In order to answer your questions, I went to Grok AI. The following are the responses from Grok: Key characteristics of the Aelfinn: Appearance: They are described as tall, slender, and unnaturally elongated, with pale skin, large black eyes without visible pupils or irises, and thin lips. They have an eerie, almost serpentine grace, which is why they are nicknamed “snakes” by those who have encountered them. Speech: They speak in a slow, sibilant hiss (hence the “snake” association) and always answer exactly three questions per visitor. Nature of their answers: The Aelfinn respond to questions about the past, present, or future with completely truthful answers, but they phrase them in an obscure, cryptic, and often misleading manner if taken out of context. They never lie, yet their answers are notoriously difficult to interpret correctly. Price: In exchange for answering three questions, they exact a fixed price that is almost always something deeply personal—memories, physical attributes, emotions, or even body parts. The price is negotiated beforehand and is never monetary. Location: They inhabit the same strange, sine-wave corridor realm as the Eelfinn, but occupy the half with the slanted yellow light and the four-spoked chambers. The Eelfinn’s half has red light and eight-spoked chambers. Connection to the Old Tongue: Their name “Aelfinn” is derived from the Old Tongue and is sometimes translated as “the snake folk” or “those who come before dreams.” They are bound by an ancient treaty (and poorly understood) treaty that limits what they may and may not do to visitors, which is why Mat, Moiraine, and others were eventually able to negotiate their way in and out of the realm a second time. In summary, the Aelfinn are enigmatic, dangerous beings who trade absolute truth for a very high and often cruel personal cost, making any journey to seek their knowledge an extremely risky proposition. Key Characteristics of the Eelfinn: Appearance: Tall, slender, and unnaturally graceful, with bronze-toned or golden skin, pale hair, and large, dark, liquid eyes that evoke a fox-like quality. Their movements are fluid and feline, and they possess an unsettling, predatory beauty. They have sharp, almost canine teeth when they smile. Speech: They speak normally (without the hissing sibilance of the Aelfinn), but their voices are smooth, musical, and deceptively pleasant. Domain within the shared realm: The Eelfinn control the half of the dimension illuminated by red light, containing chambers with eight-spoked designs on the floors. The Aelfinn occupy the yellow-lit half with four-spoked chambers. The two races appear to maintain separate territories but share the same overall extradimensional space. What They Offer Unlike the Aelfinn, who answer exactly three questions with cryptic but always truthful responses, the Eelfinn grant exactly three requests. These requests may be for: Physical objects (often of immense power or rarity) Abilities or enhancements Experiences or sensations Information (though rarely straightforward) The Eelfinn are notorious for fulfilling the letter of a request while deliberately perverting its spirit. Their gifts almost invariably come with unforeseen and often disastrous consequences unless the wording of the request is extraordinarily precise. The Price The Eelfinn do not negotiate the price in advance the way the Aelfinn do. Instead, they consider the “price already paid” by the very act of entering their realm. Historically, this has meant: Feeding on emotions (especially fear, anger, hope, or passion) while the visitor is present Taking memories, senses, or pieces of the visitor’s life In extreme cases, claiming the visitor’s life itself if the ancient treaty is not invoked They are bound by an ancient treaty (made long before the Age of Legends) that limits their actions, but only if the visitor explicitly knows and invokes the correct terms of that treaty. The Ancient Treaty The critical limitation on both Aelfinn and Eelfinn behavior is an extremely old treaty whose exact terms are poorly remembered. The key known clauses are: A visitor may ask three questions (Aelfinn) or make three requests (Eelfinn). The visitor must come of their own free will (no compulsion by channeling or drugs). If the visitor knows and speaks the correct invocation, they may set limits on the price and demand safe passage out. Mat’s ashandarei inscription and Birgitte’s fragmented memories are the primary sources that allow later characters to survive a second visit. Summary The Eelfinn are far more overtly malevolent and predatory than the Aelfinn. Where the Aelfinn trade in dangerous truth, the Eelfinn trade in dangerous desire. They are bound by ancient rules, but within those rules they are merciless tricksters who will twist every wish into a curse unless the supplicant is extraordinarily careful. Dealing with the Eelfinn is universally regarded, even by Aes Sedai of the Age of Legends, as an act of extreme desperation or hubris.

