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They are politicians at heart... everynametaken Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 05:31:41 AM
I'm half way through tGS and something popped into my mind.....what is the point of the Aes Sedai? Are they comic relief? Are they just filler?

So, yes and yes. :D

Have the Aes Sedai contributed anything major to the storyline? Have they discovered any knowledge about the Last Battle to help Rand? Have they helped with any of the conflicts among nations/factions to help bring order to Randland prior to the Last Battle? Have they even captured or killed a Forsaken? They just keep fighting among themselves.....what's the point!

They've screwed a lot of obvious stuff up.
Why would they ever choose past history as an example of what might happen now?
Nope, they've just exacerbated problems in other nations.
Neg-a-tivo on the actually capturing a bad guy/girl (well I guess Nynaeve capturing Moghedien is technically a win, but she wasn't Aes Sedai at the time was she? But, eventually they lost the two they had!
Partisanship is a nasty thing. :P

Thoughts?

See! Perfect politicians! :D


Hmm, my repely had nm for some reason.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
This message last edited by everynametaken on 17/11/2009 at 06:59:49 AM
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Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:18:52 AM 1448 Views
They are politicians at heart... everynametaken - 17/11/2009 05:31:41 AM 1025 Views
You remember Moiraine, right? And Cadsuane? *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 05:32:50 AM 500 Views
Cadsuane hasn't done anything and Moiraine.....you mean that person from 7 books ago? trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:51:16 AM 801 Views
That's individual AS, not AS as a group. *NM* ajfurst - 17/11/2009 06:23:52 AM 373 Views
What use have the Andorans been then? As a nation, not individuals. *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 06:53:35 AM 406 Views
Not much - of all plots in WOT I wish Daughter Heir had meant Heir, not Daughter of the Heir *NM* ajfurst - 18/11/2009 08:54:18 AM 379 Views
She is the Heir, not the daughter of the heir! *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 05:24:24 PM 389 Views
As we found out, in painfully slow manner, she was neither! *NM* BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:31:02 PM 370 Views
Short answer: nope. Marshall - 17/11/2009 05:51:01 AM 983 Views
Good answer.....so why are so many stories devoted to those that are only indirectly..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:54:10 AM 770 Views
Wonderful response, and I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/11/2009 08:18:30 PM 796 Views
rather.. urizen - 18/11/2009 08:32:10 AM 906 Views
I think those critiques are overblown and not based on a fair analaysis of WoT History RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/11/2009 03:15:12 PM 876 Views
Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. Onarishma - 18/11/2009 05:04:58 PM 825 Views
Re: Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. urizen - 18/11/2009 09:16:04 PM 809 Views
Their Tower allegience was always superior to their Empire allegience but was Bonwhine Onarishma - 23/11/2009 02:29:57 AM 757 Views
But then.. urizen - 23/11/2009 08:30:37 AM 840 Views
Kind of Sort of fairfax - 17/11/2009 07:05:51 AM 793 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... Onarishma - 17/11/2009 07:50:48 AM 737 Views
AS exist for you to question the purpose of all self-serving organizations making grand claims redhand - 17/11/2009 09:31:24 AM 2191 Views
Re: AS exist for you to question the purpose of all self-serving organizations making grand claims Watcher - 17/11/2009 12:44:35 PM 1540 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 17/11/2009 02:36:33 PM 828 Views
Always help or contribute.....never do or lead..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 04:23:04 PM 740 Views
if that internal silliness is not resolved the power of a united front will remain compromised. *NM* Onarishma - 17/11/2009 11:11:54 PM 422 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:48:27 PM 727 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 19/11/2009 09:14:14 PM 988 Views
You're asking the wrong question HyogaRott - 17/11/2009 05:35:06 PM 789 Views
You could ask the exact same questions about the Ashaman, or the Aiel, or the SeaFolk, or any group NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 11:49:25 AM 777 Views
SeaFolk yes, Aiel or Ashamen no.....stupid reply.....try again if you would like. *NM* trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 05:56:54 PM 442 Views
Scored using your words NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 06:33:31 PM 884 Views
Slow down Professor.....the AS have killed 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 10:59:39 PM 757 Views
I think he's counting Nynaeve and Egwene *NM* Marshall - 18/11/2009 11:21:20 PM 359 Views
So who killed Lanfear? *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 11:59:27 PM 484 Views
You mean Lanfear/Cyndane.....nobody..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:04:10 AM 790 Views
They reduced her in power. TheCrownless - 19/11/2009 12:39:17 AM 693 Views
Perhaps 1/32th of a point.....she's still almost as powerful as any other woman..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 01:00:26 AM 776 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:33:56 AM 722 Views
So you've decided to redefine words now? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:42:48 AM 672 Views
Have you read the books? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:39:37 AM 715 Views
I will type more slowly.....the AS have killed 1 and only 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:00:59 AM 707 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 05:00:13 AM 782 Views
Oh dear! NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 11:51:17 AM 673 Views
Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 03:04:44 PM 647 Views
Re: Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:11:36 PM 843 Views
This is silly guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:29:33 PM 708 Views
There is no misrepresentation NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:45:18 PM 710 Views
The point I made is guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:48:52 PM 695 Views
Are we speaking english? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:07:45 PM 907 Views
Not really BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:19:49 PM 764 Views
Re: There is no misrepresentation BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 07:49:29 PM 826 Views
OK NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:15:08 PM 763 Views
No idea BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:17:09 PM 740 Views
OK fair enough, I do too, NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:31:11 PM 869 Views
Well what do you think of BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:56:38 PM 968 Views
And another point NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:05:45 PM 662 Views
For the sake of argument, though BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 03:49:23 PM 730 Views
OK fair enough NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:56:00 PM 717 Views
rAndy aL - 19/11/2009 12:06:02 AM 831 Views
There isn't much in this series I would call "filler" - seriously? trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:11:14 AM 687 Views
You're bothering to discuss a series with three books of "filler"- seriously? *NM* fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:34:43 AM 335 Views
Just skipped over them.....no big deal slick..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:02:57 AM 714 Views
Yeah right... fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 04:58:54 AM 670 Views
Yes, seriously rAndy aL - 20/11/2009 01:11:18 AM 763 Views
It's kind of amusing to see the prima donas bow and scrape before each other while the world ends. BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:37:42 PM 708 Views
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