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I call BS, not Brandon Sanderson Jim Send a noteboard - 18/03/2010 03:09:29 AM
The scene where he "mis-fired" shows us that if anything he is resourceful at finding where and when people are going to be. Fortune saved those pool fools not Slayers lack of skills :p

Personally, I still think Taim was the one who sent him to kill Rand, not to mention we know that the Asha'man knew where Rand wa staying.

Taim already sent the DF Asha'amn; no need to send Slayer as well. Besides that, we don't know if Taim even knows how to contact Slayer. The patron was most likely a Forsaken, IMO Osan'gar.


You really think that Taim might doubt their ability to kill Rand without being able to channel? No, but the fact that Slayer thinks that only the Forsaken knew how to contact him screams that it is someone else.

I think people over think this whole murder mystery. We know from numerous examples that Ishamael puts names on his "hitlist" as do other forsaken and even Taim. This is a method the shadow uses period. Lanfear said she was putting Asmo on the "list" so to speak. She had time between the end of tSR and the end of tFoH to do this. So it would be in no way shape or form a stretch to think that the shadows assassin would be informed of the new target...

The problem isn't that he couldn't have been ordered to kill Asmo, but that he could have found him and killed him. He couldn't even kill Fain in the Two Rivers, even with the help of hundreds of Trollocs.

This is a typical nonsense-argument: Just because a certain character isn't allowed to kill another character for plot reasons, doesn't mean at all that this character is unable to kill anyone, especially if he is a Top Assassin like Slayer, whose job is it to find & kill people. There is no reason to think that Slayer couldn't kill Asmo with surprise & a quick weapon, especially since RJ even stated that Fain would have killed Asmo, if he had been at the right place at the right time.


You mean the fact that the only people we know the "Top Assassin" has killed is two bound and shielded AS and two sleeping old people? Maybe he's not really that great of an Assassin. Either way there's plenty of evidence that a channeler should easily take a non-channeler, even if they're only as strong as Siuan, in her weakened condition. She can still wrap up Bryne and keep him from moving, even if she can't lift him off the ground, more than enough strength to keep Slayer from stabbing Asmo.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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i think i found a new stick to beat the dead asmo horse saidarisnowtainted - 05/03/2010 06:44:39 PM 1630 Views
How & Where? Jeordam - 05/03/2010 10:52:06 PM 958 Views
Re: How & Where? saidarisnowtainted - 08/03/2010 11:30:54 PM 645 Views
Graendal Did It Ashaman Narishma - 06/03/2010 05:34:32 AM 749 Views
I think so, too, up to a factor of 70% *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/03/2010 03:49:38 PM 297 Views
Re: Graendal Did It saidarisnowtainted - 08/03/2010 10:54:02 PM 703 Views
Re: Graendal Did It RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/03/2010 04:00:51 PM 642 Views
Wait, what? Fanatic-Templar - 18/03/2010 01:32:32 AM 657 Views
Regardless Lord Haart - 06/03/2010 11:05:53 AM 786 Views
Re: Regardless Jim - 06/03/2010 09:21:49 PM 770 Views
bah Kieran - 06/03/2010 10:55:09 PM 736 Views
Yeah, comparing Rand and Asmo... Lord Haart - 08/03/2010 08:06:49 AM 718 Views
So answer me this.... Jeordam - 08/03/2010 03:40:30 PM 972 Views
Re: So answer me this.... saidarisnowtainted - 08/03/2010 11:01:04 PM 745 Views
Tell me your not serious... Kieran - 09/03/2010 02:57:51 AM 633 Views
Slayer's patron knew where Rand was staying Jim - 17/03/2010 06:28:50 PM 774 Views
Very unlikely that the patron was Taim... Etzel - 17/03/2010 06:44:44 PM 1340 Views
I call BS, not Brandon Sanderson Jim - 18/03/2010 03:09:29 AM 743 Views
Etzel - 18/03/2010 10:15:46 AM 1262 Views
Re: Jim - 18/03/2010 05:58:17 PM 847 Views
As said... Etzel - 18/03/2010 06:52:09 PM 694 Views
Re: As said... Jim - 19/03/2010 05:27:15 PM 702 Views
Re: As said... Etzel - 20/03/2010 09:46:26 AM 670 Views
Re: As said... Jim - 22/03/2010 03:31:02 AM 708 Views
Yeah... Etzel - 22/03/2010 10:02:48 AM 795 Views
Re: Yeah... Jim - 24/03/2010 07:55:52 PM 755 Views
Re: Yeah... Etzel - 25/03/2010 10:17:40 AM 790 Views
Re: Yeah... Jim - 29/03/2010 04:21:08 AM 784 Views
I guess we will have to read and find out... *NM* Etzel - 29/03/2010 09:51:02 AM 741 Views
Fain is not easy to kill. *NM* Kieran - 18/03/2010 12:05:52 AM 303 Views
How do you figure? Jim - 18/03/2010 03:12:33 AM 604 Views
Personally... Etzel - 18/03/2010 10:33:55 AM 636 Views
Well... Kieran - 24/03/2010 12:18:12 AM 776 Views
Re: Regardless saidarisnowtainted - 08/03/2010 10:56:20 PM 613 Views
You can only channel Spirit while sleeping... Gher - 09/03/2010 04:21:32 AM 809 Views
Though Nyn channeled fire though Moggy... Gher - 09/03/2010 04:22:40 AM 762 Views
Re: Regardless saidarisnowtainted - 08/03/2010 11:35:44 PM 658 Views
Moiraine did it. sylph - 08/03/2010 09:21:41 PM 639 Views
Re: Moiraine did it. saidarisnowtainted - 09/03/2010 01:08:45 AM 625 Views
Ha. No, silly. sylph - 09/03/2010 03:03:58 PM 663 Views
Re: Moiraine did it. Kieran - 17/03/2010 01:28:25 AM 586 Views
Same problem as Lanfear though... Fanatic-Templar - 18/03/2010 01:46:48 AM 654 Views
The Eelfinn can't affect the outside world at all according to RJ... Etzel - 18/03/2010 01:07:27 PM 792 Views
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