#ishamael

Daily writing promptWhat villain actually had a good point?View all responses In The Wheel of Time, there are several villains, all with their own reasons for turning to the Shadow aka the Dark One. A music lover wanted to be able to make and listen to music forever, so he figured it was a good bargain. Some turned because they wanted immortality and power beyond imagining. A few turned because…

Finally beginning to accept his destiny, Lews Therin Telamon confronts the one man who may be able to tell him what all this means. If he hasn't betrayed everything he once stood for. Former Head of the Precognitive ajah, foremost philosopher of the current Age: Elan Morin Tedronai...

A brief character study of Lews Therin and Elan Morin's dynamics during the Collapse. Gen with hints of Lews Therin/Ilyena. Part of the Legends of the Fall series - my take on a canon version of the Age of Legends/the Collapse.

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Spoilers for all the books...I'm doing yet another reread (or rather a listen to the audiobooks this time) and as usual fixated on some of my favourite characters - the Forsaken. Rand obviously has some amazing moments with them, but what are your favourites across the series from the rest of the crew (books only please)?

Here's a few of mine:

Ishamael (in a change up from the usual dramatic threatening) attempting to remember how to human with Perrin in a dreamshard inn, as he tries to convince him to give up the axe and then drink a cup of obviously evil wine. Not sure what the plan was here, but it's hilariously awkward (and then he just lets him go - why?? First date -evil wine, second date - Grey men attack? Ishy, what is your problem?).

Perrin again dreaming in The Dragon Reborn and randomly witnessing Rahvin and Be'lal having a hissing match with each other then Ishamael, who loses it with both of them and ends the argument with giant rolling wave of darkness (his preferred ending to any conversation??).

Mat in the same book managing to not only escape being tortured by Rahvin, but getting a laugh and a fat purse of gold from him too, which Mat proceeds to use to defeat the Forsaken's maniacal schemes.

Nynaeve (any Nynaeve moment with a Forsaken really) in the first book immediately going for Aginor with a belt knife, whilst he's using the Power no less, just because he's hurt Lan.

Lanfear cosplaying as old crone/retainer straight out of a fairytale to help Egwene in Tel'aran'rhiod and getting irritated with her when she realised Egwene doesn't know how to use the ring to leave the Dream. Then she has to save her from Be'lal (these dense Lightsiders, Great Lord!).

Lanfear again putting her acting skills to good use as she cosplays a fat (but curiously light) peddler and then sells the Aiel things - apparently doing a brisk trade - as well as selling Mat his famous hat whilst making jibes about women to both him and Rand.

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