Pronunciation: AH-shah-mahn 
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The Asha'man are the male counterpart to the current [Aes Sedai]. They have three ranks:

# soldier 
# Dedicated - They wear a silver sword pin.
# Asha'man - In addition to the sword pin they wear a dragon pin.

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They are lead by [Rand]. His second in command is [Mazrim Taim], who has trained most of them. They call their organization the [Black Tower] in contrast to the [Aes Sedai] [White Tower] and are headquartered in a rural area near [Caemlyn].

! Members

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* [Atal Mishraile] - Asha'man
* [Charl Gedwyn] - Asha'man
* [Corlan Dashiva|OsanGar] - Asha'man
* [Damer Flinn] - Dedicated - promoted to Asha'man
* [Eben Hopwil] - Dedicated - promoted to Asha'man 
* [Fedwin Morr] - Dedicated - promoted to Asha'man 
* [Jahar Narishma] - soldier - promoted to Dedicated, then to Asha'man
* [Logain Ablar] - Asha'man
* [Manel Rochaid] - Asha'man
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* [Mazrim Taim] - Asha'man
* [Naeff] - Asha'man
* [Peral Torval] - Asha'man
* [Raefar Kisman] - Asha'man
* [Androl Genhald] - Dedicated
* [Canler] - Dedicated
* [Donalo Sandomere] - Dedicated
* [Evin Vinchova] - Dedicated
* [Jonan Adley] - soldier - promoted to Dedicated
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* [Jur Grady] - Dedicated
* [Mezar Kurin] - Dedicated
* [Welyn Kajima] - Dedicated
* [Arlen Nalaam] - soldier
* [Fager Neald] - soldier
* [Karldin Manfor] - soldier
* [Varil Nensen] - soldier
* [Hardlin]
* [Norley]
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! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch3] - [Rand] visits his farm with [Mazrim Taim]. [Mazrim Taim] tests [Damer Flinn] who becomes the first recruit.
## [LoC,Ch11] - There are now seven trainees at the farm. [Rand] orders [Mazrim Taim] and the recruits to stay out of [Caemlyn] because of the [Aes Sedai] there.
## [LoC,Ch42] - [Rand] addresses the students at the farm and gives the Asha'man their new titles.
## [LoC,Ch55] - Two hundred Asha'man led by [Mazrim Taim] arrive at the battle of [Dumai's Wells|Dumais Wells] and slaughter the [Shaido].
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch2] - At [Dumai's Wells|Dumais Wells] [Rand] sends most of the Asha'man back to the [Black Tower] but takes nine, four soldiers, four Dedicated, and [Dashiva|OsanGar] with him to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)].
## [ACoS,Ch7] - [Rand] takes Asha'man to [Caemlyn] and to the army in [Tear|Tear (Country)] to provide quick communication.
## [ACoS,Ch9] - [Merana Ambrey] sent a message to [Sheriam Bayanar] from [Caemlyn] telling about [Mazrim Taim] and the Asha'man.
## [ACoS,Ch32] - [Elaida] finally learns that there are actually hundreds of Asha'man.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Prologue] - There are now about five hundred Asha'man.
## [WH,Prologue] - Dogs are attracted to male channelers but cats dislike them.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch4] - [Furyk Karede] is promoted to Banner-General for his limited success in fighting the Asha'man.
## [CoT,Ch14] - Because the [Black Tower] is far from the [Lugard Road], [Elayne] hopes that the Asha'man will not get involved with the [Borderlanders|Borderlands].
## [CoT,Ch19] - Faced with the unknown threat that destroyed [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)], some of the [Salidar Aes Sedai] [Sitters] propose an alliance with the Asha'man and the [Black Tower].
## [CoT,Ch21] - [Tarna Feir] thinks the only way to control the Asha'man will be to bond them as [Warders]. [Pevara Tazanovni] is not sure who will be bonding whom.
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Rand] is furious with [Logain Ablar] for bonding the captured [Aes Sedai] as this will only worsen the relationship between the [Aes Sedai] and the Asha'man.
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Logain Ablar] tells [Rand] that most of the Asha'man are probably loyal to [Mazrim Taim].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch2] - Though the [Salidar Aes Sedai] agreed to form a pact with the Asha'man there has been no progress as they keep fighting over details.
## [KoD,Ch18] - [Rand] sends more than half the Asha'man to [Arad Doman] and [Illian|Illian (Country)] including all the ones with bonded [Aes Sedai] except for those with him.
## [KoD,Ch18] - There are forty-one full Asha'man and fifty more in [Mazrim Taim]'s special classes.
## [KoD,Ch25] - [Tarna Feir] continues to puzzle over which [Red Ajah] sisters can be trusted to bond Asha'man.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch46] - The Asha'man are divided between those loyal to [Rand] and [Logain Ablar] and those loyal to [Mazrim Taim].
## [ToM,Ch53] - [Mazrim Taim] refuses to let the [Red Ajah] embassy bond an full Asha'man, those loyal to him.
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