I'm sure no one will agree, but Semi and Graendal being Balefired was a direct result of this revelation.
I don't think there is any question that they were a direct result - Rand thought about needing to BF the Forsaken several times, after Moridin made the revelation.
The question is whether the Shadow intended those results.
I feel that Moridin engineered both those events (with Graendal), so that Rand would severely destabilize the Pattern while attempting (and sometimes succeeding) to kill the Forsaken.
See my comments to RPA & Etzel. It's hard for me to see how Moridin & the DO would consider the BF death of any of the Chosen as a net gain, in terms of the damage caused to the Pattern. Presumably, the chaos each Chosen causes in the Pattern is much greater than his/her individual death by BF would cause.
Of course, in the Graendal case, it wasn't just one death, but, what, hundreds? But, could the Shadow have predicted that Rand/LTT would ever use BF so massively?
In Semirhage's case, the BF effect on the Pattern was negligible, I would imagine. Assuming she was set up, the purpose was to tempt Rand with the TP, not to see Semirhage balefired, I think.
Rise and fall, turn the Wheel,
'cause all life is
is really just a circle.
-BHT&tM
'cause all life is
is really just a circle.
-BHT&tM
Why did Moridin reveal that balefire prevents transmigration?
- 01/02/2010 03:41:30 PM
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I think it's #2.
- 01/02/2010 04:21:39 PM
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Re: I think it's #2.
- 01/02/2010 05:29:20 PM
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Hahahahahahaha. That's hilarious. "I think its #2." Classic!
- 01/02/2010 10:39:19 PM
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Yep, I'm not really 100% on most things in the series unless there is no doubt.
- 02/02/2010 08:03:31 PM
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Obviously #2
- 01/02/2010 04:42:24 PM
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Re: Obviously #2
- 01/02/2010 05:47:31 PM
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I have a fairly controversial answer...
- 01/02/2010 08:16:31 PM
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Re: I have a fairly controversial answer...
- 01/02/2010 08:48:20 PM
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I agree that it is difficult...
- 01/02/2010 09:49:38 PM
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Re: I agree that it is difficult...
- 01/02/2010 10:46:56 PM
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Moridin probably just wanted the access key to prevent the Cleansing
- 02/02/2010 10:26:11 AM
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no reason to take the tool that allowed Rand to Cleanse saidin?
- 02/02/2010 01:34:59 PM
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We don't even know if SH knew about the access key in the box
- 02/02/2010 02:09:32 PM
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So the DO's Hand doesn't know about the AK? And we have a quote with Elza's orders where?
- 02/02/2010 02:14:58 PM
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If Elza had the order to take the access key, she would have taken it
- 02/02/2010 02:29:08 PM
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As I've said a million times... I'm on the fence with this theory
- 02/02/2010 03:52:31 PM
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Again: there wasn't a Forsaken near the opened box. *NM*
- 02/02/2010 04:22:32 PM
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So SH is the idiot? Okay!
- 02/02/2010 04:59:36 PM
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He might not know about the access key in the box or have other priorities. *NM*
- 02/02/2010 07:20:36 PM
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Re: So the DO's Hand doesn't know about the AK? And we have a quote with Elza's orders where?
- 02/02/2010 08:00:20 PM
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It's a mix, IMO
- 01/02/2010 05:00:07 PM
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Re: It's a mix, IMO
- 01/02/2010 05:20:42 PM
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In the same scene
- 01/02/2010 05:36:45 PM
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Re: Why did Moridin reveal that balefire prevents transmigration?
- 24/02/2010 02:01:01 PM
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