Renarin Kholin (The Stormlight Archive)

"I am not the first hero’s son to be born without any talent for warfare. The others all got along. So shall I."

- Renarin Kholin

Summary
Renarin Kholin is the son of Dalinar Kholin, and, ostensibly, is a Knights Radiant of the Order of Truthwatchers. Although he has a corrupted  Mistspren, and gains visions of the future.

Since his youth he was autistic and suffered from bouts of epilepsy, which, along with his subdued personality, made him unfit for the path that his father wanted him to go down, making Dalinar see him as a disappointment. It also led to him being mocked by other kids as a child, but he always had his older brother, Adolin Kholin, there to defend him, building a close relationship between the two brothers.

Shortly after the Battle of the Tower, he bonded with Glys, a corrupted Mistspren, which began to grant him visions of the future. With these visions he began writing numbers on the wall during highstorms counting down to the coming of the Everstorm. Though due to the Vorin Church deeming futuresight to be a thing of the Voidbringers, he worked to keep this ability of his a secret in order to not be persecuted by the Church and the people.

After seeing the members of Bridge Four fighting off the Assassin in White from killing  Elhokar, he went to beg them to let him join, to which after some argument, he was accepted in.

During the coming of the Everstorm he revealed to everyone that he was a Knights Radiant of the Order of Truthwatchers.

During much of the True Desolation he served as a healer for the injured, and tried to become more of a scholar. It was his visions and deduction which led to the discovery of the Urithiru Gem Archive.

During the Battle of Thaylen Field, he hid in the Temple of Pailiah, and Jasnah realized that something was not right with him and came to the temple intending to kill him and end the threat he, as a corrupted Radiant, posed to the rest of mankind. And he accepted his fate, for he belived that Dalinar was about to become Odium's Champion, and did not want to live in such a world. However, she couldn't bring herself to do it. This revealed to him that his visions could be wrong, granting him a renewed hope.

Around a year later, he traveled with Jasnah, Dalinar, and a large portion of the military in order to go to Odium-controlled Tukar in order to push out the Voidbringers. However he was not brought around for combat, but rather to make use of his Visions in order to avoid a very undesirable outcome.

Personality
Renarin is soft-spoken and thoughtful, and tends to pause and consider responses before speaking up. This makes many think of him as very calculating, but those close to him know otherwise.

He is considered quite feminine by Alethi society due to his lack of interest in "masculine arts", and his great interest in more "feminine" arts. This has led to mockery by the more conservative Alethi, though his family stands up for him.

He does not like when people touch him quickly or unexpectedly, and is very non-confrontational. Yet in spite of his subdued personality, Renarin has courage and wants to be useful, he is willing to put himself into danger in order to protect the ones he loves.

He is autistic and has anxiety, leading to him not being the best in social situations, and also making him often fidget with a small box he carries around. He enjoys being knowledgeable upon specific subjects, and will speak about them if asked.

Renarin is gay and has feelings for Rlain, this was hinted at throughout the books, and was later confirmed.

Powers and Stats
 Name: Renarin Kholin, Son of Thorns

Age: 19 (21 in Earth Years) | 20 (22 in Earth Years) by Oathbringer, 21 (23 in Earth Years) by Rhythm of War

 Gender: Male

 Classification: Alethi, Shardbearer  | Truthwatcher, Surgebinder, Voidbinder

Powers and Abilities: Durability Negation and Soul Manipulation via Shardblade, Superhuman Physical Characteristics via Shardplate | Healing, Precognition, Regeneration, Light Manipulation, Resistance to Precognition

Shardbearer = Renarin is not a fighter, and is quite weak physically, and low in skill when it comes to the blade. However, he attained a Shardblade and Shardplate from his father, both very powerful pieces of equipment. However, due to his low skill, and his epilepsy, he cannot use them to their fullest extent.

Shardblade
He gained training in the blade from Zahel, one of the most skilled swordsmen in the Cosmere. Which did manage to lead him to becoming more competent in duels. But he never advanced too far.

As it is a Shardblade, it does not act as ordinary blades in that they do not cut living flesh, but rather effervesce and pass through it, leaving the flesh unharmed and instead cutting the Spiritweb itself. If the Blade cuts the core of a person's limb, the person feels a flash of incredible pain and then the limb turns gray and becomes limp and numb. If an internal organ is pierced by a Shardblade, it may be killed or cease to function. If the spine or head is cut, the eyes of the person blacken and burn out with a dark smoke rising from them.

