Pale Alaxel

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“The shadow-cloaked Lord of the Seven from the Adem's Chandrian tale”

also known as Alaxel, Lord Alaxel, Lord of the Seven

Appearance§

Alaxel is described through the Adem verse rather than direct physical detail: he is the lord of the seven who 'bears the shadow's hame,' cloaking himself in shadow. This matches the depiction of Haliax, whose features are perpetually wreathed and obscured by darkness so that even in full light his face cannot be clearly seen. He is characterized by the litany 'Hated. Hopeless. Sleepless. Sane.'

Description§

Alaxel is the name given to the lord of the seven in the Adem's version of the Chandrian tale, the shadow-cloaked figure who 'bears the shadow's hame.' The Adem verse lists the seven and their signs before naming Alaxel last as their hated, hopeless, sleepless, sane lord. Because Skarpi's story names Lanre as Haliax while the Adem tale names only Alaxel and makes no mention of Lanre, Alaxel is taken as the Adem name corresponding to Haliax, lord of the Chandrian. In the Adem framing there is an enemy who poisons seven traitors against their empire; six betray their cities while one remembers the Lethani, leaving that city unbetrayed. The Chandrian are bound by their true names, which is why speaking the deep names is dangerous and lures them.

Relationships§

• Lord Of The Chandrian — The shadow-cloaked lord of the seven who bears the shadow's hame
• Same As Haliax — Taken as the Adem name corresponding to Haliax, lord of the Chandrian
• Bound By Naming — The Chandrian are bound by their true names, which lures them
• Fellow Seven Cinder — Listed among the seven as Ferule, chill and dark of eye
• Named By The Adem — Named in the Adem's version of the Chandrian tale
• Fellow Seven Cyphus — Listed among the seven, bearer of the blue flame
• Fellow Seven Grey Dalcenti — Listed among the seven as Grey Dalcenti who never speaks
• Fellow Seven Stercus — Listed among the seven, in thrall of iron
• Fellow Seven Usnea — Listed among the seven, living in nothing but decay
• Fellow Seven Alenta — Listed among the seven as Pale Alenta who brings the blight

Established facts§

• Alaxel is named in the Adem's version of the Chandrian tale as the lord of the seven who bears the shadow's hame.
• The Adem verse describes him with the litany 'Hated. Hopeless. Sleepless. Sane.'
• The seven are listed with their signs: Cyphus bears the blue flame, Stercus is in thrall of iron, Ferule chill and dark of eye, Usnea lives in nothing but decay, Grey Dalcenti never speaks, and Pale Alenta brings the blight.
• Skarpi's story identifies Lanre as Haliax, while the Adem tale names only Alaxel, so Alaxel is taken as the Adem name corresponding to Haliax.
• The lord of the seven cloaks himself in shadow, consistent with Haliax's shadow-wreathed depiction.
• In the Adem/Shehyn framing an enemy poisons seven traitors against their empire; six betray their cities while one remembers the Lethani, leaving that city unbetrayed.
• The Chandrian are bound by their true names, which is why speaking the deep names lures them.

Theories that reference this§

• plausible Each Chandrian Betrayed a Specific City and the Riddles Tell Us How pop 633
• fringe Denna Is a Chandrian: She Is Pale Alenta, Not Merely Their Pawn pop 397
• plausible The Chandrian Warning Song Encodes Escape Instructions to the Fae pop 257
• fringe Kilvin's Workshop Lamps Each Symbolise One of the Seven Chandrian pop 138
• fringe Kvothe's Eight Rings From the Children's Rhyme Map Onto the Individual Chandrian pop 129
• fringe Caesura May Once Have Belonged to Lyra, the Lost Love of Lanre pop 105
• fringe Rethe's Poem Was Her Name, and Alaxel Is Three Names Bound Together pop 78
• fringe Kvothe May Spread a Sexually Transmitted Blight After His Time With Felurian pop 78