If Lanfear had been stilled she could have been healed once in her new body, which would account for a decrease in power.
If this would be the explanation for Cyndane's new strength - a plot-detail BS apparently just discussed with Maria to correct his take on it - BS wouldn't only be "pretty sure" and "guess" that a burned out person is still burned out after transmigration and see the need to MAFO it for further confirmation.
Technically, he only replied about burning out while I asked about both.
Brandon: I’m going to say that transmigrated…if you were burned out and transmigrated you would still be burned out, is my guess.
Matt: Is that a MAFO question? Or…
Brandon: ...that is my guess and you can MAFO it if you want to send it to me, but that is a “I’m pretty sure” answer.
Whether he meant he was "pretty sure" about someone that had been stilled and transmigrated, is something I can clarify at some point. I pushed him as to the MAFO nature of his response, which he then said responded that if I wanted I could MAFO it, but he was pretty sure and didn't MAFO it as he has others. He seemed to be suggesting that a MAFO in this instance was unnecessary, while not coming straight out and saying yes Cyndane was stilled and healed.
Jordan's comment about healing stilling:
"For Alys Kinch, the Healing of stilling must be done by the other gender to be fully effective. A woman Healing a woman or a man Healing a man results in less than full restoration. It all ties into that theme I keep harping on. Men and women have to work together to be their most effective. And while the weave used by Flinn for Healing is not exactly that used by Nynaeve, either would use the same weave on a man or a woman."
He refers to it as "less than full restoration". Yes, the examples we have show a dramatic decrease, but that doesn't preclude Lanfear's healing by a more skilled healer and wielder of the One Power, say someone with the knowledge and skills of the Age of Legends, to get more back than others have been able to restore using Nynaeve's weave as the basis for a more advanced healing. It may have been this explanation in Jordan's notes that convinced Brandon that such a small decrease in power would be possible and natural.
Some interesting new RAFOs and information from BS
23/11/2009 12:13:37 PM
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Thanks! I hadn't made the connection between Rand's paranoya and the dagger wound. *NM*
23/11/2009 12:50:42 PM
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Yes, and apparently...
23/11/2009 02:35:12 PM
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I tried to suggest that Elaida had been corrupted by Fain and I was practically ridiculed
23/11/2009 06:29:48 PM
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me too
23/11/2009 06:33:23 PM
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Re: me too
23/11/2009 06:43:40 PM
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Thank you.... I have a feeling that we haven't see the last of Elaida after Brandon's recent comment
23/11/2009 07:33:24 PM
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Yeah, good work... I tried to find that thread but I couldn't... it must have been on wotmania *NM*
23/11/2009 07:39:21 PM
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Very interesting, but they wasted a lot of time on questions they knew would be RAFO.
23/11/2009 02:17:47 PM
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I think, though...
23/11/2009 02:33:29 PM
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He seems to indicate that RAFO doesn't necessarily mean we'll ever get an answer, though.
23/11/2009 03:43:26 PM
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Nice answers on Cyndane
23/11/2009 04:06:20 PM
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Maybe...
23/11/2009 04:27:44 PM
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Less capable body...interesting.
23/11/2009 05:11:16 PM
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This idea originated...
23/11/2009 05:43:21 PM
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Yes, I've often pondered on the body size and One Power strength link...
23/11/2009 05:51:07 PM
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The rule is certainly...
23/11/2009 06:01:41 PM
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I like that idea...and I've explored it before...
23/11/2009 06:07:29 PM
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Re: Yes, I've often pondered on the body size and One Power strength link...
23/11/2009 06:08:04 PM
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I like the Padan Fain questions. Also, Lanfear / Cyndane discussion was exciting.
23/11/2009 05:12:14 PM
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Lanfear/Cyndane angreal
23/11/2009 05:17:35 PM
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The Lanfear/Cyndane stuff is at least good - a few theories killed here
23/11/2009 05:20:47 PM
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I'm convinced Moiraine's going to enjoy a Gandalf effect with her strength...
23/11/2009 05:49:07 PM
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I'm also entertaining that idea
23/11/2009 06:23:30 PM
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Hmm, but how?
23/11/2009 06:26:00 PM
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I'm not going to argue the theory, but, Moiraine won't give a crap about deference after her ordeal. *NM*
23/11/2009 09:13:30 PM
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Says who?
24/11/2009 07:02:30 AM
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Moiraine has always been somewhat of a rebel, and what you say is sort of in agreement
24/11/2009 07:55:16 AM
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This would be... funny. And Mat already said he'd probably save Lanfear
*NM*
23/11/2009 09:12:46 PM
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That makes one wonder...
23/11/2009 11:57:55 PM
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Indeed...
23/11/2009 06:06:23 PM
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The Likelihood, if she had been stilled
23/11/2009 06:12:55 PM
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Re: The Likelihood, if she had been stilled
23/11/2009 06:15:43 PM
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If stilling is Healed, you come back at about 1/3rd of your former strength...
23/11/2009 06:18:20 PM
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Not ot mention, that's only if you're healed by someone of the same gender. *NM*
23/11/2009 08:44:14 PM
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But...
23/11/2009 06:22:43 PM
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Re: But...
23/11/2009 06:33:41 PM
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Ok, the difference between stilling and burning out could be his loophole
23/11/2009 06:42:39 PM
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Re: Ok, the difference between stilling and burning out could be his loophole
23/11/2009 06:50:05 PM
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But if we assume...
23/11/2009 07:06:32 PM
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It seems that Lanfear may have been excluded as a candidate for killing Asmodean
23/11/2009 08:02:48 PM
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The Finns Killed Asmodean?
23/11/2009 08:39:08 PM
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I don't think is beyond the realm of possibility, but did Lanfear actually have any wishes left?
23/11/2009 08:53:38 PM
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Maybe that's what they meant by all of those "Interventions" they wanted me to attend...
23/11/2009 09:14:22 PM
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And some other counter-arguments
23/11/2009 09:12:18 PM
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This may also explain how the Finns hung Mat from the Tree of Life
23/11/2009 08:04:32 PM
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