Difference between revisions of "Adolin Kholin"

== History ==

=== Early Life (1150-1167)===

Adolin inherited his [[Shardplate]] from his mother's side of the family on his sixteenth birthday.{{book ref|twok|12}} At some point, he dueled a lighteyes named [[Tinalar]]. Against expectations, he won the duel, securing his unnamed [[Shardblade]]{{book ref|sa2|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{{book ref|sa2|81}}.

 

Adolin's early sense of morality was instilled in him by his mother{{url ref|url=http://isolde-and-monsters.tumblr.com/post/128107526428/can-you-reveal-something-about-adolin-however|text=Can you reveal something about Adolin, however small, that we don't know yet?|site=tumblr}}.

 

Dalinar believes that Adolin was also brought up and trained to be a [[highprince]] in a manner that he himself was not{{book ref|sa1|28}} and that this will make him a fine highprince.

 

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Elhokar later queries them about their opinions on the strap. When Dalinar tells him that while it may have been cut there is no definitive proof the king insists that there is a plot to kill him and that perhaps someone on the hunt had planned it. Adolin catches the king giving them a suspicious look and when Elhokar leaves he asks his father if he saw it too. Dalinar cuts him off and tells Adolin he will talk to Elhokar about it later and gives his son the task of looking into the cut girth further. When the bridges finally arrive Adolin resumes control of the army, directing its movements back towards the camps.{{book ref|twok|15}}

 

<!--In which Adolin fails at romance spectacularly and worries about his father, two things he is rather famous for. Oh and conducts an investigation into a potential assassination attempt on his cousins life but who cares about that?)-->

 

Later that evening Elhokar announces that he has named Sadeas as [[Highprince of Information]] and the investigation in no longer in House Kholin's hands. His father had just been out manoeuvered.{{book ref|twok|22}}

 

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Jasnah asks Dalinar about his dealings with the Parshendi and inquires if they ever mentioned the [[Voidbringers]]. When Dalinar says no Jasnah gets [[Shallan]] to draw the picture they found in the [[Palanaeum]]. Adolin identifies it as a chasmfiend, or someone's attempt at drawing one because it is not wholly accurate but close enough to be recognisable. Jasnah notes that she does not believe the chasmfiends and the Voidbringers are the same thing and the ancient who drew the picture probably drew the most terrifying thing they could think of. Dalinar asks for her to return, hinting that there will be an upheaval soon in their family, but Jasnah cannot promise when she will arrive. With the conversation finished Dalinar dismisses his clerks and Adolin, the latter of who hesitates but does leave when pressed. Dalinar then confides in Navani that he is going to abdicate in favour of Adolin.{{book ref|twok|28}}

 

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Kaladin doesn't do what he asks, annoyed with how Adolin treated him. He is genuinely baffled by Adolin's behaviour, trying to figure out what Adolin thought he could have gained by helping the woman. He is unable to believe Adolin's actions were altruistic.{{book ref|twok|46}}

 

<!--In which Adolin butts heads with his father and is easily manipulated by his aunt-->

 

During another feast Dalinar calls for Adolin to stay close and to prepare for a worst case scenario. [[Wit]] had warned him that Sadeas was going to make a move tonight. Adolin informs his father that six of the Cobalt Guard are at the feast and he has installed members of the King's Guard who are loyal to House Kholin and Dalinar at the king's island. Adolin points out possible avenues of retreat in case they are needed due to his cousin's increasing paranoia but Dalinar does not believe it will come to that. When everything is set up they move to the King's island where Dalinar directly asks Sadeas about the results of his investigation. Sadeas clears House Kholin of any suspicion, completely blindsiding Adolin but vindicating Dalinar.{{book ref|twok|54}}

 

<!--In which Adolin is proven wrong about a lot of things.-->

 

After his victory in the duel with Resi{{book ref|twok|58}}, Adolin goes to his father and tells him that he understands why they follow the Codes now and that he absolutely must not abdicate. Dalinar, amused, tells Adolin that he has convinced him and this shocks Adolin who is rarely allowed to win arguments with his father. Dalinar tells Adolin that he will draft an order that gives Adolin the right to depose him if he grows mentally unstable. Adolin says he is alright with this so long as they do not tell Sadeas. Dalinar asks Adolin to at least try to believe Sadeas can change, even if he doesn't trust him. Adolin still believes Sadeas is manipulating his father. Dalinar also asks Adolin to make sure that it is only King's Guard soldiers loyal to him that are guarding Elhokar's rooms as he believes there is something fishy going on. They enter Dalinar's chambers for the highstorm, where Navani and Renarin are waiting. After the highstorm Adolin and the rest of the Kholin's discover that Dalinar's has been speaking the [[Dawnchant]] during his episodes which means the visions are absolutely not delusions.{{book ref|twok|60}}

