The passage about Rand saving "the remnant of a remnant" of the Aiel. Aviendha's vision shows us an incredibly prosperous amount of Aiel in the immediate future, and the end of the Aiel so far in the future that it cannot in any realistic fashion be blamed on Rand. Essentially, in this vision Rand did not break the Aiel, he did not save the remnant of a remnant, so either the vision or the Rhuidean Prophecy is in error. And the Rhuidean Prophecy has a demonstrated record of success.
Then there is the Black Tower. Elaida's Foretelling says that the Black Tower will be rent in blood and fire, but Aviendha's vision has their fortress falling to the Seanchan (this is unlikely fulfilment of the Foretelling since the word rent seems to pretty unambiguously refer to the current division in the Black Tower). Obviously the Asha'man might rebuild, or find a new fortress, but most have believed that they would reunite with the Aes Sedai and move into what was to be Elaida's palace.
Incidentally, there's some horrible consistency in there. I'd assumed that "the Court of the Sun" was Cairhien, but Cairhien gets named Cairhien again afterward. Incidentally, the Court of the Sun is apparently a different nation from Andor in that future, so either Elayne doesn't swallow it up in that reality, ot it splits back up later on. Same with the Two Rivers.
Then there is the Black Tower. Elaida's Foretelling says that the Black Tower will be rent in blood and fire, but Aviendha's vision has their fortress falling to the Seanchan (this is unlikely fulfilment of the Foretelling since the word rent seems to pretty unambiguously refer to the current division in the Black Tower). Obviously the Asha'man might rebuild, or find a new fortress, but most have believed that they would reunite with the Aes Sedai and move into what was to be Elaida's palace.
Incidentally, there's some horrible consistency in there. I'd assumed that "the Court of the Sun" was Cairhien, but Cairhien gets named Cairhien again afterward. Incidentally, the Court of the Sun is apparently a different nation from Andor in that future, so either Elayne doesn't swallow it up in that reality, ot it splits back up later on. Same with the Two Rivers.
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The White Tower's future (spoilers)
09/11/2010 08:51:06 AM
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It won't happen. Aviendha's vision is inconsistent with existing prophecies. *NM*
09/11/2010 09:18:42 AM
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Could you elaborate? Or generally sum up the prophecies you refer to? *NM*
09/11/2010 09:25:29 AM
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The Rhuidean Prophecy, mainly.
09/11/2010 09:56:43 AM
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That's a single interpretation of many possibilities.
27/11/2010 11:06:29 PM
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A remnant of a remnant implies small number, Aviendha's vision showed large numbers. *NM*
28/11/2010 04:26:52 AM
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We already know they're dead from the vision. Tuon is already dead 20 years after the LB
09/11/2010 04:04:58 PM
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Re: We already know they're dead from the vision. Tuon is already dead 20 years after the LB
09/11/2010 04:50:52 PM
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It all depends on when Aviendha goes through the columns.
09/11/2010 06:46:49 PM
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Now there's a simple question to ask Sanderson: when did Avi go through the 2. time. *NM*
27/11/2010 10:15:31 PM
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Um, this should be obvious - it doesn't matter if it was before or after
27/11/2010 11:03:36 PM
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