Thanks for clarifying - Edit 1
Before modification by darius_sedai at 05/02/2011 11:12:32 PM
Thought to have been born around 705 NE in Ghealdan, which would make her the oldest living Aes Sedai, she was also the strongest in the Power found for a thousand years or more until the advent of Nynaeve, Elayne and Egwene and even they do not far out-step her.
Seems pretty clear to me.
I would agree, but that same quote would make Cadsuane not far outstripped by Nynaeve either so it a bit suspect. It's clear that Cadsuane is significantly ahead of all other AS, but this glossary entry has always seemed overly vague into how close she is to the Wondergirls... of course it does make me rethink Bode/Cadsuane as equals though. Or at least closer than I currently have them.
I'm sorry, I don't see that. Based on this quote alone, Aviendha may already be stronger than Cadsuane. Or equal to her. Or weaker than her. It adds nothing to whether Avi is much stronger than Caddy or not.
I disagree I think it tells us that even at 75% or so of her Power she's in the same strength level as Cadsuane. She can't be more than that given how late she started Channeling... Basically I think Egwene is about 9095% of her total, Elayne 80-85% and Aviendha 70-75% at this point in the series. If Aviendha is already close to Cadsuane it seems to me there is a fair margin between them.
That's the thing. Women don't have to fight saidar, and that's a quality of saidar. It makes them more efficient channelers than men.
I agree with that