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Thanks for the quote, but reading that, it kind of implies the opposite, to me... Shannow Send a noteboard - 25/09/2012 11:35:53 PM
Can you elaborate a bit further on Moghedien's comments on Hesalem's strength in the Power. I read somewhere else that she compared it to Nynaeve's, giving rise to comments that Nynaeve and Graendal might be on the same strength level.

Is there any reason to make such conclusions from the information provided in this scene, or any other strength conclusions for that matter?

When she feels Hessalam's strength, she is surprised that her agents didn't pick her out among the AS. She says they picked out Nynaeve right away, so why not her? The impression I got was that Moghedien thinks of Nynaeve and Hessalam were of the same strength.

Which, frankly, supports Brandon's previous statements about Nynaeve's strength. Likely, Graendal, Semirhage and Nynaeve are all at the same level.


Thanks for providing Moghedien's actual comment on Hessalem's strength.

The way it reads, based on your quote, seems to imply to me that Graendal is saying that she is suprised that someone of Graendal's strength was not picked up by her agents, given that they picked up Nynaeve so quickly.

Meaning that if Nynaeve was discovered, then someone even stronger than Nynaeve should have been discovered even sooner.

Anyway, that's how it reads to me. But I don't have the exact quote and context in front of me, so I guess it can be interpreted to suit whichever viewpoint one holds on their comparative strengths, other than one which holds Nynaeve to be stronger than Graendal, which we know is not the case anyway.

Any more on Moghedien's reference to Taim's strength? Howcome she knows how strong he is? She can't sense male strength. So who would have told her he is fairly strong?

