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Kind of Sort of fairfax Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 07:05:51 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?

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!

Thoughts?


Alanna, Kiruna, and a few other Sisters negotiated peace with the Tairen and Cairhenien rebels hole up in Haddon Mirk. Darlin became King of Tear and there was peace.

The Aes Sedai with the help of a few novices slaughtered 30 tor'raken, captured at least 10 Damane, and killed or captured around 30 sul'dam.

If you want to include the Salidar Aes Sedai there are more accomplishments. One of the SAS help burn Rahvin to a crisp before Rand balefired him. The SAS found the Bowl of Winds and got the Windfinders to help fix the weather. The SAS rediscovered traveling. One of the SAS became Queen of Andor and will support Rand. One of the SAS will provide Rand with at least two heirs. The SAS rediscovered how to make cuendillar so the world has more unbreakable tea cups. One of the SAS is responsible for a growing army in the Borderlands that will plug Tawins Gap.

Mostly the White Tower is a diminished, insular, petty group of women with delusions of grandeur. I would expect that to change in the next two books.
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Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:18:52 AM 1406 Views
They are politicians at heart... everynametaken - 17/11/2009 05:31:41 AM 989 Views
You remember Moiraine, right? And Cadsuane? *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 05:32:50 AM 486 Views
Cadsuane hasn't done anything and Moiraine.....you mean that person from 7 books ago? trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:51:16 AM 753 Views
That's individual AS, not AS as a group. *NM* ajfurst - 17/11/2009 06:23:52 AM 359 Views
What use have the Andorans been then? As a nation, not individuals. *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 06:53:35 AM 389 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 364 Views
She is the Heir, not the daughter of the heir! *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 05:24:24 PM 374 Views
As we found out, in painfully slow manner, she was neither! *NM* BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:31:02 PM 358 Views
Short answer: nope. Marshall - 17/11/2009 05:51:01 AM 932 Views
Good answer.....so why are so many stories devoted to those that are only indirectly..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:54:10 AM 729 Views
Wonderful response, and I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/11/2009 08:18:30 PM 755 Views
rather.. urizen - 18/11/2009 08:32:10 AM 863 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 836 Views
Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. Onarishma - 18/11/2009 05:04:58 PM 783 Views
Re: Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. urizen - 18/11/2009 09:16:04 PM 764 Views
Their Tower allegience was always superior to their Empire allegience but was Bonwhine Onarishma - 23/11/2009 02:29:57 AM 706 Views
But then.. urizen - 23/11/2009 08:30:37 AM 800 Views
Kind of Sort of fairfax - 17/11/2009 07:05:51 AM 748 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... Onarishma - 17/11/2009 07:50:48 AM 701 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 2143 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 1506 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 17/11/2009 02:36:33 PM 778 Views
Always help or contribute.....never do or lead..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 04:23:04 PM 704 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 408 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:48:27 PM 691 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 19/11/2009 09:14:14 PM 940 Views
You're asking the wrong question HyogaRott - 17/11/2009 05:35:06 PM 752 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 730 Views
SeaFolk yes, Aiel or Ashamen no.....stupid reply.....try again if you would like. *NM* trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 05:56:54 PM 431 Views
Scored using your words NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 06:33:31 PM 853 Views
Slow down Professor.....the AS have killed 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 10:59:39 PM 704 Views
I think he's counting Nynaeve and Egwene *NM* Marshall - 18/11/2009 11:21:20 PM 345 Views
So who killed Lanfear? *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 11:59:27 PM 468 Views
You mean Lanfear/Cyndane.....nobody..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:04:10 AM 744 Views
They reduced her in power. TheCrownless - 19/11/2009 12:39:17 AM 657 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 736 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:33:56 AM 685 Views
So you've decided to redefine words now? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:42:48 AM 627 Views
Have you read the books? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:39:37 AM 678 Views
I will type more slowly.....the AS have killed 1 and only 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:00:59 AM 676 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 05:00:13 AM 738 Views
Oh dear! NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 11:51:17 AM 639 Views
Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 03:04:44 PM 605 Views
Re: Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:11:36 PM 809 Views
This is silly guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:29:33 PM 650 Views
There is no misrepresentation NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:45:18 PM 667 Views
The point I made is guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:48:52 PM 653 Views
Are we speaking english? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:07:45 PM 862 Views
Not really BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:19:49 PM 734 Views
Re: There is no misrepresentation BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 07:49:29 PM 784 Views
OK NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:15:08 PM 726 Views
No idea BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:17:09 PM 697 Views
OK fair enough, I do too, NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:31:11 PM 832 Views
Well what do you think of BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:56:38 PM 929 Views
And another point NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:05:45 PM 621 Views
For the sake of argument, though BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 03:49:23 PM 694 Views
OK fair enough NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:56:00 PM 678 Views
rAndy aL - 19/11/2009 12:06:02 AM 793 Views
There isn't much in this series I would call "filler" - seriously? trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:11:14 AM 644 Views
You're bothering to discuss a series with three books of "filler"- seriously? *NM* fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:34:43 AM 321 Views
Just skipped over them.....no big deal slick..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:02:57 AM 665 Views
Yeah right... fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 04:58:54 AM 626 Views
Yes, seriously rAndy aL - 20/11/2009 01:11:18 AM 724 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 673 Views
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