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I don't think he'd have considered it at all without this aspect. Joel Send a noteboard - 12/10/2009 12:45:26 AM
That the DO could theoretically transmigrate the soul of a balefired person, if the amount of balefire was very small. We don't know exactly, though, if Moiraine's balefire was such a "very small amount".

Besides that, this information only came from a Tor Q&A outside the books. For a "normal" reader, who just knows the books, it's a rule that the DO can't transmigrate a person, who was balefired. It would be very sloppy writing, if RJ suddenly reveals in one of the last books that a balefired person can be transmigrated, without indicating at all in the books that this is possible (but actually stating that this isn't possible). And if it's supposed to besome twist, RJ certainly wouldn't already give it away in a Q&A.

Therefore I believe the "very small amount of balefire"-exception to the transmigration-rule is just an academical information by RJ for interested fans; it isn't supposed to hint at a transmigration of Be'lal.

I don't think it would be sloppy writing anymore than allowing Forsaken to be resurrected; that was a helluva lot more unexpected, don't you think? That's kind of the point of such things. I don't think Jordan would deliberately give it away in an interview, but if he's directly asked, what can he do, really? "RAFO"? That's tantamount to saying, "yes. " If it's not possible there's no reason not to say so, and that it is, that he's even bothered to consider it, suggests to me that Taim is Be'lal.
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Dueling Theory II: Taim is Be'lal. Joel - 07/10/2009 03:37:59 PM 1144 Views
I've always found this to be a silly theory Sidious - 07/10/2009 03:49:53 PM 828 Views
Still like it though. Joel - 07/10/2009 03:55:47 PM 684 Views
I hate it like I hate Gawyn Sidious - 07/10/2009 06:17:40 PM 710 Views
Wow. Joel - 12/10/2009 04:44:27 AM 615 Views
Not possible Rand al'Thor - 07/10/2009 06:44:04 PM 633 Views
You replied in the wrong place *NM* Sidious - 07/10/2009 07:42:14 PM 266 Views
RJ actually indicated... Etzel - 10/10/2009 10:51:23 AM 590 Views
I don't think he'd have considered it at all without this aspect. Joel - 12/10/2009 12:45:26 AM 602 Views
Nope... Etzel - 07/10/2009 04:09:52 PM 651 Views
Good points, but still not convinced. Joel - 07/10/2009 04:19:42 PM 631 Views
The other Forsaken... Etzel - 07/10/2009 04:31:26 PM 638 Views
Except for mentions of the fellow pretending to be Sammael. Joel - 07/10/2009 04:56:11 PM 864 Views
And why.. Etzel - 07/10/2009 05:25:30 PM 641 Views
Honestly, I do think Graendal was posing as Sammael, but we can't know for sure. Joel - 12/10/2009 12:58:58 AM 699 Views
The Real Red Herring Mat_Cauthon33 - 07/10/2009 09:28:01 PM 744 Views
No, Taims disdain for swords is a red herring for RAND. Joel - 12/10/2009 01:02:30 AM 665 Views
A few seconds is the same as a few hours, in this situation beetnemesis - 07/10/2009 11:05:25 PM 627 Views
Not at all. Joel - 11/10/2009 11:59:14 PM 586 Views
timing doesn't fit Jim - 08/10/2009 01:03:01 AM 613 Views
Re: timing doesn't fit Joel - 12/10/2009 12:42:24 AM 604 Views
actually we know that's when they first come back Jim - 12/10/2009 02:34:59 AM 723 Views
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