Gholam

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Gholam were made by Aginor during the War of Power to assassinate Aes Sedai. They are immensely strong, have no bones, and are able to squeeze through incredibly small spaces. Only six were made -- three male and three female -- as the Chosen were wary of an assassin designed to target channelers.

[edit] Characteristics

Gholam are immune to the One Power and most known weapons. They can detect a channeler at fifty paces and someone holding the One Power even further. From several miles away gholam are able to feel use of the One Power and True Power as an itch akin to what the Myrddraal experience.

Gholam live on fresh blood, generally rending their victims limb from limb while feeding. Their preferred prey are channelers, as they receive a sense of euphoria when they take the life of one who can channel.

In the Third Age there is only one known gholam, likely pulled out of a stasis box. There is also only one thing known to have the power to hurt gholam: the foxhead medallion worn by Matrim Cauthon but it feasible to assume balefire would destroy them due to its unique properties. This last known active gholam firstly killed Herid Fel, a knowlegable resident of Rand al'Thor's "school" in Cairhien due to him working out secrets about the Shadow.

It then went to Ebou Dar to try and stop the recovery of the Bowl of the Winds. It is there it attacked a number of Wise Women, Elayne Trakand and Mat and his Redarms. It flees after touching Mat's medallion and seems afraid of it now.

It seems capable of independent thought and it is required to track down Nynaeve al'Meara and Elayne. It however wants revenge on Mat for hurting it. It is currently in pursuit of Mat. It attacks Mat again in Ebou Dar, and is again forced to retreat when Mat starts using the medallion on it and Noal Charin comes to Mat's aid. It now stalks on the border of Ebou Dar killing random people for blood.