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rAndy aL Send a noteboard - 19/11/2009 12:06:02 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?


They are more than any one thing. There isn't much in this series I would call "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!


And what exactly do you think the storyline is?

The Aes Sedai don't usually do anything as a whole. Individual groups of Aes Sedai have helped Rand with various things you listed above, but Rand has had no use for 100 channelers who can't use the Power as a weapon.

In fact, the Aes Sedai have been major antagonists in the series! Maybe you should be asking what they have done to hurt Rand (quite a lot).

Thoughts?


You are asking the wrong question.
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Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:18:52 AM 1428 Views
They are politicians at heart... everynametaken - 17/11/2009 05:31:41 AM 1007 Views
You remember Moiraine, right? And Cadsuane? *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 05:32:50 AM 494 Views
Cadsuane hasn't done anything and Moiraine.....you mean that person from 7 books ago? trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:51:16 AM 773 Views
That's individual AS, not AS as a group. *NM* ajfurst - 17/11/2009 06:23:52 AM 366 Views
What use have the Andorans been then? As a nation, not individuals. *NM* fionwe1987 - 17/11/2009 06:53:35 AM 398 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 375 Views
She is the Heir, not the daughter of the heir! *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 05:24:24 PM 381 Views
As we found out, in painfully slow manner, she was neither! *NM* BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:31:02 PM 363 Views
Short answer: nope. Marshall - 17/11/2009 05:51:01 AM 954 Views
Good answer.....so why are so many stories devoted to those that are only indirectly..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 05:54:10 AM 748 Views
Wonderful response, and I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/11/2009 08:18:30 PM 775 Views
rather.. urizen - 18/11/2009 08:32:10 AM 882 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 856 Views
Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. Onarishma - 18/11/2009 05:04:58 PM 802 Views
Re: Hawkwing included AS until Ishmael got to him so that really not true. urizen - 18/11/2009 09:16:04 PM 787 Views
Their Tower allegience was always superior to their Empire allegience but was Bonwhine Onarishma - 23/11/2009 02:29:57 AM 732 Views
But then.. urizen - 23/11/2009 08:30:37 AM 814 Views
Kind of Sort of fairfax - 17/11/2009 07:05:51 AM 767 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... Onarishma - 17/11/2009 07:50:48 AM 718 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 2172 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 1524 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 17/11/2009 02:36:33 PM 803 Views
Always help or contribute.....never do or lead..... trzaska2000 - 17/11/2009 04:23:04 PM 720 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 414 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 01:48:27 PM 709 Views
Re: Aes Sedai - question for the WoT experts..... LewsTherin10 - 19/11/2009 09:14:14 PM 961 Views
You're asking the wrong question HyogaRott - 17/11/2009 05:35:06 PM 768 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 754 Views
SeaFolk yes, Aiel or Ashamen no.....stupid reply.....try again if you would like. *NM* trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 05:56:54 PM 438 Views
Scored using your words NaClH2O - 18/11/2009 06:33:31 PM 867 Views
Slow down Professor.....the AS have killed 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 18/11/2009 10:59:39 PM 730 Views
I think he's counting Nynaeve and Egwene *NM* Marshall - 18/11/2009 11:21:20 PM 352 Views
So who killed Lanfear? *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/11/2009 11:59:27 PM 476 Views
You mean Lanfear/Cyndane.....nobody..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:04:10 AM 767 Views
They reduced her in power. TheCrownless - 19/11/2009 12:39:17 AM 677 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 754 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:33:56 AM 700 Views
So you've decided to redefine words now? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:42:48 AM 646 Views
Have you read the books? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 01:39:37 AM 696 Views
I will type more slowly.....the AS have killed 1 and only 1 Forsaken..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:00:59 AM 689 Views
So? fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 05:00:13 AM 761 Views
Oh dear! NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 11:51:17 AM 655 Views
Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 03:04:44 PM 624 Views
Re: Read the new book.....as Rand points out.....no balefire, no death..... NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:11:36 PM 825 Views
This is silly guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:29:33 PM 683 Views
There is no misrepresentation NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:45:18 PM 687 Views
The point I made is guttering flame - 19/11/2009 07:48:52 PM 674 Views
Are we speaking english? NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:07:45 PM 884 Views
Not really BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:19:49 PM 748 Views
Re: There is no misrepresentation BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 07:49:29 PM 808 Views
OK NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:15:08 PM 743 Views
No idea BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:17:09 PM 717 Views
OK fair enough, I do too, NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 08:31:11 PM 849 Views
Well what do you think of BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 08:56:38 PM 950 Views
And another point NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 03:05:45 PM 641 Views
For the sake of argument, though BlackAdder - 19/11/2009 03:49:23 PM 712 Views
OK fair enough NaClH2O - 19/11/2009 07:56:00 PM 698 Views
rAndy aL - 19/11/2009 12:06:02 AM 813 Views
There isn't much in this series I would call "filler" - seriously? trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 12:11:14 AM 665 Views
You're bothering to discuss a series with three books of "filler"- seriously? *NM* fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 01:34:43 AM 328 Views
Just skipped over them.....no big deal slick..... trzaska2000 - 19/11/2009 04:02:57 AM 687 Views
Yeah right... fionwe1987 - 19/11/2009 04:58:54 AM 647 Views
Yes, seriously rAndy aL - 20/11/2009 01:11:18 AM 740 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 687 Views
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