Abilities
Taim can channel saidin, the male half of the One Power. He is very strong in the power, but it is not clear up to this point exactly how strong he is. Taim is also among the most experienced male channelers in the world; only Lews Therin and the male Forsaken surpass him in experience. He has avoided the madness and sickness of the Taint longer than any living non-Forsaken.
Taim appeared initially to be approximately as powerful as Rand Al'Thor in the Power. Rand tests this in Lord of Chaos, asking Taim to hold as much of the power as he can. Al'Thor judges that Taim is holding back some of the power even then, leaving Taim's true level of power in question. Al'Thor own power has since grown exponentially as he grew more experienced in using the One Power.
Read more about this topic: Mazrim Taim
Famous quotes containing the word abilities:
“Your friends praise your abilities to the skies, submit to you in argument, and seem to have the greatest deference for you; but, though they may ask it, you never find them following your advice upon their own affairs; nor allowing you to manage your own, without thinking that you should follow theirs. Thus, in fact, they all think themselves wiser than you, whatever they may say.”
—William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848)
“A child is born with the potential ability to learn Chinese or Swahili, play a kazoo, climb a tree, make a strudel or a birdhouse, take pleasure in finding the coordinates of a star. Genetic inheritance determines a child’s abilities and weaknesses. But those who raise a child call forth from that matrix the traits and talents they consider important.”
—Emilie Buchwald (20th century)
“We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are hundreds and hundreds of ways to succeed and many, many different abilities that will help you get there.”
—Howard Gardner (20th century)