Why 13 Forsaken?

[Bob T Dwarf]

The drawing of strength seems to require an active effort--i.e. the bond holder must conciously decide to draw strength. Certainly we've never seen Rand display any weakness from that.

 

But you seem to be misunderstanding what we mean by strength, we are not speaking strength in the power, we are speaking of normal physical energy. Narishma using Callandor wouldn't affect the amount of strength they could draw from him, indeed him channeling would use up his own energy and make him weaker, as channeling involves exertion, and with Callandor that would increase the drain on his energy. In effect it would make him a less useful source of strength to whoever had bonded him.

 

And again, if Narishma bonded several women, none could draw strength from him--only women who bonded him could do that. Do you get the distinction?

 

Also, what would be the effect on say Rand, of having a 'complete circle' of bonds? For example, if Birgitte bonded Elza, and Narishma bonded Alanna, then Rand would be bonded to Elayne who is bonded to Birgitte, who was bonded to Elza, bonded to Narishma, bonded to Alanna, bonded back to Rand... would it make him stronger, or them weaker?

 

It would do nothing. Again, the way this works is that the person who weaves the bond is then able to draw strength from the person she has bonded--physical energy. The person who was bonded cannot do anything like that--he recieves a certain degree of vitality and strength, but he can't draw strength.

 

And in truth we don't even know if the other bonds work this way. So far only the Aes Sedai bond is known to have that element in it.

 

Now, that's an explanation of bonds that I can support.

 

Indeed, once the principles of the bond are understood, ( magically speaking ), it would be possible to construct a bond that did any number of things.  The Hall of the Rebel Tower was considering extending the bond to include Compulsion when they were debating bonding Asha'man.  Egwene put the kibosh on that.

[Rahlian]

I think you posted this in the wrong thread buddy :)

[Bob T Dwarf]

Ummmm, huh?

 

I just reposted what Luckers wrote at the bottom of the previous page.  Further I agreed with him.  He posted directly below a question from trakand and in direct response to her post.

[Rahlian]

ah my bad. I was reading another post that had to do with the effects of the bod, so i thought you might be reading the same one. guess not.