The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan , the fourth book in his series The Wheel of Time . It was published by Tor Books and released on September 15, 1992. The unabridged audio book is read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading .
86-420: At 393,823 words, The Shadow Rising is the longest book of The Wheel of Time while featuring fewer pages than Lord of Chaos . The Shadow Rising consists of 58 chapters. It is the only book in the main sequence of The Wheel of Time not to contain a prologue , although its first chapter fulfills much the same narrative purpose. Rand al'Thor has just claimed the crystal sword Callandor to prove himself
172-608: A spear called an ashandarei , and a medallion ter'angreal that protects against the One Power . Afterwards Rand finds Mat hanging from the Tree of Life (the price for the gifts he received). After his revival by Rand, Mat dons a black scarf to hide the scars around his neck. Moiraine visits the three-hooped ter'angreal used by the Wise Ones, gaining limited knowledge of the future. The Wise Ones task Aviendha with teaching Rand
258-399: A book, scroll, or placard displaying the title of the play. He was introduced by three short trumpet calls, on the third of which he entered and took a position downstage. He made three bows in the current fashion of the court, and then addressed the audience. The Elizabethan prologue was unique in incorporating aspects of both classical and medieval traditions. In the classical tradition,
344-532: A cell by his disgusted mother. Though he protests that his allegiance to the Dark One has made their fortune, Anvaere has already reported his crime to the authorities and sealed his fate. Barthanes Damodred is the High Seat of House Damodred and cousin to the former king of Carhien. In The Great Hunt , he invites Rand al'Thor to a party to gauge Rand's loyalties. Barthanes is secretly a Darkfriend, and passes
430-437: A distinction between the imaginary space within the play and the outside world. Ben Jonson has often been noted as using the prologue to remind the audience of the complexities between themselves and all aspects of the performance. The actor reciting the prologue would appear dressed in black, a stark contrast to the elaborate costumes used during the play. The prologue removed his hat and wore no makeup. He may have carried
516-464: A former False Dragon who has been "gentled" (the male equivalent of "stilling") joins their escape from Tar Valon. Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos , from πρό pró , "before" and λόγος lógos , "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Ancient Greek word πρόλογος includes
602-781: A former psychologist obsessed with beauty and control. She is notable for her mastery of Compulsion, the use of the One Power to control other's minds. In the series, her plots with Sammael , Demandred and Aran'gar come to nothing, and she is punished with death for her failure to kill Perrin Aybara after being given the tools to do so by Moridin . Liandrin Guirale is an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. In The Great Hunt , she lures Aes Sedai novices Egwene al'Vere, Nynaeve al'Meara and Elayne Trakand to Falme by telling them their friend Rand al'Thor
688-827: A group of legendary heroes from the dead to defeat the Seanchan forces invading Falme. Near death in The Dragon Reborn , Mat is freed from the taint of the dagger by the Aes Sedai at the White Tower in Tar Valon . In The Shadow Rising , the snakelike Aelfinn foretell that Mat will marry "the Daughter of the Nine Moons ", and the foxlike Eelfinn grant him memories of his past lives before hanging him from
774-407: A guide to themes of the play, and occasionally, a disclaimer. In this mode, a prologue, like any scripted performance, would exist as the text, the actor who speaks that text, and the presentation of the language as it is spoken. In ushering the audience from reality into the world of the play, the prologue straddles boundaries between audience, actors, characters, playwrights—basically, it creates
860-642: A large host of Trollocs to kill Fain, endangering the Two Rivers. Perrin's homecoming is dashed with tragedy when he learns Trollocs have killed his family. Perrin rallies new allies; Verin Mathwin , Alanna Mosvani , Aes Sedai searching for potential pupils, and the Tinker Aram (who has abandoned his people's pacifism ) to fight the Trollocs. It is revealed later that Fain killed Perrin's family. With
946-467: A message from the duplicitous Padan Fain luring Rand to Falme. Barthanes is subsequently murdered by an agent of the Dark One. A version of the character is portrayed by Will Tudor in the Wheel of Time television adaptation, first appearing in the 2023 episode "Damane". In the series, Barthanes is the nephew of Moiraine Damodred, the son of her sister Anvaere, and is engaged to be married to Galldrain,