Also, she doesn't seem to think that he is as strong as the stronger male Forsaken. Merely that he might be as strong as "them", which includes herself, the weakest of the Forsaken by some margin.
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AMOL Prologue : Analysis of Forsaken section *major spoilers* Sidious - 19/09/2012 05:47:21 PM 3180 Views
You left out that Taim and Demandred have met before. Narg - 19/09/2012 06:19:01 PM 1436 Views
Part of me keeps screaming Logain, though that can't be right... Cannoli - 20/09/2012 12:14:00 PM 1394 Views
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We have our answer as to why Cyndane and Moiraine are reduced in power. Nargs - 20/09/2012 05:14:01 AM 1318 Views
It was spelled out before. Terez - 20/09/2012 05:25:05 AM 1206 Views
And some of us guessed that's what happened, we just didn't have evidence. *NM* Cannoli - 20/09/2012 12:04:18 PM 690 Views
Nor a lot of support for the idea... DomA - 22/09/2012 06:28:14 PM 1182 Views
Really? Seemed like the obvious series of events darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 02:32:35 PM 1129 Views
I know... DomA - 23/09/2012 05:30:42 PM 1174 Views
I'm not so sure Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:32:50 PM 1163 Views
Why question it? darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 01:40:39 AM 1049 Views
Re: Why question it? Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:12:32 AM 1002 Views
No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 04:10:04 PM 1255 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:41:13 PM 1174 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks DomA - 25/09/2012 07:21:03 PM 1178 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks Sidious - 25/09/2012 07:53:47 PM 970 Views
Six Chosen... entyti - 20/09/2012 05:19:17 AM 1362 Views
It's fan fiction, but it's cannon fan fiction The Wandering Gambler - 20/09/2012 06:55:18 AM 1331 Views
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RJ's writing was bad. Sanderson's is far worse. *NM* Marshall - 21/09/2012 06:19:04 AM 693 Views
Re: Demandred - the wasted Forsaken DomA - 22/09/2012 07:23:19 PM 1124 Views
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I think you once again overestimate my appreciation of the series. Tom - 25/09/2012 02:33:34 PM 1128 Views
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I'm disappointed after waiting a week for a new post in the Forsaken thread, it's about Talmanes! Shannow - 02/10/2012 09:46:48 PM 1162 Views
Two interesting Forsaken issues you haven't raised DomA - 22/09/2012 06:21:34 PM 1364 Views
Seems to me that Taim himself was behind going to Rand darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 02:53:32 AM 1130 Views
Re: Seems to me that Taim himself was behind going to Rand DomA - 23/09/2012 05:50:48 PM 1162 Views
I think I rebel against this thought process because of the Taimandred Red Herring darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 06:35:19 PM 1061 Views
Re: I think I rebel against this thought process because of the Taimandred Red Herring DomA - 23/09/2012 07:46:59 PM 1302 Views
The first time we hear about Transmigration is in LOC darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 08:50:10 PM 1311 Views
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I have to wonder at Hessalam darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 01:20:13 PM 1333 Views
Re: I have to wonder at Hessalam DomA - 23/09/2012 06:52:10 PM 1389 Views
I agree that B-Sand seems to have inserted Graendal into the Slayer plot line in TOM darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 07:17:15 PM 1085 Views
Re: I agree that B-Sand seems to have inserted Graendal into the Slayer plot line in TOM DomA - 23/09/2012 08:19:02 PM 1087 Views
EDIT ... Demandred has only had about 9 months (according to wotchron) darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:13:44 PM 1210 Views
Re: I have to wonder at Hessalam Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:18:29 PM 1546 Views
I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:22:56 AM 1031 Views
Re: I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:13:51 AM 1086 Views
So based on this new info, what is Demandred's big game? Shara or Isle of Madmen back on the table? Shannow - 23/09/2012 08:01:03 PM 1149 Views
Re: So based on this new info, what is Demandred's big game? DomA - 23/09/2012 08:52:48 PM 1262 Views
Interesting... Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:06:18 PM 1077 Views
Re: Interesting... DomA - 23/09/2012 11:31:31 PM 1286 Views
I think we saw them during the attack on Maradon. The Portal Stone attack seems less likely darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 11:41:42 PM 1050 Views
Just one comment.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 11:53:09 PM 1757 Views
If I had to take a guess right now I'd say he has been setting up various Shadow armies thought the darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:30:34 PM 1076 Views
I think at the very least he has recreated the One-and-Eighty male channelers from the AOL... Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:34:56 PM 1173 Views
As I said he will almost certainly have Channelers darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:47:53 PM 1321 Views
All he needed to do was train 10 guys personally.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:51:46 PM 981 Views
It took Taim nearly a year to train a dozen men to a place where they could teach darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:00:40 PM 948 Views
The world is 25,000 miles by 25,000 miles in size... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:15:22 PM 1055 Views
That is just far fetched ... I think I would laugh out loud if that is the case darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:43:37 PM 1053 Views
Direct quote from Demandred refutes this... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:49:10 PM 1030 Views
Demanded is much more like Mesaana in his ways darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:55:00 PM 1062 Views
Re: Demanded is much more like Mesaana in his ways Shannow - 23/09/2012 11:36:54 PM 1072 Views
Not really darius_sedai - 24/09/2012 12:31:48 AM 1112 Views
"My rule is secure." Could Demandred be ruling an entire Mirror World? Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:43:51 PM 1152 Views
I can certainly something like this happening darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:50:35 PM 952 Views
I'm not sure it's possible... DomA - 24/09/2012 03:02:26 AM 1089 Views
I think ... Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:36:38 PM 1065 Views
The changes in Moghedien darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:29:15 AM 950 Views
I believe she commented on Graendal's strength, comparing it to Nynaeve or something? Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:07:24 PM 1097 Views
Well.. fionwe1987 - 25/09/2012 11:15:21 PM 955 Views
Thanks for the quote, but reading that, it kind of implies the opposite, to me... Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:35:53 PM 1270 Views
Hmmm.... fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:00:33 AM 1009 Views
Hehe, that old argument again. Shannow - 26/09/2012 12:09:25 AM 900 Views
Yes. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:58:03 AM 895 Views
I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 04:11:16 AM 1032 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:53:02 AM 951 Views
Well... Shannow - 26/09/2012 09:09:38 AM 922 Views
Re: Well... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:17:03 AM 1056 Views
Nice speculation. I like that type of calculation. Shannow - 26/09/2012 10:59:43 AM 988 Views
Moiraine lost more than 2/3 of her strength. Siuan lost about that and Moiraine seems darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 04:46:18 PM 984 Views
Re: Well... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:12:06 AM 945 Views
Re: Well... Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:17:07 AM 906 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:00:04 AM 1002 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 27/09/2012 07:23:11 AM 996 Views
As always you forget book 4 is more than half way through the timeline of the series darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 03:58:22 AM 1007 Views
Actually...... DomA - 26/09/2012 02:30:00 AM 1063 Views
Agree with this.. Shannow - 26/09/2012 06:12:34 AM 875 Views
Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 06:42:51 AM 925 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. DomA - 26/09/2012 03:02:41 PM 1082 Views
This is what I've been saying for years! darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:48:01 PM 798 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:17:00 AM 970 Views
Probably something like this Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:36:40 AM 990 Views
Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Shannow - 26/09/2012 08:56:32 AM 950 Views
Re: Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:01:08 AM 885 Views
Graendal almost has to be Stronger than Nynaeve darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:57:35 PM 1133 Views
One thing about that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 02:58:56 AM 1024 Views
Possible, but I find it unlikely darius_sedai - 27/09/2012 06:16:56 AM 920 Views
The reason I think that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 06:25:48 AM 962 Views
I always assumed Nynaeve at the top was a list he later revised as he decided to bring in darius_sedai - 27/09/2012 06:39:35 AM 1038 Views
Of course that's the correct answer, yes. Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:12:45 AM 1099 Views
I wasn't making a Strength comparison ... I was commenting on her lack of cowardice darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 03:45:36 AM 1000 Views
Re: I wasn't making a Strength comparison ... I was commenting on her lack of cowardice kHz1000 - 26/09/2012 05:30:36 PM 1071 Views
That is the question I was getting at darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 06:00:03 PM 1029 Views
Re: That is the question I was getting at kHz1000 - 26/09/2012 07:01:34 PM 1058 Views
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