Since we have a POV from her I find it very unlikely. Not to mention Jesse would be hard to replace
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 26/09/2010 05:24:32 PM
We know Messana is in the Tower, and that she has been tasked with sowing chaos there. I believe we were shown who she was in The Gathering Storm.
I can't recall the book (I think it was CoT or KoD), but there was a scene where Alviarin summons Messana and she sees a bit of a bronze dress when she bows with her head to the floor. That has always made me think Messana is a Brown.
Now, in tGS hardback, page 669, the five Ajah heads (Blue and Red are missing) are meeting and eventually vote Egwene to be Amyrlin. The Brown is Jesse Bilal, and I think she is Messana.
In this chapter, it is revealed that Jesse is the one that suggested the Ajah heads try to rule in place of the Amyrlin. Nothing else has created more chaos in the White Tower. Jesse is the last one of the group to agree to abandon their plan.
Then, pg 673: "We wanted women who would do exactly as we said, but instead got a group of squabbling brats with inflated opinions of themselves, too immature for more temperate minds to influence." - Jesse Bilal
So, what do you think?
I can't recall the book (I think it was CoT or KoD), but there was a scene where Alviarin summons Messana and she sees a bit of a bronze dress when she bows with her head to the floor. That has always made me think Messana is a Brown.
Now, in tGS hardback, page 669, the five Ajah heads (Blue and Red are missing) are meeting and eventually vote Egwene to be Amyrlin. The Brown is Jesse Bilal, and I think she is Messana.
In this chapter, it is revealed that Jesse is the one that suggested the Ajah heads try to rule in place of the Amyrlin. Nothing else has created more chaos in the White Tower. Jesse is the last one of the group to agree to abandon their plan.
Then, pg 673: "We wanted women who would do exactly as we said, but instead got a group of squabbling brats with inflated opinions of themselves, too immature for more temperate minds to influence." - Jesse Bilal
So, what do you think?
Since she was in the Tower for years, is one of the Ajah leaders and has not been characterized as "a friendless loner". IMO Mesaana would have had a very difficult time taking on a persona of any woman with a social circle. I think it's also very likely that she could have taken the role of a woman who had been out of the Tower for years. Or perhaps isn't even AS at all... Who is tom say she's not posing as the head clerk or some such? At this point she has been seen in a number of different colors ... Most recently in a very plain white dress that Graendal pondered on ... That could make her a White (possibly Norine) or even a Novice! Another poster had a theory (IIRC it was DomA) that Mesaana had several identities with various functions.
Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
Messana in the Tower
- 26/09/2010 05:02:53 PM
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Since we have a POV from her I find it very unlikely. Not to mention Jesse would be hard to replace
- 26/09/2010 05:24:32 PM
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I agree with your points...
- 26/09/2010 06:25:40 PM
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and...
- 26/09/2010 08:49:08 PM
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Norine and Danelle are my two top candidates
- 26/09/2010 10:31:00 PM
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Re: Norine and Danelle are my two top candidates
- 27/09/2010 02:20:27 AM
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Norine was angry with Alviarin before the Mesaana clashed with Alviarin?
- 27/09/2010 04:53:14 AM
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