Hello again! As Min had said, in one fashion or another "point to to the bad, and there is good." The Wheel if time is all about Balance as we all know. For every good there is an evil, but the truth applies the other way. Myrddraal were created to fight for the Shadow. A being of Maggot white skin, that somehow dissappear in the Shadow. But what other characteristics are there of Myrddraal that make them stand out? Well, the wind does not touch them for one, cloaks remain still in a breeze. The are often seen riding a horse weilding a wicked black sword. Their eyes are missing only showing their mouth. The look of the eyeless is... (well was it death or fear? I forget the quote) Taller than most. I think that is a rough sum of a Myrddraal. If anyone has any guesses yet of the lights Balance of such a creation, now is your chance to think to yourself and come up with the answer? Ready? Here goes. Who rides no horse? Who vanishes in the daylight? Dark, sun-kissed skin? Never known to ride a horse? Won't touch a sword? Covers everything other then their eyes when they kill? Who does not fear death? Almost point for point the Aiel counter the Myrddraal. The one point above all that made me come to this conclusion was the fact that a Myrddraal cloak was never touched or stirred from the wind. What an odd detail? Yet so strongly enforced. But what is the balance? The wind? ..... the wind?? What could be the opposite of a Mrydrall? Then is dawned on me. The way of the Leaf The leaf lives its appointed time, and does not struggle against the wind that carries it away. 🍃 Bonus: Feel free to add your own balances to the list. Nakomi to Shaidar Haran for instance.

Hello all, Soo, this is worth the read. So much; that I'd like to be challenged on my fan theory because I truthly believe it's a fact more than a theory for the books. I made a Facebook post to a page about it, I had so many people in awe and agree with me that I needed to post it here: For I feel you are the creme of the crop to challenge this. (Also, audiobook listener, so don't hate my spelling) Padan Fain is, without a doubt Ta'veran. Now before your mind travels to the end of MoL and the he was the DO replacement (which could be how it was to end) I'm focusing on Robert's writing, and less of Sandersons last 3 books We all know Fain traveled around the globe searching for something. Moraine had mentioned that after eventering the two rivers, something was distilled from him and fed back to make him into a hound. Whatever was fed back to him allowed him to narrow his search to three individuals; Mat, Perrin and Rand. What do these 3 have in common? They are all Ta'veran. The DO must have know or assumed that the Dragon would be born a Ta'veran in this age. So what was distilled from Padan Fain? THE TA'VERAN PULL (This is what no one saw, the what was distilled and how it was applied) That Ta'veran pull was what was distilled and fed back to Fain. It was the only thing what would explain why he could sense those 3, he was hunting for a Ta'veran. (The pattern made 3 of them as a way to safeguard the dragon I imagine) Anyways, The only other time we here the word "pull" mentioned is the Ta'veran to Ta'veran Pull that Mat and Perrin feel towards Rand. Padan fain uses that same word to describe himself towards Rand. (Pull and tugging; which applies to all of them) It was the Ta'veran Pull to Ta'veran Pull that had Fain hunting like a hound. The Ta'veran pull was distilled so strong it Fain it hurt him Now who feels the pull of Ta'veran the strongest? OTHER TA'VERAN RJ is very specific in his wording. RJ is very clear about balance (There is even a part in in TGH where Rand says he can feeling something Pulling him to Toman Head, he says in Fain in deflection of saying in the pattern. But the word pull is used again. That Ta'veran to Ta'veran Pull maybe?) The first time we hear the word Ta'veran is when Rand is recounting all of the things that happened to hom to Loail. Loail says he must be Ta'veran. Not with that in mind, RJ is all about Balance. How many things did Moraine recount to us about Padan fain? How many thing happened to him? About the same amount that happened to Rand to lead Loial to the conclusion that Rand was Ta'veran The next point. Mordeth. Who meets Mordeth? 3 Ta'veran and 1 other, Padan Fain. Moraine also mentioned that Padan Fain is something new. Fain as he has the same influence, effect and probability of random chance as a Ta'veran but he isn't one made by the pattern So he is true wild card in the pattern 2 big Factors of low probability. The first. His escape, but not necessarily him escaping. The low chance of Mat going to see Fain just before he escaped it was caught tugged at my memory. More so because the timing and the fact that Mat was the only person in Randland to have a piece of shadar logeth and HE WENT TO SEE FAIN RIGHT BEFORE HE ESCAPED. What are the odds? Ta'veran I think. Next when Fain makes it to the white tower. How lucky was he to have been found by a black Aja? Like how unlikely out of anyone. We also have the fact that Padan Fain is the only known survivor of the Black wind, which is lucky enough on its own. The more unlikely part of Ta'veran luck was he acquired the one thing he needed to survive right before; Mordeth at Shadar Logoth. Now the Two Rivers. Slayer was sent there to kill Padan Fain, but his plans were thwarted by Perrin and the wolf dream. The one best suited to deal with Slayer. (Side bar, I don't think anyone with he talent to see Ta'veran every came across Fain. But even if they did, I don't know if they could see a shadow one?) Ohh and along all of this Padan Fain had influence enough to manipulate Seanchen, White cloaks and Aes sadai in the white tower. Not to mention the bonds he broke for Dark friends, Shinarians, Myrddraal and white cloaks to make them follow him. (By fear or otherwise he still did it) I believe there is more that I'm not thinking of at the moment but it's 3:24am and I should go to bed so I'll finish it with the same end to my post that I made on facebook. The pattern doesn't know what to do with him. He is something that it didn't create yet has the same effect on the pattern, causes change reactions and influence as he goes. He brakes the bonds that hold Myrddraal, Shinarin and white cloaks and make them follow him. If you just wanna chalk up everything to luck or, by small chance ,or unlikely probability that he survived and managed to do what he did, well that can all be summed up in one word. Ta'veran