When cutting through something not classified as alive, they still cut far better than any other sword, able to cut through any non-Invested material with relative ease. A cut from a Honorblade, or even a Shardblade for that matter, leave distinctive perfectly clean cuts.

Shardplate
Shardplate is a form of armour powered by Stormlight, using it greatly increases his strength, allowing him to do things impossible for an ordinary human. Along with this, it is incredibly durable, able to take heavy blows without breaking.

Upon having a portion of it shatter, it can be regenerated with the addition of more Stormlight. If one runs out of Stormlight, or the breastplate shatters, the added strength would fade and he would be left immobile from the weight of the armour.

Due to being very heavily Invested, this cannot be effected by Lashings.

Due to rarely going into combat, he almost never uses this.

Poor Eyesight
He suffers from rather poor eyesight, leading him to have to wear glasses in order to see properly.

Epilepsy
Renarin suffers from epilepsy and often experiences myoclonic seizures.

This was known to most as a "blood weakness" (epilepsy), which prevented him participating in activities of great physical stress, including combat. It was largely due to this that Dalinar once looked at Renarin as a disappointment for his inability to follow in his father's footsteps.

The weakness affects him in episodes, during which he grows pale and his limbs go weak, to the point of trembling or possible collapse.

Knights Radiant = As a Knights Radiant, Renarin was cured from various ailments due to the healing properties of Stormlight, his vision became enhanced to normal levels, and he no longer suffered from his epilepsy.

Shardblade
As a Knights Radiant, Renarin does not use a dead Shardblade, but instead opts to manifest Glys as a Shardblade. As a Living Blade, he is capable of changing its shape to his will.

This otherwise acts nearly identically to any other Shardblade.

Physical Enhancements
When drawing upon Stormlight he has his physical strength greatly enhanced along with his speed, agility, and reaction speed.

Regeneration
By using Stormlight he is able to heal himself from even the most severe of injuries, and even heal himself from various poisons and even alcohol. This can even regenerate entire limbs given enough time. Though it is ultimately limited by the self-percpetion of the user. Therefore it cannot heal that which he considers a part of himself.

This does not soley heal the body, but is also capable of healing damage to the soul itself, and as such it is capable of healing the damage caused by Shardblades by essentially crafting a new portion of soul out of Investiture and grafting it onto oneself. This however, as one would assume, takes an extreme amount of Investiture compared to other forms of healing.

He can still die if he is killed before he is able to heal from his injuries.

Surgebinding
Despite his Spren being corrupted by Sja-anat, he is still capable of using Surgebinding to a, for the most part, normal degree. However, the way in which his Lightweaving manifested it change drastically.

Surge of Progression
The manner in which his Surge of Progression manifested is no different than that of any other Truthwatcher.

With it he is capable of healing other lifeforms, it heals the damage done to the body and the soul of a person instantly and without any scarring. This can even tie a soul back to its body if done in the short period between death and the departure of the Soul into the Beyond. This can be used to heal himself or others. This process is known as Regrowth

This can also accelerate organic growth to tremendous speeds, allowing a plant to grow to full size within seconds. This process is known simply as Growth.

Surge of Illumination
Unlike his Surge of Progression, his Surge of Illumination manifested in a markedly different way.

While most Truthwatchers and Lightweavers are capable of constructed illusions through their manipulation of light and sound, he can only summon lights, which sometimes act in strange and unusual ways.

Through this Surge, combined with his Future Sight, he is capable of showing people an alternate version of themselves, manifesting as an illusory image of the target's alternate self standing within a cloud of bright white light.

Future Sight
"What's wrong with me? Why do I see these things? I thought I was doing something right, with Glys but somehow, it’s all wrong."

- Renarin to Jasnah

He is capable of seeing visions of the future, which manifest as stained glass windows depicting future events. These usually manifest upon him against his will, somewhat akin to the fits he had from his epilepsy. They require the use of Stormlight and focus in order to maintain, and other people are not capable of seeing it.

Once he has a vision, it becomes recorded and he can summon it back at will.

These visions are not absolutes, but only depict various possibilities. Therefore, they are capable of being incorrect, such as his vision of Jasnah killing him, or that of Dalinar becoming Odium's Champion, both of which were visions of his that did not come to pass.

This, indirectly, leads to holes forming in the Future Sight of other beings, such as Odium, in a manner similar to the interaction between multiple people burning Atium. This spreads to those around Renarin, or those with a close connection to him, such as Dalinar or Szeth.