On 7/21/2021 at 11:10 PM, Eternal Phoenix said:

odds are, many of you won't remember me, or have never met me... but I was one of the legendary spammers of the Black Tower back in the day.

I seem to remember you from the archives. Light or Shadow Faction?

On 7/23/2021 at 8:08 PM, Eternal Phoenix said:

hello, it would appear that the site is not as active as it was when I was well known ?

Nope. That will probably change with the release of the show, but for now stuff is pretty quiet. Have you found everything alright?

2 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Yes.

Hey, everybody. I’m back. Again, sorry for the suddenness of it, this was the only chance I’ve had to go anywhere in almost a year, and I wanted to take it. 
 

On 7/22/2021 at 7:02 PM, Illian Tear said:

Have fun on your trip. Things will be attempted at keeping this running.

Awesome. Thanks for stepping up, Illian. Much appreciated. 

I'm going to put my character in spoiler tags here, so if you want to know and pick someone else to play, then go ahead. Sorry my LoA is sudden, I didn't have any plans until today. 

Hey, everyone. I am going on a camping trip, and I'm not 100% sure when I will be back. It shouldn't be more than two weeks, but I won't be able to come to the Black Tower until I'm back. Illian Tear is the Dragon and Shadow Faction Leader, and he should be able to take care of everything while I'm gone. 

I'll update the points thread once I get back. Until then, try not to destroy the Back Tower. We worked hard on those buildings. ?

5 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Are they Aes Sedai?

No. 

6 hours ago, Cross said:

i find it fascinating. more equal ground as well, which means partnerships over leader/protector. which is more my style. 

 

then again most of my fascination is purely that of my ajah

Someone who is interested in new possibilities!! 

2 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Are they male?

No. 

9 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Can they channel?

Yes. 

4 hours ago, Moiraine WT said:

I am afraid I do not share your enthusiasm for it's potential commonplacement.

I swear I’m the only curious one here. No body else is interested in it at all? We have amazing power here, and ties to the Black Tower, but nobody’s interested in experimenting. It’s sad. 

6 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Are they human?

Yes. 

1 hour ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

 

YES! Artur Hawkwing was who I was thinking of. 

 

@Asha'man Shar'aman wins. 

Your turn to think of something now!

Nice! 
 

Okay. Ask away!

On 7/17/2021 at 3:40 AM, Wolfbrother31 said:

That's true. And would have been very clever... but it's not Rand. 

 

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And I would have answered the channel question... In that case, as: "Yes. No. Yes." Lol

 

It would have been trick for sure! 

1 hour ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

 

I don't remember anywhere in the books where it talks about this person's spouse - but it definitely talks about their descendents. 

 

According to wot.fandom.com they were indeed married, so ... Yes

Artur Hawkwing?

On 7/15/2021 at 6:17 PM, Moiraine WT said:

Not so much an opinion as a curiosity. It is not something I have experience, nor something I have particularly heard of. I fear I fall more in line with my Brown sisters here and am curious to see how it works, how it evolves and what detriment, if any, may come. Cautious curious optimism is, perhaps, the best way to describe it.

I am curious about it as well. Maybe one day it will become commonplace. That would be amazing. 

5 hours ago, Blobster said:

Ah thanks for the replies, I am glad I am not the only one who got stuck. I still want to know how the story ends though ?

 

By the way, the New Spring, does it have any spoilers? Or will it be ok if I just go ahead and read that before the whole series? 

 

 

The story past CoT is great. 
 

Nope! It is a prequel, and all it does is go over Moiraine and Lan’s backstory. It was originally released after CoT, but I read it in between the Dragon Reborn and the Shadow Rising, and was just fine. 

I wanted to quit with Crossroads of Twilight. 
 

SD is right, New Spring is a great refresher, and there’s no shame in taking a break. The ending of nine is amazing, and eleven is one of the best books in the series. 
 

Brandon Sanderson’s writing is much faster paced, and the characters become less stupid and frustrating. 
 

Of course it’s your choice, but for me, pushing through the books is well worth it. 
 

Hopefully this was helpful!

54 minutes ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

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Tuon was closer... and Rand can channel.

 

Ah. I see.

9 minutes ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

@Asha'man Shar'aman I think you have 14 questions left so I doubt you'd use them up before the end of July and y'all are close anyways!

 

You have: human, can't channel, a ruler, sort of from the Westlands, not Berelain, not Tuon. 

 

Okay! 
 

5 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Not Tuon.

 

 @Asha'man Shar'aman @SableSage @Illian Tear

How many questions do we have left? I don’t want to use them all up!

On 7/13/2021 at 9:51 AM, Moiraine WT said:

I can only say that in principle I disapprove. Yet I am intrigued.

If I might say, that sounds like your entire relationship with Rand. 
 

On 7/13/2021 at 9:51 AM, Moiraine WT said:

I do not believe the Asha'man have been established nor trained to the extent needed to, shall we say, take the lead in such a relationship, and that by them bonding an Aes Sedai it may prove detrimental to the Sister involved.

 

Time will tell.

Indeed it shall. 
 

If I might ask, however, what about 

Do you have an opinion on that?

2 hours ago, Wolfbrother31 said:

Another guess? @Asha'man Shar'aman @SableSage @Illian Tear

Yeah, sorry. This weeks been busy for me. 
 

Tuon?

On 7/12/2021 at 5:27 PM, Cross said:

@Asha'man Shar'aman

 

hypothetically, if you were in the same position as the aes sedai who were faced with Rand post-kidnapping, where they were either banished or forced to serve the Wise women as apprentices, which choice would you take, and how would you work within said choice to help guide Rand's footsteps?

I would serve the Wise Ones as an apprentice. Not only can I learn things from them, but if I show that I am willing to bow to Rand's authority, then he will trust me more. I would try to influence the Wise Ones if I couldn't get to Rand, but if I could get to him, then I would take small steps in guiding him until he trusts me more. 

1 hour ago, Moiraine WT said:

Thank you for the interest young Warder, it does you well to be alert to such developments. Your question is, however, complicated. The 'Black Tower' and Rand's Asha'man are a source of....how shall I say? Frustration.  For while I understand the need for which they were developed, and clearly their usefulness in the troubled days to come are plain. Their execution was flawed as Rand could have stood to gain much more if my hand were there to guide him through their formation. A fact I do regret.

An interesting answer, Moiraine Sedai. If I may ask, what would you have done differently? 
 

Do you have thoughts about the bonding of Aes Sedai by Asha’man and the bonding of Asha’man by Aes Sedai?

1 hour ago, Cross said:

 your decision to leave early is wise, and you make it out of the two rivers with the dragon reborn, unsaddled by the women's circle. though doing so you have alienated a good chunk of them and demoralized a few others. perhaps even made an enemy of Nyneave, the wilder with untapped potential

Alright! That’s actually a little better than I’d hoped for. Are you allowed to be Moiraine more than twice? If so, can I go again please?

*raises hand* I have a question! 
 

What are your thoughts on the Asha’man and the Black Tower, Moiraine Sedai?