I wonder who made the rings in the first place and how they are powered? It occurs to me that maybe they are not ter'angreal at all, or atleast not OP ones.

Consider, we know that the modern AS don't know how to make ter'angreal at all, and the way the bloodrings work seems somewhat contradictory to the values and ideals of the ancient Aes Sedai. However a ring that makes you a perfect assassin for a time and then kills you seems like something the shadow would want to make and approve of.

I think the bloodring are relics from the Age of Legends, but not from the AS, but rather from the forsaken/shadow. Infact I wonder if maybe they don't even use OP, but rather TP.

We know that the Dark One can create objects that are powered by the TP or the shadow or whatever. The blades wielded by the myrddraal are a prime example of this. They have "mystical" properties but they are no ter'angreal and are not powered by OP. Bloodrings make you very hard to see, that effect is something the shadow is already familiar with in their grey men.

The description of the rings also seems very "shadowy".



The description of the rings as "pure black" could be a clue to their origin. It should also be said that BS has confirmed that while the Seanchan can replicate the a'dam ter'angreal, they cannot do the same for the bloodrings. Why not? Because its too complex for the damane? Or because its made with TP?

While the reactions of the Seanchan on seeing Gawyn might be interesting, I wonder if maybe the new and improved Rand with LTT's memories will recognize the things too. If this idea is true and they are TP ter'angreal, I wonder if the rings might have some as yet unexpected use that Rand for example could put them to.