Pronunciation: SHAY-ih-TAN 
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aka: Great Lord of the Dark, Dark One, Father of Lies, Sightblinder, Lord of the Grave, Shepherd of the Night, Heartsbane, Heartfang, Grassburner, Leafblighter, Lighteater

The head bad guy.

! Physical Description

None yet.

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* [Mierin|Lanfear] and [Beidomon] conduct an experiment to tap into a new source of the [One Power]. They unexpectedly open a hole into the Dark One's prison. The [Sharom|Collam Daan] at the [Collam Daan] explodes in black fire. ([TSR,Ch26])
* During the [Shadow War] over a dozen of the [Chosen|Forsaken] die because of the [Great Lord|Shaitan]'s suspicion. ([WH,Ch13])
* [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] and his Companions succeed in sealing the Bore trapping the Dark One and the thirteen [Forsaken]. ([TSR,Ch26], [Guide], [SaSG])
* In his final battle with [Rand], [Ishamael] calls on the Dark One for aid and the shadow surrounding him strengthens to the point that it matches %%ot [Callandor]%% in power. ([TDR,Ch55])
* [Demandred] meets with the Great Lord in [Shayol Ghul]. He tells the Great Lord that [Rahvin] is dead and that [Lanfear], [Asmodean] and [Moghedien] are missing. The Great Lord confirms that [Rahvin] and [Asmodean] are dead. He asks if [Demandred] will use [balefire|Weaves] and tempts him with the title [Nae'blis|Forsaken]. He then gives a list of orders. ([LoC,Prologue])
* The Great Lord revives [Osan'gar|OsanGar] and [Aran'gar|AranGar] giving them new bodies and puts them under control of [Shaidar Haran]. ([LoC,Prologue])
* The Great Lord all but promises to make [Graendal] [Nae'blis|Forsaken]. ([LoC,Ch6])
* The Great Lord tells [Semirhage] to obey [Shaidar Haran] as though the words came from himself. ([LoC,Ch6])
* In the [Pit of Doom|Shayol Ghul], [Demandred] says, "Have I not done well, Great Lord?" and the Great Lord laughs. ([LoC,Epilogue])
* The Great Lord summons [Moghedien] to [Shayol Ghul], chastises her for teaching his enemies, and has her fitted with a [mindtrap]. ([ACoS,Ch25])
* [Moridin] kills [Lanfear] in %%ot [Sindhol|Finn]%% so that the Great Lord can put her soul in a new body. ([AMoL,Prologue])
* The Great Lord offers the [True Power] to [Rand] and he accepts it, destroying the [Domination Band|Sad Bracelets] and using [balefire|Weaves] on [Semirhage] and [Elza|Elza Penfell]. ([TGS,Ch22])
* As a reward for her successes, the Great Lord allows [Graendal] a trickle of the [True Power]. However, he is displeased that [Aran'gar|AranGar] lost control of [Egwene]. ([TGS,Prologue])
* [Moridin] gets direct orders from either the Great Lord or [Shaidar Haran]. ([ToM,Ch5])
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!! Other References


# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Earlier] - [Egwene] wonders if all the ravens in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] are spies of the Dark One.
## [TEotW,Ch1] - The dark rider was so scary [Mat] thought he might have been [Aginor], [Ishamael] or even the Dark One himself.
## [TEotW,Ch3] - [Rand], [Mat] and [Perrin] recall that [Bili Congar] once named the Dark One then had very bad luck.
## [TEotW,Ch8] - Ravens, crows, rats and other carrion eaters often serve as spies for the Dark One and his minions.
## [TEotW,Ch8] - [Moiraine] tells [Rand] that the Dark One sent the [Trollocs] to [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] because he fears [Rand], [Mat] or [Perrin] or perhaps all three.
## [TEotW,Ch25] - An [Aiel] [Maiden|Maidens of the Spear] returns from the [Blight] with a story the Leafblighter means to blind the [Eye of the World].
## [TEotW,Ch42] - [Loial] relates a story told by a man at [Stedding Shangtai] twenty years ago that the Dark One means to blind the [Eye of the World].
## [TEotW,Ch42] - [Moiraine] states that the [Forsaken] do not have a tenth the power of the Dark One.
## [TEotW,Ch43] - [Moiraine] believes the [Eye of the World] has enough power to break the Dark One's prison.
## [TEotW,Ch46] - [Padan Fain] offers to advise Lord [Agelmar] on how to defeat the Dark One.
## [TEotW,Ch47] - It is possible that the Dark One impressed a part of himself on [Padan Fain].
## [TEotW,Ch50] - [Moiraine] believes the [Eye of the World] has enough power to either mend the [seals|Seals] of the Dark One's prison or to break it open.
## [TEotW,Ch52] - [Rand] tells [Moiraine] that he killed the Dark One.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Prologue] - At the [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] social, [Bors|Jaichim Carridin] does not know if [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] in one of the [Forsaken] newly freed or the Dark One himself.
## [TGH,Ch6] - [Rand] names the Dark One and immediately has a dizzy spell.
## [TGH,Ch7] - The [Dark Prophecy] says, "Now the Great Lord comes."
## [TGH,Ch15] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] commands [Rand] to serve Shai'tan and the darkness around him thickens.
## [TGH,Ch19] - Because of the Dark One's implant, [Fain] can still sense [Rand] and feels compelled to follow him.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch21] - The [Creator] and the Dark One are constant in all worlds. Therefore, the Dark One must be bound in all worlds.
## [TDR,Ch27] - "[Egwene]" tells [Egwene] that some claim to serve the Great Lord even though they lay their own plans for their own purposes.
## [TDR,Ch30] - One of [Mat]'s victims at dice tells [Mat] he has the Dark One's own luck upsetting him greatly.
## [TDR,Ch33] - [Moiraine] explains that the [Creator] is good, the Dark One is evil, but the [Pattern|Wheel of Time] is neither.
## [TDR,Ch36] - [Lanfear] tells [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] that she serves the Great Lord and no other.
## [TDR,Ch48] - [Egwene] dreams of [Mat] dicing with the Dark One.
## [TDR,Ch55] - When [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] dies, [Rand] believes he has killed the Dark One and won [Tarmon Gai'don|Creator].
## [TDR,Ch56] - [Moiraine] tells [Mat], [Egwene], [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] that there is no way the Dark One is dead. He is still bound in [Shayol Ghul] by the weakening [seals|Seals].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch1] - [Elaida] had a [Foretelling|Weaves] that the Royal line of [Andor] is the key to defeating the Dark One in the [Last Battle|../main/creator].
## [TSR,Ch3] - The weakening of the Dark One's prison is allowing bubbles of evil to escape.
## [TSR,Ch9] - [Lanfear] tells [Rand] that the Great Lord wants to place [Rand] above the other [Chosen|Forsaken]. Then she tells him that with the [giant statue|../items/giant_statue] %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%% the two of them could challenge even the Great Lord or the [Creator].
## [TSR,Ch58] - [Rand] severs [Asmodean]'s connection to the Dark One. [Lanfear] is shocked. She did not know it was possible.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch3] - [Asmodean] tells [Rand] that he would give himself to [Semirhage] rather than face the Dark One for betrayal.
## [TFoH,Ch6] - Seeing the two [control statues|Control Statue], [Lanfear] tells [Rand] again that they could challenge the Great Lord or the [Creator].
## [TFoH,Ch56] - Despite everything [Asmodean] still thinks of the Dark One as the Great Lord.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Prologue] - [Moghedien] tells [Nynaeve] that all she knows about the hot weather is that it is the Dark One's doing.
## [LoC,Ch2] - [Rand] tells [Ishamael] that the vision in the sky was not the Dark One, but [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] who is [Ishamael].
## [LoC,Ch2] - [Rand] tells [Mesaana] that [Mesaana] set up schools to teach the glory of the Dark One.