Respectfully, I disagree.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2025/05/23/some-very-bad-news-for-wheel-of-time-season-4-as-amazon-does-the-unthinkable/ Here's something that the author of this Forbes.com article wrote which I find a lot of agreement with: And while it’s obvious that the books and the show diverged in too many ways to list, I appreciated that the third season actually made for great TV. This is in stark contrast to the steaming pile of orc manure that is Amazon’s other big fantasy show, The Rings Of Power. For whatever reason – pride, perhaps – Amazon has renewed Rings Of Power despite its massive decline in viewership, while cancelling the wildly superior Wheel Of Time. Truly, I will never understand the decisions these streaming executives make. Sure, there are many ways that Wheel Of Time could have been better. While there was no feasible way to stick to the letter of the source material, a lot of the changes were definitely questionable, even in Season 3. Obviously, it would have been great if the first season had been stronger so that more fans stuck around as the show improved. But the cast was really starting to come into its own by Season 3, and all the talented actors and design team that made Season 3 the strongest yet deserved a chance at making Season 4 and beyond. Not finishing the story is a real slap in the face to all the loyal fans who did stick around. Perhaps live-action is not the best way to adapt these long, ultimately very expensive, fantasy epics. An animated Wheel Of Time, for instance, could stick closer to the source material while costing a fraction of what a live-action series costs. Amazon’s best fantasy series, The Legend Of Vox Machina, proves that you can do a lot more with fantasy when it’s animated while still capturing all the life and action and magic of the story.

I ain't sure if the moderators will all approve of the posting of a website which has a petition to Amazon.com and Sony Television. However, I hope that everyone on Dragonmount.com will sign this petition, and encourage your friends to also do so. https://renewwot.com/

https://www.wotseries.com/2025/04/17/full-spoiler-review-for-season-3-episode-8-of-the-wheel-of-time/

https://theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/into-shayol-ghul-the-making-of-a I met Robert Jordan in 2005, early on The Knife of Dreams tour when he signed at my store in Santa Cruz. One of the great pleasures of my bookselling career was the lovely chat my staff and I had with him and his wife Harriet McDougal before the event. They were truly a remarkable and charming couple. Tragically Robert Jordan died in 2007 after struggling with a rare blood disease. Fans feared his work would go unfinished, but McDougal—his longtime editor—enlisted author Brandon Sanderson to complete The Wheel of Time based on notes left by Jordan. Darrell Sweet, of course, provided art for the epic series until the very last book. When he passed away in 2011, the publisher commissioned Michael Whelan to illustrate the cover for the final book, A Memory of Light. Upon seeing the finished painting, Harriet McDougal remarked: “That is the Rand I have waited to see for twenty years.” Today, I’m so pleased to expand on Michael’s story of how that cover came to be. Michael Everett

https://winteriscoming.net/rosamund-pike-explains-why-the-wheel-of-time-deserves-more-seasons I like this article a lot. One of the most hopeful things in it for a great reason to renew the WoT for Season 4 is that it appears to be a big hit in the international markets.

Is this going to be your very first re-read of this series?

Although The Wheel of Time is my personal number 1 favorite series of novels of ALL time, I wouldn't have minded one little bit if the long, long Shaido arc after they were defeated in The Fires of Heaven was removed from the series. I understand why Robert Jordan made that arc wit the captivities necessary because that was the plot line used to show growth in the characters of Perrin and everyone with him. However, the Wheel of Time stories would have been just fine without the Shaido rampaging through the Wetlands. Also, the stories and characters of the Prophet and his henchmen, as well as the chapters with the Kin really didn't interest me very much. Whenever I do another re-read, I skim quickly through those chapters.