1)I know BS said a burned out channeler remains so when transmigrated, but this doesn't make much sense to me. When a soul is Reborn, the damage done to its channeling ability in a previous life is erased. This implies that as soon as the soul is free of the body, its channeling ability is restored.
As soon as the soul is reborn, it will retain it's channeling ability, yes. But transmigration is different, and unnatural. The person still retains all their memories (although there is some separation, Aran'gar didn't quite remember what it was like to be a man, but she did remember situations where her being female made for some disjointed memories), which doesn't occur with normal rebirth (except in rare cases like Rand and LTT and possibly others in the AoL).
Tranmigration is different enough that I have no difficulty the burned out status carries over. It's actually the way I was leaning before hearing Sanderson's answer.
I fail to see why the same won't be the case with transmigration. And the fact that Brandon isn't somewhat sure of this points to it not being significant in the whole Lanfear mystery.
No, Brandon said he was pretty sure. So he is more than somewhat sure. So he could have been thinking about the Lanfear situation, determined that burned out transmigrated channelers stay burned out, while not being completely sure that there weren't other circumstances at play, hence the "I'm pretty sure, but not 100%".
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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Moiraine and Lanfear
01/12/2009 10:24:54 PM
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Healing, huh?
01/12/2009 10:58:00 PM
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I'm betting she decides to stay a non-channeler and put her past behind her. *NM*
01/12/2009 11:09:32 PM
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I don't think Moiraine was stilled.
01/12/2009 11:19:03 PM
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what about Lan's bond
01/12/2009 11:23:35 PM
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The doorway melting and snapping the bond is simple enough for me *NM*
01/12/2009 11:24:07 PM
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Re: Moiraine and Lanfear
01/12/2009 11:27:49 PM
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I think that since Moiraine was in another dimension, the Bond passed to the closest holder.
01/12/2009 11:43:15 PM
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but she'd been there before
01/12/2009 11:51:41 PM
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I don't understand why you think there are too many assumptions
02/12/2009 12:57:50 AM
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Exactly. Thanks for translating in fewer words than I would have used *NM*
02/12/2009 04:21:06 PM
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that assumes quite a bit about the structure of the bond
02/12/2009 07:45:37 PM
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no more than the assumptions of the actions take on the other side of the door!
03/12/2009 07:51:59 AM
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Best. Slashfic. EVER!
02/12/2009 12:38:06 AM
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BS not committing to the Cyndane = Lanfear scenario has me wondering as well
02/12/2009 02:51:30 AM
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The only possibility is "something weird" if Cyndane ISN'T just "Lanfear"
02/12/2009 05:26:23 AM
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Re: The only possibility is "something weird" if Cyndane ISN'T just "Lanfear"
02/12/2009 05:46:30 AM
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Maybe they put some of Ilyena in Cyndane.
04/12/2009 06:52:01 PM
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LOL ... Lanfear doesn't need Ilyena to be an LTT stalker!
04/12/2009 07:09:02 PM
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Right, But Ilyena Doesn't Need Lanfear for That Either.
04/12/2009 07:17:29 PM
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I'm 99.99% sure RJ said that the DO had to grab a soul quickly after death or it was lost
04/12/2009 09:13:18 PM
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Weird is a given, I think
02/12/2009 07:12:45 AM
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It may be as simple as...
02/12/2009 09:42:50 AM
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I didn't see any sexual connotation attached to it....
02/12/2009 10:38:07 AM
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Not sexual, no...
02/12/2009 06:12:15 PM
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Cairheinin to the Core.
04/12/2009 07:03:23 PM
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There are several holes with this scenario...
02/12/2009 02:18:28 AM
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On Transmitigation vs rebirth:
02/12/2009 02:35:23 AM
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Agreed, the angreal theory seems most likely IMO (about Lanfear/Cyndane) *NM*
02/12/2009 05:39:55 AM
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Re: There are several holes with this scenario...
02/12/2009 09:05:34 AM
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On Cyndane's strength...
02/12/2009 09:40:27 AM
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Re: On Cyndane's strength...
02/12/2009 11:24:38 AM
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But that doesn't explain why Leane and Siuan are now essentially equal
02/12/2009 06:21:47 PM
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I don't think they're equal
03/12/2009 04:43:13 AM
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There is no deference, which would be expected in their "game" of hating each other
03/12/2009 07:38:57 AM
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I have no opinion on the theory (yet), but
02/12/2009 04:42:36 AM
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Moiraine will make a huge difference to TG (Min's viewing) so I think she will need to channel. *NM*
02/12/2009 05:38:03 AM
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Min doesn't channel, and she makes a big difference. As does Thom. *NM*
02/12/2009 09:57:10 AM
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agreed - Moiraine doesn't need to channel to make a difference *NM*
02/12/2009 04:38:50 PM
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Yub, I generally agree
02/12/2009 11:56:03 AM
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