ah yes, most definitely that's another thing that's difficult to explain if we assume he's just an average run of the mill jerk.

maybe his parallel of demandred is closer than i was thinking-- he started off as a disgruntled dude and then DID turn to the shadow just because he was annoyed at playing second fiddle.

i've just seen so many theories surrouding Taim involving 'special' things (ie: moridin, and demandred before him, 13x13, elaborate plans)

i thought, maybe he's just this guy and everyone's overestimating him.