So when/why did the forsaken change their names? Because they turned to the Dark One?

 

(example) Elan Morin Tedronai: I now serve the Dark One. My name is now Ishamael, Betrayer of Hope!

 

Something like that?

IIRC in Ishamaels case that name was given to him by his former allies and he just stuck with it.

I just wondered, where are the placed you can not go in T'A'R? Rhuidean is one, but the others?

 

And is there a theory thread on T'A'R anybody could link me? (Did not find one when I searched)

IIRC steddings are no-go-zone.

There aren't dozens of nations the Dragon was born to. Asmodean may not be the most saavy Forsaken, but it doesn't take a manipulative genuis to make the connection.

 

As a side note--how is it a Dues ex Machina? I mean even say Asmodean knowing a song from Manetheren was a mistake on RJ's part, how would that constitute an act of God coming down in a bid to complete the narrative? It solved no convuluted plot points, so why do you name it so?

Like all Manetheren stories it sounded just too fitting to mee. I get your point too.

You won't get quotes because there aren't any. However, for a talented musician, learning new songs would not have taken a great deal of time. Asmodean had months to make such an effort--and given his stated reason for joining the Shadow was to live forever so he could learn and play music... not a huge problem to think he did so after gaining his freedom.

It still sounds Deus ex Machina to me. There are literally dozens of forgotten nations other than Manetheren

In tSR how did Asmodean learn a song about wars of Manetheren? It's been over 1000 years before and after his improsiment to anything happpen in that region.

And i'd love some quotes since i'm quite lazy.

Hi a newbie here.

I've been wondering a problem about Tuathan. If they are actually the same people as the Aiel why are they so different in apperance? Somehow i don't believe that 3000 years would have destroyed so striking feature as height or coloring of the aiel.

Also what happens to tuathan female chanellers?