 

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When Kaladin makes the decision to turn back to save the Kholin army, Dalinar notices the returning bridge. Adolin at first thinks it is a trick but they both decide to punch through the Parshendi with the army to have one chance of saving their men, no matter how slim that chance is.{{book ref|twok|67}} When Kaladin finds Adolin he orders him to make his soldiers retreat. Adolin stubbornly refuses to at first, desperate to save his father who is battling [[Eshonai]] but Kaladin tells Adolin that if he falls his men will have nothing. Adolin can barely walk as it is. He finally orders Captainlord Malan to go with Kaladin to save his father. {{book ref|twok|68}} When returning from the battle Adolin gives his father his gauntlet because of the two of them Adolin is younger and if either of the two of them were to go without part of their Shardplate it should be him. When they arrive, Navani and Renarin are waiting for them in Sadeas's warcamp. Renarin hugs his father and greets Adolin by pounding on his Shardplate while grinning. The brothers are both a bit uncomfortable when Navani and Dalinar embrace. They are soon encountered by Sadeas's hostile troops. Dalinar tells Adolin not to summon his blade When Dalinar offers up his Shardblade in a trade for the [[bridgemen]] Adolin objects but is overruled.{{book ref|twok|69}}

 

<!--In which Adolin is both endearing and a spoiled brat.-->

 

In his duelling bout with Eranniv, Adolin makes it appear as though he barely had the skill to beat his opponent in hopes that this will make other Shardbearers eager to fight him. He wins the duel and takes Eranniv's Shardplate. {{book ref|wor|29}}

 

After Eshonai's messenger's arrival and confirmation of the meeting place Kaladin wants to evacuate the palace as he feels it is unsafe, even though the highstorm is just ending. As they move to do so [[Szeth]] arrives. Dalinar sends Renarin with Elhokar to protect him while he, Adolin and Kaladin face off against the Assassin in White, not knowing that he is there to kill Dalinar. Adolin wants to take on the assassin himself but Dalinar says they'll fight him together. During the fight Adolin gets Lashed to the ceiling by Szeth and later falls when the stormlight runs out, landing on his shoulder, and is removed from the fight, appearing unconscious to Kaladin. {{book ref|wor|32}} After the fight Adolin seems to doubt Kaladin's account of how he survived. He is particularly curious as to why Kaladin's arm seems fine but the sleeve is cut after the arm had been cut by Szeth's blade. {{book ref|wor|33}} The next day Adolin reflects on the night's encounter more and finds Kaladin to have been suspiciously effective against Szeth. After watching the Soulcasters create a new windbreak he grills Kadash, the supervising ardent, about the Radiants and tells him to do more research into them. {{book ref|wor|35}}

 

While at the training grounds Adolin and Kaladin come to a silent understanding that they both need to train harder if they were going to best the Assassin in White when he inevitably returns. When Shallan arrives Adolin assumes she is there to watch him. After taunting Kaladin a little Adolin reveals, when asked, that he doesn't mind being betrothed, hoping that the formality of the arrangement will keep it from falling apart. When Shallan ignores Adolin it's Kaladin's turn to mock Adolin. When Adolin asks Shallan if she needs him to pose so she can sketch his plate and blade for her records she declines, saying his mother's sketches were more than adequate. {{book ref|wor|44}} Later Adolin, leading the Kholin army, wins a plateau run alongside [[Bethab]]'s army. {{book ref|wor|46}}

 

For their first date Adolin takes Shallan to one of the trendy winehouses that allow viewings of oncoming highstorms. Shallan asks him about plateau runs and feels as though she's filling an expected role in the conversation with Adolin until she asks him how he poops if he's in shardplate. Though embarrassed Adolin reveals that he has defecated in his shardplate three times, all on purpose. From that point on their interaction becomes more genuine.

