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anting Kari to be Aes Sedai

by Laura: 1998-09-21 | Not yet rated

Before Winter's Heart - Archive Only: Who is Tam al'Thor?

I have to post this...Let me say in advance that I REALLY want Kari to be able to channel--the idea of an ex-AS or a failed AS raising the Dragon Reborn with her warder is a great way to close that circle. BUT, if she was of the white tower, wouldn't Moraine have at least thought something about it when she remembers the names Kari Al'thor and husband Tam, second captian of Illian off the list of women who had babies around dragon mount at the right time? (This is in the Ledgends story, for those who don't know.) And those are women who GAVE BIRTH. If you read Tam's words about her always wanting a kid, then she didn't give birth. Therefore she shouldn't have been on the list. Unless she had a stillborn kid, or something, a possiblity we have not discussed. And yes, AS can have kids, remember the people who live in the land with thje wall around it, the Shanaras or whatever they are--i think of them as the people who stole the wall of china, personally. Women who channel mate with men who channel and their offspring are tattooed and they live in isolated tribes and whatnot. I think Jordan included this info as to let us know that AS can have kids. But we never see this? What happens to an AS when she gets pregnant? Do they give away the kid, like a maiden? Most AS are probably past menopause, but the younger ones aren't? What happens if some young green gets knocked up by a warder? Abortion, you can stay you want the kid, you gotta leave, it was nice knowing you, here's the phone numbers of these cats called the kin and have a nice life? Do they make you choose? Is that what happened to Kari? Discuss.
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Tamyrlin: 1998-09-21

...I have got to read "Legends"...I think I have always countered this idea about Kari's involvement with AS but seeing as I haven't read the short story I don't want to stick my foot in my mouth so...until I read it...