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==History==
{{Spoiler|source=Gaunt's Ghosts (Novel Series)}}
Dalin was born '''Dalin Kolea''', a citizen of [[Vervunhive]] on [[Verghast]] to parents [[Livy Kolea|Livy]] and [[Gol Kolea]]. Dalin was ten years old at the time of the [[Zoican]] invasion in which his mother Livy was killed.{{Fn|1a}} [[Tona Criid]], a Vervunhive [[Ganger|gang-girl]], took Dalin and his younger sister [[Yoncy Kolea|Yoncy]] under her wing and protected them during the [[Siege of Vervunhive|Vervunhive siege]].{{Fn|1b}} The trio lived rough in the ruins of the hive as the siege dragged on, stealing supplies from Imperial Guard regiments to survive. Dalin's small size made him able to steal from the [[Tanith 1st]] without being caught until the thefts were noticed by [[Trooper]] [[Dermon Caffran]] who discovered the trio and, overcoming their initial mistrust, started helping Tona keep the children safe.{{Fn|1c}}
After the defeat of [[Heritor Asphodel]] and the end of the siege Tona signed up to join the Tanith 1st as a Guardsman, and she and Caffran found Dalin and Yoncy a place amongst the hordes of regimental hangers-on. They grew up following the regiment from world to world with Tona and Caffran as their adoptive parents. Unbeknownst to either of them their biological father, Gol Kolea, survived the siege of Vervunhive and after leading a scrap-company in its defence signed up as a Sergeant of the Tanith 1st. Gol was conflicted over whether or not to reveal his survival to his children but decided against it, knowing that Caffran and Tona were good foster-parents and not wanting to cause any emotional confusion in his children's lives. He was eventually talked around into meeting them but received a bad head-wound on [[Phantine (planet)|Phantine]] which destroyed his memory and personality before he could.
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter Two
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter Four
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