Forsaken (Wheel of Time)
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In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series, the Forsaken (or Chosen, as they would prefer to be called) are thirteen of the most powerful servants of the Dark One. At the end of The War of Power they were all meeting at Shayol Ghul when Lews Therin Telamon and his Hundred Companions sealed the hole in the Dark One's prison, and the Forsaken in it. They were all formerly Aes Sedai, but they became corrupted by the desire for power and immortality.
The eight male Forsaken are:
- Aginor, deceased (killed by Rand al'Thor) resurrected as Osan'gar (see below) and later killed again by Elza at the cleansing.
- Asmodean, deceased (killed by Graendal)
- Balthamel, deceased (killed by the Green Man), resurrected as Aran'gar (see below).
- Be'lal, deceased (killed irrevocably with balefire by Moiraine Sedai)
- Demandred, whereabouts unknown.
- Rahvin, deceased (killed irrevocably with balefire by Rand al'Thor)
- Ishamael, killed by Rand al'Thor, resurrected as Moridin (see below).
- Sammael, deceased (killed by Mashadar). His death is confirmed in an interview with Robert Jordan.
The five female Forsaken are:
- Graendal, currently posing as the ailing Lady Basene in Arad Doman.
- Lanfear, last seen passing into the twisted door ter'angreal whilst fighting Moiraine Sedai and killed by unknown means. Resurrected as Cyndane (see below) and has since been mindtrapped.
- Mesaana, currently within the White Tower, directing the Black Ajah.
- Moghedien, mindtrapped and Moridin's servant/slave.
- Semirhage, captured by Rand al'Thor.
[edit] The 'New' Forsaken
To date, four of the Forsaken who have been killed have been resurrected by The Dark One. They are, Ishamael, Lanfear, Balthamel and Aginor. Their resurrected forms do not entirely resemble their former identities. For example, Cyndane is described as having silver hair and light coloured eyes, whereas Lanfear possessed dark beauty. Their resurrected forms are also not so opulent in the One Power as their former selves.
- Ishamael - Moridin
- Lanfear - Cyndane; mindtrapped by Moridin.
- Balthamel - Aran'gar
Note: Many of the names of the Forsaken show influences from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic demon lore and legend.
