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Well, Lanfear... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 20/09/2009 11:33:22 PM
Attention seeking as always, I see.

Some of Graendal's thoughts shed more light on the subject of pecking order among the Chosen. Particularly her thoughts about Semirhage vs. Demandred vs. Mesaana are intriguing. These thoughts I do not doubt and I now believe that Semirhage and Demandred are pretty much on an equal playing field. Mesaana clearly seems weaker in Graendal's opinion.

Nonetheless, before we jump to the conclusion that Mesaana is weaker in the power, we should at least look at all of the evidence. Graendal's thoughts could have been implying much more than just one power strength/prowess. I think many of Graendal's thoughts were looking at someone's ability to manipulate others, control events, etc., and were not necessarily a reflection of who would win in a one power duel. It very well could be that Mesaana is just as strong of a channeler as the others, but that she lacks the political maneuvering skills of Demandred and Semirhage. Maybe that is why Graendal sees Mesaana as weaker than Demi or Semi.

Maybe. It could well be thay Mesaana is as strong as Semirhage in the Power, but completely lacks in areas like skill, etc.

Also, now that Graendal has an angreal, any statements regarding how she personally would do against the other Chosen have to be scrutinized closely. Of course Graendal's confidence in her ability to confront the other Chosen is boosted. She has an angreal. Without her angreal she might be expressing different opinions about her own ability to confront the others. What affect does Graendal's angreal have on her ascertainment of her own ability to confront the others? You have to admit it has some effect, perhaps a significant effect.

There's no effect at all because it is a really weak angreal. Graendal herself says that it offers hardly any advantage, except that someone attacking her with a belief that they knew her strength would be surprised.
Anyway, even before the angreal, she was totally ready to fight down Lanfear, so I don't see any point discussing her abilities. She can clearly match the best.
I wouldn't describe Graendal as afraid of Demandred or Semirhage. But there's no doubt that she wonders whether she could take either of them out. I think this is the best evidence so far that Demandred and Semirhage are more powerful than Graendal, in one power terms. Simply put, even with the angreal's boost in strength, Graendal thinks she is only evenly matched against Demandred or Semirhage. That says a lot. Take away her angreal, and it clearly shows that Graendal is weaker than both Demi and Semi.

What? Graendal makes no mention of not being able to take them out. She only says they would be significant hurdles to cross. Which is true, because a little angreal counts for nothing. Demandred will apparently not go after Rand till he has a sa'angreal, and he's almost as strong and as skilled as him.
Also, take note of the fact that Graendal coolly accepts a job where she can definitely be killed by Rand. She also plans to have Moridin as her slave.
All these only prove that the top six Forsaken are more or less similar in the OP and it is personality and brains that make the difference.

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Possible... Shannow - 20/09/2009 06:08:21 PM 580 Views
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Sure. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 11:25:50 PM 280 Views
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