Therefore, several things have improved for Rand since Lews Therin's attempt...
1. Rand can pull the True Power into him through Moridin, and this is the reason for the link. The Dark One will not cut his Nae'blis off from the TP until it is too late.
2. The circle of three will protect Rand from the mental effects of the sword, if there are still any to be had from clean saidin.
3. The use of saidin and saidar will allow for a perfect patch. They've always worked best together.
4. The sword is the only sa'angreal in existence that uses a flaw to allow for a gain i.e. to draw huge amounts of saidin or the True Power.
5. Using all three powers he will seal the Bore.
I think he'll completely remake the DO's prison from the TP, sealing him away from the Pattern in a bubble of his own power leaving the DO completely unable to affect anything outside of his prison and unable to be detected, allowing him to pass away from memory and myth until the wheel turns right round to the Bore being made again.
I don't know if Rand will link with two women to use Callandor, I think he needs to use it unbuffered to be able to take advantage of it the way you've suggested. Linked with one woman would make more sense to me (Alivia, helping him die??) as he could use all three powers but not be protected from Callandor's 'flaw'. And if his body was lying bloody and dead at Shayol Ghul but Rand's soul was in Moridin's body instead, the DO would think he had won and Moridin was going to use Callandor and the TP to finally release him so wouldn't cut him off until, as you say, it was too late.
Three will be one
- 09/11/2009 04:05:13 PM
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I like the Callandor might aid in the channeling of TP aspect. *NM*
- 09/11/2009 05:03:26 PM
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Except HE can't do squat with Callandor - a woman has to do it, and her strength is unhelped *NM*
- 09/11/2009 05:13:20 PM
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Re: Except HE can't do squat with Callandor - a woman has to do it, and her strength is unhelped
- 10/11/2009 02:33:20 AM
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How can we assume Callandor can channel the TP if it can't channel Saidar? *NM*
- 10/11/2009 11:14:22 PM
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"Merely" guiding the flows IS doing the channeling!
- 11/11/2009 12:39:03 AM
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Re: Except HE can't do squat with Callandor - a woman has to do it, and her strength is unhelped
- 10/11/2009 02:22:57 PM
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He can't use it in that link. Cadsuane said the woman has to do it. *NM*
- 11/11/2009 12:39:43 AM
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Re: He can't use it in that link. Cadsuane said the woman has to do it.
- 11/11/2009 12:29:53 PM
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If used with 1 woman, there's probably little to no benefit (sanity-wise). *NM*
- 14/12/2009 01:44:29 AM
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Re: Three will be one
- 10/11/2009 02:32:08 PM
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