Ishamael
The Fanatic
REAL NAME
[EotW P PB:? / WoRJ 50] Elan Morin Tendronai
ALIAS
[WoRJ 50] [EotW P PB:?] "Betrayer of Hope" (in the Old Tongue), Ba'alzamon
("Heart of the Dark"). [TDR ? PB:505] {Wolves} Heartfang [WoRJ 50] Soul of the
Shadows.
HISTORY
[LoC 6 HC:133] {Sammael} Was a Philospher and theologian. Who, in his opinion, died mad.
He had claimed struggle, between the Creator and the Shadow, had gone on since the
Creation. An endless war between the Great Lord and Creator using human surrogates. He put
in a lot of effort to turn LTT to the GL - The Creators Champion made a creature of the
Shadow and raised up as the Shadow's Champion. [WoRJ 50] Top Captain General. Believed to
be the most powerful and only equal to LTT. Foremost Philosopher and wrote books (Analysis
of Percieved Meaning, Reality and the Absence of Meaning, Disassembly of Reason) None of
which have survived to the present Age. Held no field positions. [WoRJ 52] Announced to
the public what they were about to face (the DO being free and what not) starting riots.
When the Bore was sealed he was still aware and was able to touch the world to some
extent.
CLOTHING / APPEARANCE
[EotW P PB:?] dressed all in Black with white lace at throat and on thigh-high boots.
[EotW P PB:?] shorter than Lews Therin Telamon.
CHARACTER
[EotW P PB:?] wants people to worship him. not very skilled at healing. [TGH ? PB:107]
Most powerful Chosen. [TDR ? PB:599] he and Lanfear strongest of the Chosen. [TSR
PB:758-60] {Moghedien} less human than any of the Chosen. [WoRJ 51] Fought as hard to turn
Ltt to the Shadow as try to defeat him.
EVENTS
[EotW ? PB:748] {Aginor} Walks the earth. [TDR ? PB:653] confronts Rand in the Stone after
Be'lal is Balfired, travels after Rand snags Callandor. [TSR PB:425] Never compleatly
trapped.
TURNING POINT
[WoRJ 51] Quite possibly the first to go to DO.
DEATH
[WoRJ 53] Killed by Rand (the Stone of Tear incident : DR) [TDR ? PB:672-3] Ba'alzamon
body disintergrated quickly. Egwene makes possible connection between Ba'alzamon and Ishy.
[WoRJ 53] "...but with the Lord of the Grave, death is not always final."