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#17327652683241032-420: A meta-theatrical self-consciousness, and an unabashed awareness of the financial contract engaged upon by paid actors and playwrights, and a paying audience. Prologues have long been used in non-dramatic fiction, since at least the time of Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales , although Chaucer had prologues to many of the tales, rather than one at the front of the book. The Museum of Eterna's Novel by
1118-618: A murderous rage. She finally decides to kill Rand when he swears he will never love a woman sworn to the Shadow, but Moiraine intervenes. Rand's mother, Shaiel, is later revealed to be Tigraine Mantear , daughter of the then-Queen of Andor . In Lord of Chaos (1994), Rand founds the Asha'man, male counterparts to the Aes Sedai who are trained at the Black Tower, a converted farmhouse near Caemlyn . In A Crown of Swords (1996), Rand defeats
1204-517: A plot to assassinate Elayne Trakand in The Dragon Reborn . Thom is portrayed by Alexandre Willaume in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation, first appearing in the 2021 episode " A Place of Safety ". Logain Ablar is a powerful male channeler who believes himself to be the Dragon Reborn, but is deemed a False Dragon by the Aes Sedai and gentled, or cut off from the One Power. He
1290-471: A remote village whose important destinies are recognized by Moiraine Damodred , a powerful member of the Aes Sedai . In this world, the pattern of human existence is determined and maintained by the cosmic Wheel of Time, which is rotated by a magical force called the One Power . Rand and his friends are among those, like the Aes Sedai, who possess the ability to channel , the term for accessing and wielding
1376-456: A sort of prologue in the dumb show for his Gorboduc of 1562; and he also wrote a famous Induction , which is, practically, a prologue, to a miscellany of short romantic epics by diverse hands. Prologues of Renaissance drama often served a specific function of transition and clarification for the audience. A direct address made by one actor, the prologue acted as an appeal to the audience's attention and sympathy, providing historical context,
1462-688: A traitor to the rest of the Forsaken). Asmodean begrudgingly relents to teach Rand how to channel the One Power after Lanfear hobbles Asmodean's own access to it. Rand returns to Al'cair Dal to find most of the Aiel acknowledging him as the Car'a'carn. Padan Fain drives the Children of the Light to the Two Rivers to exact vengeance on Rand. The Shadow deploys Slayer , a mysterious and powerful agent together with
1548-567: A unique weave of saidin , saidar and the Dark One's True Power combined, to first capture the Dark One, and then recreate his prison without flaw. Rand is portrayed by Josha Stradowski in the Wheel of Time television adaptation. Matrim "Mat" Cauthon is a mischievous farm boy who, as a possible reincarnation of the Dragon, flees Emond's Field with Rand and his other friends in The Eye of
1634-529: A way to escape the city himself. But since the Dark One has touched and changed Fain's soul, Mordeth can only merge with Fain, not overtake him completely. Fain escapes Aes Sedai captivity in The Great Hunt , stealing both Mat's dagger and the powerful Horn of Valere in the process. Fain is portrayed by Johann Myers in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. Graendal is one of the Forsaken,
1720-509: Is a high-ranking officer of the Children of Light, and the son of Geofram Bornhald . He develops an obsession with Perrin after Geofram's death. Dain is portrayed by Jay Duffy in the Wheel of Time television adaptation, first appearing in the 2023 episode "Damane". Anvaere Damodred is a noblewoman in Cairhien and the sister of Moiraine Damodred. She is mentioned briefly in the prequel novel New Spring (2004). An expanded version of
1806-530: Is attacked by a horde of Trollocs. He joins a group of young villagers who flee under the guidance of the Aes Sedai Moiraine Damodred and her Warder, Lan Mandragoran. Thom is presumed killed when he helps Rand al'Thor and Mat Cauthon escape by fighting a Fade , or Myrddraal, the deadly, eyeless creatures who lead the pursuing Trollocs. Thom is proven to be alive after all when he is reunited with Rand in The Great Hunt , and he helps Mat foil
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#17327652683241892-521: Is believed to be the prophesied Dragon Reborn. The Dark One who seeks to seduce the Dragon to the Shadow, or destroy him. Having led the Trollocs to the village but failing in his mission, Fain is forced to join in the continuing pursuit by the Fades, or Myrddraal, the deadly, eyeless creatures who command the Trollocs. Fain sees a chance to escape the Myrddraal when Rand's group evades capture by entering
