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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