Galad Damodred

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EWoT: Galad Damodred

Galad Damodred
Born	969 NE
Died
Race	Andoran
Nationality
Rank	Lord Captain Commander
Title
Position
Occupation
Affiliation	Children of the Light
Gender	Male
Height
Weight
Hair	brown
Eyes	brown
First Mentioned
First Appeared

Lord Galadedrid of House Damodred is the only son of Tigraine Mantear and Taringail Damodred and the half brother of Rand al'Thor through his mother, and Elayne and Gawyn Trakand through his father. His sign is a winged silver sword, point-down. He is the current Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light.

Galad trained with Warders in Tar Valon and is an extremely good swordsman (besting Hammar repeatedly) and "always does the right thing, with no regard for who it hurts." He joined the Whitecloaks and was quickly promoted due to his skill with a sword and zeal for righteousness. The Whitecloaks believe in the destruction of Darkfriends and they believe that all Aes Sedai are Darkfriends. Sometime after the Seanchan took Amadicia, Galad was made a Lord Captain because three of the high officers were killed at Jeramel.

Upon hearing that Eamon Valda, the Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light, sexually assaulted and supposedly killed his stepmother Morgase, he rode with Trom, Dain Bornhald, and Jaret Byar to the Whitecloaks' new headquarters to kill him.

Galad challenged Valda to "Trial Beneath the Light", a duel to the death between two of the Children. After a fierce battle, Galad kills Valda and is acclaimed the new Lord Captain Commander.

It is speculated that Galad will be the future romantic interest of Berelain sur Paendrag Tanreal, based on a Viewing by Min Farshaw. The actual outcome of the Viewing remains to be seen.