1978-757: Is enlisted by the Forsaken Lanfear to train Rand al'Thor in the use of the One Power, if she can convince Rand to accept. Asmodean pursues his own agenda, attempting to gain control of one of two powerful sa'angreal called the Choedan Kal . Warned by Lanfear, Rand thwarts his plan, and manages to sever Asmodean's connection with the Dark One. Asmodean, shielded by Lanfear from using his full power, commits to training Rand. He accompanies Rand on his travels and trains him diligently in The Fires of Heaven , but
2064-787: Is in trouble. Once there, they are betrayed by Liandrin, secretly a Darkfriend and member of the Black Ajah , and handed over to the Seanchan High Lady Suroth to be enslaved. Liandrin is portrayed by Kate Fleetwood in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation, first appearing in the 2021 episode "A Place of Safety". Ishamael is the most powerful of the Forsaken, and the only man known to be equal in power to Lews Therin Telamon and his reincarnation, Rand al'Thor. Originally named Elan Morin Tedronai, he joined
2150-475: Is killed by an unknown assailant just as he has resigned himself to siding with Rand against the Dark One. Balthamel is a former historian who became one of the Forsaken for the promise of immortality. He ran an extensive spy network for the Dark One, and oversaw camps of humans were used to feed the carnivorous Trollocs. Balthamel and the Forsaken Aginor confront Rand and his companions in The Eye of
2236-637: Is later healed by Nynaeve al'Meara, and becomes a sworn ally to Rand al'Thor. Logain is portrayed by Álvaro Morte in the Wheel of Time television adaptation, first appearing in the 2021 episode "A Place of Safety". Aginor is one of the most devious of the Forsaken, powerful channelers who became servants of the Dark One during the Second Age, or the Age of Legends. He created the Dark One's army of Shadowspawn, including Myrddraal, Trollocs, Draghkar and gholam . Originally an amoral biologist, Aginor joined
2322-929: Is more focused on her need to find Rand in the city than with reconnecting with her sister. Though Moiraine is the elder sibling, thanks to the One Power she appears much younger than Anvaere, who is quick to remind Moiraine that she has weathered much adversity since last they met. And as the local spymaster, Anvaere is able to lead Moiraine to Rand in time for her to help him escape the Forsaken Lanfear. Moiraine and Rand take refuge with Anvaere and her son Barthanes Damodred in "Damane". A frank conversation with Anvaere prompts Moiraine to change plans and allow Rand to confront Lanfear, rather than keep running. In " Eyes Without Pity ", Anvaere lashes out at Moiraine when she rebuffs Barthanes's earnest efforts to reconnect with his aunt. Later, Moiraine gives encouragement to Barthanes, who will soon be king thanks to his engagement to
2408-669: Is one of the Forsaken, formerly a lawyer and close friend of Lews Therin Telamon who with him rediscovered the art of swordplay in battle. In The Dragon Reborn , Be'lal has escaped imprisonment and taken the identity High Lord Samon of Tear. He lures Rand al'Thor to the Stone of Tear, knowing that as the Dragon Reborn only Rand can retrieve the powerful sword Callandor . Rand claims it, and Be'lal battles him with his superior swordsmanship to take Callandor for himself. Moirane Damodred intervenes, destroying Be'lal with balefire . Dain Bornhald
2494-700: The Blue Ajah who believes that one of them is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, the reincarnation of Lews Therin Telamon , a hero of the Age of Legends. The group is pursued by agents of a malevolent figure known as the Dark One , who seeks to seduce the Dragon to the Shadow, or destroy him. At the Eye of the World , Rand is exposed to a well of pure, uncorrupted saidin , the male half of the One Power . He finds himself able to channel it, and faces off against Aginor , one of
2580-495: The Dragon Reborn . He is approached by Lanfear who tells him of the Forsaken's plans. The fortress known as the Stone of Tear is stormed by Trollocs and Fades, sent by another Forsaken ( Sammael ), while a third, Semirhage , sends her followers into the Stone to oppose Sammael's forces. In defense, Rand uses Callandor to create a lightning storm killing all the Trollocs and Fades. Rand then decides that he must travel to
2666-647: The Green Ajah , and rediscovers the lost talent of creating ter'angreal , artifacts which amplify the One Power in specific ways. Elayne is portrayed by Ceara Coveney in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation, first appearing in the 2023 episode " Strangers and Friends ". Elmindreda "Min" Farshaw is a clairvoyant whom Rand meets in The Eye of the World . She has the unusual ability to see visions and auras around people that predict future events in some way, though they are often subject to interpretation. Aware of Min's talents, which are unconnected to
