Timewaster's Guide Archive

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I'm not sure exactly who Slayer is and what his deal is. I know his name is Isam and it's revealed he works specifically for Graendal (although who will he work for now???) How did he get to be so powerful in the dream world and why does he spend so much time there?? Well, he is still alive and I eagerly await the next time him and Perrin do battle.

Slayer and Isam are 2 different people yet on in the same. Isam is Lan's cousin who was caught in the blight and combined with Slayer somehow. When he is in the dream world he is Slayer when he steps out of the dream world he becomes Isam. Perrin has pointed out they smell different too, though they both have an evil smell. isam and Slayer also do not dream themselves into the dream world, they can literally step in and out of it, but as demonstrated while trying to kill one of the main characters (i think it was rand?) they don't have much control in stepping out into the right spot as he killed innocent random people. Graendal also never owned him, moridin was loaning him to her, i think he is more of just a high ranking dark friend the forsaken can control in the chain of command.

Now I'm curious, Lanfear came through with Moiraine also. I imagine they both continued their battle until the snakes and foxes imprisoned them or captured them somehow. It was said that Lanfear was killed because they fed off of her too much. But in the book it says someone came and got her.... or her body. I imagine this to be Moridin. But how did he get there?? Why didn't the snakes and foxes capture him?? Does the Dark One have power over them?? Or some kind of truce?? This left me a little confused!

Most people agree that is was most likely Moridin, or at a minimum someone who represented Moridin's interest. She was most definitely still alive when he got her it's how come Cynade(spelling)/Lanfear has reduced strength now. We can tell she wasn't there to long though as they say she is still as powerful as most of the female forsaken, just weaker than she used to be. As for how he got there, it's debated he could have entered through the tower but A lot think (including me) he went through the doorway in TEAR, when mat tried to leave through that doorway it was also destroyed, so someone destroyed it. The dark one should not have power over them, it has been stated before that even asking questions relating to him make their world unstable, they seem to be completely neutral in the war. If Moridin went through the door-frame they could not hurt him, through the tower...well that would take some explaining.

Where/who is Demadred?? I don't even recall him being in any of the books. I thought he was Taim, but from what I've read online RJ said that's not true. I'm only left to believe he is someone in the Seanchan hierarchy. 

Most people think he is the king that Mat helped out (Murandy i think). Well actually the band helped while mat was in ebou Dar. It would be consistent with his personality, the way he is said to fight, and the fact he kept saying he would blind side them, attack from within etc.  I used to believe this but I'm not as sure know, i can't help but wonder if he's instead connected to the Caemlyn invasion and that would be how he attack from within by setting p a base there, most still think he's the King of Murandy though.

extras Cyndane/Lanfear - I'm sure she'll have a very important part to play just by this quote "He sought calmness, but he could not find it. Instead,, he felt hatred, concern, and -like a seething viper within him - desire." I'm sure Moridin or someone is baiting him using he newly found calmness and love, after all he did love her once, i will be very interested to see this story line i think it has a bigger part to play than most of us think.

Since I don't think I've posted on this thread or said this: Thank you JoeC for all your post, I've kept up with and read them as you did your read and they were wonderful, especially the ones on books 8,9 and 10 as i skipped them in my re-reads and used what you said as a reminder