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Weren't they specifically called Weaves that haven't been seen since the AoL? darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 19/01/2010 05:26:38 PM
That it doesn't kill the "Graendal was there"-theory, all the quotes rather indicate that truly just SH and Elza were involved - as it seems to be the case in the book - because only these two characters are mentioned regarding the scene. It seems especially unlikely that the Compulsion expert Graendal was apparently needed to find out that Elza was under Compulsion and to teach her the necessary weaves, but that Graendal wouldn't remove the Compulsion then or simply take the DM herself (after probably checking what weaves would actually be needed for Elza to open the box ). It's even said that Elza was "essential" for SH for getting things done (since SH is limited in affecting the physical world), though one wonders why SH couldn't use Graendal, if she was anyway already involved.

Ah, well, we will see.


No one asked if anyone else was involved, nor did we get a specific answer to how Elza learned what she learned, or what else was done to her in order to make her SH tool. For all we know it could have been a series of evenings in TAR with Moridin discussing Theology :)

This is the part of me that wishes authors didn't give out-of-book explanations like this! We all interpret those in a thousand ways too.


A possibility I think we didn't consider yet is that Elza already knew these rarely known weaves since some time before, maybe those are hidden weaves of her Ajah.


And Cadsuane and Erian and Beldeine all of the Green are nearby and likely would have recognized any Ajah secret weaves if they had been involved.

But you are correct in that we have no idea when Elza was actually taught any of this... it could have been months before for all we know.
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Elza's Compulsion - 14/01/2010 08:41:04 PM 2003 Views
I think Graendal was involved on some level in this part of the story - 14/01/2010 09:12:05 PM 943 Views
I disagree - 14/01/2010 09:27:27 PM 799 Views
except work with Semirhage! - 14/01/2010 09:34:37 PM 730 Views
Well... - 14/01/2010 09:43:40 PM 817 Views
SH can't channel thus can't teach Elza anything *NM* - 14/01/2010 10:20:19 PM 289 Views
Yeah, but according to BS, he apparently could "give her the knowledge". *shrug* *NM* - 15/01/2010 07:16:22 AM 261 Views
that's your interpretation of the quote - 15/01/2010 05:58:30 PM 635 Views
This and the others quotes suggest that only SH and Elza were involved *NM* - 16/01/2010 09:51:24 AM 239 Views
As I said that's certainly one of of interpreting the quotes - 16/01/2010 03:46:55 PM 573 Views
The question is... - 16/01/2010 03:59:24 PM 591 Views
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Yeah, as I said elsewhere, would be a nice question for BS, if there was another Forsaken. *NM* - 16/01/2010 04:08:05 PM 616 Views
I bet you anything he'd giva a big fat RAFO to that - 16/01/2010 04:08:58 PM 573 Views
BS spoke quite openly about this scene, though - 16/01/2010 04:16:09 PM 614 Views
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Shaidar Haran can't channel. - 14/01/2010 09:34:51 PM 937 Views
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While you are right... - 18/01/2010 08:44:19 PM 588 Views
as we've discussed in another thread - 18/01/2010 09:08:56 PM 973 Views
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Weren't they specifically called Weaves that haven't been seen since the AoL? - 19/01/2010 05:26:38 PM 621 Views
"Elza had been given knowledge of several rarely known weaves" is the quote. - 19/01/2010 06:14:22 PM 546 Views
Well if they were secret Ajah weaves someone would have recognized them *NM* - 19/01/2010 06:21:19 PM 259 Views
Maybe secret BA weaves... - 19/01/2010 06:37:42 PM 808 Views
Possible since she was the only BA in the area - 19/01/2010 06:40:38 PM 830 Views
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It's not all that convoluted, though ... - 15/01/2010 03:26:01 PM 534 Views
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Re: Cyndane/Moggy/Graendal it all amounts to the same in the end - 15/01/2010 06:44:26 PM 569 Views
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damn double posting - 15/01/2010 07:04:56 PM 552 Views
As it is often the case... - 16/01/2010 09:30:56 AM 646 Views
go re-read my statements and quit putting words in my mouth please. - 16/01/2010 03:59:52 PM 600 Views
Well... - 16/01/2010 04:14:28 PM 495 Views
as I said it's also possible that SH has new abilities - 16/01/2010 04:33:30 PM 535 Views
Re: I think Graendal was involved on some level in this part of the story - 14/01/2010 09:30:53 PM 644 Views
Uhhh? - 14/01/2010 09:13:13 PM 787 Views
One point - 14/01/2010 09:20:09 PM 733 Views
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Elza truly believes that... - 14/01/2010 09:38:35 PM 651 Views
Elza "found a reason to follow the Compulsion" - 14/01/2010 11:23:33 PM 705 Views
So, it came from her, and would not go when the Compulsion was removed. - 15/01/2010 05:56:32 AM 629 Views
fair enough - 16/01/2010 04:34:05 PM 692 Views
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