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2752-618: The Red Ajah , and handed over to the Seanchan High Lady Suroth to be enslaved. Nynaeve and Elayne escape, but Egwene is collared with an a'dam , a device used by the Seanchan to control channelers. A captive Min is helpless to intervene in Egwene's subsequent torture, but helps Nynaeve and Elayne rescue her. Egwene is portrayed by Madeleine Madden in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. In The Eye of
2838-645: The Shadowspawn who are hunting the Dragon Reborn. She joins the White Tower of the Aes Sedai as a novice in The Great Hunt . She and Nynaeve al'Meara , her friend from Emond's Field and a fellow novice, hear news that Rand is in trouble in Falme. They sneak out of the White Tower, joined by novice Elayne Trakand and their friend Min Farshaw . In Falme, they are betrayed by Liandrin Guirale , an Aes Sedai of
2924-507: The ter'angreal with dragon markings on both arms; proof that he is the Car'a'carn , the 'Chief of Chiefs' of the Aiel. Mat enters his ter'angreal seeking more answers from the 'Aelfinn'. Instead, he encounters the foxlike 'Eelfinn' who bargain for gifts versus answering questions. Mat ignorantly requests several gifts from them: fluency in the Old Tongue , memories of his own ancestors,
3010-497: The 2023 episode " Damane ". In the series, Perrin Aybara frees her from a cage she has been placed in by the Whitecloaks , but she proves herself more than capable of defending herself when she singlehandedly defeats a group of them unarmed. Thomdril "Thom" Merrilin is a traveling gleeman and adventurer, and former bard to Queen Morgase of Andor. In The Eye of the World , he is in the remote village of Emond's Field when it
3096-605: The Aiel Waste, to be acknowledged as the Aiel's prophesied leader. Before leaving, Rand, Mat Cauthon and Moiraine Damodred visit a ter'angreal that lets them talk to a mysterious snakelike race called the Aelfinn, who seemingly know the answer to any question. Mat learns from them that he must go to Rhuidean or die and also that he is destined to marry someone called " the Daughter of the Nine Moons ". Egwene al'Vere and
3182-530: The Aiel customs as they travel to Cold Rocks Hold. They are met en route by Darkfriends and the Forsaken Lanfear and Asmodean disguised as merchants. After arrival at Al'cair Dal , both Rand al'Thor and Couladin of the Shaido Aiel claim to be the messiah 'He Who Comes With the Dawn'. To validate his claim, Rand reveals the secret history of the Aiel during the Age of Legends, but this incites an uproar among
3268-616: The Aiel woman Aviendha are summoned to the Aiel Waste, Egwene to learn Dreamwalking and Aviendha to become a Wise One. Thus, Rand, Mat, Moiraine, Egwene, and Aviendha all travel to the Aiel Waste. Other characters in the Stone of Tear also learn that they must travel elsewhere. Perrin Aybara hears of trouble in The Two Rivers, his native region, and returns there accompanied by Faile Bashere , Loial and three Aiel warriors: Gaul , Bain and Chiad . Elayne Trakand , Nynaeve al'Meara , and Thom Merrilin depart to Tarabon to hunt
3354-493: The Aiel. Rand prevents a riot by summoning a rainstorm to the Aiel Waste. Asmodean uses the momentary in-fighting amongst the Aiel as cover to seek out the ter'angreal access keys to the Choedan Kal (the most powerful sa'angreal ever created). Rand chases Asmodean to Rhuidean where both simultaneously grasp the access key. The sudden power surge enables Rand to sever Asmodean's link to the Dark One (which marks Asmodean as
3440-520: The Argentine writer Macedonio Fernandez has over 50 prologues by the author. Their style varies between metaphysical, humoristic, psychological, discussions about the art of the novel, etc. Couladin The Wheel of Time is a series of high fantasy novels by American author Robert Jordan , which began with The Eye of the World in 1990. Jordan wrote the first 11 novels of the series, and
3526-527: The Black Ajah cause a distraction with a balefire-creating ter'angreal , letting Moghedien escape. Finally, they send Domon and Egeanin to destroy the a'dam . Min continues to report to the Amyrlin and tries to avoid suspicion by taking the guise of Elmindreda, a giddy, empty-headed woman. She finds herself caught in a coup where Elaida and her supporters depose Siuan and Leane Sharif , her Keeper of
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3612-560: The Black Ajah they also encounter Moghedien , one of the Forsaken. They discover that the enemy's goal is a male a'dam , held in the private collection of the Panarch Amathera , which they plan to use to control Rand. Nynaeve and Elayne save Amathera from the Black Ajah and take the a'dam and a seal on the Dark One's prison from her palace. Moghedien attacks and personally duels Nynaeve, finding that they are roughly equal in power. Nynaeve defeats Moghedien and shields her, but
