Moghedien (originally known as Lillen Moiral) is one of the primary antagonists of the Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under the pen name Robert Jordan. Originally planned as a six-book series, the length was increased by increments; at the time of Rigney's death, he expected it to be 12, but it will actually...

fantasy series by Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan

Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. , under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.-Biography:Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina...

. She is one of the Forsaken

Forsaken (Wheel of Time)

In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy series, the Forsaken are the most powerful and favored servants of the Dark One. They were formerly Aes Sedai, but became corrupted by the desire for power and immortality...

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Origin

Lillen Moiral was over 200 years old, considered young for an Aes Sedai

Aes Sedai

The Aes Sedai are a special society in the fictional universe of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time book series. Aes Sedai means "Servant to All" in the Old Tongue. They are the wielders of the One Power...

 in the Age of Legends, when the Bore was opened. She was a financial consultant, who was disciplined repeatedly for breaking the rules and ethics of her job. She turned to the Shadow

Dark One

The Dark One is a fictional character in the The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. It is the main antagonist; bound to its prison at the moment of Creation and partially freed during the Age of Legends , it is the primary source of evil in the series.-Character:In The Wheel of Time books,...

 in the early stages of the Collapse, although she did not make this public until halfway through the War. Moghedien is named after a spider

Spider

Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...

 from the Age of Legends, which spun its web in hidden places. Its bite could kill in seconds. Moghedien takes no risks; she is always cautious, lurking in the shadows until someone displays weakness, then strikes. She is described as being sturdily handsome with large dark eyes and hair to her shoulders.

Age of Legends

During the War of Power Moghedien held a middle rank in Lews Therin's command structure, but secretly ran an intelligence organization for the Shadow. When her treachery was eventually discovered, she sabotaged a public transportation vehicle, killing thousands, in order to narrowly escape.

Third Age

After being released from the Bore, Moghedien disguised herself as Gyldin, a servant to a wealthy Darkfriend, in order to keep an eye on Liandrin and the other Black sisters in Tanchico who were using the Darkfriend's house. There, she first fought Nynaeve and lost. She next turned up in Amadicia, taking control of Liandrin and company. She found Nynaeve and Birgitte in Tel'aran'rhiod

Tel'aran'rhiod

Tel'aran'rhiod or the World of Dreams is a fictional reality where the reality is mutable, mentioned in the fictional world of Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time. The word itself is from the in-universe language known as the Old Tongue, and literally means 'the unseen world'...

—of which Moghedien considers herself the master, despite Lanfear

Lanfear

Lanfear is one of the primary antagonists of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. She is one of the Forsaken.-Age of Legends:...

's claim that it is her domain—and tore Birgitte out of the World of Dreams.

Moghedien again disguised herself, this time as Marigan, to sail with Nynaeve and Elayne

Elayne

Elayne is a French female given name meaning "light". It is derived from Elena. Other names with same meaning are:*Elaine*Ailin*Aileen*Elane*Eliane...

 to Salidar. However due to her sloppiness, she was captured by Nynaeve in Tel'aran'rhiod. Elayne made an a'dam to control her, and then, together with Nynaeve and Egwene, extracted secrets from her of the One Power

One Power

In The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan, the One Power is the force that maintains the continuous motion of the Wheel of Time. It comes from the True Source, and it is separated into two halves: saidin , the male half, and saidar , the female half. It is used in the series by people...

 and the Age of Legends.

Halima (Aran'gar/Balthamel) set Moghedien free from her tent shortly after the Aes Sedai from Salidar set out for Tar Valon. She was immediately summoned to Shayol Ghul

Shayol Ghul

In the Wheel of Time fantasy novel series, Shayol Ghul is a mountain beyond the Great Blight in the north of the known world. It is the place in the physical world to which the Dark One's prison seems closest...

, where she became the mindtrapped property of Moridin

Ishamael

Ishamael is one of the primary antagonists of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. He is one of the Forsaken...

(Ishamael).