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Beg to differ Hopper Aes Sedai Send a noteboard - 25/10/2009 06:31:41 PM
Towards the end of the book The Dragon Reborn, Moiraine Aes Sedai is trying to figure out who the living Forsaken are. Here is the passage:

“I... may know who he was.” Egwene paused with an uncertain frown. “At least, I may have a clue. Verin showed me a page from an old book that mentioned Ba’alzamon and Ishamael together. It was almost High Chant and very nearly incomprehensible, but I remember something about ‘a name hidden behind a name.’ Maybe Ba’alzamon was Ishamael.”
“Perhaps,” Moiraine said. “Perhaps it was Ishamael. But if it was, at least nine of the thirteen still live. Lanfear, and Sammael, and Ravhin, and... Paah!"

Who is this Paah? I don't remember hearing him mentioned, but Moiraine Aes Sedai does so here. Is it a nickname used by someone Forsaken, or is it a new, unknown Forsaken that only Moiraine Aes Sedai knows about?

Please no spoilers from later books, if possible.


She says 'nine of thirteen', and is clearly enumerating from among them. The thirteen are accounted for, so for your hypothesis to be consistent, 'Paah' would have to be one of those thirteen.


I don't think that is conclusive to say there is no new Forsaken character. From what I know of the series so far, it looks like the Dark One can raise or create new Forsaken to keep the numbers at 13. It seems he really likes that number! 13 Dreadlords and Myrrdraal are also mentioned as something he can use to convert people. So, I would think he wants to keeps the numbers of Forsaken at thirteen.

As of the end of The Dragon Reborn, I think there are three or four dead Forsaken? Two died at the end of The Eye of the World, one at the end of The Great Hunt (I think they died, but not sure), and one dies at the end of The Dragon Reborn. I would think that the Dark One has been working to make new Forsaken to replenish his losses.

Moiraine knows a lot that the other characters don't know, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if she has knowledge of a newly raised Forsaken!
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Mysterious New Forsaken? Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:34:08 AM 2039 Views
*posting in an epic thread* Deadsy - 25/10/2009 06:37:00 AM 1144 Views
Me too... Terez - 25/10/2009 06:48:22 AM 950 Views
It's obviously a joke, Deadster AgentOrange - 25/10/2009 08:49:25 AM 989 Views
and 87% obviously means that I obviously think it's obviously a joke *NM* Deadsy - 25/10/2009 05:59:01 PM 398 Views
This is my second time reading it Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:24:14 PM 814 Views
Re: *posting in an epic thread* Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:36:28 PM 845 Views
Can't be a new Forsaken. Fanatic-Templar - 25/10/2009 07:59:39 AM 1030 Views
That makes sense ranagrande - 25/10/2009 10:15:54 AM 861 Views
Did any of them have secret love children? *NM* Deadsy - 25/10/2009 05:48:24 PM 339 Views
Wow, that would make this series very interesting, indeed! Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 09:16:50 PM 770 Views
I don't know who it could be, but it sounds like an Old Tongue name Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:34:11 PM 825 Views
Beg to differ Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:31:41 PM 994 Views
No. Fanatic-Templar - 25/10/2009 07:54:33 PM 726 Views
Re: No. Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 08:40:55 PM 814 Views
Re: No. Fanatic-Templar - 25/10/2009 08:49:36 PM 812 Views
Not quite right... fionwe1987 - 25/10/2009 10:15:27 PM 764 Views
*Sound of a sword being drawn from its sheathe.* Fanatic-Templar - 26/10/2009 05:00:34 AM 686 Views
Sheathe the sword, my child! fionwe1987 - 26/10/2009 05:09:51 AM 736 Views
... Fanatic-Templar - 26/10/2009 05:24:12 AM 1065 Views
why not? *NM* Deadsy - 26/10/2009 05:41:28 AM 354 Views
Because winter is coming. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 26/10/2009 03:43:36 PM 355 Views
Sheathing the Sword sounds like a sexual act. *NM* Yvves - 26/10/2009 05:41:28 AM 357 Views
Like Rand did with Ishamael? NOW I see... *NM* fionwe1987 - 26/10/2009 03:33:35 PM 339 Views
Don't forget that he was first taught how to do it by Lan BlackAdder - 26/10/2009 06:49:15 PM 770 Views
Rock on! Paah killed Asmodean *NM* AgentOrange - 25/10/2009 08:46:10 AM 443 Views
Seriana Sedai - 25/10/2009 05:37:35 PM 706 Views
I really hope that is not a spoiler! *NM* Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 06:32:21 PM 363 Views
I think Pa'ah is Mazrim Taim. Pa'zrim Ta'ah? *NM* Mjolner - 25/10/2009 10:02:21 PM 366 Views
That is a good idea *NM* AgentOrange - 25/10/2009 10:07:38 PM 341 Views
Or is Paah Narg's name back in the age of legends? *NM* Mjolner - 25/10/2009 10:08:29 PM 336 Views
That was going to be my reply! *NM* Gher - 30/10/2009 01:15:19 AM 320 Views
Thread makes me giggle. *NM* ViolentKai - 25/10/2009 07:02:55 PM 369 Views
I am Paah. Great Lord of Chaos - 25/10/2009 07:22:25 PM 830 Views
So it's just a Cairhienin name for the Dark One? Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 07:50:13 PM 822 Views
Wait wait wait.... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/10/2009 08:04:51 PM 737 Views
Re: Wait wait wait.... Hopper Aes Sedai - 25/10/2009 08:48:25 PM 721 Views
I might have dark hair... Great Lord of Chaos - 25/10/2009 09:03:20 PM 765 Views
Well look at that! sue - 25/10/2009 09:03:42 PM 866 Views
*Nominates for Best Thread of the Year award* BlackAdder - 25/10/2009 09:35:28 PM 773 Views
I wonder what their true SN is AgentOrange - 25/10/2009 10:08:52 PM 829 Views
Re: I wonder what their true SN is Seriana Sedai - 26/10/2009 02:15:41 AM 715 Views
seconded and submitted to QotM *NM* Deadsy - 25/10/2009 11:06:59 PM 346 Views
Thanks. Joel - 12/06/2010 10:14:26 AM 676 Views
Also submitted to QotM - I should have asked BS about Paah at the book signing *NM* Deadsy - 12/06/2010 10:30:23 AM 352 Views
You should've; Paah lives in his house, after all. Joel - 12/06/2010 11:18:23 AM 844 Views
Paah is a small rotund bear who lives in Mr. Sanders(on)s house. Joel - 12/06/2010 10:24:39 AM 1044 Views
Well, it's italicized, so that means he's really scary. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 12/06/2010 03:04:12 PM 342 Views
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