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To me, it seems more like Tower politics. orius Send a noteboard - 30/09/2010 07:23:19 AM

It seems that most Sisters who don't really know what to do join the Red Ajah. They've had the most specific and important function in the Tower for three millenia, and yet they very rarely get to do it. I wouldn't be surprised if most Reds had never even encountered a male channeler.


That's an interesting view, I never thought about it, but it could make sense. The Green and Yellow likely guide Accepted who are gifted with the right weaves to their Ajahs, while Brown, White, and Gray probably look for ones with the right aptitudes.

I think though that Tower politics plays some role in Ajah selection as well, probably most strongly with Red and Blue, since neither Ajah really needs to specialize in anything particular. Blue perhaps is more selective of the girls they guide to their faction, so they're one of the smallest factions. Red OTOH probably tries to aggressively get girls who don't show any particular aptitude for the other Ajahs, and they do seem to feel that they're the most important part of the WT as well. Red seems to be the most conservative Tower faction while Blue the most liberal, so it's not really surprising the two don't like each other at all. That makes Red a very good fit for Elaida, since she seems to have very conservative views about the AS and their place in the world, evidenced by her desire to restore the former influence the AS had on the Westlands.
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Elaida's ajah - 29/09/2010 11:39:53 PM 2040 Views
Re: Elaida's ajah - 30/09/2010 01:00:32 AM 1187 Views
What has she done that shows she hates men? - 30/09/2010 01:03:52 AM 1274 Views
I don't think she hates all men - 30/09/2010 04:39:00 AM 1242 Views
Thanks for the confirmation about the vileness. - 30/09/2010 04:49:50 AM 1360 Views
She was strong, that's all Aes Sedai need. - 30/09/2010 08:26:17 AM 1242 Views
I probably need to re-read - 30/09/2010 01:09:55 AM 1145 Views
Hehe... I need to reread too. - 30/09/2010 01:13:05 AM 1132 Views
I wonder if RJ ever planned on Thom getting revenge - 30/09/2010 01:20:35 AM 1010 Views
I have a secret fantasy/hope... - 30/09/2010 01:26:07 AM 1297 Views
I think that might happen anyway - 30/09/2010 01:36:26 AM 980 Views
That'd be quite funny. - 30/09/2010 03:08:00 AM 1263 Views
lol that would be epic - 30/09/2010 05:57:43 AM 1038 Views
suian lies to the rebel Hall about elaida - 30/09/2010 07:41:02 AM 1026 Views
I know... but she was still involved in the vileness *NM* - 30/09/2010 09:16:43 AM 433 Views
She thinks those that channel are unclean and have rejected the light IIRC. - 30/09/2010 08:28:43 AM 991 Views
I remember this vaguely now that you mention it - 30/09/2010 09:18:22 AM 1038 Views
Link to that essay posted below - 30/09/2010 03:23:05 PM 1173 Views
But she might not always have been like that - 01/10/2010 03:44:57 PM 1041 Views
I always thought of it as a fall-back ajah - 30/09/2010 05:32:19 AM 1132 Views
To me, it seems more like Tower politics. - 30/09/2010 07:23:19 AM 1236 Views
Re: A few reasons to join - 30/09/2010 11:06:55 AM 1081 Views
Funny, I always considered the Bluye as the fall-back Ajah. - 30/09/2010 06:35:18 PM 1038 Views
see, and I've always seen the Greens as a the fall-back Ajah - 30/09/2010 08:09:03 PM 935 Views
At least I guess we can all agree that the Yellow aren't a fall-back Ajah *NM* - 01/10/2010 06:44:06 AM 528 Views
Thats because Yellows are superior *NM* - 01/10/2010 03:42:45 PM 443 Views
They're Aes Sedai. - 02/10/2010 02:39:12 AM 978 Views
+1 - 01/10/2010 09:30:41 AM 1108 Views
Elaida is pretty clearly a Red Ajah-link to great article that summarizes the point better included - 30/09/2010 03:22:14 PM 1270 Views
Nitpick - 03/10/2010 10:44:06 AM 979 Views
I think she's not a Blue because there's already an Ajah for her particular "cause. " - 01/10/2010 05:13:53 AM 1025 Views
The Red, Green & Yellow Ajah's all seem to have nothing to do - 01/10/2010 07:06:55 AM 1079 Views
They've got plenty to do, they just aren't doing it. - 01/10/2010 09:28:33 AM 1063 Views

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