I agree that there are a lot of reasons for Aes Sedai not to want children, most have been touched on earlier. There are two other reasons that would also have a bearing on their decision as well.
The Guide said that the ability to channell is genetic to a degree so it stands to reason that a woman who can channell has a higher chance of giving birth to children who can also channell. What if the child is a boy?
Would an Aes Sedia really want to watch her child grow up for say 20 years and then when he starts to channell watch as he is gentled? What if the child can't channell. Mom will still look like she is in her 20s when he/she is on their death bed dying of old age. Mom will look like 30/40 when her grand children are dying of old age.
The Guide said that the ability to channell is genetic to a degree so it stands to reason that a woman who can channell has a higher chance of giving birth to children who can also channell. What if the child is a boy?
Would an Aes Sedia really want to watch her child grow up for say 20 years and then when he starts to channell watch as he is gentled? What if the child can't channell. Mom will still look like she is in her 20s when he/she is on their death bed dying of old age. Mom will look like 30/40 when her grand children are dying of old age.
Does the Oath Rod destroy the urge to procreate?
- 01/10/2010 07:23:43 AM
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It's more the overall culture of the AS, I think
- 01/10/2010 09:12:25 AM
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BUT this didnt stop Aes Sedai in the AoL
- 01/10/2010 02:58:22 PM
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Almost none of those reasons applied in the AoL, so what's your point?
- 01/10/2010 03:20:59 PM
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Point is
- 01/10/2010 03:33:41 PM
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the real reason is that having a bunch of AS babies running around would be a plot inconvenience *NM*
- 02/10/2010 06:15:01 PM
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The answer is very simple. The WT discourages AS from having families as it distracts for being AS
- 03/10/2010 01:08:30 AM
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OTOH, maybe they're all just post-menopausal *NM*
- 03/10/2010 06:53:34 AM
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I hope they all had good hormones... Try and imagine 1000 women going through the "change" at once
- 03/10/2010 04:12:57 PM
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Which were their ages before they swore.
- 11/10/2010 06:53:19 PM
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Probably not. But then they are much older. We know the Slowing happens starting in most women's
- 12/10/2010 01:43:50 AM
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The Aes Sedai murder all their initiates who don't agree with "Tower uber alles"
- 01/10/2010 02:11:29 PM
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Let's not forget that a pregnant woman has trouble channelling.
- 01/10/2010 02:18:12 PM
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Re: What about male children with the spark
- 03/10/2010 12:34:42 PM
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no but your questions do
*NM*
- 10/10/2010 05:38:41 PM
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*NM*
- 10/10/2010 05:38:41 PM
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I dunno, I think I got wood. No, wait... Its Rigor Mortis. (sorry, too funny to keep to myself) *NM*
- 11/10/2010 01:32:17 AM
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