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'''Evi Kholin''' wasis [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s latefirst wife, and the mother of [[Adolin]] and [[Renarin]].{{book ref|sa3|16}}

Evi wasis an exceptionally tall woman, almost as tall as an Alethi. She wasis willowy and somewhat frail, with a small chest.{{book ref|sa3|19}} Her hair wasis pale blonde, though not true [[Iri]]ali gold, and she hadhas matching [[lighteyes|light]] yellow eyes.{{book ref|sa3|24}}

Evi wasis a calm woman, often shying away from conflict. She wasis dedicateda todedicated pacifismpacifist, and often strovetries to convince her husband to behave more peacefully and reject the warlike ways of his kinsmen.{{book ref|sa3|26}} She enjoyedenjoys the moments of calm between the two of them, and could be truly happy then.{{book ref|sa3|36}} Though peaceful, Evi wasis dedicated to her convictions. Even shortly before the end of her life, she wasis still dedicatedtries to convincingconvince Dalinar that violence doesn't always need to be the answer.{{book ref|sa3|71}}

Evi's time among the Alethi lefthas caused her largelyto be jaded and critical. The contest of wittiness betwenbetween the women mademakes her feel stupid; she critiquedcritiques the Alethi's supposed piety, noting that they were only ever devout when it suited their desire to wage war. She tries to assimilate into the Vorin culture, with mixed results, but does not let herself forget her origin.{{book ref|sa3|66}} After her death, [[Navani]] would claim that everyone loved her, but Evi's own experiences run contrary to that.{{book ref|sa1|64}}{{book ref|sa3|66}}

Although she and Dalinar wereare poorly matched, she nonetheless strovestrives to make their relationship work. She tried to assimilate into the Vorin culture, if with mixed results, and endured anything life could throw at her, but did not let herself forget her origin.{{book ref|sa3|66}} She also refusedrefuses to let her frustration with Dalinar's darker nature show to her children, having told them that their father wasis an excellent man and officer.{{book ref|sa3|94}} Eventually, she seems to have comecomes to truly care for him, although she wasis keenly aware that he did not reciprocate her feelings to the same extent.{{book ref|sa3|75}} Adolin likely inherited his emotional sensibility from her.{{book ref|sa3|122}}

She wasis a devout follower of [[Iri]] religion, theand beliefbelieves in the One. Though she absorbedabsorbes many Vorin customs upon her marriage, including the worship of the [[Herald]]s, she continuedcontinues to treat the One as the highest deity.{{book ref|sa3|26}} She also respectedrespects the [[Nightwatcher]] as an aspect of the One, consideringand itbelieves thehe entitycan thatbe shouldcontacted bethrough visiteddealings towith petitionthe himNightwatcher.{{book ref|sa3|36}}

Evi wasis a fluent speaker of Alethi language, although she hadhas a habit of literally translating her native idioms into Alethi, which sometimes led to them losing their context.{{book ref|sa3|36}} She's impliedmay to havebe beennaturally left-handed, althoughand shelikely re-trained herself to use her right hand upon marrying [[Dalinar]].{{book ref|sa3|19}} She hadhas some measure of artistic skill, having created the sketches of [[Adolin]]'s [[Shardplate]] for the royal record.{{book ref|sa2|44}}