Difference between revisions of "Adolin Kholin"

Adolin inherited his [[Shardplate]] from his mother's side of the family on his sixteenth birthday.{{ref|b|twok|c|12}} At some point, he dueled a lighteyes named [[Tinalar]]. Against expectations, he won the duel, securing his unnamed [[Shardblade]]{{ref|b|sa2|c|14}}.

As a youth his father [[Dalinar]] took him to a place where riders can meet [[Ryshadium]]. There he bonded with the steed [[Sureblood]]. Adolin was more nervous on this day than he was when he won his Shardblade.{{ref|b|sa2|c|81}}

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{{ref|b|sa2|c|18}} some number of years before the present{{ref|b|sa2|c|35}}. 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"serve in the shoes of his men.”"{{ref|b|sa2|c|41}}

Dalinar believes that Adolin was also brought up and trained to be a [[highprince]] in a manner that he himself was not{{ref|b|twoksa1|c|28}} and that this will make him a fine highprince.