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===In Alethkar===
The Thrill caused Alethkar to become a more warlike nation. Most Alethi soldiers, lighteyed or not, felt the Thrill to some degree. Most notably, it was used heavily and quite effectively by the Alethi general and Highprincehighprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] back when he fought battles for his brother [[Gavilar Kholin|Gavilar]], who wanted to unify Alethkar under his own rule. Dalinar's Thrill-driven ferocity in combat earned him a great reputation within Alethkar and infamy elsewhere. People started calling him the '''Blackthorn''' after the Thrill helped him endure getting pierced by several black arrows during a failed assassination attempt.{{book ref|sa3|3}}
Getting help from an Unmade came at a cost. At one point, the Thrill consumedcaused Dalinar to thealmost pointattack that he wanted to keep fighting evenGavilar after winning a battle and almost attacked Gavilar.{{book ref|sa3|26}} Later on, surrendering himselfsuccumbing to a vengeful rage stoked by the Thrill, he ordered the slaughter of everyone in the rebelling city of [[Rathalas]], which led to the death of his own wife [[Evi]].{{book ref|sa3|76}}
Dalinar eventually recovered from this tragedy when his memories of Evi were taken away by [[Cultivation]]{{book ref|sa3|114}} and he resumed fighting in battles, this time against those responsible for Gavilar's assassination. He continued to use the Thrill throughout most of the [[War of Reckoning]] until he found himself more and more repulsed by the idea of senseless killing. Dalinar came to realize that there was something wrong about the Thrill.{{book ref|sa3|16}}
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