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As always you forget book 4 is more than half way through the timeline of the series darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 26/09/2012 03:58:22 AM

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.

Not how it reads. This is the quote:

Granted, Moghedien thought, sitting, she is powerful. How had Moghedien missed noticing one with this talent among the Aes Sedai? Her sources had picked out that wretched lightskirt Nynaeve almost immediately, yet they'd missed this hag?


The implication is that Moghedien really doesn't see much difference between those two.

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?

Here's the quote:
Taim... M'Hael... was said to be strong, perhaps as strong as the rest of them, but elevating one from this Age, with all of their ignorance.... It galled her to consider that this M'Hael would be regarded as her equal.

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.

What she says makes sense, because as we've argued before, the strength differential isn't that great between the Foresaken. Moghedien at 75-80 is not hapless before someone like Rand.


I beg to differ, as always.

Moghedien has no chance against Rand or Lanfear, at her level of 65.

Which was matched by Nynaeve in Book 4 already. Given that Nynaeve is still not at full strength in Book 9, that tells me all I need to know about Moghedien's strength level.

In fact, there's even a reference to Moghedien standing no chance against Lanfear in this new Forsaken chapter, I believe, talking about the odds now being evened with Moghedien's mindtrap or something, if I understand correctly.


EDIT

Also, the full quote on Hessalam's strength is perfectly consistent with Hessalam being even stronger than Nynaeve. Nynaeve is the strongest modern Aes Sedai previously identified by Moghedien's spies.

If someone stronger comes along, of course she is going to register surprise at the fact that Nynaeve was discovered, but not this new, even stronger person.

Exactly as she did in the quote above.


Just because it took 15 years in our time to get from then to now doesn't mean anything. Nynaeve matched Moghedien in TSR, end of June 999. We are currently right about the beginning of June 1000 ... Nynaeve had been Channeling for several years prior to the series and then spent over a year being Forced before she faced Moghedien. He could have been 90%+ of her Potential and still have room to grow. And there is no evidence that Moghedien is as weak as you continue to claim. All evidence in the series is to the contrary ... Including her new confidence in stating she was on equal footing with Hessalam.
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You left out that Taim and Demandred have met before. Narg - 19/09/2012 06:19:01 PM 1616 Views
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I know... DomA - 23/09/2012 05:30:42 PM 1372 Views
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Why question it? darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 01:40:39 AM 1210 Views
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No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 04:10:04 PM 1434 Views
Re: No she doesn't. She focuses on Graendal's punishment being about her looks Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:41:13 PM 1377 Views
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Two interesting Forsaken issues you haven't raised DomA - 22/09/2012 06:21:34 PM 1545 Views
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I think I rebel against this thought process because of the Taimandred Red Herring darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 06:35:19 PM 1289 Views
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The first time we hear about Transmigration is in LOC darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 08:50:10 PM 1461 Views
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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 1259 Views
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Re: I have to wonder at Hessalam Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:18:29 PM 1717 Views
I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:22:56 AM 1203 Views
Re: I don't think she's old. Just really really really ugly! Sidious - 25/09/2012 06:13:51 AM 1266 Views
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Interesting... Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:06:18 PM 1215 Views
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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 1226 Views
Just one comment.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 11:53:09 PM 1920 Views
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As I said he will almost certainly have Channelers darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 09:47:53 PM 1515 Views
All he needed to do was train 10 guys personally.. Shannow - 23/09/2012 09:51:46 PM 1147 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 1148 Views
The world is 25,000 miles by 25,000 miles in size... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:15:22 PM 1240 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 1255 Views
Direct quote from Demandred refutes this... Shannow - 23/09/2012 10:49:10 PM 1238 Views
Demanded is much more like Mesaana in his ways darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:55:00 PM 1219 Views
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Not really darius_sedai - 24/09/2012 12:31:48 AM 1285 Views
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I can certainly something like this happening darius_sedai - 23/09/2012 10:50:35 PM 1125 Views
I'm not sure it's possible... DomA - 24/09/2012 03:02:26 AM 1289 Views
I think ... Sidious - 24/09/2012 05:36:38 PM 1229 Views
The changes in Moghedien darius_sedai - 25/09/2012 03:29:15 AM 1107 Views
I believe she commented on Graendal's strength, comparing it to Nynaeve or something? Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:07:24 PM 1252 Views
Well.. fionwe1987 - 25/09/2012 11:15:21 PM 1131 Views
Thanks for the quote, but reading that, it kind of implies the opposite, to me... Shannow - 25/09/2012 11:35:53 PM 1435 Views
Hmmm.... fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:00:33 AM 1170 Views
Hehe, that old argument again. Shannow - 26/09/2012 12:09:25 AM 1097 Views
Yes. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 12:58:03 AM 1062 Views
I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 04:11:16 AM 1213 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:53:02 AM 1130 Views
Well... Shannow - 26/09/2012 09:09:38 AM 1087 Views
Re: Well... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:17:03 AM 1241 Views
Nice speculation. I like that type of calculation. Shannow - 26/09/2012 10:59:43 AM 1191 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 1314 Views
Re: Well... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:12:06 AM 1118 Views
Re: Well... Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:17:07 AM 1082 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:00:04 AM 1159 Views
Re: I agree the Forsaken are all pretty close in effective Strength Sidious - 27/09/2012 07:23:11 AM 1162 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 1231 Views
Actually...... DomA - 26/09/2012 02:30:00 AM 1243 Views
Agree with this.. Shannow - 26/09/2012 06:12:34 AM 1037 Views
Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 26/09/2012 06:42:51 AM 1091 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. DomA - 26/09/2012 03:02:41 PM 1265 Views
This is what I've been saying for years! darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:48:01 PM 967 Views
Re: Not sure that's completely true.. fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 03:17:00 AM 1145 Views
Probably something like this Sidious - 26/09/2012 08:36:40 AM 1197 Views
Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Shannow - 26/09/2012 08:56:32 AM 1141 Views
Re: Probably true, but maybe a hint from a Sanderson interview should be considered here... Sidious - 26/09/2012 10:01:08 AM 1064 Views
Graendal almost has to be Stronger than Nynaeve darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 05:57:35 PM 1301 Views
One thing about that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 02:58:56 AM 1179 Views
Possible, but I find it unlikely darius_sedai - 27/09/2012 06:16:56 AM 1083 Views
The reason I think that... fionwe1987 - 27/09/2012 06:25:48 AM 1154 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 1213 Views
Of course that's the correct answer, yes. Shannow - 27/09/2012 08:12:45 AM 1270 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 1153 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 1273 Views
That is the question I was getting at darius_sedai - 26/09/2012 06:00:03 PM 1197 Views
Re: That is the question I was getting at kHz1000 - 26/09/2012 07:01:34 PM 1236 Views
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