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Martin Reznick
How was the Dark One created, i.e. is he a fallen angel, an inherent part of the universe, etc.?

Robert Jordan
I envision the Dark One as being the dark counterpart, the dark balance if you will, to the Creator...carrying on the theme, the ying yang, light dark, necessity of balance theme that has run through the books. It's somewhat Manichean i know, but I think it works.
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What's so special about Callandor? - 06/03/2012 07:31:40 PM 2489 Views
Honestly, I'm more curious about the "Dragon-only" barrier that surrounded it - 06/03/2012 09:16:15 PM 1444 Views
I also think the flaw might be deliberate - 06/03/2012 09:56:02 PM 1523 Views
Re: I also think the flaw might be deliberate - 07/03/2012 04:11:21 AM 1545 Views
Re: I also think the flaw might be deliberate - 07/03/2012 10:31:39 AM 1406 Views
Re: I also think the flaw might be deliberate - 07/03/2012 10:55:56 PM 1464 Views
RJ addressed this ... I had a similar thought several years back and this quote was floated my way - 07/03/2012 04:18:01 AM 1433 Views
Hmm.... - 07/03/2012 01:50:07 PM 1363 Views
Very similar to what you are getting at as I recall - 07/03/2012 02:00:56 PM 1237 Views
Using the True Power to win Tarmon Gai'don goes against every moral in the series. - 07/03/2012 07:00:02 AM 1292 Views
actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 07/03/2012 10:36:03 AM 1228 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 07/03/2012 06:02:48 PM 1287 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 07/03/2012 06:18:16 PM 1251 Views
If anything the Dark One WANTS Lews Therin to use the TP *NM* - 07/03/2012 09:43:20 PM 764 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 07/03/2012 11:38:56 PM 1445 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 10/03/2012 11:52:23 AM 1470 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 10/03/2012 06:40:00 PM 1252 Views
Have to agree with you on this - 12/03/2012 01:17:06 AM 1248 Views
Re: Have to agree with you on this - 12/03/2012 02:36:13 PM 1252 Views
Fain has become so much more than human. We have no real sense of the limits of his power - 18/03/2012 11:21:54 PM 1126 Views
Shai'tan is the opposite half of the Creator. - 19/03/2012 01:44:31 AM 1095 Views
I actually don't see it that way - 19/03/2012 03:37:26 AM 1286 Views
depends how you look at it - 19/03/2012 10:41:28 AM 1329 Views
Re: depends how you look at it - 19/03/2012 01:07:21 PM 1083 Views
Re: depends how you look at it - 19/03/2012 08:12:17 PM 1219 Views
Odds are you are correct - 19/03/2012 11:45:03 PM 1066 Views
Re: depends how you look at it - 20/03/2012 12:51:48 PM 1106 Views
The DO did not not destroy Mashadar alone - 19/03/2012 11:42:21 PM 1088 Views
That's not correct. - 20/03/2012 01:55:05 AM 1093 Views
Saidin and the True Power both touched Mashadar - 20/03/2012 01:11:17 PM 1382 Views
Re: Saidin and the True Power both touched Mashadar - 20/03/2012 04:27:33 PM 1027 Views
Re: Saidin and the True Power both touched Mashadar - 20/03/2012 04:57:08 PM 1395 Views
You explantion is - 20/03/2012 06:17:52 PM 1138 Views
Agreed *NM* - 19/03/2012 11:40:40 PM 598 Views
RJ Quote: - 19/03/2012 06:52:12 PM 1068 Views
Exactly - 19/03/2012 08:54:22 PM 1423 Views
Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 19/03/2012 11:48:20 PM 1060 Views
Re: Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 20/03/2012 01:06:20 PM 1114 Views
My point with imagination is simply that destruction only does 1 thing - 20/03/2012 01:14:55 PM 1253 Views
Re: Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 20/03/2012 04:35:17 PM 1108 Views
Re: Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 20/03/2012 04:59:13 PM 1060 Views
Re: Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 20/03/2012 08:57:35 PM 1199 Views
Re: Personally I view it more as Creation v. Destruction - 21/03/2012 01:09:13 PM 1154 Views
Yep . - 21/03/2012 04:51:15 PM 1063 Views
Re: actually self-sacrifice is one of the Dragon's principle virtues - 14/03/2012 12:15:36 PM 1209 Views
except the TP is not just a tool. - 14/03/2012 01:41:17 PM 1297 Views
No, the Choedan Kal was a tool. - 14/03/2012 05:20:53 PM 1025 Views
Sounds like the One Ring - 04/05/2012 03:55:01 PM 1224 Views
I totally agree with you on both issues Ben - 07/03/2012 11:44:42 PM 1392 Views
No, I don't agree - 10/03/2012 12:11:37 PM 1296 Views
That makes no sense... - 10/03/2012 09:21:19 PM 1132 Views
Re: That makes no sense... - 11/03/2012 12:25:53 AM 1208 Views
Name an existing well that has that much power, though. - 11/03/2012 01:11:40 AM 1128 Views
He makes a good point though. - 11/03/2012 05:49:59 AM 1128 Views
Yes, but... - 11/03/2012 06:17:25 AM 1107 Views
Re: Yes, but... - 11/03/2012 06:47:43 PM 1131 Views
I found a couple of quote - 12/03/2012 12:00:36 AM 1292 Views
Yeah, I looked through Terez' quote database. - 12/03/2012 12:46:38 AM 1105 Views
Re: That makes no sense... - 11/03/2012 08:54:11 AM 1244 Views
Re: That makes no sense... - 12/03/2012 02:15:19 PM 1315 Views
Re: No, I don't agree - 12/03/2012 01:49:10 PM 1309 Views
How the Three can become One using the True Power...mindtraps of Moggy and Cyndane... - 12/03/2012 06:04:22 PM 1202 Views
Whether it happens or not, it might explain the choice of mind trap victims - 13/03/2012 06:43:45 AM 1396 Views
Re: Whether it happens or not, it might explain the choice of mind trap victims - 13/03/2012 05:19:21 PM 1108 Views
That's what I meant - 18/03/2012 11:13:19 PM 1206 Views

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