Nakomi only appears in some instances to provide 'advice' but the way she provides such advice is obviously beyond the simple use of the one power.

Who is Nakomi?

The answer is surprinsingly simple.

Nakomi is in the 3rd age that just ended what Rand Al Thor is to the 4rd age that is now beginning.

Nakomi was born on the 2nd age, she was Ta'veren and it was her actions in the pattern of the age that bound her and become part of the 3rd age itself.

Think about it... she brings up stuff just by thinking it so just like Rand can do now.

 

It was Nakomi who swapped Rand and Moridin's minds and with that her job is done in the 3rd age.

Now its Rand's turn to watch over the 4rd age, he will be an agent of the pattern, going were and if he is needed.

Love the idea behind this.  Don't think its what RJ had going, but its got a nice feeling to it.

Ive just decided to call Nakomi the 'rudder' for the wheel.  The wheel uses ta'veran effects to promote a cyclical effect, and though its never made entirely clear, the 'random' effects it causes helps promote a cyclical conclusion to each spoke of the wheel.  Sometimes the wheel needs someone to die, so they trip over a gnat and fall headdown the stairs.  It needs a child to live, so when he falls off a balcony he lands perfectly fine.  Each tiny piece guides the wheel on course in its cyclical nature. 

Nakomi is just a person representing the wheel that turns the course of future history back towards a cyclical path if it gets off course.  Nakomi didn't seem to do much in her meeting with Aviendha, but from an authors perspective, without her appearance the wheel would have gone off course, and therefore giving him reason to include her.  In my opinion, if Nakomi hadn't appeared, the future that Avi saw would have happened.  The wheel rejected this future and Nakomi was spun for a brief time to correct the path.

Just finished it.  Didn't really like the epilogue or Padan Fain's death.  Didn't like that Rand was burnt out.  Didn't like the lack of resolution with him just riding into the sunset and we don't know what will happen with the wondergirls.  Was upset that Cadsuane didn't forsake the oaths and become younger so she could be amrylin for 300+years. 

That being said, i really enjoyed it, and it was very satisfying.  Loved the pace and the action, the sense of overcoming impossible odds.  Loved that anyone could die, and found myself rereading paragraphs when Siuan, Romanda, Gawyn and a few others died.  I thought Galad and Lan had died in their scenes and was kinda confused when they turned up again.  I thought at first that Lan was standing over his corpse as a HotH like Birgette was.

I plowed this book in 2 days, so definitely need a reread. 

Did a search on this, so sorry if it was already asked. I also checked back 60-70 pages in this thread and didnt see it...

In CoT, Bashere's wife is attacked by two men and she beats them off, and then Bashere arrives on scene and at the end of the PoV, he turns to his Leuitenant and says something like "You know how to find the man i talked to yesterday? Let him know there'll be more than two"

What was that about? Who is he talking about?