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Re: Prove that Elaida's post was not Tower sanctioned DomA Send a noteboard - 17/10/2012 04:15:37 AM
Elaida as an AS is automatically a high ranking official and anything she says will be seen as sanctioned by the Tower.



You seem to put in the same bag the Aes Sedai advisors and the the Tower ambassadors to rulers. This isn't the same function at all.

The ambassadors are officials sent by the Amyrlin/Hall for specifics reasons and acting as the Tower's spokespersons. Everyone of them, of course, is appointed by the Tower.

Aes Sedai advisors are sisters who attach themselves to nobles or rulers, serving them as advisors, and occasionally representing their interests in Tar Valon. We don't know that the Tower appoints them, and several examples suggest otherwise:

- The few times Elaida spoke of the issue, she always spoke of this as her own initiative. using turns of phrase as "she attached herself to Morgase", "she gained Morgase's trust" etc. Elaida never even hinted that she had to convince Tar Valon to let her have the position.

- Elayne knows the Andoran ways, and she is also Tower trained. She clearly believes it's her prerogative to choose an AS advisor. That too speaks of knowledge that Morgase chose Elaida.

- Elaida didn't appoint anyone to present herself as "Rand's advisor".

- The Rebel Hall didn't pick anyone in the embassy to be Rand's advisor.

- Neither the Rebel Hall nor Elaida appointed anyone to be Tylin's permanent advisor. They sent her temporary ambassadors. Again, this suggests it would have been Tylin's choice to ask of one the sisters to join her court as advisor.

- Rand simply asked Cadsuane to be his advisor.

As far as we know, only five rulers have picked an AS to act as permanent advisors, those of Arafel, Kandor, Shienar, Andor and Mayenne. The others dealt with official Tower envoys.

Having a ruler strike a trust relationship with any sister and ask her to be advisor is a diplomatic victory for the Tower. The Tower is fairly unlikely to interfere with sisters who managed that. Evidence of that is that Tamra Ospenya let Morgase pick Elaida as her advisor, despite the fact Elaida was a Red and barely raised and still very inexperienced in politics, no matter her strength. It was simply the woman Morgase wanted, and it was probably thought that being almost of an age, these two could develop a good relationship.




