Ba'alzamon
Ishamael Moridin
but I will yet make them kneel and worship it."
"When this man who calls himself Death is in his skin, who is he? What is he?"
Allegiance: The Dark One, Himself.
Title(s): Ishamael - Betrayor of Hope, Ba'alzamon - Heart of the Dark; Soul of the Shadow, Moridin - Death, Nae'blis - The Great Lord's Regent on Earth, Jalwin Moerad, Heartfang, Wanderer.
Favorite Saying: You are a worm.
A little shorter than Lews Therin, he was in the prime of maturity: good looking with fine cut dark clothes. His mouth and eyes sometimes open to endless caverns of flame. He had white teeth, dark eyes, cruel lips and a mellifluous voice.
Orginally a Philosopher he was often too esoteric for popular appeal. He wrote many books including, "Analysis of Perceived Meaning", "Reality and the Absence of Meaning" and "Disassembly of Reason". He believed that the war between the soul of Lews Therin and the Dark One had occured since the beginning of time. He was the Dark One's greatest champion being almost equal in the One Power as Lews Therin. He is a master of sha'rah, which is the ancestor of the game of stones.
Elan Morin was probably the first to pledge himself to the Dark One and acted as peace maker between the forsaken. Although he never held a field command, he was defeated by Lews Therin at the gates of Paaran Disen. He announced his betrayal at a conference of Aes Sedai, informing them of what it was they faced. His announcement sparked massive riots. He was given the name Ishamael by the people: Betrayor of Hope.
When the Dark One's Prison was sealed he was only half sealed behind it, allowing him to touch the world in human form. Aran had a theory based on Ishamael being thrown out and touching the world for specific periods of time. He schemed from the time of the breaking until he died in the stone of Tear.
He told Lews Therin to kill his family. He then gave him the moment of sanity so that he understood what he had done. He started calling himself Ba'alzamon during the breaking of the world and was revered by trollocs, and feared by Myrddraal. He ravaged the world when he sent trollocs forth, causing the trolloc wars.
In FY 973, Ishamael came to Artur Hawkwing's court as Jalwin Moerad. He became Hawkwing's highest counsellor by summer 974, and held that position until Artur's death in FY 994. He set about wrecking that which Hawkwing had built. He had Artur do the following:
- Dismiss all Aes Sedai from his service.
- Lay seige to Tar Valon.
- Send his armies across the Ocean.
- Refuse Aes Sedai Healing on his death bed.
Jalwin Moerad had a volatile temper, and was half mad. He had frequent long absences and anyone who enquired about him closely died. Takima didn't like him and he was openly contmptuous of Aes Sedai. Days after Artur's death he became the councillor to and then had killed the three closest contenders for the throne, one by one. They were Marithelle Camaelaine, Norodim Nosokawa and then Elfraed Guitama. Jalwin appeared for 40 years, and then disappeared, never aging a day. This lends support to Aran's theories.
Ishamael can, therefore, be credited with the greatest catastrophes of the third age: The Trolloc Wars, and the War of Hundred years. Truly the Dark One's top Captain.
He was killed in the Heart of the Stone by Rand al'Thor with Callandor in his hands. The Great Lord resurrected him into a new body and with a new name, Moridin. He is now very tall and broad shouldered, he has very blue eyes and a deep voice and looks to be in his mid 20's with black hair.
He mostly channels the True Power now, using it to detect both Saidar and Saidin and has the Saa in his eyes. He is now the only person allowed to use the True Power. He also owns a suit of fancloth.
He has two Cour'souvra around his neck. One holds Moghedien, and the other holds Cyndane and he wants Rand dead. Being half trapped has caused him to be half mad and less than half human. He half believes himself to be the Dark One.
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