## [LoC,Ch2] - [Rand] presents a [seal|../items/seals] on the Dark One's prison to [Rand].
## [LoC,Ch18] - [Herid Fel] tells [Rand] somehow the Dark One's prison must be completely sealed for the Wheel of Time to turn.
## [LoC,Ch23] - Without directly saying so, [Sammael] convinces [Graendal] that the Great Lord will make him [Nae'blis|Forsaken].
## [LoC,Ch28] - [Padan Fain] was changed by both [Shadar Logoth|City of Aridhol] and the Dark One.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch20] - The Great Lord provides his most favored minions with the [True Power] that comes directly from him. It is even more addictive and dangerous than the [One Power].
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch12] - [Shaidar Haran] tells [Graendal] that when he speaks she is to hear the voice of the Great Lord of the Dark.
## [TPoD,Ch16] - [Aran'gar|AranGar] thinks she could easily wipe out the entire [Salidar Aes Sedai], but the Great Lord would not be pleased.
## [TPoD,Ch22] - There is a saying in the [Two Rivers] that when rain falls in sunshine the Dark One is beating [Semirhage].
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch13] - The male [Forsaken] are concerned that the Great Lord will no longer trust them if [Rand] cleanses %%ot [saidin|Said]%%, but [Moridin] assures them that the Great Lord trusts them, for now.
## [WH,Ch21] - [Seanchan] names for the [Dark One|Shaitan] include the Dark Lord and Soulblinder.
## [WH,Ch22] - The Great Lord gave [Isam]/[Luc] special gifts, but not immunity to weapons or poison. Only the Great Lord and the [Chosen|Forsaken] can command him.
## [WH,Ch35] - [Cyndane] thinks that she would have challenged the Great Lord and the [Creator] with [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon], but he spurned her.
## [WH,Ch35] - [Osan'gar|OsanGar] thinks that if [Rand] succeeds, the Great Lord may kill both him and [Moridin].
## [WH,Ch35] - [Elza Penfell] thinks that the Great Lord will understand if she takes out one of the [Chosen|Forsaken].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch8] - When the powerful [channeling|True Source] occurs to the north, [Annoura|../characters/a/annoura_larisen] fears that the Dark One is loose.
## [CoT,Ch21] - [Alviarin] is terrified of [Shaidar Haran] thinking he is the Great Lord incarnate.
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Elza Penfell]'s logic for protecting [Rand] is that he must survive to [Tarmon Gai'don|Creator] for the Great Lord to defeat him.
## [CoT,Ch27] - [Perrin] feels that working with the [Seanchan] is like taking help from the Dark One, but he will do it anyway to save [Faile].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Alviarin] is still overwhelmed by her meeting with [Shaidar Haran]. She thinks he is the Great Lord himself.
## [KoD,Ch8] - [Mat] dreams of men dying in hundreds of battles and the Dark One laughing.
## [KoD,Ch10] - In [Shandalle|../history/shandalle/index] the Dark One was known as ''Caisen Hob'' or Old Hob.
## [KoD,Ch12] - Soulblinder is a [Seanchan] term for the Dark One.
## [KoD,Ch15] - Leafblighter is an [Aiel] term for the Dark One.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch11] - [Rand] rails at the Dark One after a bubble of evil causes a soldier to burst into flame.
## [TGS,Ch15] - [Moridin] tells [Rand] that the Great Lord can bring back his minion-s souls and give them new bodies unless they are destroyed by balefire.
## [TGS,Ch15] - [Rand] intends to kill the Dark One. [Moridin] tells him he cannot comprehend how stupid that concept is.
## [TGS,Ch22] - [Semirhage] is shocked and horrified when she realizes that the Great Lord betrayed her, giving the [True Power] to [Rand].
## [TGS,Ch25] - [Seaine] reports to [Egwene] that the Dark One is still causing changes in the [White Tower].
## [TGS,Ch35] - The [Seanchan] also call the Dark One Lighteater.
## [TGS,Ch39] - [Verin] tells [Egwene] that [Rand] understands the [Forsaken], but he does not understand the Great Lord at all. The battle is not being fought the way [Rand] thinks.
## [TGS,Ch44] - [Rand] no longer cares about anyone or anything except fighting the Dark One at all cost.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Prologue] - The only emotion [Padan Fain] has left is his hatred for [Rand] and the Dark One.
## [ToM,Prologue] - What the [Creator] can create, the Great Lord can destroy.
## [ToM,Ch15] - [Rand] says the Dark One would make the entire world like the bubble of evil that turned a section of [Tear|Tear (Country)] to dust. He must break the [seals|Seals] and confront the Dark One as soon as possible while they are still strong.
## [ToM,Ch32] - [Rand] says he saved [Maradon] to defy the Dark One, but it may have been a mistake weakening himself so much.
## [ToM,Epilogue] - Tomorrow, [Rand] will tell the rulers of the world his price for going to [Shayol Ghul] to face the Dark One.
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Prologue] [Slayer|Isam]'s new employer tells him to follow her orders alone, except for the Great Lord.