That's a good point but didn't the Trolloc Wars last for more than a century? Shouldn't this have been enough time for the AS to recognize that their rigid and nonsensical hierachy is, to put it mildly, very inefficient? Freaking Seanchan with all their prostrating on the ground before nobles can and do promote common folk to the Blood but the AS view with disdain any of their own that are not strong in the power. It's all so very irrational, it's not as if those who are not strong can do much (if anything) to increase the strength with which they are born.
Sure, not fighting for survival does tend to instill complacency among rulers but the stupid things AS have done really stretch suspension of disbelif. Off the top of my head:
- until recently they didn't know the many Wise Ones could channel. Weren't they at least midly curious what happens to channelers in the Waste? Ditto for the Windfinders.
- refused to accept even the possibility of the existence of the BA when they had an extremely convenient way to check things out all along.
- don't commit nearly enough forces to protect the Borderlands, despite being the self-proclaimed champios of Light and protectors of humanity.
- obeyed Elaida for so long despite being painfully obvious she was a raving lunatic. They toppled Siuan for far less, what was stopping them now?
Too much of "but the plot wouldn't work if the AS aren't very stupid", IMO.
Sure, not fighting for survival does tend to instill complacency among rulers but the stupid things AS have done really stretch suspension of disbelif. Off the top of my head:
- until recently they didn't know the many Wise Ones could channel. Weren't they at least midly curious what happens to channelers in the Waste? Ditto for the Windfinders.
- refused to accept even the possibility of the existence of the BA when they had an extremely convenient way to check things out all along.
- don't commit nearly enough forces to protect the Borderlands, despite being the self-proclaimed champios of Light and protectors of humanity.
- obeyed Elaida for so long despite being painfully obvious she was a raving lunatic. They toppled Siuan for far less, what was stopping them now?
Too much of "but the plot wouldn't work if the AS aren't very stupid", IMO.
This message last edited by Icarium on 04/11/2009 at 12:52:18 AM
Will the Green Ajah get their act together to be ready for the last battle?
03/11/2009 04:16:27 PM
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It always bugged me that there weren't Green Ajah outposts in the Borderlands
03/11/2009 04:49:51 PM
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Re: Will the Green Ajah get their act together to be ready for the last battle?
03/11/2009 05:56:54 PM
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The Aes Sedai in general have been incompetent.
03/11/2009 07:16:10 PM
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Agreed
03/11/2009 07:38:42 PM
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Re: Agreed
03/11/2009 08:47:03 PM
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Re: Agreed
03/11/2009 09:21:11 PM
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Re: Agreed
04/11/2009 12:50:57 AM
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Doesn't help that we were introduced to the best so early in the series
04/11/2009 01:00:33 AM
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Re: Doesn't help that we were introduced to the best so early in the series
04/11/2009 01:42:43 AM
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The forsaken are still pretty tough.
04/11/2009 01:24:01 AM
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They are as tough as any arrogant, scheming idiots with power to back up their shallowness can be
04/11/2009 04:06:18 PM
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All those centuries of lifetimes and they're all still level 1. While Egwene is alrdy epic. Sad. *NM*
04/11/2009 03:59:54 PM
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