aka: The Watcher, The Wanderer One of the new [Forsaken]. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers He was [Ishamael] before.([AMoL,Ch4]) %% ! Physical Description He is a tall, broad shouldered young man the same size as [Rand|Rand alThor] with bright blue eyes and a too strong chin. He has a deep voice. He is almost pretty enough for [Graendal]. ([ACoS,Ch25]) He is a big fellow with black hair and a deep voice. He is easily as tall as [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([ACoS,Ch41]) He is a blue-eyed man with a square chin, perhaps a few years older than [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([KoD,Ch18]) ! Points of View See Moridin's [chapter points of view|Moridin POV]. %%collapsebox-closed ! Chronology (Possible Spoilers) * After [Rand|Rand alThor] slays [Ishamael], the [Great Lord|Shaitan] captures his soul and gives him a new body and a new name, Moridin. * Moridin returns to the [Town] for the first time. The %%ot [Samma N'Sei|Eye Blinders]%% think he is one of the Talentless and he ends up killing a dozen of them. ([AMoL,Prologue]) * As the Watcher, he watches the meeting between [Sevanna] and the [Wise Ones|Aiel] and [Sammael] and [Graendal]. He thinks [Sammael]'s actions will increase chaos so they are okay. ([ACoS,Ch20]) * [Shaidar Haran] delivers [Moghedien] to him. He holds her [mindtrap] and another. ([ACoS,Ch25]) * Moridin wears the two [mindtraps]. He contemplates a game of %%Ot [sha'rah|Age of Legends Items]%% thinking that only nine still living even remember the game. ([TPoD,Prologue]) * As the Wanderer, he rescues [Rand|Rand alThor] as he is about to fall into a pit in [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. He tells [Rand|Rand alThor] how to go after [Sammael] then disappears. ([ACoS,Ch41]) * Moridin watches as [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the rest [Travel|Weaves#t] from [Ebou Dar]. He is suddenly worried when [Madic] tells him of the [Bowl of the Winds] and accidentally kills him in a fit of anger. If they try to fix the weather he plans to stop them or make them pay. ([TPoD,Ch2]) * Moridin promotes [Mili Skane] and sends her to [Caemlyn]. He has [Moghedien] send her [Daved Hanlon], has her execute [Jaichim Carridin] and gives her [Falion|Falion Bhoda] and [Marillin|Marillin Gemalphin]. ([TPoD,Ch28]) * Moridin brings [Cyndane] to a meeting with [Demandred], [Graendal], [Osan'gar|OsanGar] and [Aran'gar|AranGar]. He has [Cyndane] report on [Rand|Rand alThor]'s plans to cleanse %%ot [saidin|Said]%% then orders the others to follow [Rand|Rand alThor] and take him or kill him. ([WH,Ch13]) * [Taim|Mazrim Taim] orders [Kisman|Raefar Kisman] to kill [Rand|Rand alThor]. Then [Demandred] orders [Kisman|Raefar Kisman] to kill [Rand|Rand alThor]. Finally, Moridin orders [Kisman|Raefar Kisman] to kill [Rand|Rand alThor] if he must, but first priority is to retrieve [Rand|Rand alThor]'s possessions. ([WH,Ch22]) * Moridin strokes [Cyndane]'s and [Moghedien]'s [mindtrap]s while they try to stop [Rand|Rand alThor] from using the [access keys|Control Statues]. ([WH,Ch35]) * Moridin calls a meeting in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% and [Aran'gar|AranGar], [Cyndane], [Demandred], [Graendal], [Mesaana], [Moghedien] and [Semirhage] attend. He orders them to kill [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] but [Rand|Rand alThor] is his. ([KoD,Ch3]) * [Rand|Rand alThor] sees images of Moridin in his mind and he and [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] think the man can also see them. ([KoD,Ch18]) * When [Rand|Rand alThor] gets dizzy from channeling, he sees Moridin who also looks furious and sick. ([KoD,Ch21]) * [Demandred] and [Mesaana] plead with Moridin to help free [Semirhage] but he angrily refuses because she injured [Rand|Rand alThor]. He orders [Graendal] to disrupt [Arad Doman] and cause anguish for [Rand|Rand alThor], but not to harm him, and tells her she will be rewarded for her success. ([TGS,Prologue]) * [Rand|Rand alThor] is pulled into a dream with Moridin. Moridin states his philosophy, the [Great Lord|Shaitan] will eventually break the Wheel of Time so what is the use of struggling? ([TGS,Ch15]) * Moridin