Pool of Saidin

[Lord Nik]

In the Eye of the World the pool of pure saidin is there. But why is it there. Why do the two forsaken who were there want it. Saidin is an infinite ocean of power. Why does a small pool of it worth fighting for when you can just access saidin literally anywhere. Or is this pool somehow like an angreal where you can channel all of it unaided. Or is it just clean. But then the forsaken wouldnt care about it because they have there protection from the dark lord. Some enlightenment please. Or were the forsaken there for the seal, but they were like "No! The power is mine!"

So why is the "pool" there

[CUBAREY]

The pool is there so that the Dragon Reborn will have a source of Saiden not contaminated by the Do's taint. Now, as to the Forsaken, yes they have the Do's protection but the idea of an independent well of saiden not tainted or controlled by the Do would hof been appealing to the. And they came to fight/capture/kill the Dragon Reborn the untainted well of Saiden was a fortuotous "cherry on top".

[Mr Ares]

Week 20 Question: Why was Aginor so interested in the Eye of the World? He could channel clean Saidin anyway so it shouldn't have been an issue?

 

Robert Jordan Answers: He was able to channel clean saidin, true, but only through the "filter" which had been provided by the Dark One just a short time previously, which meant the Dark One would be aware of him channeling wherever he was. Remember, Aginor was the creator of the Trollocs; he is quite able to reason things out clearly, at least in a scientific sense. Also, he wasn't certain whether or not the Dark One also would know what he was doing when he channeled, too. For someone as secretive, competitive, and generally untrustworthy as the one of the Forsaken, the Eye of the World amounted to a valuable asset if it could be secured. To put it simply, Aginor saw a means of channeling without the Dark One looking over his shoulder, and maybe a way to increase his own power at the expense of those who didn't have that advantage. Balthamel might well have been for the long drop, administered by Aginor, if things hadn't worked out differently.

[Lord Nik]

wow that clears everything up .. thanks :D