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Rand crossed a line Etzel Send a noteboard - 06/01/2010 02:36:42 PM
He showed that he is willing to use balefire on a large scale to destroy a whole palace with a Forsaken in it, even if he kills innocent people alongside the Forsaken (and even if all those people were "drones", they are still innocent and not the real targets).

As it's shown later in TGS, Rand starts then to see balefire as a common weapon. He already contemplates to balefire Tam and all the Seanchan. The next possible step would be that Rand considers to balefire whole cities, which don't bow to him or if he just believes that a Forsaken is inside the city. Ultimately such an attitude threatens humankind and the Pattern. Therefore balefire is forbidden and to use it widespread as Rand did an atrocity. Even the Forsaken don't want to use balefire this way anymore.

Besides that, Min and Nynaeve apparently - wrongly - believe that someone who was balefired can never be reborn, which would make its use even more horrific.
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Rand the psycho? - 06/01/2010 02:53:30 AM 1618 Views
I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 04:07:33 AM 1019 Views
On Balefire - 06/01/2010 04:43:18 AM 1015 Views
Good point - 06/01/2010 05:04:26 AM 1045 Views
On the nature of BaleFire - 06/01/2010 03:32:25 PM 947 Views
Re: I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 04:59:12 AM 854 Views
Wait! - 06/01/2010 05:10:33 AM 973 Views
Re: Wait! - 06/01/2010 05:20:02 AM 889 Views
Re: Wait! - 06/01/2010 05:58:00 AM 858 Views
Re: Wait! - 06/01/2010 11:46:13 AM 806 Views
Re: Wait! - 06/01/2010 03:55:01 PM 808 Views
I disagree - 06/01/2010 05:42:44 PM 768 Views
Re: I disagree - 06/01/2010 06:41:08 PM 796 Views
Re: I disagree - 07/01/2010 04:42:40 AM 777 Views
I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 06/01/2010 07:30:56 AM 931 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 06/01/2010 03:32:24 PM 838 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 06/01/2010 09:52:47 PM 902 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 06/01/2010 11:19:56 PM 789 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 07/01/2010 12:21:50 AM 882 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 07/01/2010 12:56:26 AM 814 Views
Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 07/01/2010 01:46:16 AM 854 Views
I agree with Templar - 09/01/2010 04:36:20 PM 799 Views
Re: I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 07:57:54 AM 910 Views
Rand crossed a line - 06/01/2010 02:36:42 PM 925 Views
Re: Rand crossed a line - 06/01/2010 04:16:12 PM 839 Views
But... - 06/01/2010 04:34:02 PM 948 Views
Re: But... - 06/01/2010 06:14:25 PM 765 Views
Doesn't Balefire remove your thread from the Pattern permanently? - 06/01/2010 02:55:38 PM 868 Views
No, RJ stated balefired people can be reborn. *NM* - 06/01/2010 03:26:00 PM 426 Views
But not in this turning of the Wheel. So they'd miss out on MANY lifetimes. - 06/01/2010 05:46:04 PM 830 Views
What? - 06/01/2010 06:20:56 PM 848 Views
Where did you get that? - 06/01/2010 07:09:38 PM 799 Views
No, balefire just kills you backwards in time. It is not super-death. *NM* - 06/01/2010 09:58:18 PM 459 Views
LOL ... super-death! - 06/01/2010 11:59:31 PM 777 Views
Hah! *NM* - 07/01/2010 12:06:07 AM 428 Views
It makes me think of History of the World Part 1 - 07/01/2010 12:53:20 AM 786 Views
It makes me think of History of the World Part 1 - 07/01/2010 12:53:33 AM 759 Views
Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 06:51:15 PM 897 Views
Re: Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 07:16:14 PM 814 Views
Re: Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 08:58:40 PM 853 Views
Re: Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 10:47:11 PM 846 Views
let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:26:43 PM 834 Views
Re: let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:40:56 PM 830 Views
actually that quote supports my thoughts - 06/01/2010 11:50:40 PM 848 Views
Re: actually that quote supports my thoughts - 07/01/2010 12:10:07 AM 808 Views
Meh. I just think advocating mass-murder is the opposite direction RJ meant for this to take. - 07/01/2010 12:00:44 AM 864 Views
Sigh. What mass murder? - 07/01/2010 12:15:01 AM 751 Views
you are kidding right? - 07/01/2010 12:19:58 AM 841 Views
In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 03:14:32 PM 821 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 03:57:43 PM 829 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 07:13:21 PM 842 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 07:52:24 PM 787 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 08:56:43 PM 856 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:26:01 PM 786 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:30:45 PM 730 Views
Personally I'm kind of sick of Rand being the only person killing FS! - 07/01/2010 09:42:57 PM 908 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:56:02 PM 844 Views
OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 07/01/2010 10:30:19 PM 825 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 01:53:25 PM 776 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 02:56:41 PM 831 Views
What might work... - 08/01/2010 12:35:17 PM 742 Views
Re: What might work... - 08/01/2010 11:38:09 PM 763 Views
Yes. Anakin Skywalker all over again - 06/01/2010 11:01:02 PM 920 Views
Meh - 06/01/2010 11:30:24 PM 763 Views
The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:33:32 PM 769 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:50:37 PM 845 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:55:03 PM 791 Views
I do have to guiltily say, though, that if Rand had balefired the Seanchan and THEN became good... - 07/01/2010 12:03:20 AM 824 Views
*laughs behind hand* - 07/01/2010 12:05:54 AM 901 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 07/01/2010 12:23:11 AM 770 Views
I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 12:52:25 AM 775 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 01:24:32 AM 837 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 03:33:52 PM 778 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 04:28:18 PM 924 Views
right cause all Generals are so well versed in medical conditions - 07/01/2010 09:44:09 PM 878 Views
Nice way to avoid the argument. - 07/01/2010 10:00:17 PM 830 Views
I'm just done talking in circles. You seem to think that because people - 07/01/2010 11:53:05 PM 863 Views
I concede - 07/01/2010 01:09:11 AM 757 Views
You weren't wrong overall, but there were some serious flaws in your reasoning. - 07/01/2010 02:43:17 AM 867 Views
Tee hee. - 07/01/2010 05:28:52 AM 819 Views
Morals are subjective anyhow, - 07/01/2010 06:23:09 AM 847 Views
Re: Morals are subjective anyhow, - 07/01/2010 03:23:59 PM 772 Views
I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 09/01/2010 12:00:02 AM 853 Views
Re: I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 09/01/2010 05:56:16 PM 1011 Views
Re: I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 18/01/2010 01:00:23 PM 1137 Views
Your assertions weaken your overall argument. - 11/01/2010 04:47:10 PM 739 Views
Re: Your assertions weaken your overall argument. - 18/01/2010 12:49:26 PM 784 Views

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