 

While taking Shallan on a date Adolin is accompanied by Kaladin, much to his chagrin. He's further annoyed by Kaladin insisting he has to be in the carriage with them. While travelling to the menagerie, Shallan tells Adolin and the listening Kaladin the account of Sadeas's duel with highprince [[Yenev]] eighteen years prior. Sadeas won the chance to duel and kill Yenev through the [[Right of Challenge]] and the [[King's Boon]]. Kaladin doesn't think Sadeas would agree to the Right of Challenge but Adolin and Shallan tell him that Sadeas must obey it. They also explain to him that this is all about destroying reputation and image; Sadeas has formed a coalition against the king thus implying he is stronger than the king. Everyone is playing a game and it's rules Sadeas is playing by so defeating him within those parameters is possible. When there is a commotion at the gates of the menagerie Adolin stays with Shallan while Kaladin goes to check things out. Dalinar has arrived, with Amaram in tow, announcing that the Knights Radiant have been reestablished with Amaram as their leader. {{book ref|wor|55}}

 

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Though he's wearing several weeks growth of beard on his face, Adolin had cold baths and even wore cologne while in prison. When Kaladin asks him why he locked himself up, Adolin said it didn't seem right that Kaladin was in there, especially after saving his life. When Kaladin apologizes for ruining the plan Adolin tells him that it was Elhokar who did, not him. He even believes Kaladin about Amaram unquestioningly, stating the man seems too perfect and is thus hiding something. When they exit the prison Bridge Four and Adolin's armorers are waiting. Adolin presents Kaladin with a Plate and Blade but Kaladin offers them to Moash instead. Pulling him aside Adolin asks him why and Kaladin tells him he doesn't want his life to change because he is lighteyed, he wants to change the lives of people like him and he cannot do that as a lighteyes. When Adolin presses that the Assassin in White will return Kaladin tells him he'll be more useful without the shards.{{book ref|wor|66}}

 

Adolin is present with Shallan at the feast when Navani's recordings of Dalinar's visions are exposed. {{book ref|wor|67}} Adolin manages to roll out an entire strike force and his father to accompany Shallan so she can study a chasmfiend chrysalis. Adolin and Kaladin discuss the Assassin in White as they go, deciding that they can slow him with arrows if he attacks out here on the plains. Kaladin tells Adolin that Szeth can heal himself and thus he should always go for the kill when fighting him. Adolin also awkwardly tries and fails to get Kaladin to reveal his secret but when Kaladin asks him if he trusts him Adolin says he does.

 

Setting out for the Parshendi's settlement, Adolin rides with Shallan and her guards. {{book ref|wor|76}} Adolin purposefully gave her one of his slower horses to ride because she told him she had little experience riding. {{book ref|wor|77}} He is also present at Dalinar's interrogation of Rlain, who reveals there is something wrong with the Parshendi though he does not know their plans. {{book ref|wor|79}}

 

Adolin delivers the news that the Parshendi number at least ten thousand to the highprinces before the battle. {{book ref|wor|80}} At the start of the battle Dalinar commands Adolin to take his force and stop the Parshendi's singing at all costs. He's accompanied by Skar and Drehy of Bridge Four as his guards. When Adolin crosses the bridge to engage the Parshendi they summon up lightning and kill Sureblood, knocking Adolin from his saddle. He grieves for a moment over the Ryshadium before charging back into the battle and commanding his troops. He discovers that the Parshendi's lightning acts like lightning and will often miss targets by going into the ground. He also discovers that their lightning does not affect Shardplate. {{book ref|wor|81}}

 

Kaladin chases after Szeth into the storm and Adolin, upon confirming Kaladin is one of the Knights Radiant, laughs and exclaims that he knew there was something wrong with the man. Dalinar sends Adolin to help organize the army's move to Shallan's plateau. When he gets to the plateau he meets up with Shallan and discovers she is a Radiant as well. They try using Adolin's Shardblade to open the Oathgate but it doesn't work and they instead use [[Pattern]] in his Shardblade form. They both use their weight to work the mechanism, pushing the blade around the circle until it stood above the picture of Urithiru. When Shallan removes Pattern from the slot the Oathgate activates. Once transported they discover the entire plateau was the portal. {{book ref|wor|86}}

 

Adolin takes charge of the expedition of Urithiru, creating maps of the city. {{book ref|wor|87}} Adolin and Shallan meet and Shallan says she will not let her status as a Radiant be awkward between them. They kiss and Adolin promises to stop being awkward if she stops being irresistible. When he leaves he informs her that Pattern has chosen her room and tells the guards that no one is to disturb her. {{book ref|wor|88}}