Teoretiskt, ja.
De försvunna var i sista hand själviska varelser. De ville ha makt för sig själva, och The Dark One var ett sätt att få den kraften.Den mörka var till och med känd för att döda sina dreadlords eller utvalda (i Legends Age) om han trodde att de skulle förråda honom.INTERVIEW: Jan 25th, 2005
TOR Questions of the Week Part II (Verbatim)
WEEK 1 QUESTION
The Dark One has promised his followers immortality and power above all others on the Day of Return. In previous interviews you have said that this is within his power. My question is, will he? I mean, he doesn't seem very loyal or trustworthy to me. If (Light forbid) he breaks free, will he remember the "little people" or just destroy all the puny humans when he remakes the world in his own image?
ROBERT JORDAN
"That's the big question for the Forsaken, isn't it. Can they trust the Dark One? You're right; he isn't very trustworthy or loyal. Greed leads people to believe strange things, to excuse the most abhorrent behavior on their parts—just check out the nightly news for confirmation—and at the root, that is what motivates the Forsaken and, in truth, most Darkfriends. Greed for power, greed for immortality. That makes them believe, because they want to believe. So will he grant these things? Maybe. After all, he gains more willing followers, more eager followers, if he is seen to give rewards. But will he care whether he has any followers at all in a world where he is all-powerful? Flip a coin and check which way the wind is blowing. Maybe you can find the answer there."
INTERVIEW: Jan 25th, 2005
TOR Questions of the Week Part II (Verbatim)
WEEK 12 QUESTION
In Winters Heart, you mention that back in the Age of Legends, there were several other Forsaken that the Dark One had killed because he suspected they would betray him. What's their story? Were those people ever as high ranking as the 13 survivors, or where they more like high-ranking Dreadlords then actual Forsaken?
... "Some of those Forsaken the Dark One killed were every bit as high-ranking as the thirteen who were remembered, and who you might say constituted a large part of the Dark One's General Staff at the time of the sealing."
Så vi vet att Forsaken hade potential att söka sina egna intressen, snarare än Mörkets intressen. De stod inte nödvändigtvis med Dark One av någon annan anledning än personlig vinning.
Således är det förankringen att förråda att förråda den mörka och istället vända sig till ljuset. Jag tror att vi ser en liten bit av det med Asmodean, som förmodligen var mer användbar för Rand än vad som var nödvändigt för hans överlevnad.
Om vändning till ljuset verkade som ett bättre alternativ för någon av dem, tror jag att de kunde ha. Medan den Mörka kan ha anspråk på sina själar, är Skaparen starkare och Rand representerar en Kristus eller Frälsare. Det innebär att ånger är möjligt, även om det kan betyda den omvända individens omedelbara död.
Vi ser också att allt kan ångras i Wheel of Time-världen. Taint på Saidin är rengjord. Avskilda kanaliserare har återställt strömmen. Skadorna från Balefire kan läktas. Rand övervinner hans mörker ovanpå Dragonmount. Så tematiskt finns det mycket stöd för att kunna återvända till ljuset.
RJ nämnde även att om en Forsaken dör, kan de fortfarande återfödas i mönstret, vilket är normalt, och deras nya kropp / sin påverkas inte av deras tidigare inkarnation:
INTERVIEW: Apr, 2003
Budapest Q&A (Verbatim)
QUESTION
I have an exciting question, maybe, we heard of making the Forsaken reborn, so has the original body any reflection to the mind of the Forsaken?
ROBERT JORDAN
"Well, if a Forsaken dies and is reborn naturally, through the turning of the Wheel, no."
Jag har inte hittat några citat som skulle ställa tvärtom, och jag skannade igenom alla citat innehållande "Forsaken" eller "Chosen" från Wheel of Time intervju databasen (länkad längst ner).
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Som tidigare nämnts är de Forsaken i sista hand själviska varelser, och de 13 som lämnades under serier var värst av värsta. Så, om möjligheten för dem att vända sidor kan ha teoretiskt funnits för dem, skulle det aldrig ha varit något de verkligen övervägde eller försökte på grund av deras hemska ideologier och personligheter.
Till exempel blev de utlovade evigt liv så länge de följde den Mörka och gjorde det till Dagens Återkomst. Vi ser att han kan hålla detta löfte på ett sätt när flera försålda återfinns i nya kroppar. Till sådana själviska människor skulle chansen till odödlighet vara för stor att ge upp. Med Skaparen skulle de få återfödd , men de skulle inte vara sig längre.
Stödjande citat:
ROBERT JORDAN
No, they do not believe they are immortal, but they believe they will be. All they need to do is get the Dark One free. And they have been promised this. This is their reward for getting him free. If they manage to get him out of that prison, he will grant them immortality. And they believe this because they have seen him in the past, as he has done now, bring the dead back to life. Give the dead new bodies. Transfer souls from a dying body into a young and healthy body. They've seen him do this. So they know that can be done. So it's not as though they are believing something, somebody just walked up to you and said "I can make you immortal if you go out and do this, kill and do awful deeds". They've seen him, they have seen these incredible things done. So they have reason to believe.
Och ett annat citat från Jordanien om Forsakens natur:
Now about how evil the Forsaken are. I'm not really sure you define evil. Part of what I am writing about is just how ordinary evil is. In many ways, without the One Power, the Forsaken would be no more than Darkfriends, though perhaps a bit more than ordinary. True, their callousness toward the pain, suffering, even death of ordinary people, and the way they submerge everything and everyone in their own quest for power—and true immortality—their willingness to deliver the world to the Dark One in that quest, are shared by many who do not have their powers. The point is that they are human; they haven't gotten rid of human emotions, or human weaknesses except for a few physical ones. They are not gods, nor even demi-gods, though they seek to be and think they already are. But believe me, there is nothing they will not do to achieve their goals, no price too high to pay—especially if it is paid by someone else, or millions of someone elses. And Lanfear holding back and doing good for Rand's sake? Ha! She was psychically fixed on possessing a man who never loved her. Even with that, her desire for Rand was as much a desire for power as for him. To be the one to deliver the Dragon Reborn to the service of the Shadow; that would set her above the other Forsaken. And learning that the access ter'angreal for the two huge sa'angreal were still in existence....Sure, she wanted his love—not least because it had been denied her; Lanfear was a woman who claimed a right to anything she wanted—wanted his devotion, but even more than his body, Lanfear wanted power, the power possibly to replace the Dark One, even to replace the Creator. For Rand's sake? Not a chance.
Citat finns på Theoryland .