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Dark One

The Dark One is the primary antagonist of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

His true name is Shai'tan. Verin says the Dark One is the "embodiment of paradox and chaos, destroyer of reason and logic, breaker of balance, the unmasker of order". Shai'tan is the godlike figure of the creatures of darkness. (Dragon 188) Sheriam tells Egwene that the ability to channel confers a weakness, that those who can channel can be turned to the Dark One (TDR 'Sealed').

Speaking the true name of the Dark One is believed to bring misfortune on the speaker, so there are many alternative names for him:

• Father of Lies
• Sightblinder
• Lord of the Grave
• Shepherd of the Night
• Heartsbane
• Soulsbane
• Heartfang
• Old Grim
• Grassburner
• Leafblighter
• Lord of Chaos

The Dark One is imprisoned in Shayol Ghul which is in the valley of Thakan'dar, just beyond the Blight. There is a tunnel that leads down to the Pit of Doom where the barrier between the real world and the Dark One's prison is thinnest.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Dark One", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki