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Interview: Oct 17th, 1994
LOC Signing Report - Daniel Rouk (Paraphrased)Daniel Rouk
Jordan answered any spoilers about the story pretty much as follows. First question where this occurred is below:
What about Jain Farstrider? Will we see him again?
Robert Jordan
"If, by the end of the last page of the last book you haven't read any more about him, then I guess there was nothing more to say."
He mentioned that he isn't going to offer any windows into the story other than the text. If it's not readily apparent, then he isn't going to illuminate it further. Thus no mind-shattering revelations about the plot here!
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Interview: Oct 17th, 1994
LOC Signing Report - Erica Sadun (Paraphrased)Robert Jordan
Tam and Rand: Originally same character—the soldier comes home to a small town. He is not Farstrider. He is a blademaster and Second Captain in Illian.Tags
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Interview: Oct 17th, 1994
LOC Signing Report - Erica Sadun (Paraphrased)Question
Will we see Jain Farstrider?Robert Jordan
Read the books. If he's not seen by the last page, he's not in there.Tags
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Interview: Oct 22nd, 1994
LOC Signing Report - Pam Korda (Paraphrased)David Wren Hardin
Was Tam involved in the Whitecloak/Illian war mentioned by Pedron Niall in Lord of Chaos?Robert Jordan
That isn't something I'd given much consideration to (i.e., it is background, not significant). He probably was, since he was in the Illian army then. (i.e., Tam is NOT Jain Farstrider).Tags
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Interview: 2010
Twitter 2009-2010 (WoT) (Verbatim)HBFFerreira (15 August 2010)
Noal Charin: was he drawn to Mat by the pull of a ta'veren, or was there something of a "Hero to Hornsounder" pull as well?Brandon Sanderson (16 August 2010)
You're making assumptions about Noal that have not been clarified in the text. ;)BRANDON SANDERSON
On a more serious note, total RAFO on whether Jain is/was/will be a Hero. It's been talked about for years and years.BRANDON SANDERSON
And I suspect that it will continue to be a source of discussion for some time. ;)HBFFERREIRA
Well, it's such a common assumption that I didn't even realize it hadn't been stated as true yet. :-pHBFFERREIRA
But while I'm assuming, I take it that Noal's past may be one of those things Robert Jordan didn't intend to reveal. :-pBRANDON SANDERSON (17 AUGUST)
RAFO on what RJ would or wouldn't reveal. :)FELIX PAX (16 AUGUST)
I wonder "when" will Farstrider's real background be exposed to Mat, Thom?FELIX PAX
At least four people should know who Farstrider really is: Loial, Elder Haman, Elder Arent, and Speaker Covril.FELIX PAX
Two other characters might know who Farstrider really is too: Birgitte from Ebou Dar, and Luca from Shangtai.FELIX PAX
Obviously a bunch of other older characters have a chance of recognizing Noal as Farstrider in Caemlyn too.BRANDON SANDERSON (17 AUGUST)
Continues whistling and walking the other direction.Tags
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Interview: Jun 27th, 1996
AOL Chat 1 (Verbatim)Atmakeepr
Will we learn what happened to Jain Charin "Farstrider" after his disappearance?Robert Jordan
Possibly.Tags
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Interview: Jun 27th, 1996
AOL Chat 1 (Verbatim)Crypticis
Have you ever thought of writing the Travels of Jain Farstrider?Robert Jordan
No.Tags
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Interview: Oct 9th, 1996
ACOS Signing Report - Erica Sadun (Paraphrased)Question
Who was the one who is no more? The innkeeper or the guy on the barrel?Robert Jordan
[an amused look] RAFO.QUESTION
Is the innkeeper an ex-Aes Sedai?ROBERT JORDAN
RAFO.Footnote
This refers to a dream shared by Amys, Melaine, and Bair referenced in Lord of Chaos. We get a clue in The Path of Daggers that Setalle Anan was Martine Janata—an Aes Sedai who burned out while studying ter'angreal—and it's near-confirmed in Knife of Dreams when Setalle takes a particular interest in Mat's medallion. Thus she was 'the one who is no longer [Aes Sedai]', and she was the key to finding the Bowl. The guy on the barrel was Jain Farstrider (Noal Charin).Tags
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Interview: Apr 23rd, 2010
JordanCon 2010 Q&A Report - Terez (Paraphrased)Question
Are you going to be doing The Travels of Jain Farstrider?No, but maybe The Killers of the Black Veil. I've always wanted to read that one. (laughter) That was a joke.Tags
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Interview: Apr 23rd, 2010
JordanCon 2010 Q&A Report - Terez (Paraphrased)Ted Herman
I was also RAFO'd on whether Noal has previously been inside the Tower of Ghenjei.Tags
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Interview: Jun 10th, 2010
Luckers
Is the old man we see serving Graendal in an earlier book Alsalam?Maria Simons
RAFO.Footnote
Maria verified at JordanCon 2012 that it was Farstrider.Tags
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Interview: Nov 8th, 2010
TOM Signing Report - Lord Mordeth (Paraphrased)Lord Mordeth
I was at this one too, asked Brandon as he signed my book who the old man in Natrin's Barrow in The Fires of Heaven was.Brandon Sanderson
He said he knew but wanted to check and that I should email him about it, so I'll do that tomorrow and hopefully he'll fill us all in once he gets back from France.Footnote
Maria said it was Farstrider.Tags
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Interview: Apr 21st, 2012
Kaffeeklatsch with Team Jordan - Ishara (Paraphrased)Ishara
There has been some discussion lately on the identity of the old man seen in Graendal's palace. Many of us believe that it was Jain Farstrider, the same man who wandered into the stedding all those years ago. But some have recently begun to think it could be Alsalam, as the descriptors are similar: older man, long hair etc. Can you confirm that the old man from the stedding and Graendal's palace are the same person: Jain Farstrider?Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons
(They whispered to each other for a bit before they answered, we offered to put our fingers in our ears and hum...) It can't hurt to tell you all—yes. It was Jain Farstrider.Tags
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Interview: Feb 22nd, 2013
AMOL Signing Report - J. Dauro (Verbatim)Question
We have Androl has a very interesting past, he has gone a lot of places and done a lot of things. There is one line in there where it says, where he prepares tea for Pevara, he is talking about things that remind him of things, and he says, "Spring water reminds me of Jain." Is that Farstrider?
