The death of his wife, Evi, changed everything. At the time, he also had an overblown sense of personal pride, willing to punish thousands of people for a small subset of them ambushing him. Over time, Dalinar managed to temper that hot-headedness to become a keen strategist and logistician, although he retains his desire to be at the forefront of a fight to this day. While initially, he sought equal combat, over time the Thrill corrupted that desire, to the point where eventually Dalinar relished in the murder of common soldiers and found fighting other Shardbearers to be a chore. Back then, he cared for little other than killing, often ignoring strategy and tactics in favor of rushing into battle. In his youth, Dalinar was heavily addicted to the Thrill, to the point of turning to other drugs, like firemoss, when it wasn't possible. I’ve learned, repeatedly, that the only way to control those extremes is to dedicate my life to something. He wears a sapphire signet ring with his house's glyphpair on it. When he owns Shardplate, he chooses to wear it as an unpainted slate grey color, without any unnecessary decoration or adornment. He has numerous old scars on his chest and arms, a remnant of hundreds of battles fought, to the extent where doctors are worried about his ability to use his sword arm.

His nose was broken at some point during his youth, and it has been crooked ever since.

He is often described as the opposite of handsome, with numerous bruises and an 'unfortunate' face. He has black hair that is gray in the temples, and blue eyes.

3.3 Refounding of the Knights Radiant (1173 - 1174)ĭalinar is an aging, but powerfully-built man in his fifties, with a warrior's face which he keeps clean-shaven.

3.2.1 Gavilar's Death and Dalinar's Transformation.

3.1.5 Gavilar's Change and the Discovery of the Parshendi.

3.1 Early Life and the War to Unify Alethkar (1120 – 1166).

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