3698-528: The Black Ajah. Finally, Min Farshaw arrives in Tar Valon to report to the Amyrlin Siuan Sanche . Moving forward, The Shadow Rising follows four groups of characters in four plotlines. Rand uses a portal stone to transport Mat, Egwene, Moiraine, and the Aiel from the Stone of Tear to the Aiel Waste, and are met by Taardad and Shaido Aiel. Moiraine, Aviendha, Mat and Rand enter Rhuidean,
3784-492: The Chronicles, for secretly aiding Rand. Siuan and Leane are both "stilled" (their ability to channel the One Power severed) and Elaida becomes the next Amyrlin. Min frees Siuan and Leane, and all three are assisted in escape by Gawyn Trakand . Gawyn has joined the coup on Elaida's side, and killed several Siuan supporters, but Min convinces him to turn a blind eye to their escape as a personal favor to her. Logain Ablar ,
3870-451: The Dark One is depicted as a charred figure with flames in his mouth and eyes in the season one episode "Shadow's Waiting". He appears to Rand al'Thor, Mat Cauthon, Perrin Aybara and Egwene al'Vere in their dreams, proving that despite being imprisoned he is able to reach out into the world. Demandred is one of the most powerful of the Forsaken, having turned to the Shadow due to his jealousy of Lews Therin Telamon's superiority. He served as
3956-587: The Dark One's most powerful servants, the Forsaken . Rand thus proves himself to be the Dragon Reborn, and is drawn into the millennia-long struggle against the forces of the Dark One. The Amyrlin Seat Siuan Sanche , leader of the Aes Sedai, confirms Rand is the Dragon Reborn in The Great Hunt (1990), and Moiraine's Warder , Lan Mandragoran trains Rand in swordplay. During the hunt for
4042-461: The Dark One's top military general during Age of Legends. In the series, Demandred and his scheming are spoken of repeatedly, though the character appears only briefly until the final novel, A Memory of Light . He leads the forces of the Shadow in the Last Battle. The Aes Sedai Warder Lan Mandragoran attacks Demandred, killing him in single combat by letting Demandred stab him, then decapitating
4128-556: The Forsaken Sammael and takes the crown of Illian . In Towers of Midnight (2010), Rand conceives a controversial plan to shatter the remaining seals on the Dark One's prison in order to recreate a strong and uncorrupted one. Rand confronts the Dark One in A Memory of Light (2013), and they realize they must coexist because the Pattern requires them both. Logain Ablar breaks open the Dark One's prison, and Rand uses
4214-551: The Forsaken while his blade is thus engaged. Padan Fain is a traveling merchant who comes to the remote village of Emond's Field in The Eye of the World , just as it is attacked by a horde of fearsome Trollocs. Several local residents, whom the Trollocs were seeking, flee with the Aes Sedai Moiraine Damodred. Fain is a Darkfriend, a servant of the Dark One given otherworldly powers by the Forsaken Ba'alzamon so he may track Rand al'Thor, Mat Cauthon and Perrin Aybara, one of whom
4300-454: The Light, led by Dain Bornhald, interject themselves and demand Perrin's arrest to try him for the murders of other whitecloaks. Perrin agrees to give himself up if the Children will fight alongside the Two Rivers when the Trollocs attack. Slayer is killing wolves in Tel'aran'rhiod but retreats when he is attacked and defeated by Perrin. Despite their loss of Perrin, the Trollocs are defeated by
4386-515: The One Power and incinerates himself. Aginor is reincarnated as Osan'gar by the Dark One in Lord of Chaos . Asmodean is one of the Forsaken, originally a composer and musician who joined the Shadow to achieve immortality and thereby gain the fame and recognition which had previously eluded him. As one of the Forsaken, he actively punished his former musical rivals by maiming and rendering them unable to practice their art. In The Shadow Rising , Asmodean
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#17327652683244472-420: The One Power for the first time. In The Great Hunt , Ishamael as Ba'alzamon presides over a clandestine meeting which includes Forsaken, various Darkfriends and two Aes Sedai. Rand battles Ba'alzamon at Falme, wounding the Forsaken grieviously by allowing himself to be stabbed first. Ba'alzamon attacks Rand again in The Dragon Reborn , but Rand kills him using the powerful crystal sword Callandor . Ishamael
4558-597: The One Power, Moiraine summons her to the White Tower of the Aes Sedai in The Great Hunt , where she meets Egwene al'Vere, Nynaeve al'Meara and Elayne Trakand. Min is portrayed by Kae Alexander in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation, first appearing in the 2021 episode " The Dark Along the Ways ". Aviendha is an Aiel Maiden of the Spear who first appears in The Dragon Reborn . She and her party meet Egwene al'Vere, Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara on their way to
