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Re: The strength comparisons don't make sense... Kaldric Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 07:22:38 PM
There will be much more to come, but I just posted the details of my Q&A time with Brandon over on the 13th depository.

Sidious - this is a must read for you. Brandon is pretty forthcoming on strength issues. You should find people to ask more of these questions.

Have fun with it all!

How can Cyndane be very, very weak in the Power?


Well, Sanderson could be speaking relatively. She is much weaker than Lanfear was, for instance.

And is he sure or not sure about the Semirahge vs Nynaeve strength comparison? Why does he say "he is pretty sure Nynaeve is stronger?" Either she is or she isn't.


I'm sure he doesn't have the list memorized. If he only references it as needed, he may just not remember specifically if Semirhage was just above or just below Nynaeve.

Also, who are the six women stronger than Nynaeve then, if Semirhage isn't one of them?


We can guess a few. Alivia, Lanfear (assuming she's still on the list), and Sharina come to mind. Semirhage may or may not be, and there may be some unnamed women we don't know or haven't been introduced in the series yet. Mesaana is comparable to Semirhage, so she could be one of the six as well.

I wonder if he knows what he's talking about. I think BS needs to have a good look at that strength list of RJ's before guessing about these things.


Maybe you need to take a deep breath and realize that he doesn't have to have everything about the series memorized. He's not RJ (who made mistakes, too, you know), and sometimes has to rely on Maria or the notes for details.
Kaldric

P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.

Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
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my Q&A and time spent with Brandon Sanderson kcf - 17/11/2009 04:23:32 PM 2452 Views
Cyndane is "very, very weak"?! Etzel - 17/11/2009 04:41:32 PM 1324 Views
Maybe Asmo doesn't count as a Forsaken anymore and what is MAFO? Dragonsworn - 17/11/2009 05:35:05 PM 1307 Views
MAFO refers to Maria, RJ's assistant. Kaldric - 17/11/2009 05:46:08 PM 3380 Views
Yes... Etzel - 17/11/2009 06:02:26 PM 1891 Views
I'm just reporting on the discussion kcf - 17/11/2009 09:04:56 PM 1132 Views
I asked Brandon to clarify last night in Pasadena about Cyndane rhiane - 18/11/2009 05:22:14 PM 1093 Views
Do you realise what this means! We now have a clear strength list among the female Forsaken... Shannow - 18/11/2009 05:42:51 PM 1090 Views
That means, though Etzel - 18/11/2009 05:48:15 PM 976 Views
I've started a new thread, giving the new, DEFINITIVE female Forsaken strength list. Yay!!! *NM* Shannow - 18/11/2009 05:58:03 PM 553 Views
Re: Do you realise what this means! We now have a clear strength list among the female Forsaken... rhiane - 18/11/2009 09:27:06 PM 1208 Views
Thanks! Etzel - 18/11/2009 05:50:35 PM 1061 Views
That doesn't crush the Be'lal theories. rAndy aL - 19/11/2009 01:13:32 AM 976 Views
trust me, it does kcf - 19/11/2009 04:22:47 AM 1014 Views
I apparently have to Log In to read this. Kaldric - 17/11/2009 05:33:03 PM 1378 Views
You don't need the email confirmation! Dragonsworn - 17/11/2009 05:36:40 PM 1233 Views
Hm. I could have sworn I saw something about an email confirmation. Thanks. *NM* Kaldric - 17/11/2009 05:38:14 PM 576 Views
Naw how about you quote it for us in a new post *NM* Lord o' Salv - 18/11/2009 12:18:52 AM 600 Views
The strength comparisons don't make sense... Shannow - 17/11/2009 06:26:05 PM 1230 Views
Re: The strength comparisons don't make sense... Lordling - 17/11/2009 06:55:39 PM 1047 Views
BS also says in this context... Etzel - 17/11/2009 07:05:25 PM 1056 Views
If you read it in context, the list he is referring to is a female list... Shannow - 17/11/2009 07:41:18 PM 1110 Views
I don't think... Etzel - 17/11/2009 07:48:36 PM 933 Views
How do we explain BS stating that he is "pretty sure Nynaeve is stronger than Semirhage?" Shannow - 17/11/2009 07:51:39 PM 1487 Views
Difficult... Etzel - 17/11/2009 07:58:41 PM 1118 Views
Pahus! Yeah, you´re correct *NM* Lordling - 17/11/2009 07:59:49 PM 544 Views
Re: The strength comparisons don't make sense... Kaldric - 17/11/2009 07:22:38 PM 1222 Views
I think he mis-spoke just a bit VTHokie - 17/11/2009 07:37:24 PM 936 Views
He wasn/t 100% sure of Semirhage... *NM* Shannow - 17/11/2009 07:44:11 PM 527 Views
forgetting Cyndane, it does kcf - 17/11/2009 08:56:16 PM 1093 Views
No Forsaken knew, when the Cleansing would happen... Etzel - 17/11/2009 09:43:04 PM 1170 Views
Re: No Forsaken knew, when the Cleansing would happen... kcf - 17/11/2009 09:48:31 PM 1013 Views
Talaan and Someryn are pure guesses from Dom... Shannow - 17/11/2009 10:06:56 PM 1100 Views
Elayne at the beginning of PoD thinks Talaan is at least as great as Nyn NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 12:23:31 AM 998 Views
She defeats her (eventually) guttering flame - 18/11/2009 06:08:08 AM 950 Views
Sharina for sure NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 12:10:08 AM 992 Views
Thanks Ken! Light in the Night - 17/11/2009 07:07:03 PM 983 Views
Re: Thanks Ken! Kaldric - 17/11/2009 07:30:07 PM 1086 Views
It almost has to be Justice Matrimony Cauthon - 17/11/2009 07:30:32 PM 1022 Views
I agree, Justice makes the most sense plotwise! *NM* Etzel - 17/11/2009 07:49:41 PM 666 Views
But here's the thing.... Light in the Night - 17/11/2009 10:27:55 PM 1082 Views
I think the clues still point to it being Justice Matrimony Cauthon - 17/11/2009 10:37:44 PM 1179 Views
I was just making argument Light in the Night - 17/11/2009 11:05:18 PM 1074 Views
Guaire Amalasan! Legolas - 18/11/2009 12:50:09 AM 1084 Views
Maybe Hawkwing took Justice from Amalasan after the Battle of the Jolvaine Pass? Werthead - 18/11/2009 02:09:03 AM 1137 Views
That was the crazy part - I named him as one of LitN's "other channelers producing weapons". Legolas - 18/11/2009 02:17:25 AM 988 Views
Re: Guaire Amalasan! Light in the Night - 18/11/2009 09:18:37 AM 1116 Views
And I appreciate your arguments! Matrimony Cauthon - 18/11/2009 08:49:55 AM 1035 Views
Perhaps it's a "Sword for the Ages" Light in the Night - 18/11/2009 09:26:00 AM 960 Views
Where does it say it was found in water? guttering flame - 18/11/2009 09:36:52 AM 906 Views
Min's PoV said that it was found in water underneath a statue Matrimony Cauthon - 18/11/2009 09:47:12 AM 1041 Views
Re: Thanks Ken! DomA - 17/11/2009 07:58:31 PM 1055 Views
Re: Thanks Ken! kcf - 17/11/2009 09:07:23 PM 969 Views
Re: Thanks Ken! Light in the Night - 17/11/2009 10:41:27 PM 943 Views
Thank you Ken for the report. You aren't pulling our leg are you? Logain - 17/11/2009 11:11:48 PM 1201 Views
Re: Thank you Ken for the report. You aren't pulling our leg are you? kcf - 17/11/2009 11:26:30 PM 1041 Views
My theories of what Brandon could have meant about Cyndane. Logain - 17/11/2009 11:25:30 PM 1132 Views
Who is the Aiel chick with all the one power strength? I forget who, but she is Shaido. *NM* Logain - 17/11/2009 11:34:42 PM 547 Views
Someryn *NM* kcf - 17/11/2009 11:38:42 PM 557 Views
One of the women stronger than Nynaeve is probably a Sharan Logain - 17/11/2009 11:53:12 PM 949 Views
don't read too much into this kcf - 18/11/2009 12:00:19 AM 963 Views
It could be true Logain - 18/11/2009 02:14:50 AM 983 Views
This is RJ's Wheel of Time we're talking about. Not David Eddings. *NM* Legolas - 18/11/2009 02:18:08 AM 538 Views
Cyndane's body guttering flame - 18/11/2009 06:22:45 AM 970 Views
Not her body, her identity - that she is Lanfear... Shannow - 18/11/2009 06:38:21 AM 923 Views
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