So, is the Mazrim Taim in LoC the real Mazrim Taim, the Saldean False Dragon, or is he the Forsaken Demandred in disguise?
Here, MT=the character in LoC, general of the Asha’man. Taim=the False Dragon we heard about, captured after Falme. Demandred=Forsaken. A Scenario for MT to be Demandred: The BA , or a Forsaken, or some Trollocs broke Taim free from where he was being held in Saldaea. They took him to Semirhage, or someone else who could extract every bit of information from his skull (a la the AS Cabriana who Semirhage tortures) and drained him dry. Then they killed him. Now, Demandred either • Looks kind of like Taim in the first place, or • Looks very different from Taim and is using a partial illusion to look like the real Taim. This is why Bashere isn’t sure that MT is Taim, and why MT says that he shaved his beard. This also explains why it is MT who brings up the things only he and Bashere know – to convince everybody that he is Taim. Then again, MT may really be the original Mazrim Taim. The reason we think of Demandred when we see him is not because he is Demandred, but because he is similar t
