Evi Kholin

A Riran woman who, with her brother Toh, fled to Alethkar and offered a set of Shardplate for protection, and so became Dalinar's wife and the mother of Adolin and Renarin. Quiet and devout, she followed her own faith and struggled to fit in with the Alethi. She died in the burning of Rathalas while trying to persuade its rebels to yield, and Dalinar later lost his memory of her.

1. Evi and her brother Toh offer Shardplate to the Alethi in exchange for protection from their own people, and Sadeas suggests Dalinar marry for the alliance. source
2. Dalinar agrees to marry Evi, since Navani has chosen his brother. source
3. Evi gives birth to Adolin. source
4. Feeling out of place among the Alethi, Evi suggests seeking the Nightwatcher's blessing of intelligence. source
5. Evi dies in the burning of Rathalas, having gone into the city to plead with the rebels to surrender. source
6. The king censures Dalinar and Sadeas for the loss of the city, and Sadeas spins his own account of events. source
7. Dalinar visits the Nightwatcher, after which her name and face fade from his mind. source

1. Dalinar and Navani are joined in marriage by the Stormfather, and Evi is remembered again. source

Home of

Rira

Mate of

Dalinar Kholin

Parent of

Adolin Kholin, Renarin Kholin