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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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You left out that Taim and Demandred have met before. Narg - 19/09/2012 06:19:01 PM 1535 Views
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It was spelled out before. Terez - 20/09/2012 05:25:05 AM 1292 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 751 Views
Nor a lot of support for the idea... DomA - 22/09/2012 06:28:14 PM 1274 Views
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I know... DomA - 23/09/2012 05:30:42 PM 1293 Views
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Why question it? darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 01:40:39 AM 1139 Views
Re: Why question it? Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:12:32 AM 1118 Views
No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 04:10:04 PM 1366 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:41:13 PM 1290 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks DomA - 25/09/2012 07:21:03 PM 1274 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks Sidious - 25/09/2012 07:53:47 PM 1049 Views
Six Chosen... entyti - 20/09/2012 05:19:17 AM 1470 Views
It's fan fiction, but it's cannon fan fiction The Wandering Gambler - 20/09/2012 06:55:18 AM 1501 Views
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RJ's writing was bad. Sanderson's is far worse. *NM* Marshall - 21/09/2012 06:19:04 AM 748 Views
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I think you once again overestimate my appreciation of the series. Tom - 25/09/2012 02:33:34 PM 1221 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 1256 Views
Two interesting Forsaken issues you haven't raised DomA - 22/09/2012 06:21:34 PM 1464 Views
Seems to me that Taim himself was behind going to Rand darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 02:53:32 AM 1299 Views
Re: Seems to me that Taim himself was behind going to Rand DomA - 23/09/2012 05:50:48 PM 1284 Views
I think I rebel against this thought process because of the Taimandred Red Herring darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 06:35:19 PM 1215 Views
Re: I think I rebel against this thought process because of the Taimandred Red Herring DomA - 23/09/2012 07:46:59 PM 1400 Views
The first time we hear about Transmigration is in LOC darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 08:50:10 PM 1399 Views
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I have to wonder at Hessalam darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 01:20:13 PM 1440 Views
Re: I have to wonder at Hessalam DomA - 23/09/2012 06:52:10 PM 1501 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 1180 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 1192 Views
EDIT ... Demandred has only had about 9 months (according to wotchron) darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:13:44 PM 1307 Views
Re: I have to wonder at Hessalam Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:18:29 PM 1653 Views
I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:22:56 AM 1133 Views
Re: I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:13:51 AM 1187 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 1254 Views
Re: So based on this new info, what is Demandred's big game? DomA - 23/09/2012 08:52:48 PM 1353 Views
Interesting... Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:06:18 PM 1164 Views
Re: Interesting... DomA - 23/09/2012 11:31:31 PM 1374 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 1144 Views
Just one comment.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 11:53:09 PM 1851 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 1209 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 1260 Views
As I said he will almost certainly have Channelers darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:47:53 PM 1441 Views
All he needed to do was train 10 guys personally.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:51:46 PM 1076 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 1064 Views
The world is 25,000 miles by 25,000 miles in size... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:15:22 PM 1173 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 1177 Views
Direct quote from Demandred refutes this... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:49:10 PM 1144 Views
Demanded is much more like Mesaana in his ways darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:55:00 PM 1150 Views
Re: Demanded is much more like Mesaana in his ways Shannow - 23/09/2012 11:36:54 PM 1198 Views
Not really darius_sedai - 24/09/2012 12:31:48 AM 1204 Views
"My rule is secure." Could Demandred be ruling an entire Mirror World? Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:43:51 PM 1250 Views
I can certainly something like this happening darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:50:35 PM 1047 Views
I'm not sure it's possible... DomA - 24/09/2012 03:02:26 AM 1209 Views
I think ... Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:36:38 PM 1156 Views
The changes in Moghedien darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:29:15 AM 1042 Views
I believe she commented on Graendal's strength, comparing it to Nynaeve or something? Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:07:24 PM 1184 Views
Well.. fionwe1987 - 25/09/2012 11:15:21 PM 1059 Views
Thanks for the quote, but reading that, it kind of implies the opposite, to me... Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:35:53 PM 1370 Views
Hmmm.... fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:00:33 AM 1099 Views
Hehe, that old argument again. Shannow - 26/09/2012 12:09:25 AM 1027 Views
Yes. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:58:03 AM 999 Views
I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 04:11:16 AM 1136 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:53:02 AM 1059 Views
Well... Shannow - 26/09/2012 09:09:38 AM 1025 Views
Re: Well... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:17:03 AM 1169 Views
Nice speculation. I like that type of calculation. Shannow - 26/09/2012 10:59:43 AM 1129 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 1224 Views
Re: Well... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:12:06 AM 1038 Views
Re: Well... Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:17:07 AM 1007 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:00:04 AM 1098 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 27/09/2012 07:23:11 AM 1100 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 1137 Views
Actually...... DomA - 26/09/2012 02:30:00 AM 1168 Views
Agree with this.. Shannow - 26/09/2012 06:12:34 AM 976 Views
Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 06:42:51 AM 1018 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. DomA - 26/09/2012 03:02:41 PM 1193 Views
This is what I've been saying for years! darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:48:01 PM 889 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:17:00 AM 1085 Views
Probably something like this Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:36:40 AM 1114 Views
Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Shannow - 26/09/2012 08:56:32 AM 1062 Views
Re: Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:01:08 AM 994 Views
Graendal almost has to be Stronger than Nynaeve darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:57:35 PM 1234 Views
One thing about that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 02:58:56 AM 1114 Views
Possible, but I find it unlikely darius_sedai - 27/09/2012 06:16:56 AM 996 Views
The reason I think that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 06:25:48 AM 1085 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 1132 Views
Of course that's the correct answer, yes. Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:12:45 AM 1198 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 1094 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 1206 Views
That is the question I was getting at darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 06:00:03 PM 1144 Views
Re: That is the question I was getting at kHz1000 - 26/09/2012 07:01:34 PM 1162 Views
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