4644-606: The One Power. As the series progresses, new characters join the ongoing struggle against the malevolent Dark One and his minions. Since 2021, the novels have been adapted into an Amazon Prime Video series, The Wheel of Time . Introduced in The Eye of the World (1990), Rand al'Thor is a sheep herder whose remote village Emond's Field , in the Two Rivers , is attacked by a horde of monstrous Trollocs . Rand and his friends flee with Moiraine Damodred , an Aes Sedai of
4730-544: The One Power. He learns that he is the son of Shaiel, an Aiel Maiden of the Spear, and Janduin , chief of the Taardad Aiel, in The Shadow Rising (1992). Selene reveals herself to be the Forsaken Lanfear, who was in love with Lews, and shares her plans to help him become all-powerful. In The Fires of Heaven (1993), however, the news that Rand has slept with the Aiel warrior Aviendha sends Lanfear into
4816-455: The Seanchan, and eventually manage to rescue a captive Egwene. One of the most powerful channelers of her time, Nynaeve's skill with healing leads her to join the Yellow Ajah of the Aes Sedai. She eventually discovers methods for healing those who have been severed from the One Power. She marries the Warder Lan Mandragoran, King of Malkier. Nynaeve is portrayed by Zoë Robins in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. In The Eye of
4902-403: The Shadow because he calculated that it was inevitable the Dark One would eventually triumph. He was bound to the Dark One's prison but, unlike the other Forsaken, remained able to walk the world periodically. When Lews is driven mad and murders his own family, Ishamael visits him and heals his mind so he will realize what he has done. He is frustrated when Lews commits suicide, cheating Ishamael of
4988-466: The Shadow so he could continue his forbidden genetic experiments. The Forsaken are ultimately imprisoned with the Dark One for millennia. Three thousand years later near the end of the Third Age, Aginor and the Forsaken Balthamel confront Rand and his companions in The Eye of the World . They have escaped their imprisonment, but the ordeal has left Aginor horribly disfigured, appearing impossibly ancient. He attempts to destroy Rand, but draws too much of
5074-451: The Stone of Tear to find Rand al'Thor. Later in the series she bonded Rand as her Warder after she, Elayne, and Min agreed to love Rand together and respect one another. In the last battle she defeats Hessalam (former known as Graendal) and is one of only four people, who are fully aware, that Rand al'Thor did not die during the last battle. Aviendha is portrayed by Ayoola Smart in the Wheel of Time television adaptation, first appearing in
5160-406: The Third Age, Lan is also the King of Malkier by birth, though that country was lost to the Shadow when he was a child. Lan is portrayed by Daniel Henney in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. Elayne Trakand is the daughter and heir of Morgase Trakand , Queen of Andor. In The Eye of the World , she meets Rand al'Thor in Caemlyn, the capital of Andor, when he falls off a wall into
5246-460: The Tree of Life, leaving his neck forever scarred. He later founds the Band of the Red Hand, and leads as its Marshal General. Mat escapes from Seanchan-occupied city of Ebou Dar in Winter's Heart (2000), kidnapping the High Lady Tuon , heir to the Seanchan Crystal Throne , when he learns she is known as the Daughter of the Nine Moons. He courts her in Crossroads of Twilight (2003) and they marry in Knife of Dreams (2005), with Mat gaining
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#17327652683245332-463: The Two Rivers forces. The Children of the Light reneged on their agreement and sat out the battle, so Perrin and the Two Rivers folk force the Children to leave. With his plans ruined, Fain departs for the White Tower. Nynaeve and Elayne, along with Thom Merrilin and Juilin Sandar , are taken to Tanchico by the Sea Folk who reveal their own prophecies about Rand. They meet Bayle Domon and Seanchan woman Egeanin . During their mission to smoke out
5418-425: The Wheel of Time was forged, plots to destroy it and remake the universe in his image. He employs a network of minions, most seduced by promises of power and immortality, to serve him toward this goal. The most notable of these are the Forsaken, powerful channelers imprisoned with him in the Second Age who begin to escape and reenter the world at the end of the Third Age. In the Wheel of Time television adaptation,
