Asmodean
What We Know of Asmodean
name: Joar Addam Nessosin
occupation: composer
In his youth, Joar Addam was considered to be a child prodigy, playing many musical instruments and composing great pieces of music. He played such instruments as the harp and flute, as well as such "ancient" instruments as the shama, the balfone, the corca, and the obaen.
It is said that Joar was lured to the Dark One with the promise of immortality. Although he never held a field command, Asmodean did serve as governor over conquered territories. As with many of the Chosen, Asmodean did exact a certain type of torture on his subject. Mesaana had her "children." Semirhage had her mind experiments. Asmodean, being a former musician, chose that part of society to inflict his ill will on. He would blind or maim both artists and musicians so that they could never perform their particular brand of art ever again.
Since his release, Asmodean joined Lanfear in a plot to turn Rand al'Thor. Posing as the bard Jasin Natael, he was captured and forced to beomce al'Thor's "teacher" in the ways of the One Power. He was killed in Caemlyn, but his killer remains unidentified.
Clues from the Text
[TSR: 36, Misdirections, 412]
Mat looked up to find the gleeman looking at him with dark, deep-set eyes. The fellow was taller than most, somehwere in his middle years and likely attractive to women, but with an oddly apprehensive way of holding his head cocked as if trying to look at you sideways.
[TSR: 58, The Traps of Rhuidean, 671]
The dark-haired man stood at his ease, one hand on a hip, pensively fingering his chin. A spill of white lace dripped from his neck, more half-hid his hands. His high-collared red coat seemed shinier than silk satin, and was oddly cut, with tails hanging almost to his knees. What seemed to be black threads, like fine steel wires, ran off from the man, disappearing into the surrounding dark.
--Rand
The Chosen Speak
[TSR: 9, Decisions, 129]
"...The Great Lord knows more than you would suspect. It is possible to talke with him. Go to Shayol Ghul, into the Pit of Doom, and you can... hear him. You can... bath in his presence." A different light shone on her face, now. Ecstacy. She breathed through parted lips, and for a moment seemed to stare at something distant and wondrous. "Words cannot even begin to describe it. You must experience it to know. You must."
--Lanfear
[TSR: 57, A Breaking, 668]
"I brought Asmodean to teach you [Rand], but he was always one to leap to another plan if the first proved difficult."
--Lanfear
[TFoH: 6, Gateways, 123]
"Did you know that Asmodean severed his own mother? What they call stilling, now. Severed her, and let Myrddraal drag her away screaming."
--Lanfear
Updated 05/29/99