and the [Great Lord|Shaitan] reward [Graendal] with a trickle of the [True Power]. ([ToM,Prologue]) * Moridin gives [Graendal] another chance, to kill [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. He gives her a [dreamspike] and [Slayer|Isam Mandragoran]. ([ToM,Ch5]) * While waiting for his summoner, [Isam Mandragoran] sees Moridin striding through the [Town]. ([AMoL,Prologue]) * Moridin calls a meeting of the remaining [Chosen] to let them know about [Hessalam] and to introduce their new member, [M'Hael|Mazrim Taim]. ([AMoL,Prologue]) * [Rand] is pulled into Moridin's [dreamshard|Tel'aran'rhiod]. [Rand] calls him [Elan|Ishamael]. Moridin tells [Rand] that [Lanfear] is now [Cyndane]. Moridin continues to taunt [Rand], but [Rand] says he is finished with Moridin. It is now between him and the [Dark One|Shaitan]. [Rand] exercises his will and sunlight comes through the clouds. Moridin thinks it is a trick like he used on [Weiramon|Weiramon Saniago]. [Rand] exerts his will more. The clouds disappear and the ground blooms with growth. Moridin recoils in shock then disappears. [Rand] then lets the transformation go and returns to his body for sleep.([AMoL,Ch4]) %% ! Other References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [A Crown of Swords] ## [ACoS,Ch20] - As the Watcher, he knows a great deal about [Sammael] and [Graendal] from the past. He thinks of the [Wise Ones|Aiel] as "so-called [Aiel]." He has %%ot [saa]%% which indicate extensive use of the [True Power]. He can tell if a man is holding %%ot [saidin|Said]%% and his skin prickles when a woman [channels|True Source]. ## [ACoS,Ch25] - He has %%ot [saa]%% which indicate extensive use of the [True Power]. ## [ACoS,Ch30] - [Moghedien] hopes that Moridin will not notice or excuse her independent action in trying to [balefire|Weaves#b] [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ## [ACoS,Ch30] - Moridin's colors are black and red. ## [ACoS,Ch41] - As the Wanderer he [channels|True Source] [balefire|Weaves#b], but [Rand|Rand alThor] can detect neither %%ot [saidin|Said]%% nor %%ot [saidar|Said]%%. # In [The Path of Daggers] ## [TPoD,Ch12] - [Cyndane] and [Moghedien] tell [Graendal] that Moridin is [Nae'blis|Forsaken]. [Shaidar Haran] confirms this and tells her to visit Moridin. ## [TPoD,Ch21] - In his dreams, [Rand|Rand alThor] sometimes sees himself as [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] or a blurred image of Moridin. # In [Winters Heart] ## [WH,Prologue] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees a blurry image of Moridin in his head and [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] calls him another destroyer. ## [WH,Ch10] - Lady [Shiaine|Mili Skane] carries out Moridin's command to punish [Falion|Falion Bhoda] making her a servant and letting [Daved Hanlon] have her. [Shiaine|Mili Skane] is convinced that [Moghedien] is subservient to Moridin. ## [WH,Ch22] - [Rand|Rand alThor] gets dizzy and sees the murky face of Moridin. ## [WH,Ch35] - [Rand|Rand alThor] gets dizzy and sees a vague image of Moridin. ## [WH,Ch35] - [Osan'gar|OsanGar] has always been terrified of Moridin. He was mad with power even before the [Bore|Creator] was sealed. # In [Crossroads of Twilight] ## [CoT,Ch15] - [Daved Hanlon] wonders what Lady [Shiaine|Mili Skane]'s boss, Moridin, intends for him. # In [Knife of Dreams] ## [KoD,Ch20] - After the [Trolloc|Trollocs] attack [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders if another of the [Forsaken] knows [Ishamael]'s way of tracking through the [Pattern|Wheel of Time] or perhaps Moridin can locate him. ## [KoD,Ch31] - When four of the [Black Ajah] sisters unexpectedly return to the house on Full Moon Street [Shiaine|Mili Skane] asks if they were sent by Moridin. # In [The Gathering Storm] ## [TGS,Ch22] - Thinking about his meeting with Moridin, [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders why Moridin saved him at [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. ## [TGS,Ch50] - Atop [Dragonmount], [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders if Moridin is right, that the struggle against the [Dark One|Shaitan] is meaningless. %% ---- More [Category Characters]