First off I just don't see that RJ would spend years writing three different characters and several books of each one having her own adventures and struggles just to have them all be 'magicked' together instead of having distinct personalizes.

Really it would be a great injustice to Elyane and Aviendha after all they've gone through to become Queen and a Wise One that it should all be flushed done the toilet. I don't include Min in that because as much as I like her sometimes she's just way to clingy and other than having views doesn't really strive to accompish much in life other than being with Rand.

Iliena was a different person in a different time. But every person is reborn with a soul, not a third of a soul. Maybe one of Rand's three girls is Iliena reborn, but I don't think it really matters and I don't think RJ ever even hinted that there was truly something such as 'soul mates' in WOT.

Second, I think that Aviendha's babies being 'odd' with have to do with her becoming pregnant after TG. Rand and Moridin's souls will switch bodies during the Last Battle and Moridin will die in Rands old broke ass body thus for-filling the 'to live you must die' proficiency. Then Rand will be know only to his three women and thus has the glory of sacrificing for mankind and making the world better, but also the reward of being left the hell alone and getting to live the rest of his life in peace, which the poor guy really deserves.



Third; and this seems pretty minor given everything you said, but where has it ever been shown that Taim is gay? We haven't seen much of his character in the last few books but I never picked up on any clues that may have been there. I don't think I've heard anyone else ever bring this up.


I can think of one example of soul mates in wot offhand....Birgitte and Gaidal. Mayber there are others...