Brandon Sanderson
Yes it is.
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So now we know a little more about...
Memory Keeper
He's met everybody. He's gone everywhere.
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Interview: Apr, 2013
Waygate Foundation Q&A (Verbatim)Question
Did Jain Charin become a servant of the Shadow in part due to Moiraine having bonded Lan? He must have felt it a huge betrayal, the last Malkieri king submitting to being Bonded after the White Tower failed to help Malkier. Was he the one to train Isam once he became a Darkfriend?Maria Simons
No, he didn't become a servant of the Shadow because Moiraine bonded Lan. He did not become a servant of the Shadow of his own free will. The Shadow used him and Graendal Compelled him. He did not train Isam.Tags
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Interview: Apr, 2013
Waygate Foundation Q&A (Verbatim)Question
Did Ishamael/Moridin send "Noal" to Mat to kill him, or because he knew Mat would be going to the Tower of Ghenjei, and wanted "Noal" to kill Moiraine (since he knew that she was alive after collecting Lanfear from the 'Finn)? Reasoning behind the question: In The Great Hunt, Moiraine tells Siuan that they are part of the Prophecies, so it would make sense that Ishamael/Moridin would know of Moiraine's future importance (since he's an "expert" on all the various prophecies) and seek to have her killed (the Draghkhar attack in The Dragon Reborn, "Noal" going to the Tower of Ghenjei as an assassin, etc.).Maria Simons
No, Ishamael/Moridin did not send Noal to Mat, either to kill him or to kill Moiraine. Someone else sent Noal to Ebou Dar for other purposes, and he found Mat more or less by accident.Tags
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Interview: Mar 19th, 2014
WOR Signing Report - Res Ipsa (Paraphrased)Res Ipsa
Is Noal a new hero?Brandon Sanderson
Yes. Brandon said that he disagreed with RJ's views that a hero once bound could not be unbound. Brandon thought that since the WoT is infinite, eventually everyone would be bound.
Footnote—Terez
I had talked to Brandon about this before, noting that it was possible for heroes of the horn to die a permanent death, if killed after death while in Tel'aran'rhiod, same as the wolves. (See The Fires of Heaven Chapter 14, "Meetings".) I figured he had forgotten, so I emailed him after Res posted his report. This is his response to me:
Brandon Sanderson
I had completely forgotten that. So there IS an unbinding method. You just can't live through it.
For what it is worth, I am reasonably certain there is nothing in the notes about Noal being an old hero. [...] But maybe someone can find something in the notes at the [College of Charleston] library to be certain.
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Interview: Apr 10th, 2014
Matt Hatch
Okay, so I had to write this down because . . .Brandon Sanderson
Oh yeah, so you’d make sure.
Matt Hatch
We know there are spirit-like entities tied to the call of a musical instrument. And we also know the mechanism Robert Jordan created—a super AI-like system, if you will, to guide the outcome of the many variations of all worlds. Finally, we know this super AI can upgrade the status of spirit-like entities as it needs. Therefore, has the super AI tied any female spirit-like entities of individuals who died during the fifty years prior to the final military engagement of the final book to the call of this said musical instrument? [Much clapping.]
Jen Halbman
Arbitrary decision . . . you win!
Leigh Butler
Matt, you have to send that to me . . . [?]
Brandon Sanderson
So, as a subset of paragraph 3, subsection B on the R. A. F. O. Rules of Engagement, this is definitely a Class A Read and Find Out.
Jason Denzel
Does he get a card?
Brandon Sanderson
Yeah, I’ve got a . . . he’s got so many cards. Yeah, I cannot answer that.
[Question about what Matt asked]
Brandon Sanderson
As I interpreted it, he asked if any women have been tied to the Horn of Valere in the last fifty years. Any women who were not previously tied to it. And so, I can speak of only one person that has been tied to the Horn of Valere in the last fifty years. Male, yes.
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Who is that?
Brandon Sanderson
That was Jain Farstrider.
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You’re not allowed to talk about it?
Brandon Sanderson
I can’t talk about it. You can interpret that as . . . Now I did preface this all by saying, “Here are the things that I won’t talk about.” So, you can kind of assume that if I can’t talk about it it’s because I don’t know, or I’m holding it back because it might be in the encyclopedia, or things like this.
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Interview: Apr 10th, 2014
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So a certain world traveler who’s renowned for his world travels in a published book within the stories becomes a more prevalent character as we progress. And it’s uncovered who that guy is in the second-to-last book. Is that more you or more from the notes?Brandon Sanderson
Oh, that’s one of the scenes that we’ve been upfront that Robert Jordan actually wrote before he passed away. He wrote that exact sequence and there was very little touched, specifically to the dialogue. Like, some of the things around the dialogue we changed, but the dialogue itself, a lot of it he had written before he passed away. So the answer is, that was one of the things that was most prominent in the notes.Tags