Demandred

Pronunciation: deh-MAN-drehd

aka: Bao, Barid Bel Medar

One of the Forsaken. His real name was Barid Bel Medar.

Physical Description#

He is hawk-nosed and handsome. He never smiles. (LoC,Prologue) He is hook-nosed. (KoD,Ch3)

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Points of View#

See Demandred's chapter points of view.

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Other References (Possible Spoilers)#

  1. In The Eye of the World
    1. TEotW,Ch42 - Moiraine says the Forsaken do not have a tenth the power of the Dark One naming several of them - Aginor, Lanfear, Balthamel, Demandred and Ishamael.
  2. In The Shadow Rising
    1. TSR,Ch57 - Lanfear tells Rand that Asmodean is his only option as a teacher. Demandred, Rahvin or Sammael would kill him.
    2. TSR,Ch58 - Lanfear warns Rand to use Asmodean wisely. Demandred with his hatred, Rahvin with his lust for power or Sammael with his envy will come after him if they learn he has the control statue.
  3. In The Fires of Heaven
    1. TFoH,Prologue - Sammael is angry that Demandred is lording over the rest of them now that Ishamael is dead.
    2. TFoH,Prologue - Lanfear says that she suspects that either Moghedien or Demandred is trying to control Rand.
    3. TFoH,Ch3 - Demandred went over to the Great Lord because of his envy of Lews Therin.
    4. TFoH,Ch6 - Rand questions Lanfear's assertion that Rahvin sent the Darkhound. Why not Demandred or Sammael or Semirhage or Moghedien?
    5. TFoH,Ch32 - Asmodean is astounded when Rand blocks Aviendha's gateway open. Only Demandred, Semirhage and Lews Therin had that ability.
  4. In Lord of Chaos
    1. LoC,Prologue - Demandred's real name was Barid Bel Medar.
    2. LoC,Ch2 - Rand recites the crimes of the Forsaken for Taim.
    3. LoC,Ch6 - Sammael thinks events to the south (of Arad Doman) have Demandred's mark on them.
    4. LoC,Ch6 - Graendal does not know where Demandred and Semirhage are.
    5. LoC,Ch23 - Sammael asks Graendal where Demandred, Mesaana and Semirhage are. Graendal says Mesaana is in the White Tower, but she does not know where the other two are. Sammael tells her to find out.
    6. LoC,Ch42 - When Rand threatens Taim about staying away from the Aes Sedai, Taim asks if he will be held responsible if, say, Sammael or Demandred decides to kill an Aes Sedai.
    7. LoC,Ch50 - Lews Therin mutters about killing Sammael and Demandred.
    8. LoC,Ch51 - Lews Therin mutters that he will kill Demandred first, then Sammael. Demandred wanted Ilyena.
  5. In A Crown of Swords
    1. ACoS,Prologue - Mesaana warns Alviarin to serve only her, not Semirhage, Demandred or Graendal.
    2. ACoS,Ch7 - In Rand's head Lews Therin rants about killing Sammael and Demandred whenever he sees the Asha'man.
    3. ACoS,Ch8 - Egwene thinks Sammael, Asmodean or Demandred freed Moghedien from the a'dam.
    4. ACoS,Ch20 - Sammael tells Graendal he did not kidnap Rand. Mesaana had a hand in it, maybe Demandred and Semirhage as well despite how it ended.
  6. In The Path of Daggers
    1. TPoD,Ch12 - Graendal does not believe Cyndane and Moghedien when they tell her Moridin is Nae'blis. She tells them to try peddling their story to Demandred or Semirhage.
    2. TPoD,Ch29 - When Rand feels saidin and his quarters are destroyed, he wonders if it might be Demandred or perhaps Asmodean returned.
  7. In Winters Heart
    1. WH,Ch13 - Demandred, Mesaana and Semirhage have an agreement that they will not turn on each other until all the others have been eliminated.
  8. In The Gathering Storm
    1. TGS,Prologue - Graendal wonders where Demandred's rule is. If he were with the Borderlands her spies would have told her.
  9. In Towers of Midnight
    1. ToM,Ch15 - Lannis wrote that Mesaana was second only to Demandred in anger.