RJ himself gave the explanation that souls "stolen" for Shadowspawn are forever tainted and can't be used for non-Shadowspawn rebirths afterward.
It's in the same quote he explained that Nym being artifical lifeforms, a soul for them has to be "borrowed" from the soul pool, and returns to it afterward. It's the same for Shadowspawn, except a life as a Nym doesn't taint a soul, while a life as Shadowspawn does, irremediably. A soul used for a Nym can be reborn as a human afterward.
You can find the exact quotes in the interview database if you still doubt.
It's in the same quote he explained that Nym being artifical lifeforms, a soul for them has to be "borrowed" from the soul pool, and returns to it afterward. It's the same for Shadowspawn, except a life as a Nym doesn't taint a soul, while a life as Shadowspawn does, irremediably. A soul used for a Nym can be reborn as a human afterward.
You can find the exact quotes in the interview database if you still doubt.
You know, I wonder how the souls for shadowspawn are selected. Are the souls of trollocs the souls of people who in past life swore to the shadow, and the DO can then pull those souls into trollocs since they sort of belong to him. Is Verin going to reborn as a trolloc and be forever damned since she swore to the DO.
Or is it just random chance, where if you are unlucky your soul is pulled into a trolloc and forever corrupted simply because it happened to be available for rebirth during the birth of a trolloc. That would suck pretty bad if your soul would be forever corrupted due to no fault of your own.
I wonder why the DO would not do all in his power to have the dragon-soul be born into a shadowspawn, just once. If the corruption is forever, then that would be game over. Rand did touch the TP and BS said there would be consequences. Maybe Rand is doomed to be reborn as a trolloc now.
Chapter 1 released
- 01/10/2010 01:40:27 PM
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For the record, it sucks waiting for you people to wake up and read this
- 01/10/2010 01:50:02 PM
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- 01/10/2010 01:50:02 PM
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Not too much new to work with. Is "she" Egwene? Cads? Someone else? *NM*
- 01/10/2010 02:01:12 PM
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Well damn. Was that Buddha?
- 01/10/2010 02:36:29 PM
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This blaming Brandon for everything stuff is getting old.
- 01/10/2010 02:55:04 PM
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I've never blamed BS for anything (expect fucking up Mat's character)
- 01/10/2010 03:27:36 PM
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BOOOOO I want Sunshine and Rainbows damnit
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- 01/10/2010 11:04:21 PM
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- 01/10/2010 11:04:21 PM
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Poorly written, but I still got goosebumps at Rand's importance finally being demonstrated...
- 01/10/2010 03:14:48 PM
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"My father’s estates do produce lumber and fine woods, and ice peppers, and furs, and more besides."
- 01/10/2010 03:27:22 PM
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It's the style. In the Randland context, the word "grows" is more appropriate...
- 01/10/2010 03:31:22 PM
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did you not read my reply title? That was a quote from The Shadow Rising, same exact context. *NM*
- 01/10/2010 03:32:23 PM
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Fine. So be it. It still feels wrong to me. *NM*
- 01/10/2010 03:36:16 PM
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but it's all RJ's fault
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- 01/10/2010 03:40:14 PM
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- 01/10/2010 03:40:14 PM
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Maybe it's in the context of BS's sentences...
- 01/10/2010 03:44:28 PM
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I feel bad for you. I really do.
- 01/10/2010 03:54:02 PM
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Yes it does. But it is not conscious. It comes from 15 years of growing up reading Wot..
- 01/10/2010 03:55:39 PM
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As if the rest of us haven't been reading for just as long.
- 04/10/2010 05:00:32 PM
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I've been reading the series sinc e EoTW hit bookshelves circa 1990
- 05/10/2010 11:10:08 PM
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It sounds like Rand is finally growing up
- 01/10/2010 03:46:54 PM
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He has achieved enlightenment and knows more than everyone else, so he doesn't have to be insecure..
