Difference between revisions of "Renarin Kholin"

|parents=[[Dalinar]], [[Evi]], [[Navani Kholin]] (Step-mother)

|siblings=[[Adolin]], [[Shallan]] (Sister-in-law)

|relatives=[[Gavilar]], [[Jasnah]], [[Elhokar]], [[Toh]], [[Gavinor]], [[Kaves]], [[House Davar]]

|titles=Prince of [[House Kholin]], Son of Thorns{{book ref|sa4|111}}

|booksfirst appeared=[[The StormlightWay of ArchiveKings]]

Renarin is soft-spoken and thoughtful, and tends to pause and consider responses before speaking up.{{book ref|sa4|54}} This can occasionally make him seem calculating or unnerving to those with whom he speaks, though those close to him know him to be otherwise. He is non-confrontational, and attempts to avoid [[Wit]]'s mockery through silence. He often attempts to keep Adolin from starting fights.{{book ref|sa1|12}}{{book ref|sa1|15}} He has a small box that he fiddles with on occasions when he feels uncomfortable.{{book ref|sa2|22}} He does not like when people touch him quickly or unexpectedly.{{book ref|sa4|54}} Renarin rarely smiles, only doing so when he is relaxed and among friends.{{book ref|sa4|54}} He tends to avoid eye contact when talking to people.{{book ref|sa4|i|9}} Renarin is on the [[Wikipedia: Autism spectrum|autism spectrum]],{{wob ref|7099}} which is reflected in the aforementioned behaviours, and also suffers from [[Wikipedia: Anxiety|anxiety]].{{wob ref|6824}} Renarin is gay.{{wob ref|15274}}

Renarin has an inquisitive streak, especially in regards to [[fabrial]]s.{{book ref|sa1|52}} He often inspects fabrials around him and asks questions about their functions. Despite this, he is not interested in joining the [[ardent]]ia to become an [[artifabrian|engineer]].{{book ref|sa1|60}} He enjoys being knowledgeable upon specific subjects, and will speak about them if asked. He is well versed in the different [[Roshar#Wines|wines]] of Roshar.{{book ref|sa2|49}} His desire to learn and further look into his passions even lead him to learn how to read and write, despite what society says about men and literacy. This shows that, while he is hurt by societal ostraication for being different, he is willing to oust off traditional gender roles for the sake of his passions.{{book ref|sa3|55}}

RenarinHe doestends notto likebe deeply effected by the factmockery thatof others, but due to his non-confrontational nature he isfinds anit unusualdifficult kindto ofstand up for himself. This can be seen in the mockery he faces for not being traditionally masculine (according to Vorin ideals), due to his "feminine" passions, such as Fabrials and literacy.{{book ref|sa3|44}}{{book ref|sa3|55}} He hates his nature as an Enlightened SurgebinderTruthwatcher, and wishes that he could be like the other ordinary Radiants. He keeps his true abilities secret from others because he believes that, due to the cultural bias against seeing the future, he would be cast out and distrusted if people knew what he is able to do.{{book ref|sa4|54}} This shows that he cares deeply about the way that others think of him, and feels that he can't truly be himself without facing ostracization by society. This manifests as a general discomfort and anxiety in society that follows him around, and it is what led him to develop such a close relationship with Bridge Four and feel as safe as he does with them, as it is one of the only places he feels he can be himself.{{book ref|sa4|54}} But even then, it took a long time for him to finally feel that he belonged, as he initially felt as if he didn't belong due to being too different from the rest of the crew.{{book ref|sa3|37}}

Renarin grew up with his family in [[Kholinar]] as the second son of the highprince. He was born while his father, Dalinar, was away on a military campaign against the [[Veden]]s. [[Evi]] asked Dalinar via [[spanreed]] request for a name, but received no reply, and so she named her son herself. ''Renarin'' was a combination of the Riran name Re, and the Alethi words ''Nar'' ("like unto," final syllable in "Dalinar") and ''In'' ("to be born unto"), which she intended to mean "Re, born unto Dalinar."{{book ref|sa3|52}} When Dalinar learned of this, he disliked the name, interpreting it as ''Like one who was born unto himself''.{{book ref|sa3|52}} Curiously, Evi's translation proved similar to Sja-Anatanat's later title for him, "Son of Thorns."{{book ref|sa4|111}}

* Renarin will be the flashback character in the seventh book of the ''Stormlight Archive''{{wob ref|11620}} at which point he would be in his thirties,{{wob ref|14643}} but this is not a guarantee that Renarin will be alive at the time of that book.{{wob ref|3719}}