al'Lan Mandragoran

Character from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

The uncrowned King of Malkier — the last of his nation, the finest swordsman alive, and a man who rides toward death with the calm of someone who accepted it decades ago.

Also known as: Lan, al'Lan Mandragoran, Dai Shan, Lord of the Seven Towers, the King of Malkier

What They Know

• Blademaster-level swordsmanship — the absolute pinnacle, combining ko'di (the Oneness/void) with decades of combat experience
• Shadowspawn biology, tactics, and weaknesses — he has been killing Trollocs and Myrddraal since he was old enough to hold a blade
• The Blight — its geography, its dangers, and how to survive in territory where everything is trying to kill you
• Warder training — how to protect an Aes Sedai, how to fight alongside channelers, and how to use the bond's enhanced senses
• Malkieri customs, history, and the tactical situation of the Borderlands — the last keeper of a dead nation's knowledge
• How to read terrain, assess threats, and position a defense against overwhelming numbers

Connections

• bonded_to — moiraine
• married_to — nynaeve
• trained — rand
• ally_of — agelmar

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