Mazrim Taim
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| Mazrim Taim | |
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| Race | |
| Nationality | Saldaean |
| Rank | |
| Title | M'Hael |
| Position | |
| Occupation | |
| Affiliation | Darkfriend (confirmed) |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 267 NE |
| Died | |
| Height | more than 1 span |
| Build | |
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | |
| First Mentioned | TEOTW 13 |
| First Appeared | LOC 2 |
Mazrim Taim is a male channeler from Saldaea, in the Borderlands. He has black hair, with a dark face, and the tilted eyes, hooked nose and high cheekbones of a Saldaean. In his first meeting with Rand al'Thor, the Dragon thought him in his mid-thirties, perhaps due to the stress of evading Davram Bashere's armies during his journey to Caemlyn. He normally looks somewhat younger, as all channelers do.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] False Dragon
As a man who can channel, Taim falsely declared himself to be the Dragon Reborn in 998 NE[2]. He burnt much of Saldaea and nearly defeated Davram Bashere before he was captured, though only because he fell off his horse due to the visions of Falme. Before being captured, a farmer gave him one of the Seals of the Dark One's prison.
[edit] Capture, Escape, and the Black Tower
Although captured, he escaped, and took advantage of Rand al'Thor's amnesty to male channelers to escape punishment for his crimes, and for glory.[3] After giving Rand the cuendillar Seal, he was appointed as leader and teacher of 'the farm'. 'The farm', later renamed the Black Tower, was a training center for male channelers. He now leads Rand al'Thor's male channelers, the Asha'man, and calls himself the M'Hael, which means Leader in the Old Tongue. He is notably arrogant, forgoing normal Asha'man rankings for blue-and-gold dragons on his coat sleeves, paying homage to Rand's arm markings while apparently mocking him at the same time. It is also worth noting that Taim does not wear the collar pins, as all other Asha'man do.
[edit] Hidden Agenda
Once thought to be Demandred in disguise,[4] Taim is still speculated to be a Darkfriend. He certainly does not have Rand's best interests at heart; he secretly sent four Asha'man (Charl Gedwyn, Manel Rochaid, Peral Torval, and Raefar Kisman, all Darkfriends) to kill Rand in the Sun Palace. It should also be noted that he is at odds with the Asha'man Logain Ablar, also a former False Dragon, who holds more loyalty to Rand than Taim does, and believes Taim is a Darkfriend[5].
[edit] Darkfriend suspicions
Very recently, Taim met with Aes Sedai and agreed to allow the bonding of Asha'man by sisters of the Red Ajah. His justification for this was "let the Lord of Chaos rule", a phrase unknown outside of the Forsaken. Logain claims that Taim has a small sect of followers whom he personally teaches weaves that no other Asha'man know. Taim refuses to believe that Rand was responsible for the cleansing of saidin.
[edit] Notes
- ↑ Recent answers by Jordan have said he does not actually look thirty-five, and that Rand was mistaken.[1]
- ↑ TEOTW 13
- ↑ LOC 2
- ↑ The "Taimandred" theory has been debunked in at least two places: Robert Jordan has explicitly said it in interviews [2], and Demandred also expressed surprise and confusion over finding a man who can channel in a black coat – Damer Flinn – at the battle at Shadar Logoth. If he was Mazrim Taim, he would have understood the appearance of an Asha'man immediately.
- ↑ KOD 18
