"He came like the air current, like the wind touched everything, and like the current of air was gone." —from The Dragon Reborn. By Loial, son of Arent, son of Halan, the Fourth Age[one]
For others with the aforementioned surname, see al'Thor.
Rand al'Thor is the Dragon Reborn, the champion of the Light in the battle against the Dark One and one of the main protagonists of the series.
Contents
1Advent
twoChanneling abilities
iiiFamily and Ancestry
3.1Aiel ancestry of Rand al'Thor
ivRelationships
4.1Connectedness with Moridin
5Figure of Prophecy
5.1Rebirth and Parentage
5.twoBound to the Wheel
half dozenRand, Lews Therin and Madness
viiChronology
eightViewings
ixSignificant possessions
10Existent-World Parallels
11In the television series
12References
Advent
Rand is very tall - 6'6" or 198 cm in superlative. He has bluish-gray optics and night hair with a "reddish tinge"[2][3], both features of his Aiel heritage. He is wide-shouldered and slender, only muscular.
His advent changes throughout the length of the serial. Past the time of Winter'southward Centre, for example, his hair is in "night, reddish curls that hung to his neck".[4] Other physical changes occur in the form of injuries or permanent marks. His palms take brands in the shape of a heron and his forearms are covered by ii scarlet and gold dragon tattoos that marker him equally the Car'a'carn. He has a wound that does non heal in his side, although this is not visible while he is fully clothed. Lastly, he lost his left paw from a fireball thrown by Semirhage.[five]
Channeling abilities
At level ++ane, Rand al'Thor is equally strong in the One Ability every bit it is possible to be.[vi] The only channelers we know of the same force are the Forsaken Ishamael and Rahvin.[7][8]
Asides from raw strength, his skill in the I Power may exist unsurpassed, something that may be expected as the prophesied saviour of the world. There are many examples of this prowess; in the Stone of Tear, he effortlessly held Egwene al'Vere and Elayne Trakand captive in shields while weaving over a dozen other flows.[ix] Later on, this power to split flows is even greater, notably at the Shadowspawn attacks at Algarin Pendaloan'southward manor and Maradon, where Naeff is unable to track the number of weaves created by Rand.
Information technology hinted that he is particularly stiff in both Burn and Spirit, because he can forcefulness his dreams on others, which requires strength in Spirit, and he can create weaves of Fire without much trouble at all.[ix] Although he learned much from the Forsaken Asmodean, he still lacked some areas of noesis that might be considered basic among male channelers of the Historic period of Legends. Mazrim Taim, for case, expresses surprise that he did not know how to detect the power to channel in another human being, nonetheless knew how to Travel.[x] As he merges more with Lews Therin, it can be assumed that he knows as least every bit much equally the Dragon did most the One Power.
In addition to his own natural forcefulness, he has several angreal and sa'angreal that allow that strength to be boosted by a considerable cistron. Of these, only the fat homo angreal is of practical apply at close range.
Family and Beginnings
In the early on chapters of The Eye of the World, Rand finds out that Tam al'Thor and Kari al'Thor are not his truthful parents.
The Dragon Reborn by Seumas Gallagher
Throughout the series, Rand gradually finds out more about his true heritage.
Initially, all he knew was that he was born to an Aiel Far Dareis Mai on the slopes of Dragonmount where he was rescued by Tam. In the Aiel Waste material, Rand finds out that his begetter was Janduin of the Iron Mount Taardad Aiel and clan main of the Taardad. His female parent was "Shaiel", which means "she who is defended" in the One-time Natural language, a Wetlander that appeared in the Aiel Waste six years before Rand was born. His mother and father were never married, even after Shaiel savage significant, equally she refused to give up the spear.[11] Seana tells Rand that he more resembles his mother than his male parent.[12]
After conquering Caemlyn and belongings court with Andoran nobles, their strange reactions to him prompts him to ask questions. Dyelin Taravin tells him that he diameter a striking resemblance to the former Daughter-Heir Tigraine Mantear. Dyelin's father blamed Gitara Moroso, Queen Mordrellen's advisor who seemed to spend more time with he children Tigraine and Luc than with the Queen, for the disappearance of Tigraine. Gitara had convinced both Mordrellen's children to get out Andor, which indirectly brought most the Third Andoran State of war of Succession when a grief-stricken Mordrellen died shortly later without leaving an heir. After, Elenia Sarand explains to Rand that, although the Andoran Houses are all related and are "cousins", he and Elayne Trakand could not be said to be related at all in terms of how a commoner would think.[13]
Rand's extended family has the following members:
Luc Mantear: Rand'due south uncle.
Galadedrid Damodred: Rand'due south half-brother.
Mordrellen Mantear: Rand'southward grandmother.
Dolera Mantear: Rand's great-grandmother.
Given the comments past Elenia mentioned to a higher place, he is related in some mode to all the Andoran nobles, if distantly, including Elenia herself, all the way back to Ishara Casalain.
Some others share no blood relation with Rand, but are nonetheless closely connected in terms of degrees of separation:
Taringail Damodred: His mother'southward ex-husband.
Moiraine Damodred: Taringail's half-sis.
Lan Mandragoran: Cousin to Isam who shares a body with Luc.
During Rand's visions in the Ter'angreal of Rhuidean, he sees the lineage of his very afar ancestors. Mandein, the most recent of these, however, lived over 3000 years ago, only twelve generations from the drilling of the Bore and less since the beginning of the Breaking of the World. This is long enough for the principle of most recent common ancestor to apply and this lineage would be shared by all living Aiel.
"Do you love both of them?" "Maybe I exercise. Light help me, I remember maybe I practise. Does that make me a lecher, or just a greedy fool?" —Min and Rand, Lord of Chaos
Original artwork for A Retentiveness of Lite showing Rand's 3 lovers at his funeral pyre.
Rand is bonded to his three lovers, Min Farshaw, Elayne Trakand, and Aviendha of the 9 Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel; he is also unwillingly bonded to Alanna Mosvani. Elayne is significant with his twins. According to Min's viewings, Aviendha will take 4 children from him, all at in one case. [verify] Min's significance is pronounced well before the Last Battle.
"Rand put his arm around her [Min] waist. Light, what would he have done without her? I'd take fallen, he thought. During the dark months... I'd accept fallen for certain."[14]
He is advised mostly by Cadsuane Sedai, and the Wise One Sorilea. They have pledged to teach him "laughter and tears". He was also brash by Moiraine Damodred before her sacrifice.
Connection with Moridin
Moridin by official Wheel of Time artist Ariel Burgess.
During Rand'southward battle with Sammael in Shadar Logoth, a mysterious figure only identified as "The Watcher", but later on revealed to be Moridin, helps Rand when a floor collapses beneath him. When a wave of Mashadar threatens them both, they simultaneously weave bars of balefire to destroy it. The balefire streams, 1 woven with saidin, the other with the Truthful Power, cross and create a paradox that gives Rand a ringing headache and double vision.
A side-issue of this upshot was that Rand and Moridin became linked by body and soul. Rand begins to see some other face in his heed's eye and Lews Therin refers to there at present beingness 3 of them and that each one of them are "destroyers". The effect is mirrored in Moridin, who can experience whenever Rand is injured. This overlapping in consciousness increases with fourth dimension with Moridin being able to speak to Rand. Eventually, this will lead to a consciousness bandy where Rand inhabits Moridin's body, allowing him to live on after his boxing with the Dark One and his old trunk, that contained Moridin'south consciousness who wanted to die, is burned with the assumption that it is that of the Dragon Reborn.
Figure of Prophecy
Rand al'Thor is the current reincarnation of the soul of Lews Therin Telamon, also known every bit the Dragon.
Many cultures take prophecies concerning his return and the end of the Third Age. In the Westlands, they are by and large known as the Karaethon Cycle, or more simply The Prophecies of the Dragon, and are translated from the Onetime Tongue with several translations mentioned throughout the series.
The Aiel have prophecies concerning the Car'a'carn, or "He who comes with the dawn", which are held above the Prophecies of the Dragon as they pertain more to the Aiel people. There is likely some awareness of the Prophecies of the Dragon amongst the Aiel as they appear to exist a highly literate people who buy written material from peddlers passing through the Aiel Waste material, just they practise non associate the Dragon with the Car'a'carn. Rand simply happens to exist both of these figures at the same time.