5504-435: The World , Nynaeve al'Meara is the Wisdom, or healer, of Emond's Field. In the aftermath of the Trolloc attack, she tracks her friends and joins them on their journey, learning along the way that she is able to channel the One Power as well. She and Egwene al'Vere become Aes Sedai novices in The Great Hunt , but are lured away to Falme by the treacherous Liandrin Guirale. Nynaeve and fellow novice Elayne Trakand escape capture by
5590-427: The World , the arrival of Moiraine Damodred, an Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah , to the remote village of Emond's Field precedes an attack by Trollocs. Moiraine warns that the servants of the Dark One are, as she is, seeking one of three young men from the village: Rand al'Thor, Perrin Aybara and Mat Cauthon. She and her companion, the Warder Lan Mandragoran, lead the trio and some others away to safety, but face danger along
5676-411: The World . They have escaped their imprisonment, but the ordeal has left Balthamel horribly disfigured, with rotting skin and no longer able to speak. He burns Someshta , the Green Man, nearly to death, but Someshta uses the last of his life force to consume Balthamel with fungi and invasive plant life. Balthamel is reincarnated as Aran'gar, in a female body, by the Dark One in Lord of Chaos . Be'lal
5762-421: The World . Chased by emissaries of the Dark One, the group takes shelter in the cursed city of Shadar Logoth , from which Mat takes a ruby dagger. The weapon, corrupted by the malevolent entity that has taken hold of the city, begins to taint Mat, debilitating his body and infusing him with hostility and paranoia. Mat joins the hunt for the stolen Horn of Valere in The Great Hunt , and eventually blows it to summon
5848-419: The World of Dreams. Perrin is portrayed by Marcus Rutherford in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. Egwene al'Vere is the daughter of the mayor of Emond's Field, and romantically involved with Rand al'Thor in The Eye of the World . The Aes Sedai Moiraine Damodred recognizes in Egwene the "spark" of one who is able to channel the One Power, and Egwene joins the group fleeing the village to escape
5934-424: The character is portrayed by Lindsay Duncan in the Wheel of Time television adaptation, first appearing in the 2023 episode " What Might Be ". Rand al'Thor and Selene infiltrate a society party, where Anvaere gives them some insider information about some of the other guests, and the queen of Cairhien herself. Moiraine appears on Anvaere's doorstep in " Daughter of the Night ", having been away for many years, but
6020-498: The cursed city of Shadar Logoth , where the Fades and Trollocs will not go. Once known as Aridhol , the city has been overtaken by a malevolent entity known as Mashadar . The spirit Mordeth , the former councilor of Aridhol who is now the avatar of Mashadar, lures Rand, Mat and Perrin to a cursed trove of treasure, from which Mat secretly takes a dagger. They leave the city, and the dagger begins to corrupt Mat's mind and body. Before Fain can follow, Mordeth recognizes in him
6106-415: The group as they flee the cursed city of Shadar Logoth, and meet the tracker Elyas Machera . Elyas informs Perrin that he is, like Elyas, a wolfbrother : a man able to communicate telepathically with wolves. Possessing golden, wolf-like eyes, wolfbrothers have heightened senses, strength and speed, but tend toward aggressive, animalistic behavior in battle. They are also able to navigate Tel'aran'rhiod ,
6192-495: The help of Tam al'Thor (Rand's adoptive father) and Abell Cauthon (Mat's father), Perrin convinces the people of the Two Rivers to fight for themselves. Perrin leads them against the Trollocs and earns the nicknames 'Lord Perrin' and 'Perrin Goldeneyes.' Before the showdown with the Trollocs, Perrin marries Faile and tasks her with travelling to Caemlyn and asking Queen Morgase to lend soldiers in their fight. The Children of
6278-575: The legendary forbidden city of the waste, where each enters a ter'angreal. While inside his ter'angreal , Rand relives portions of his paternal ancestors lives (before and after the Breaking) and discovers the Aiel were once pacifists serving the Aes Sedai. Adherence to pacifism still lives on in the Tinkers, while others known as the 'Jenn Aiel' transported a large collection of angreal , sa'angreal and ter'angreal to Rhuidean. Rand emerges from
6364-561: The modern meaning of prologue , but was of wider significance, more like the meaning of preface . The importance, therefore, of the prologue in Greek drama was very great; it sometimes almost took the place of a romance, to which, or to an episode in which, the play itself succeeded. On the Latin stage the prologue was often more elaborate than it was in Athens, and in the careful composition of
6450-422: The opportunity to punish him further. Over the millennia, Ishamael emerged to manipulate human events and stoke conflicts, laying the groundwork for the Dark One's rise. Using the name Ba'alzamon, Ishamael invades the dreams of Rand, Perrin Aybara and Mat Cauthon in The Eye of the World . Rand is finally confronted by Ba'alzamon, who he believes is the Dark One himself, and successfully rebuffs him by channeling
