Nathan Rahl

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Nathan Rahl is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.

[edit] General Description

Nathan Rahl is a wizard and ancestor of the Sword of Truth's protagonist, Richard Rahl. He is tall perhaps 5' 10" ( recent studies have found he is not quite as tall as Richard Rahl ), broad shouldered, and has shoulder length white hair. Despite his extreme old age, Nathan is still a handsome man, and he is in excellent physical condition, all things considered. Nathan is clever and sometimes deceitful, but his intentions are always pure.

[edit] Background

He is a prophet, and as such had been kept prisoner in the Palace of the Prophets for nearly a thousand years until he and the Prelate of the Sisters of the Light faked their deaths and escaped.

After Richard destroyed the Palace of the Prophets to keep it from falling into the hands of the Imperial Order, Nathan escaped from the control of the Prelate and has since appeared in different places throughout the course of the series, apparently following his own path dictated by the prophecies he envisions.