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Asha'man
Pronunciation: AH-shah-mahn
The asha'man are the male counterpart to the current Aes Sedai. They are lead by Rand. His second in command is Mazrim Taim, who has trained most of them. They call their organization the Black Tower in contrast to the Aes Sedai White Tower and are headquartered in a rural area near Caemlyn.
They have three ranks:
- soldier
- Dedicated - They wear a silver sword pin.
- Asha'man - In addition to the sword pin they wear a dragon pin.
Members
References
- LoC,Ch3 - Rand visits his farm with Mazrim Taim. Taim tests Damer Flinn who becomes the first recruit.
- LoC,Ch11 - There are now seven trainees at the farm. Rand orders Taim and the recruits to stay out of Caemlyn because of the Aes Sedai there.
- LoC,Ch42 - Rand addresses the students at the farm and gives the Asha'man their new titles.
- LoC,Ch55 - Two hundred Asha'man led by Mazrim Taim arrive at the battle of Dumai's Wells and slaughter the Shaido.
- ACoS,Ch2 - At Dumai's Wells Rand sends most of the Asha'man back to the Black Tower but takes nine, four soldiers, four Dedicated, and Dashiva with him to Cairhien.
- ACoS,Ch7 - Rand takes Asha'man to Caemlyn and to the army in Tear to provide quick communication.
- ACoS,Ch9 - Merana sent a message to Sheriam from Caemlyn telling about Taim and the Asha'man.
- ACoS,Ch32 - Elaida finally learns that there are actually hundreds of Asha'man.
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