The Atha'an Miere have the Jendai Prophecies that concern the Coramoor. Among other things, they say that the Atha'an Miere will not return to the land until the Coramoor comes to herald in a new Age. Like the Aiel, they practise not acquaintance this every bit being the aforementioned every bit the Dragon Reborn. The JEndai Prophecies are not specified in item, only include some connexion with the city of Tear, Aes Sedai serving him and the White Tower being cleaved by his name.[15] The Atha'an Miere likewise seem to be aware of his coming long earlier the taking of the Stone of Tear as a recent surge in activity is noted in Fal Dara past Anaiya Carel as existence related to the coming of the Called One. She obtained this information from the few Atha'an Miere Aes Sedai, who were otherwise tight-lipped on the field of study.[16]
The Seanchan accept their own prophecies similar to the Prophecies of the Dragon which they call the Essanik Cycle.[17] How they differ from the prophecies in the Westlands is unknown. They may accept been known in the Westlands at some betoken, simply the knowledge was lost over time, or may be native to that office of the world and discovered or predicted afterward the inflow of Luthair Paendrag Mondwin to the continent. Alternatively, they may have spawned from the Karaethon Bike as information technology was known in the time of Hawkwing and been changed, mistranslated or contradistinct for political reasons. It is too possible that these prophecies are more authentic and it was the Westlands one that became corrupted, and this is the Seanchan belief. The most obvious difference is that their versions say that the Dragon Reborn volition kneel to the Crystal Throne before Tarmon Gai'don. Another option is that successive generations of functionaries "amended" the originals in order to please the Emperor/Empress at the time. A third option still is that both version of the prophecies accept changed over time and the divergence just became greater with an ocean and a millenium separating the two.
Lastly, the Amayar have their own prophecies about what they call the end of the Time of Illusion that is predicted by the activation of the Choedan Kal on Tremalking. This does not prophecy the coming of Rand, but he is the cause of the fulfillment of their prophecy, leading to the mass suicide of their entire people.
Rebirth and Parentage
"He is born over again! I feel him! The Dragon takes his first jiff on the slopes of Dragonmount! He is coming! He is coming! Light help usa! Calorie-free help the globe! He lies in the snowfall and cries similar the thunder! He burns like the sun!" —Gitara Moroso, Keeper of the Chronicles[18]
Rand was born co-ordinate to prophecy on the slopes of Dragonmount on ii Danu 978 NE on the last day of the Battle of the Blood Snow at the finish of the Aiel War.
Gitara Moroso Foretells the birth of the Dragon Reborn. (from New Spring graphic novel)
At the moment of his birth, the Keeper of the Chronicles Gitara Moroso shouted out in a brief moment of Foretelling, prophesying the coming of Tarmon Gai'don. His mother, Shaiel, died in childbirth and the abandoned newborn was rescued by Tam al'Thor to eventually be raised in the Two Rivers. His father Janduin, distraught at the death of Shaiel and loss of his baby, gave upwards his position as association chief of the Taardad Aiel and went to seek a glorious death in the Bane, where he would be killed past a human being resembling Shaiel. This man was, in fact, Shaiel's brother Luc Mantear, otherwise known as Slayer.[19]
Rand was brought up in the Ii Rivers without knowing his truthful origin until he overhears Tam speaking during a fever following an injury sustained in an attack on his village. His adopted mother, Kari al'Thor, died when Rand was five years old.
Jump to the Bike
Rand al'Thor is the current reincarnation of the soul of Lews Therin Telamon who was commencement named Dragon, during the War of Power in the Age of Legends. According to Ishamael there are only a few spring to the Bike every bit they are. From what is known of the Karaethon Wheel, only the rebirth of the Dragon is prophesied. Although there are other prophecies most the Wolf King and the Fox, no indication is constitute that their souls are the same, only their purpose for which they are woven into the Blueprint. Different Ishamael who possesses his memory dorsum to the very beginning of Time, the Dragon as the Champion of Light has to go under a painful process of regaining his memories which are essential for the victory over the Shadow. Several times when his rebirth occurs he fails to succeed in i fashion or some other only he never turns to the Shadow. [twenty]
Rand, Lews Therin and Madness
Given the nature of the Taint, it should be inevitable that Rand endure from madness in the same way all male channelers accept since the Breaking of the World. It is also known that Rand is the Dragon Reborn and hence the reincarnation of Lews Therin Telamon. For some readers, and Rand himself, there was a question of whether or not the vocalization of Lews Therin was something real or simply a symptom of saidin-induced madness. Cadsuane Melaidhrin asks Rand if he has started hearing voices all the same, something that she has presumably had feel with with the many male channelers she has encountered in her life. Semirhage too seems to know that Rand is hearing the vocalism of Lews Therin and, although she suggests such a voice may be real, indicates that it would lead to madness all the more speedily for being existent.[5]
Diverse pieces of evidence can be gathered to suggest that Rand has memories of the Dragon or has new skills that he did not accept before Lews Therin appeared in his thoughts. These include, just are not express to:
Information about the Forsaken such as their real names, atrocities they performed, grapheme, preferred tactics etc
Memories of other people known to Lews Therin, such as the image of Ilyena'due south face up
References to places such as the Tin can Breat unknown to anyone in the Third Historic period
Memories of Lews Therin'south childhood
New abilties possessed by Lews Therin simply not by Rand, such as the ability to depict life-like sketches.
Age of Legends One Ability terms for instead of the modern ones eg. "web" instead of "weave", "shield" instead of "ward".[21]
Many types of weaves that he did not larn from Asmodean eg those woven at Lord Algarin Pendaloan'due south manor against the Shadowspawn[22]
He recognises Semirhage'south face up when Cadsuane breaks the Mask of the Mirrors disguising her[5]
Exhibiting nervous tics that were Lews Therin'southward and not his
A skeptic, nevertheless, may say this is part of a complex hallucination or inferred from other information. This would non exist true, withal, as Rand is able to recall facts such as Sammael's real name, Tel Janin Aellinsar. Rand thinks to himself that "No history recorded the name, no fragment in the library at Tar Valon; Moiraine had told him everything the Aes Sedai knew of the Forsaken".[23] His mental image of Ilyena's golden hair matches the women we see killed in the opening of the whole series.[24] The Forsaken use the term "web" rather than weave in their point of view.[25] Lews Therin also makes astute observations most the identity of the third man within their caput before Rand is fifty-fifty aware of him. Even harder to dispute is the sudden ability to depict portraits to assist Rand in the search for the renegade Asha'homo.[26]
Information technology should also be noted that Rand does not have all of Lews Therin'southward memories and that he gained more memories as the series progresses. He does not, for instance, recognise Lanfear nor Asmodean confront to face.
Whether Rand possesses (at to the lowest degree part of) Lews Therin's knowledge is a subtly different to whether the voice in Rand's head is real or not. This is less easy to show. Afterward Nynaeve discovers that she could Heal the Taint-induced madness of the Asha'man [27] she Delves Rand as well for madness, and she discovers that the entirety of his mind is so heavily covered with the spider web of tiny thorns of blackness that it seemed impossible to her to remove. She is surprised past how could Rand even recall with that on his brain. She besides, however, discovers that in that location is a protective glowing white insulation betwixt the web of thorns and his encephalon. "Calorie-free given form and life. Coated each of the dark tines, driving into Rand's mind aslope them."[28] This implies that Rand received some kind of protection from the Taint from the Creator that should have long agone driven him to madness and, going further, that Lews Therin could non be a production of a madness whose cause is the Taint. Indeed, after Rand's epiphany on Dragonmount, he has he realisation that he and Lews Therin are one. After that point, the merging of both personalities and memories is complete and he no longer hears the vocalism. When he meets with Egwene in the White Tower, he states that he tin remember Lews Therin'due south life "as a clear dream".
Chronology
For a full chronology apropos the activities of Rand al'Thor ordered by volume see Rand al'Thor/Chronology.
Viewings
A sword that isn't a sword (fulfilled - refers to Callandor).
A golden crown of laurel leaves (fulfilled - he now rules Illian, accustomed the Laurel Crown, and renamed it the Crown of Swords).
A ragamuffin'south staff (fulfilled by his visit to Ebou Dar).
Pouring water on sand (fulfilled - refers to when Rand creates pelting in the Aiel Waste, or to opening an surreptitious river at Rhuidean, or may refer to the attempted healing of the wound on his side, of which the flows of power sink into it "like water into sand", or may refer to the Prophecy of Rhuidean that mentions him spilling the blood of the Aiel "as h2o on sand").
A bloody hand and a white hot fe (partially fulfilled with Semirhage bravado his hand off, the other half could refer to Semirhage'due south expiry as balefire is often described every bit a bar of white hot iron).
Iii women standing over a funeral bier with Rand on information technology (the three women are Min, Aviendha and Elayne).
Black rock wet with blood (Clear reference to the Karaethon Bicycle -"His blood on the rocks of Shayol Ghul, washing away the shadow, sacrifice for human's salvation."-).
Rand volition be injure past Aes Sedai (fulfilled refers to when the White Belfry Aes Sedai captured Rand, kept him in a box and beat him).
Dragonmount is seen cloaked in shadows from storm clouds, then a pinprick of calorie-free will outburst through the storm embrace (fulfilled - refers to the land covered in clouds and Rand having his epiphany).
An open cavern, gaping like a mouth (could refer to the Bore).
Bloodstained rocks (fulfilled - his quondam wound opening at Shayol Ghul and spilling claret onto the stone).
Ii dead men on the ground, surrounded past ranks and ranks of Trollocs (perhaps a reference to Lan'southward charge at the Shadowspawn in Tarwin'south Gap).
