In The Shadow Rising, Lanfear mentioned two sa'angreal stronger than Callandor that a male could use. Was the identity of the second one ever determined? If not, can Sakarnen be what she was talking about?
Sakarnen should never have been so powerful. The series was designed around Callandor being a huge prize that only Rand could draw, and then the CK. To introduce something bigger than Callandor was extremely weak.
Demandred could access a circle of 72, why didn't they just make his sa'angreal relatively decent?
Even the "full circle of 72" bit is uncertain to have taken place. It came from an Asha'man and possibly he confused that with Demandred actually using his san'angreal.
We'll know if Sakarnen was that powerful if/when we get a confirmation it's the san'angreal more powerful than Callandor Lanfear spoke of, though it seems likely.
It's not that bad, thematically. Rand gave up the CK that made him "more powerful" than Demandred - too powerful, too dangerous to be used as a weapon, so it's sort of funny Demandred had a bigger one than LTT at last, but Rand never came to face him.
This message last edited by DomA on 30/01/2013 at 05:54:39 PM
Musings on Sakarnen
- 30/01/2013 01:05:23 AM
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In the words of the big man, that "is intuitively obvious to the most casual observer!" 
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- 30/01/2013 01:08:44 AM
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- 30/01/2013 01:08:44 AM
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I don't know about that. We don't even know if Sakarnen was stronger than Callandor.
- 30/01/2013 01:18:25 AM
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If Demandred (or any Chosen) had the Talent to make angreal/san'angreal....
- 30/01/2013 03:34:46 AM
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If the sh'botan/tai carried it around why would Graendal have ignored it
- 30/01/2013 01:44:42 PM
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Re: If the sh'botan/tai carried it around why would Graendal have ignored it
- 30/01/2013 02:58:37 PM
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Re: If the sh'botan/tai carried it around why would Graendal have ignored it
- 30/01/2013 10:46:13 PM
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Re: If the sh'botan/tai carried it around why would Graendal have ignored it
- 30/01/2013 10:57:56 PM
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I hope we do, but I tend to think the entire story will be "non-cannon"
- 30/01/2013 11:05:52 PM
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Re: I hope we do, but I tend to think the entire story will be "non-cannon"
- 30/01/2013 11:47:57 PM
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Re: I hope we do, but I tend to think the entire story will be "non-cannon"
- 31/01/2013 02:16:32 AM
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I doubt we'll see the notes published in the near future
- 03/02/2013 07:12:58 AM
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You are probably correct ... Let's hope the encyclopedia is enlightening *NM*
- 03/02/2013 04:10:50 PM
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Re: You are probably correct ... Let's hope the encyclopedia is enlightening
- 03/02/2013 09:06:10 PM
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Sakarnen was one of my biggest irritants
- 30/01/2013 03:15:44 PM
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Re: Sakarnen was one of my biggest irritants
- 30/01/2013 05:53:44 PM
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Demandred wasn't going to use Sakarnen against Rand 1v1 anyway; it was just for the battle. *NM*
- 30/01/2013 07:31:00 PM
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Dom, you made me laugh....
- 30/01/2013 11:16:47 PM
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Doubtful ... Ilyena picked LTT too
- 31/01/2013 02:18:02 AM
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Maybe Demandred... demanded... too much of her in bed? 
- 31/01/2013 02:27:55 AM
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- 31/01/2013 02:27:55 AM
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LOL ... He's a fighter, not a lover! *NM*
- 31/01/2013 03:57:51 AM
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Which is why he's always second... LTT is a fighter and a polygamist *NM*
- 31/01/2013 07:55:52 AM
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