The Tower will likely have some sort of "badass army" moment at the end... or, they'd BETTER
beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 07/02/2010 06:46:51 AM
Of all of the different groups of channelers, the Aes Sedai have only two advantages.
1) Their influence. Wise Ones own the Waste, and Windfinders can control the waves, but Aes Sedai can influence anyone in "The Westlands" (man, do I hate that name), which is the main battleground.
2) Their knowledge. They can link. They can Heal. (I'm not counting Traveling- everyone can pretty much do that at this point, barring sul'dam) They can undoubtedly do dozens, hundreds of other things that other groups can't. Even though they're pretty boring and insular, they still have almost three (or is it two?) millenia of working with the One Power under their belts.
#2 is the key. If the Greens can get their act together and fulfill what's essentially the ONLY REASON FOR THEIR EXISTENCE, then the Aes Sedai might have a chance at being relevant.
But you're right, up until now, they really haven't been.
1) Their influence. Wise Ones own the Waste, and Windfinders can control the waves, but Aes Sedai can influence anyone in "The Westlands" (man, do I hate that name), which is the main battleground.
2) Their knowledge. They can link. They can Heal. (I'm not counting Traveling- everyone can pretty much do that at this point, barring sul'dam) They can undoubtedly do dozens, hundreds of other things that other groups can't. Even though they're pretty boring and insular, they still have almost three (or is it two?) millenia of working with the One Power under their belts.
#2 is the key. If the Greens can get their act together and fulfill what's essentially the ONLY REASON FOR THEIR EXISTENCE, then the Aes Sedai might have a chance at being relevant.
But you're right, up until now, they really haven't been.
I amuse myself.
So what was the point of the White Tower struggle?
- 07/02/2010 04:41:58 AM
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The Tower will likely have some sort of "badass army" moment at the end... or, they'd BETTER
- 07/02/2010 06:46:51 AM
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Re: The Tower will likely have some sort of "badass army" moment at the end... or, they'd BETTER
- 08/02/2010 05:43:52 PM
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I think the breaking of the tower was....
- 07/02/2010 07:55:48 AM
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Yes, but that isn't the point.
- 08/02/2010 04:14:32 AM
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Re: Yes, but that isn't the point.
- 08/02/2010 04:40:52 AM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 08/02/2010 04:55:46 AM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 08/02/2010 04:55:46 AM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 08/02/2010 02:43:48 PM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 08/02/2010 02:43:48 PM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 10/02/2010 09:49:59 PM
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YES!! The SPLIT is important. So why is ENDING the split such a necessary goal?
- 10/02/2010 09:49:59 PM
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Re: the wise ones.
- 13/02/2010 10:21:55 AM
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Re: So what was the point of the White Tower struggle?
- 07/02/2010 06:14:31 PM
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Re: The point was that Rand needed the division.
- 07/02/2010 08:34:10 PM
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small disagreement
- 07/02/2010 08:42:07 PM
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Re: small disagreement
- 08/02/2010 04:37:03 AM
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Egwene and Siuan have noted that there are plenty of the new Novices
- 15/02/2010 04:22:35 PM
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Re: So what was the point of the White Tower struggle?
- 08/02/2010 04:34:52 AM
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Re: So what was the point of the White Tower struggle?
- 08/02/2010 06:56:01 AM
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Such a resolution could have been a minor plot point like settling Tear or Cairhien
- 11/02/2010 11:53:41 PM
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Re: Such a resolution could have been a minor plot point like settling Tear or Cairhien
- 13/02/2010 10:45:06 AM
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Re: So what was the point of the White Tower struggle?
- 07/02/2010 10:42:27 PM
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These are reasons why the SPLIT is necessary. I was not questioning that.
- 08/02/2010 04:50:11 AM
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Re: These are reasons why the SPLIT is necessary. I was not questioning that.
- 08/02/2010 05:47:36 AM
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Re: These are reasons why the SPLIT is necessary. I was not questioning that.
- 13/02/2010 09:33:04 AM
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For that matter, what is the point of Andor?
- 08/02/2010 06:08:32 AM
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Re: For that matter, what is the point of Andor?
- 08/02/2010 03:38:54 PM
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But Tar Valon is critical too.
- 08/02/2010 07:41:43 PM
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Really?
- 10/02/2010 05:30:02 AM
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So what? This is more or less true, but it has zero relevance to the issue of the Tower.
- 10/02/2010 10:13:56 PM
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Re: So what? This is more or less true, but it has zero relevance to the issue of the Tower.
- 12/02/2010 12:43:19 AM
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Re: So what? This is more or less true, but it has zero relevance to the issue of the Tower.
- 15/02/2010 02:23:57 PM
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To pad the last few books in order to make Egwene the Amyrlin.
- 17/02/2010 05:25:22 PM
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