Dalinar Kholin

Highprince of the Kholin house in Alethkar, known as the Blackthorn, a feared Shardbearer who helped his brother Gavilar unite the country. He carries guilt over Gavilar's murder and a blank where his memory of his first wife should be. Guided by visions during highstorms, he founds the Knights Radiant, bonds the Stormfather as a Bondsmith, marries Navani, and sets out to bring the rulers of Roshar together against Odium.

1. Marries Evi in a match of political convenience, later remembered in a flashback as a loveless arrangement on his side. source
2. Fights beside his brother Gavilar to bring the warring Alethi princedoms under one crown, earning the name Blackthorn. source
3. After the Rift's lord betrays him, he has Rathalas drowned in Soulcast oil and burned; his wife Evi, who had gone there to plead with the rebels, dies in the fire. source
4. Seeks the Old Magic after Evi's death and loses every memory of her, even her name. source

1. Lies drunk on the night Gavilar is assassinated and cannot help him, a failure that shapes the rest of his life. source
2. Has begun seeing visions during highstorms, which he first takes as messages from the Almighty and which urge him to unite the Alethi by peace. source
3. Is betrayed by Sadeas at the battle of the Tower and saved by Bridge Four. source
4. Gives his Shardblade Oathbringer to Sadeas in exchange for the lives of the bridgemen who rescued him, and tells Elhokar he is courting Navani. source

1. Fights the assassin Szeth in the king's castle on the Shattered Plains and is wounded, with Kaladin and Adolin beside him. source
2. Agrees to a casual betrothal between Adolin and Shallan, partly to shield his son from political schemers. source
3. Founds the Knights Radiant anew, naming Amaram as their head. source
4. Bonds the Stormfather in Urithiru, is named a Bondsmith and speaks the second Ideal. source

1. Marries Navani in Urithiru during the Everstorm, bound by the Stormfather himself. source
2. Meets Queen Fen in Thaylen City and duels her son as a show of strength while seeking an alliance. source
3. At the battle of Thaylen Field he speaks the third Ideal, opens Honor's perpendicularity and traps the Unmade Nergaoul in the King's Drop. source

Destroyed by

Rathalas

Home of

Urithiru

Mate of

Evi Kholin, Navani Kholin

Partner of

Navani Kholin

Parent of

Adolin Kholin, Renarin Kholin

Allied with

Gavilar Kholin, Torol Sadeas, Kaladin, Stormfather, Taravangian, Hoid, Szeth, Lift, Meridas Amaram, Turinad Sebarial, Aladar, Roion, Kadash, Teleb, Cord

Enemy of

Torol Sadeas, Szeth, Odium, Nergaoul, Eshonai, Meridas Amaram

Travels to

Urithiru, Thaylen City