses that their marriage would be improper and frowned upon by those around them, Dalinar relents and admits his love for her. It is revealed that they courted when they were younger, but Dalinar’s “intensity” frightened [[Navani]] and she decided to marry his brother instead.
==Plot==
During the assassination of [[Gavilar Kholin]], Dalinar Kholin was in a drunken stupor, and was therefore unable to aid his brother. Dalinar considers himself to be at fault for the King’s death and underwent a radical change in personality. He began to read [[The Way of Kings]], a book that his brother was fond of and began to adhere to the [[Alethi Codes of War]] that his brother attempted to make him follow. Had Dalinar been following the first Code, “Readiness”, then he would have been sober enough to aid his brother against the assassin. After the death of [[Gavilar Kholin]] joined forces with the new king, [[Elhokar]] and the other [[Highprinces]] to pursue the [[Parshendi]] under the [[Vengeance Pact]].
Dalinar Kholin’s adoption of the Codes has caused the other [[Highprinces]] to underestimate him, as he no longer possesses the thirst for battle that made him one of the most feared generals in Alethkar. He and his brother [[Gavilar Kholin]] managed to conquer all of the other [[Highprinces]] and force them to crown [[Gavilar]] as their King. Despite sporadic heroic acts such as saving [[Elhokar]]’s life from a chasmfiend, Dalinar begins to lose his influence over the conquered [[Highprinces]], as rumours of his fits during [[highstorms]] circulate.
Dalinar Kholin is charged by his nephew King [[Elhokar Kholin]] to investigate a suspected assassination attempt on the King’s life. This involved the girth strap on his saddle being cut so that he would fall from his horse in battle, and weakened gemstones being placed in [[Elhokar]]’s [[Shardplate]] so that the armor would easily crack and break. When Dalinar fails to uncover anything of use, [[Elhokar]] names [[Highprince Sadeas]] the [[Highprince of Information]], and requests him to investigate. This accelerates Dalinar’s loss of power and suspicion is cast upon him for the assassination attempt. Later, after investigation, Dalinar realises that the “assassination attempt” was a fabrication and confronts his nephew. The King admits cutting the girth strap but maintains that he had nothing to do with the weakened gemstones.
Dalinar Kholin is of the belief that the war on the [[Parshendi]] has become nothing but a game to the [[Highprinces]] and seeks to unite them as the [[Highprince of War]]. However the King will not grant him this title unless Dalinar can prove that it is possible for the [[Highprinces]] to productively work together. One by one the [[Highprinces]] reject Dalinar’s pleas that they work together, until Dalinar and [[Highprince Sadeas]] become friends and they decide to try working together. However this alliance is a ploy used by [[Highprince Sadeas]] to attempt to kill Dalinar. [[Sadeas]] withdraws from a battle that they enter together, leaving Dalinar and his men stranded and surrounded by an overwhelming number of enemy troops. Dalinar is rescued by [[Kaladin]] and the other members [[Bridge Four]], but not before he has his armies severely weakened and almost dies at the hands of a [[Parshendi]] [[Shardbearer]].
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