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I think it grew out of a discussion on how a sul'dam could appear to be in control of the link when she never in fact channels.
I think it grew out of a discussion on how a sul'dam could appear to be in control of the link when she never in fact channels.
I've read it, very interesting: you've convinced me it a sort of link too different from the Link to be considerate more than e distant relative, or not related at all.
That said, there also is a thing I'm doubtful about:
the sul'dam has utter and complete control over the damane's channelling. The sul'dam can have her weave whatever she wants, without ever having to command it. It is the damane's channeling, but the a'dam compels so efficiently that the damane need never be consulted at all
I remembered this very differently, at least from TGH: the sul'dam had something like of a "veto" on all the damane's channelling, but couldn't actually force her to do anything, and that's the reason damane need to be "trained" instead of just dragged on: if the damane doesn't actively co-operate, no weave forms.
When Tuon did it I seem to recall something odd and different, yes, but I guess I just ignored it since it didn't add up with what I knew until then :V
It was strange not just because it was the first time we'd seen a sul'dam channel through her damane like that, but also because Tuon was able to wear a bracelet on each wrist. How can someone be part of two different links at once?
There was some speculation that the 'channeling-through' ability was either not widely known or not widely practised by sul'dam, perhaps because it brought the sul'dam closer to actually channeling themselves. Some thought it was a secret known only to the Imperial Family. I'm more inclined to think that they would train damane even if they didn't technically have to because a fighter with hundreds of years of experience is better than a fighter with single/tens of years. It's more efficient to teach the damane the weaves than to keep having to teach new generations of sul'dam.
Or, you know, maybe RJ just flaked and didn't think that scene through properly.
How come every Forsaken wasn’t loaded with angreal when they were sealed in the Bore?
07/05/2011 02:35:18 AM
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Several reasons exist
07/05/2011 08:49:41 AM
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Re: Several reasons exist
07/05/2011 03:09:51 PM
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Or another question
07/05/2011 04:07:31 PM
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There's no reason to pack heat for a meeting at SG
07/05/2011 06:08:53 PM
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They probably left them all at home.. .and not by choice...
07/05/2011 08:48:50 PM
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Uh whatever!
11/05/2011 07:35:54 AM
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Re: Uh whatever!
11/05/2011 10:02:40 AM
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But the Dark One could control what the One Power did in Shayol Ghul
11/05/2011 07:14:43 PM
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it could also be that he told them to, because he could.
11/05/2011 10:18:34 PM
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Re: it could also be that he told them to, because he could.
11/05/2011 11:50:27 PM
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I was under impression they weren't very aware of the "destroying reality" part
12/05/2011 06:06:56 AM
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RJ stuffed up...
08/05/2011 02:13:15 PM
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Re: I don't think so
08/05/2011 03:09:29 PM
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Good points
08/05/2011 03:13:57 PM
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well, given that we don't really KNOW how Cuendillar was made...
09/05/2011 06:11:32 AM
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Re: well, given that we don't really KNOW how Cuendillar was made...
09/05/2011 10:57:45 AM
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I suppose that depends on what you want to get out of a fantasy book. *NM*
09/05/2011 10:28:48 PM
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my personal theory with other thoughts
09/05/2011 08:10:34 PM
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Re: my personal theory with other thoughts
10/05/2011 08:07:50 AM
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Some people would.
11/05/2011 02:42:25 PM
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Re: Some people would.
11/05/2011 03:01:01 PM
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It definitely wasn't common.
11/05/2011 03:45:45 PM
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My personal theory is that angreal and sa'angreal require Circles of male and female channelers
11/05/2011 07:24:34 PM
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Re: My personal theory is that angreal and sa'angreal require Circles of male and female channelers
11/05/2011 07:45:03 PM
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Er, though -
16/05/2011 06:08:55 PM
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Re: Er, though -
17/05/2011 12:38:14 PM
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Don't think so
17/05/2011 01:09:36 PM
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Re: Don't think so
17/05/2011 01:15:53 PM
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I imagine they could
17/05/2011 01:45:03 PM
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Re: I imagine they could
17/05/2011 01:49:53 PM
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That makes sense
17/05/2011 02:16:05 PM
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Re: That makes sense
17/05/2011 03:46:04 PM
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Re: That makes sense
17/05/2011 04:21:11 PM
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Re: That makes sense
18/05/2011 01:18:43 PM
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That scene was weird
18/05/2011 02:37:44 PM
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We don't really know how the a'dam are made (I see this brought up in the other posts, though)
23/05/2011 03:11:18 PM
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