Active Users:402 Time:03/12/2024 08:49:16 AM
The only "bombshell" I can think of... Terez Send a noteboard - 13/12/2015 02:48:48 AM

...is my theory that Rand and Moridin didn't actually swap bodies, but that they actually merged. I have seen stuff in the notes that indicates that this wasn't RJ's original plan, because his original wording of Min's viewing suggested they would merge and then separate again (RJ put a question mark there). But he did change the wording of the viewing, and my theory was that they merged but that Moridin's consciousness was in a state analogous to someone whose mindtrap had been broken. He can hear and see and feel everything that Rand does, but he has no control over Rand's body, and he can't die until Rand dies. (And of course, death/oblivion was what he wanted more than anything else.) The viewing and the mindtrap were both introduced in ACOS.

This theory came about because of the idea that Slayer was a prototype for Rand/Moridin, but there were details in the notes to make me question that too, mainly that RJ did seem to imply (without explanation) that the balefire incident caused the link between them. Since neither Luc nor Isam can channel, their merging had to come about in some other way. But again, it's possible that RJ changed/developed his ideas on this as time went on.

Reply to message
There might be a "super edition" of the Sanderson books... and a few more secrets - 07/12/2015 05:08:10 PM 1752 Views
Well he said it has to do with the Forsaken and AMOL (SPOILERS) - 07/12/2015 07:07:25 PM 1057 Views
Re: Well he said it has to do with the Forsaken and AMOL (SPOILERS) - 09/12/2015 12:06:34 PM 1237 Views
well they couldn't kill Mesaana without risk that she'd be resurrected - 09/12/2015 09:10:06 PM 1074 Views
Re: well they couldn't kill Mesaana without risk that she'd be resurrected - 10/12/2015 05:30:33 AM 943 Views
I think Moghedien will eventually figure out how to escape - 10/12/2015 07:00:35 PM 1313 Views
Agreed - 11/12/2015 05:23:52 PM 841 Views
Re: Agreed - 11/12/2015 05:34:52 PM 862 Views
The only "bombshell" I can think of... - 13/12/2015 02:48:48 AM 1122 Views
Interesting - 14/12/2015 06:48:08 PM 789 Views

Reply to Message