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=== Tactician ===
Adolin has been trained in battlefield tactics since a young age and has employed these skills during the [[Battle of Narak]], the Battle of Kholinar and the Battle of Thaylen City.
== Development ==
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|I brought out [Dalinar's] son, who hero worships his father, who could then say 'my father is going mad. I love this man I have to protect him. But he's also going mad what do I do?'
|Brandon Sanderson{{ref|name=we724}}
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In the first draft of ''[[The Way of Kings]]'' (known as ''[[The Way of Kings Prime]]''), Adolin was named '''Aredor''', and was Dalinar's second son after Sheneras. At the start of the book, Sheneras died while protecting [[Elhokar]], making Aredor the heir.{{book ref|wok'|1}} Throughout the book, Aredor serves a guide to Merin ([[Kaladin]]), introducing him to the world of the nobility.{{wob ref|3808}} He died at the end of the story; while Brandon doesn't quite remember the circumstances, he believes it was in a [[highstorm]]. His death was not considered particularly relevant, as [[Renarin]] was always the most important of the three siblings.{{wob ref|10570}}
When Brandon began writing ''The Way of Kings'' proper, Adolin was retooled as Aredor. Originally, he did not have any viewpoints; this changed when Brandon shifted Dalinar's doubts about his own sanity to his son. This gave Adolin an internal conflict of what he should do about his father, a man he highly respects and who seems to be going insane, which in turn made both of them stronger characters.{{ref|name=we724}}
== Trivia ==
* Adolin's name is derived from Alethi words ''adoda'' (light) and ''lin'' (suffix meaning "born unto").{{book ref|sa3|49}}
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