At the end of the Wheel of Time, something happens that is largely unexplained. In the Epilogue, it is reveald that
Rand and Moridin switch bodies.
How did this actually happen?
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Sign up to join this communityAt the end of A Crown of Swords, Rand follows Sammael to Shadar Logoth to kill him. While he is there, he is helped by a mysterious stranger - this is Moridin. At one point, Mashadar reaches for them, and they balefire Mashadar at the same time, crossing the streams. This created some kind of bond between their souls. From this point forward, several things start to happen:
They definitely switched bodies because of this connection. It seems most likely to me that since Moridin died at Shayol Ghul, Rand was then able move into his vacant body.