A piping with smoke crimper from it. (fulfilled - signifies Rand'due south ability to channel being replaced past having the power to "Volition" things into being in the Waking World)
Significant possessions
Rand is associated with many iconic possessions throughout the serial. These mark variously coming of age, great victories and reminders of the possibility of failure. We list them in the gild in which they were gained:
Tamlin al'Thor'south sword: A heron-marked sword given to him by Tam al'Thor on Winternight after the Trollocs attacked Emond's Field. It was this sword that marked his palms with herons. Information technology was destroyed during Rand's battle against Ishamael.
The sword that is not a sword.
Callandor: The famed "Sword That Cannot Be Touched" or "Sword That Is Non a Sword", one of the near powerful sa'angreal attuned to saidin e'er made. Attained when he took the Stone of Tear. Information technology is used only iv times by Rand in the series.[29][xxx][31][32]
Fat bald human being angreal: Institute by Rand among the objects of Power collected in the Stone of Tear. It is a shiny light-green stone carving of a fatty bald homo with a sword. He loses it when he is kidnapped by the White Belfry Aes Sedai, just recovers it subsequently in the series.
Choedan Kal Keys: Discovered in Rhuidean, these ter'angreal give access to the nigh powerful sa'angreal ever constructed, each of which has the ability to "cook continents".[33] He used them to cleanse saidin of the Nighttime 1'due south Taint. The female access central was destroyed during this feat and the male person sa'angreal destroyed past Rand subsequently in the series.
Laman's Sword: Gifted to him by Aviendha to see her toh, this used to vest to Laman "Treekiller" Damodred and was passed around the Aiel for xx years. The original was set in a gem-encrusted sheath and hilt, but Rand discarded these and kept the most useful part - the heron-marked power-wrought blade - which he had reset with a more than practical hilt.
Rand with the fat man angreal
Dragon Belt Buckle: Another gift from Aviendha. When she gave upwards her spears to become a Wise One's amateur, she had them melted and forged into a buckle in the shape of a Dragon.
The Dragon Scepter: Obtained when Rand and Aviendha visited Seanchan for a brief raunchy encounter. Hurled by a Seanchan soldier, information technology was cutting clean in two by a closing Gateway. Rand keeps information technology equally a reminder that the Seanchan are withal a force to exist contended. He uses the spear as a scepter and keeps it with him when receiving various important nobles and Aes Sedai delegations. It was destroyed during Semirhage's attack on Rand.
Crown of Swords: The crown worn past the King of Illian and officially known as the Laurel Crown, simply renamed by Rand. He obtains this afterwards defeating Sammael and is crowned Male monarch by the Council of Ix.
The Dragon Sword: Uncovered before long earlier the Last Battle, this is a two-handed sword that he is incapable of wielding equally a weapon due to only having one paw at this point. Information technology formerly belonged to Artur Paendrag Tanreall and was called Justice. The scabbard is lacquered black with a long, sinuous, scarlet-and-gilded dragon decorating it and the blade is non heron-marked. He bequeathes it to Tam before inbound Shayol Ghul, much in the same way Tam gives Rand his sword at the kickoff of the series. When Tam asks whether it is Power-forged, Rand says he doesn't know.[34]
Real-World Parallels
Robert Hashemite kingdom of jordan draws on a number of sources from myth and legend to create the Dragon archetype. A listing of these tin can be constitute at Rand al'Thor/Parallels.
In the television receiver series
References
↑A Retentiveness of Light, Epilogue
↑The Eye of the World, Chapter ane
↑The Cycle of Time Companion, Rand al'Thor
↑Winter's Center, Affiliate 12
↑ 5.05.one5.2Pocketknife of Dreams, Chapter 27
↑The Wheel of Time Companion, Rand al'Thor
↑The Wheel of Time Companion, Ishamael
↑The Cycle of Time Companion, Rahvin
↑ 9.09.1The Shadow Rising, Chapter 7
↑Lord of Anarchy, Affiliate one
↑The Bicycle of Time Companion, Tigraine Mantear.
↑The Shadow Rising, Chapter 34
↑Lord of Chaos, Chapter 26
↑A Retentivity of Calorie-free, Chapter xviii
↑The Shadow Rising, Chapter 19
↑The Great Hunt, Chapter iv
↑The Gathering Storm, Chapter 35
↑New Spring, Chapter 2
↑Lord of Anarchy, Chapter 16
↑The Peachy Hunt, Chapter 37
↑Crossroads of Twilight, Chapter 24
↑Knife of Dreams, Affiliate 19
↑The Fires of Sky, Chapter 45
↑The Eye of the World, Prologue
↑Wintertime's Center, Affiliate 35
↑Winter's Eye, Chapter 32
↑Healing Cheque Healing attempt on Rand'southward madness department
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