6536-406: The palace garden. Elayne becomes a novice of the Aes Sedai in The Great Hunt , befriending Egwene al'Vere and Nynaeve al'Meara. They travel to Falme believing Rand needs their help, but it is a trap that ends with Egwene's capture and enslavement by the Seanchan High Lady Suroth. Elayne and Nynaeve manage to rescue her, with the help of Min Farshaw. A powerful channeler, Elayne becomes an Aes Sedai of
6622-548: The poems which Plautus prefixes to his plays we see what importance he gave to this portion of the entertainment; sometimes, as in the preface to the Rudens , Plautus rises to the height of his genius in his adroit and romantic prologues, usually placed in the mouths of persons who make no appearance in the play itself. Molière revived the Plautian prologue in the introduction to his Amphitryon . Racine introduced Piety as
6708-442: The prequel novel New Spring (2004), before his death in 2007. The final three novels— The Gathering Storm (2009), Towers of Midnight (2010), and A Memory of Light (2013)—were co-written by American author Brandon Sanderson . The series features 2787 distinct named characters. The Wheel of Time follows the characters Rand al'Thor , Mat Cauthon , Perrin Aybara , Egwene al'Vere and Nynaeve al'Meara , teens from
6794-402: The prologue conformed to one of four subgenres: the sustatikos , which recommends either the play or the poet; the epitimetikos , in which a curse is given against a rival, or thanks given to the audience; dramatikos , in which the plot of the play is explained; and mixtos, which contains all of these things. In the medieval tradition, expressions of morality and modesty are seen, as well as
6880-581: The queen of Cairhien. In " Daes Dae'mar ", Anvaere eavesdrops on a private conversation between Barthanes and the Aes Sedai Liandrin Guirale , revealing they are secretly Darkfriends . Their master, the Forsaken Ishamael , wishes Barthanes to murder the troublesome Moiraine, and Anvaere herself if necessary to keep their secret. Barthanes acts on his instructions to kill Moiraine, but is deceived and finds himself locked in
6966-526: The queen of Cairhien. A visiting Moiraine, long absent from the family and distracted by her Aes Sedai business, initially rebuffs Barthanes's efforts to reconnect in "Eyes Without Pity", but later has kind words for him. In "Daes Dae'mar", Barthanes meets with the Aes Sedai Liandrin Guirale, revealing they are secretly Darkfriends. Their master Ishamael wants Barthanes to kill the troublesome Moiraine, and his mother if necessary to keep
7052-416: The secret, but they are overheard by Anvaere. Barthanes acts on his instructions to kill Moiraine, but is deceived and finds himself locked in a cell by his disgusted mother. Though he protests that his allegiance to the Dark One has made their fortune, Anvaere has already reported his crime to the authorities and sealed his fate. The Dark One is a malevolent entity who, though imprisoned for millennia since
7138-502: The speaker of a prologue which opened his choral tragedy of Esther . The tradition of the ancients vividly affected our own early dramatists. Not only was the mystery plays and miracles of the Middle Ages begun by a homily , but when the drama in its modern sense was inaugurated in the reign of Elizabeth, the prologue came with it, directly adapted from the practice of Euripides and Terence . Sackville, Lord Buckhurst , prepared
7224-597: The stolen Horn of Valere , Rand is transported to a distorted world where he meets the mysterious Selene , who helps him get back to the real world. Rand later defeats the High Lord Turak , leader of the Seanchan forces invading Falme , in single combat. In The Dragon Reborn (1991), Rand travels to the Stone of Tear and claims the crystal sword Callandor , a powerful sa'angreal , an artifact which amplifies
7310-515: The title "Prince of the Ravens". Mat is portrayed by Barney Harris in season one of the Wheel of Time television series adaptation, and by Dónal Finn in season two. Perrin Aybara, a blacksmith and woodworker in Emond's Field, is also possibly the Dragon Reborn, and leaves the village with his friends and Moiraine Damodred in The Eye of the World . Perrin and Egwene al'Vere are separated from
7396-501: The way to the Aes Sedai's White Tower in Tar Valon. Moiraine is portrayed by Rosamund Pike in the Wheel of Time television series adaptation. al'Lan "Lan" Mandragoran is the Warder to Moiraine Damodred in The Eye of the World . They lead a trio of young men, one of whom Moiraine suspects is the prophesied Dragon Reborn, away from their small village with a horde of Trollocs, serving the Dark One, in pursuit. The greatest swordsman of
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