- 01/10/2010 03:52:23 PM
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I don't agree - I think that what he is going to tell Egwene will be unpleasant for everyone.
- 01/10/2010 04:07:19 PM
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Why would that upset her?
- 01/10/2010 04:21:29 PM
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Because I think she was hoping to work with him to solve some of these problems
- 01/10/2010 04:42:33 PM
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I tend to agree
- 05/10/2010 01:41:22 AM
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The Sickness
- 01/10/2010 07:22:24 PM
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thoughts
- 01/10/2010 07:28:38 PM
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Re: thoughts
- 01/10/2010 08:36:18 PM
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Egwene
- 03/10/2010 02:57:38 AM
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Re: Egwene
- 04/10/2010 09:44:00 AM
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Nonsense
- 05/10/2010 03:52:31 AM
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Re: Nonsense
- 05/10/2010 09:53:06 AM
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seriously! Read what Egwene actually says sometime...
- 06/10/2010 08:17:15 PM
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Re: seriously! Read what Egwene actually says sometime...
- 06/10/2010 08:40:39 PM
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want to back that up with an actual quote from Egwene's mouth?
- 06/10/2010 11:01:09 PM
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Re: want to back that up with an actual quote from Egwene's mouth?
- 07/10/2010 09:45:21 PM
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Yes, but her comment is far closer to the truth than his!
- 07/10/2010 10:18:54 PM
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I'd say
- 08/10/2010 08:30:17 PM
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just like Egwene is 100% correct about AS being compelled
- 08/10/2010 10:31:03 PM
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Re: just like Egwene is 100% correct about AS being compelled
- 09/10/2010 11:46:54 AM
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And Egwene was the only person to do things like this? Elayne made a huge public show
- 09/10/2010 02:49:13 PM
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Fan...freakin...tastic. Had chills and watery eyes the whole time. This book is going to ROCK. *NM*
- 01/10/2010 08:18:20 PM
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I am so confused...
- 01/10/2010 09:45:32 PM
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Re: I am so confused...
- 01/10/2010 10:22:14 PM
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Re: I am so confused...
- 01/10/2010 11:21:32 PM
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That may have been an indirect result of using the TP, rather than a direct one
- 03/10/2010 03:30:24 AM
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I'm surprised no one has discussed Seanchan yet
- 01/10/2010 10:20:37 PM
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I believe the murderer is a random noble blamed for killing the royal family *NM*
- 02/10/2010 01:58:53 AM
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Moridin....
- 02/10/2010 04:03:34 PM
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I've seen it theorized (before chapter 1 was released) that
- 02/10/2010 04:39:09 PM
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I don't think...
- 02/10/2010 05:44:05 PM
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Re:TOM Chapter 1 Biblical Parallel
- 02/10/2010 08:31:35 PM
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dammit how am i supposed to read this without reading the prologue first?
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- 03/10/2010 08:51:58 PM
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- 03/10/2010 08:51:58 PM
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The revival of the Green Man?
- 03/10/2010 09:25:50 PM
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Re: The revival of the Green Man?
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You assume the supply of Souls is finite
- 05/10/2010 02:49:28 AM
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Yes
- 05/10/2010 02:08:10 PM
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That doesn't make sense
- 06/10/2010 04:14:54 AM
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you assume that a soul is tainted forever and not returned to a nutral state upon death.
- 06/10/2010 06:43:11 AM
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O... you assume I don't know my stuff
- 06/10/2010 02:35:06 PM
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- 06/10/2010 02:35:06 PM
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Re: O... you assume I don't know my stuff
- 06/10/2010 06:38:49 PM
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- 06/10/2010 06:38:49 PM
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ARGH! Spoilers! Spoilers! MINE EYES!!!!
- 14/10/2010 08:52:53 AM
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Or at least not click the threads CLEARLY designated as being about ToM.
- 24/10/2010 02:10:13 PM
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