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Misc observations from my latest re-read darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 08:26:37 PM 3155 Views
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So so stong. She had incredible stength. Cannoli - 14/10/2012 09:04:15 PM 1668 Views
Degree of slowing is the same as how long they will live darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 09:22:23 PM 1484 Views
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Not in the mood to deal with you ... Go read the Ages section of 13th Depository darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 09:53:14 PM 1301 Views
Not interested in Linda's private theories. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 02:29:41 AM 1470 Views
Not my problem if you are that lazy. All the quotes you want are nicely organized darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 02:50:45 AM 1293 Views
And there's Sorilea... DomA - 15/10/2012 02:53:15 AM 1499 Views
Perhaps, but Bair is in her 80s and can't channel at all darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 03:09:35 AM 1280 Views
Problem is... DomA - 14/10/2012 11:52:00 PM 1394 Views
Again, my point isn't about motivations for Elaida or Gitara ... that is clear darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 12:07:49 AM 1283 Views
Show me where in the books an adviser is selected by Tower authorities! Cannoli - 15/10/2012 02:58:19 AM 1282 Views
Yet look what happens the minute a Stronger woman showed up darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 03:19:18 AM 1229 Views
Re: Yet look what happens the minute a Stronger woman showed up Cannoli - 15/10/2012 03:35:10 AM 1355 Views
Yet Morgase herself states she didn't consider Elaida a friend darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 03:45:45 AM 1181 Views
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He was banging the queen darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:19:24 AM 1230 Views
And what Aes Sedai gave him permission to bang the queen? Cannoli - 15/10/2012 04:30:42 AM 1494 Views
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Re: Show me where in the books an adviser is selected by Tower authorities! Sidious - 15/10/2012 10:38:16 AM 1156 Views
Re: Again, my point isn't about motivations for Elaida or Gitara ... that is clear DomA - 15/10/2012 03:15:18 AM 1362 Views
The thing is Elaida had no experience in the arena at all darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 03:25:10 AM 1267 Views
IT IS NOT THE TOWER'S DAMNED JOB! She had more than enough credentials for ANDOR Cannoli - 15/10/2012 03:45:15 AM 1336 Views
Nope. Every other advisor we've seen has been sent from TV darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 03:50:07 AM 1285 Views
Those are not official advisers, those are ambassadors! Cannoli - 15/10/2012 04:17:51 AM 1346 Views
So now you are saying that Elaida was a personal advisor not an envoy of the Tower? darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:22:31 AM 1273 Views
Finally! I was beginning to despair of your literacy! Cannoli - 15/10/2012 04:34:18 AM 1329 Views
now I am questioning your literacy *NM* darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:40:45 AM 844 Views
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Actually every advisor we've seen except Elaida has been appointed darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:11:39 AM 1278 Views
You can bully someone into an act, not a twenty year relationship Cannoli - 15/10/2012 04:22:16 AM 1392 Views
Not arguing that Morgase had a problem with her darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:33:10 AM 1227 Views
We know nothing of the sort. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 05:14:54 AM 1228 Views
Prove that Elaida's post was not Tower sanctioned darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 05:39:23 AM 1339 Views
Re: Prove that Elaida's post was not Tower sanctioned DomA - 17/10/2012 04:15:37 AM 1349 Views
Egwene said otherwise DomA,... fionwe1987 - 17/10/2012 05:33:01 AM 1298 Views
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Re: Egwene said otherwise DomA,... fionwe1987 - 18/10/2012 01:23:48 AM 1303 Views
Elayne's thoughts about this Zeratul - 17/10/2012 04:16:38 PM 1254 Views
And an answer to the rest of your "points" Cannoli - 15/10/2012 02:48:07 AM 1498 Views
Again. I refer you to Linda's blog. The relevant quotes are there ... Enjoy darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 02:52:03 AM 1289 Views
The burden of proof is on you to make your points. There is nothing in the books. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 03:01:46 AM 1307 Views
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And never ever face discipline or punishment for fleeing? Outside the Tower, she was on her own. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 03:40:23 AM 1254 Views
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You don't see how evading the Tower's authority for 10 years undermines YOUR position? Cannoli - 15/10/2012 05:21:29 AM 1179 Views
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Oh for the love of...! Here's the relevant quote: fionwe1987 - 15/10/2012 04:04:48 AM 1388 Views
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Illogic, arguments from (false) authority and now ad hominem attacks. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 03:46:49 AM 1233 Views
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The frequently-confessing-ignorance, can't-keep-track-of-what-he-wrote ghostwriter, you mean. Cannoli - 15/10/2012 05:28:50 AM 1354 Views
Touché ... But to DomA's point we'll likely get some resolution in AMoL *NM* darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 05:53:14 AM 752 Views
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True to a point darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 10:00:01 PM 1243 Views
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Re: Was Sheriam ranking? Would many of them have met her? Not everyone even gets to meet the SC. DomA - 15/10/2012 03:52:39 AM 1323 Views
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Galina isn't young. *NM* DomA - 17/10/2012 03:24:30 AM 823 Views
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Re: She is not dissimilar to Sheriam when she made her rise IMO DomA - 18/10/2012 08:10:58 PM 1271 Views
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I concede that the rank and file likely don't meet in large groups darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 04:54:04 AM 1229 Views
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Not a good plan, I'll give you that darius_sedai - 18/10/2012 07:37:45 PM 1355 Views
*sigh* DomA - 18/10/2012 08:25:23 PM 1297 Views
*double sigh* darius_sedai - 19/10/2012 04:03:00 AM 1245 Views
Re: *double sigh* DomA - 19/10/2012 05:48:25 PM 1259 Views
Agreed *NM* darius_sedai - 20/10/2012 04:57:18 PM 731 Views
Re: Egwene only notes Alviarin as the Head. Verin may not have even mentioned or know who was SC DomA - 18/10/2012 04:59:25 PM 1333 Views
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Don't put words in my mouth that I never said darius_sedai - 19/10/2012 04:08:22 AM 1154 Views
double post *NM* darius_sedai - 19/10/2012 04:08:22 AM 740 Views
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Is there a Dark Friend WO? darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 08:51:16 PM 1404 Views
Re: Is there a Dark Friend WO? VTHokie - 17/10/2012 08:33:27 PM 1446 Views
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Just a note about Bair redqueen - 18/10/2012 07:53:45 AM 1309 Views
The traps were defeated by Elza before freed Semirhage darius_sedai - 18/10/2012 02:53:17 PM 1286 Views
Re: The traps were defeated by Elza before freed Semirhage DomA - 18/10/2012 07:06:13 PM 1486 Views
Sorilea would have not been able to disarm Cadsuane's wards. Both inverted and likely too strong darius_sedai - 18/10/2012 07:35:22 PM 1228 Views
No, she would not have been able to (nor even see them to report about them) DomA - 18/10/2012 09:32:38 PM 1308 Views
Verin's goal was to dig out the BA. A WO would have been nothing more than a momentary darius_sedai - 19/10/2012 04:11:51 AM 1187 Views
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good point especially when you consider the Aiel view on pain and death Onarishma - 25/10/2012 06:14:40 PM 1128 Views
Galad and Gaywn ... Channlers? darius_sedai - 14/10/2012 10:47:55 PM 1483 Views
Re: Galad and Gaywn ... Channlers? redqueen - 14/10/2012 11:36:25 PM 1436 Views
Totally pointless, just looking to spark some conversation on the board! darius_sedai - 15/10/2012 12:23:34 AM 1425 Views
But how often in real life does that happen? Alanis Morissette taught us about death row pardons *NM* Evil_Monkey - 17/10/2012 12:27:45 AM 824 Views
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