A region in the far north, entirely corrupted by the [Dark One|ShaiTan]. A haunt of [Trollocs], [Myrddraal|Fade], and other creatures of the [Dark One|ShaiTan]. 

! Locations

* [Mountains of Dhoom]
* [Shayol Ghul]
* [Thakan'dar|ThakanDar]
* [Blasted Lands]
* The [Town]

! Denizens

* [jumara]
* [Myrddraal|Fade]
* [Stick]
* [Trollocs]
* Worms: see [jumara]

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch12] - After the [Aiel War], [Lan] agrees to spend a few months in the south with [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] before returning to his battle with the Blight.
## [NS,Ch15] - [Lan] and [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] flip coins and choose to travel through [Kandor] to the Blight.
## [NS,Ch21] - In the [Borderlands] it is common for raging thunderstorms to come out of the Blight.
## [NS,Ch22] - [Lan] and [Brys|Brys (Kandor)] saved each other's lives in the Blight.
## [NS,Epilogue] - [Lan] agrees to forego his battle with the Blight to be bonded to [Moiraine] and fight a larger battle.
# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch46] - Scouts report that the Blight is unusually active with many new [Trolloc|Trollocs] camps.
## [TEotW,Ch48] - [Moiraine] and her party ride through the Blight.
## [TEotW,Ch49] - Denizens of the Blight viciously attack [Moiraine]'s party.
## [TEotW,Ch53] - The Blight is greatly weakened after [Rand]'s victories.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch17] - The Blight has retreated two miles across all the [Borderlands].
## [TSR,Ch53] - Lord [Luc|Luc Mantear] claims to have spent many days fighting [Trollocs] in the Blight.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] comments to [Elaida] and her Council that the Blight seems to be unusually quiet.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch20] - Two [Ogier] %%ot [stedding]%%, [Stedding Chandar] and [Stedding Sherandu], were swallowed by the Blight.
## [LoC,Ch23] - [Sammael] comments that [jumara] are loose in the Blight.
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Prologue] - The [Borderlands] leaders note that the Blight has been very quiet lately.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch9] - [Halwin Norry] reports to [Elayne] that the Blight is still unusually quiet.
## [WH,Ch27] - The [Borderlands] believe that the [Last Battle|Creator] will be fought in the Blight.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch20] - In the [Trolloc Wars] the [Shadow|Creator] used [Tarwins Gap] to move armies of [Trollocs] from the Blight.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Prologue] - [Moridin] brings [Graendal], [Demandred] and [Mesaana] to a fortress of black stone in the far northeast Blight. There is a garrison of soldiers there.
## [TGS,Ch22] - [Rand] inspects the Blight in northern [Saldaea]. The Blight is moving south.
## [TGS,Ch42] - There are reports that [Trollocs] are massing in the Blight so they are probably at [Tarwins Gap] as well.
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