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Re: Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 25/04/2012 05:29:45 AM
Well one factor is the Seanchan begin collecting all the Channelers from the gene pool and tightly control them so finding the necessary genetic markers in two people would get more and more difficult as time progressed. Feasible to think that within a generation or two the ability would become very rare.


I thought about that, but given Rand and Aviendha's children's incredible affinity with the Power, it seems really strange that the ability would completely vanish within a few generations. More importantly though, I came about this question thinking about Rand's ancestors. Tigraine was daughter-heir of Andor, so she studied at the White Tower. In other words, we can assert that she had no channeling ability at all, or the Aes Sedai would at least have given her Morgase's treatment. So clearly the channeling genes come from Janduin. But none of his patrilineal ancestors were channelers. Obviously the ability comes from a woman who married into that line.

It's not impossible, but I just thought it was incredibly weird that you have the greatest channeler of the Age, and then his children are revolutionary über-channelers and then there's no-one else for generations in either direction.

Seems to me that Aviendha's vision followed Parda because her line lasted the longest ... Perhaps Marinna and her decendents died during the war thus only giving Aviendha's vision one route to take. Alternatively it could have been completely random. But it seems like the Columns choose a path that follows major events and puts the individual into the most significant scenarios based on who was there. Nothing to say that Aviendha couldn't have seen parts of this future through Padra's family and other parts through Marinna's ... Only that we ended up in Padra's head.


Ah yes, that sounds plausible.
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Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns Fanatic-Templar - 24/04/2012 08:48:40 PM 1299 Views
Re: Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns Tor - 24/04/2012 10:53:22 PM 832 Views
Re: Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns darius_sedai - 24/04/2012 11:43:53 PM 768 Views
Re: Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns Fanatic-Templar - 25/04/2012 05:29:45 AM 848 Views
The hair... DomA - 25/04/2012 05:14:52 PM 874 Views
Yeah, that was bothering me too. Fanatic-Templar - 25/04/2012 07:12:31 PM 644 Views
Yup ... Suppose the Moridin body switch theory would explain the dark hair darius_sedai - 26/04/2012 12:28:42 AM 693 Views
That's the biggest problem with B-Sand... Cannoli - 26/04/2012 01:44:40 AM 796 Views
Re: Genetic channeling and the Rhuidean columns DomA - 25/04/2012 05:57:02 AM 825 Views
Yes, I wasn't claiming this was a plot hole or anything... Fanatic-Templar - 25/04/2012 06:06:53 AM 772 Views
Agreed that it is a rather strange twist and seems very sudden to happen within a generation darius_sedai - 25/04/2012 11:15:09 AM 806 Views
Re: Agreed that it is a rather strange twist and seems very sudden to happen within a generation DomA - 25/04/2012 04:11:55 PM 740 Views
Well the Sharans seem to know as they breed channelers and kill the male offspring darius_sedai - 26/04/2012 12:26:39 AM 636 Views
Re: Well the Sharans seem to know as they breed channelers and kill the male offspring DomA - 26/04/2012 01:42:19 AM 835 Views
Indeed darius_sedai - 26/04/2012 09:25:23 AM 681 Views
Re: Yes, I wasn't claiming this was a plot hole or anything... DomA - 25/04/2012 03:49:08 PM 1029 Views
Answer to the first question. Palatine - 25/04/2012 04:41:40 PM 905 Views
I don't think the trait is that simple as the four box diagram with the peas in a bio textbook Cannoli - 26/04/2012 01:38:32 AM 878 Views
I believe the soul of the Channeler is also a factor darius_sedai - 26/04/2012 09:29:07 AM 653 Views
I don't think the trait is that simple as the four box diagram with the peas in a bio textbook Cannoli - 26/04/2012 01:39:05 AM 996 Views
Re: I don't think the trait is that simple as the four box diagram with the peas in a bio textbook DomA - 26/04/2012 02:17:17 AM 662 Views
True, but the odds of Channelers having children with the ability are vastly higher darius_sedai - 26/04/2012 10:48:00 AM 713 Views
But in that very revelation, Nynaeve claims that "mother following daughter was rare" Cannoli - 27/04/2012 03:24:21 AM 787 Views
I'm agreeing with you darius_sedai - 27/04/2012 10:27:05 AM 664 Views
Re: I don't think the trait is that simple as the four box diagram with the peas in a bio textbook Sidious - 26/04/2012 01:30:54 PM 666 Views
I believe there is a quote that the soul is only part of what determines the Channelers strength darius_sedai - 27/04/2012 10:31:22 AM 667 Views
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