Theoryland of the Wheel of Time

Twitter 2009-2010 (WoT) (Verbatim)

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Brandon Sanderson

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Maria Simons

(later) I cannot find anything to clarify the question.

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Matt Hatch

Min and Cadsuane told Corele that she sees pieces of the Pattern, but if the Dark One destroys the Pattern as he aims to do, then her viewings will be irrelevant. Those that are in reference to things after the Last Battle will only come to pass if they prevent the Dark One from destroying the Pattern. Some took this to mean that Shaidar Haran (essentially, the Dark One) subverted Min's viewing that Elza would serve Rand when he ordered Elza to help Semirhage torture and control Rand.

corele, min, min's viewings, elza, prophecies, rand, fandom, mesaana, lanfear, else,

TGS Signing Report - Lexington, KY (Paraphrased)

Brandon hinted at some severe limitations on Shaidar Haran to affect the physical world. He says that a lot of actions that people assume to be those of Shaidar Haran in the book in one particular scene were physically carried out by Elza. He further indicated that Shadar Haran would have been incapable of physically placing the collar himself.

The comments refer in part to how the Domination Band that Semirhage used to collar Rand in The Gathering Storm 17 was obtained from Cadsuane's box.

the gathering storm, shaidar haran, elza,

TGS Signing Report - kcf (Paraphrased)

You mentioned that Shaidar Haran has quite a few limitations on his power. Can you give us a few concrete examples of these limitations?

Shaidar Haran needs a minion to most of his work for him. Elza was essential to Shaidar Haran in getting things done.

This led to lots of discussion about swearing to the Shadow—basically, it's a very bad idea and you forfeit some very basic protections when you do. Shaidar Haran has special power over those that swear to the Dark One, and the Forsaken in particular.

I asked about Alvairin's special mark, and he said Shaidar Haran has similar power over her. The implication is that there are lots of ramifications for swearing to the Dark One. Brandon mentioned that this makes Verin all the more remarkable.

shaidar haran, elza, dark one, darkfriends, forsaken, alviarin, verin,

TGS Signing Report - Freelancer (Paraphrased)

Was the Compulsion which Elza told Semirhage about Verin's work from after Dumai's Wells, and was it Shaidar Haran who told her about it and to ask Semirhage to remove it?

Question

Brandon Sanderson

cadsuane, domination band, elza, shaidar haran, compulsion, verin, semirhage,

Driving Mr. Sanderson - Terez (Verbatim)

Does Shaidar Haran channel the True Power? Can he teach weaves?

I’m going to RAFO Shaidar Haran for now.

Terez

Totally understandable. And predictable. But I asked anyway.

Footnote—Terez

This was asked in reference to the theory that Sorilea is a Darkfriend.

shaidar haran, true power, sorilea, darkfriends, elza,

TGS Signing Report - Claireducky (Paraphrased)

(something regarding the bruises remaining on Min's neck, and if this was a typo)

No, that is correct. Rand caused the bruises, so balefiring Semirhage would not make them go away. Balefire only removes paradoxes caused by the direct actions of the one who is balefired. And the bracelets remained after Rand balefired [Semirhage and Elza] because they weren't really part of Semirhage or Elza.

Claire

(comment regarding the thread on Dragonmount where some are arguing that by balefiring Graendal's palace, the Compulsion disappeared since there'd never had been a palace in the first place, and others are arguing that it doesn't work that way, objects don't have threads).

BRANDON SANDERSON

Everything has a thread, not just souls. Even a stone in a wall has a thread in the Pattern.

balefire, souls, the pattern, errors, min, rand, semirhage, elza, the gathering storm,

Afternoon Tea with Brandon Sanderson - Luckers (Paraphrased)

Do the Forsaken know the weaves Elza used to break the warding Cadsuane placed on the Domination Band?

Yes.

LUCKERS

So, why didn’t they use it on wardings Rand placed on Callandor, and the other things they’ve wanted that were warded earlier in the series?

BRANDON SANDERSON

*stares at me for a long moment, thoughtfully* They may not have know them then. The thing is... we don’t see a lot of the Shadow innovating with the Power, unlike with the Light, but they have been. As much as the Light. But they know, now. The notes definitely say this.

elza, cadsuane, forsaken, darkfriends, wards, callandor, sorilea, unsolved mysteries, the gathering storm, rj's notes,

TGS Signing Report - Aubree Pham (Paraphrased)

From dinner re: balefire philosophy:

Talked to Brandon at the Stormleader dinner last night. He had a few things to say on this topic:

1. The bruises on Min's neck were not an error. After consulting with Team Jordan, it was determined that indirect effects remain. Rand was the one who strangled Min, not Semirhage directly, so the bruises stayed.

2. Brandon knows of two ways to destroy cuendillar. But he would not confirm if the Domination Band that Rand was wearing was made from cuendillar. He said it was not relevant to what happened.

3. The bracelets did not disappear when Semirhage and Elza were balefired because they were not considered to be intrinsic to their person. It would be the same if someone was holding a book and was balefired, the book would drop to the floor.

Moghedien said the Domination Band was a form of cuendillar, and the assumption is that Rand was able to destroy it because he used the True Power.

the gathering storm, errors, min, semirhage, elza, rand, balefire, domination band, cuendillar, true power, team jordan,