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Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 02:36:33 PM
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!

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Aes Sedai and the White Tower are a very powerful organization with influence all over Randland. I don't see how you could minimize their part in the series. They are essential to Tarmon Gaidon considering they channel the One Power not to mention that the Green Ajah's whole purpose is to fight at the Last Battle.

The simple fact of being an organization of channelers makes them highly important to Rand and the world if not only to counter the dreadlords. They have fought alongside Rand against the Seanchan, helped Perrin save Two Rivers and contributed to saving Rand from his captivity. That's just to name a few.
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Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:18:52 AM 1361 Views
They are politicians at heart... everynametaken - 17/11/2009 05:31:41 AM 930 Views
You remember Moiraine, right? And Cadsuane? *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 05:32:50 AM 462 Views
Cadsuane hasn't done anything and Moiraine.....you mean that person from 7 books ago? trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:51:16 AM 694 Views
That's individual AS, not AS as a group. *NM* ajfurst - 17/11/2009 06:23:52 AM 330 Views
What use have the Andorans been then? As a nation, not individuals. *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 06:53:35 AM 337 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 334 Views
She is the Heir, not the daughter of the heir! *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 05:24:24 PM 346 Views
As we found out, in painfully slow manner, she was neither! *NM* BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:31:02 PM 332 Views
Short answer: nope. Marshall - 17/11/2009 05:51:01 AM 877 Views
Good answer.....so why are so many stories devoted to those that are only indirectly..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:54:10 AM 685 Views
Wonderful response, and I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/11/2009 08:18:30 PM 700 Views
rather.. urizen - 18/11/2009 08:32:10 AM 817 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 764 Views
Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. Onarishma - 18/11/2009 05:04:58 PM 723 Views
Re: Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. urizen - 18/11/2009 09:16:04 PM 713 Views
Their Tower allegience was always superior to their Empire allegience but was Bonwhine Onarishma - 23/11/2009 02:29:57 AM 646 Views
But then.. urizen - 23/11/2009 08:30:37 AM 748 Views
Kind of Sort of fairfax - 17/11/2009 07:05:51 AM 693 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... Onarishma - 17/11/2009 07:50:48 AM 646 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 2086 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 1456 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 17/11/2009 02:36:33 PM 716 Views
Always help or contribute.....never do or lead..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 04:23:04 PM 657 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 381 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:48:27 PM 639 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 19/11/2009 09:14:14 PM 893 Views
You're asking the wrong question HyogaRott - 17/11/2009 05:35:06 PM 703 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 669 Views
SeaFolk yes, Aiel or Ashamen no.....stupid reply.....try again if you would like. *NM* trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 05:56:54 PM 405 Views
Scored using your words NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 06:33:31 PM 804 Views
Slow down Professor.....the AS have killed 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 10:59:39 PM 654 Views
I think he's counting Nynaeve and Egwene *NM* Marshall - 18/11/2009 11:21:20 PM 322 Views
So who killed Lanfear? *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 11:59:27 PM 423 Views
You mean Lanfear/Cyndane.....nobody..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:04:10 AM 680 Views
They reduced her in power. TheCrownless - 19/11/2009 12:39:17 AM 605 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 692 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:33:56 AM 633 Views
So you've decided to redefine words now? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:42:48 AM 582 Views
Have you read the books? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:39:37 AM 623 Views
I will type more slowly.....the AS have killed 1 and only 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:00:59 AM 629 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 05:00:13 AM 668 Views
Oh dear! NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 11:51:17 AM 592 Views
Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 03:04:44 PM 560 Views
Re: Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:11:36 PM 758 Views
This is silly guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:29:33 PM 597 Views
There is no misrepresentation NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:45:18 PM 613 Views
The point I made is guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:48:52 PM 598 Views
Are we speaking english? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:07:45 PM 811 Views
Not really BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:19:49 PM 684 Views
Re: There is no misrepresentation BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 07:49:29 PM 735 Views
OK NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:15:08 PM 674 Views
No idea BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:17:09 PM 644 Views
OK fair enough, I do too, NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:31:11 PM 772 Views
Well what do you think of BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:56:38 PM 879 Views
And another point NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:05:45 PM 574 Views
For the sake of argument, though BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 03:49:23 PM 645 Views
OK fair enough NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:56:00 PM 629 Views
rAndy aL - 19/11/2009 12:06:02 AM 744 Views
There isn't much in this series I would call "filler" - seriously? trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:11:14 AM 594 Views
You're bothering to discuss a series with three books of "filler"- seriously? *NM* fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:34:43 AM 297 Views
Just skipped over them.....no big deal slick..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:02:57 AM 619 Views
Yeah right... fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 04:58:54 AM 578 Views
Yes, seriously rAndy aL - 20/11/2009 01:11:18 AM 678 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 619 Views
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