Lews Therin Telamon

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“I would not mind you in my head, if you were not so clearly insane. ”

Lews Therin to Rand

Lews Therin Telamon
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Born
Died	Just into his middle years.
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Rank	Aes Sedai, general
Title	See below
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Gender	Male
Height
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Hair	Brown and White
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First Mentioned	TEOTW Prologue
First Appeared	TEOTW Prologue

Lews Therin Telamon was the Dragon during the War of Power. He was the leader of the forces of Light and was well respected all over the world. He was able to summon the "Nine Rods of Dominion", as well as being the highest rank of Aes Sedai and he was as strong in the Power as a man could be. He was the "first among servants".

1 History
- 1.1 Death and Dragonmount
- 1.2 Reincarnation
2 Titles
3 Notes

[edit] History

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Lews Therin was the most powerful Aes Sedai during the Age of Legends, rivaled only by Elan Morin Tedronai (Ishamael). Because of his arrogance and how powerful he was, many became jealous of him, including Tel Janin Aellinsar, Duram Laddel Cham, and Barid Bel Medar. He wrote many successful books, and held high offices with great success, not the least of which includes the High Seat of the Hall of Servants.

After a relationship with Mierin Eronaile soured, he married Ilyena Sunhair. Fifty years later, the War of Power began, and Lews Therin was named general of the forces of the Light, leading them to many great victories. However, Lews Therin's greatest generals' jealousy got the best of them and they all defected to the Shadow, turning the war to their favor. When it seemed that the Light would lose, Lews Therin proposed the placing of seven seals to lock the Dark One away again. Latra Posae Decume and all strong female Aes Sedai opposed this, creating the Fateful Concord.

[edit] Death and Dragonmount

Once Latra Posae's plan did not seem viable to simply contain Shayol Ghul, Lews Therin and the Hundred Companions took it on themselves to seal the Bore with the seven Great Seals. This plan succeeded more then they hoped, and failed more miserably then anticipated. Many of the companions went insane with the taint on saidin instantly. Lews Therin went home and killed all of his family and many friends, causing people to later name him the Kinslayer. Finally he was healed of his madness by Ishamael; driven to despair at the horror of his actions, he drew too much of the One Power and killed himself,^[1] causing the creation of Dragonmount and inadvertently diverting the river Erinin creating what is now known as the island of Tar Valon

[edit] Reincarnation

Lews Therin has been reincarnated in the Third Age as Rand Al'Thor. Although he was reincarnated, his spirit is also a separate being from Rand, and currently inhabits his head as a half insane voice, only sometimes regaining lucidity.

This voice has given Rand many powerful weavings that he has used in a variety of situations such as the shield he erects against Asmodean when they fight. He also aids Rand in breaking the shield around him when he is taken by the Aes Sedai sent by Elaida in the 6th book.

However it also appears that Lews Therin is trying (with varying degrees of success) to take over Rand's body as his own, sometimes seizing saidin and channeling without Rand's involvement.