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 that experienced by the Myrddraal.
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 extant, probably retrieved from 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 reasonable to assume that the unique properties of balefire would render it an effective weapon also. This last known active gholam began its killing spree with 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 on to Ebou Dar to try and stop the recovery of the Bowl of the Winds. There, it attacked a number of Wise Women, Elayne Trakand and Mat and his Redarms. It flees after touching Mat's medallion, and appears subsequently to fear it.
It seems capable of independent thought and it has been ordered to track down Nynaeve al'Meara and Elayne. However it also wants revenge on Mat for hurting it, and is currently in pursuit. It attacks Mat again in Ebou Dar, and is again forced to retreat when Mat defends himself with the medallion and Noal Charin comes to his aid. It now stalks the borders of Ebou Dar killing random people for blood. In its hunt for Mat, it entered Queen Tylin's chambers and found her where Mat had left her tied up when he left Ebou Dar. Not inclined to pass up a meal, it killed her as well.
