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KOD Signing Report - Pary (Paraphrased)

Someone asked if someone who was stilled can use a Well.

No.

one power, stilling, severing, ter'angreal, wells,

Twitter 2011 (WoT) (Verbatim)

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SciFi.com Chat (Verbatim)

Here's a longish question from Linda that somehow fell in between the cracks... Part One from Linda: Since the ability to channel seems to be primarily linked to the soul, if a channeler is gentled/stilled, will this affect his/hers soul in a follow life as well, as in, will the ability to channel still be lost? Did THAT come through??

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channeling, souls, rebirth, severing, gentling, stilling,

Barnes and Noble Chat (Verbatim)

Mr. Jordan, I love your books. If a person begins to channel at an old age, e.g. Sharina, will she begin to physically look younger when she slows, or will she remain the same and pick up from there?

She remains the same. It's not the same as having been stilled or burnt out. She's going to have a very long life, still, just not as a youthful person.

RJ said elsewhere that she will indeed grow younger in appearance.

slowing, sharina,

Elf Fantasy Fair - Gonzo (Paraphrased)

A few more, possibly interesting, remarks and answers we got:

GONZO THE GREAT

severing, one power, setalle anan,

Elf Fantasy Fair - Aan'allein (Verbatim)

Can burned out channelers still sense the Source? (This was because of that debate that pops up every now and then, where because of that one glossary entry people just won't believe that burning out and stilling really aren't synonyms. From now on this should be settled forever.)

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severing, stilling, burnout, one power, channeling,

tarvalon.net Q&A (Verbatim)

If an Aes Sedai is stilled and then Healed, what happens to the bond with her Warder(s), if they don't die?

Once the bond is severed, it's severed.

aes sedai, warders, warder bond,

DragonCon Report - Isabel (Verbatim)

Elaida slipped through the cracks uncaught by the Red Ajah scheme twenty years ago that had a name called the Vileness. How did Elaida, and Galina for that matter, manage to slip through when three Sitters did not?

Elaida slipped through largely because she was minimally involved. Galina slipped through because there were enough Red sisters involved, at various levels, that taking them all down would have decimated the Red Ajah. The decision was made to punish the Ajah by exiling the Sitters, take off the top. And it was supposed to be a life exile, you are out of here forever. The only reason they were not stilled was that the Tower was trying to hide what happened, it was a major atrocity carried out in the name of the Tower, and it didn't matter whether the Tower as a whole really wanted it or not, it was still a major atrocity and the Tower was at the heart of it.

elaida, galina, vileness, white tower, aes sedai, black ajah, gentling, red ajah, severing,

DragonCon Report - Isabel (Verbatim)

Can a damane who has been burned out or stilled continue to be controlled by the a'dam?

No.

seanchan, damane, a'dam, severing, burnout,

DragonCon Report - Isabel (Verbatim)

Previously you have made it known that an individual who is stilled will retain the ability to channel in his or her subsequent life, which connects the ability to channel with the soul. How does burning out affect one's ability to channel in the next life? Specifically, will an individual born with the spark but who burns out during his or her life, have the inborn spark in a subsequent life?

I don't think I have said if you are born with the spark you would have the have the spark again. I have said if you were born with the ability to channel, to learn or with the spark, you will, when your soul is born again, you will have the ability again, whether with the spark or without. And neither burning out or stilling affects that except in this lifetime, your current lifetime.

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Robert Jordan's Blog: YET ANOTHER, IT SEEMS

For kcf, again, we have never met anyone who has the Talent of emulating the effects of a ta'veren over a small area.

I give my input on the design of the chapter icons whenever a new one seems needed, but Harriet actually decides where to place them, and I am happy to leave the job to her.

Yes, Ingtar was seen at the Darkfriend Social.

The Wheel creates ta'veren at need, making someone who is already alive one. You aren't born ta'veren. Can you imagine being around a ta'veren who is teething?

It would be possible for a Darkfriend or Forsaken to be made ta'veren, but it seems unlikely. Ta'veren are part of the Wheel's self-correcting mechanism. When the Pattern seems to be drifting too quickly, and especially if it is in the wrong direction, one or more ta'veren are created. I can't really see how making a Darkfriend or Forsaken ta'veren would help with correcting the drift of the Pattern.

Ta'veren can oppose one another, when their conflict is what the Wheel "sees" as the necessary corrective. And, no, ta'veren is not Old Tongue for Deus ex machina. It came out of musings on luck, charismatic leaders, and the theory of the indispensable man.

Katerine escaped with the help of Darkfriends. Galina, who is much more closely watched by Wise Ones than Katerine was, would have little opportunity to use their help for an escape even if she wanted to, and she doesn't, not until she can get her hands on that rod. She'll put up with anything to get that.

Anyone who can channel, however weakly, can see the glow of saidar and feel someone channel. For sul'dam who have been sul'dam for a time, some begin to be able to see what might be called a ghostly image of the flows. Others convince themselves that this is, of course, only imagination and manage to give themselves a block.

Wow, you have a lot of questions. One more, and then I'm off to the next person.

Someone who sees ta'veren sees them as glowing. The more strongly ta'veren, the brighter the glow. This is a Talent, and is something that only someone who can channel can do. While she was stilled, Siuan could not see ta'veren, nor could she have if she had been burned out.

talents, chapter icons, harriet, ta'veren, ingtar, darkfriend social, darkfriends, katerine, galina, sul'dam, the wheel, severing, siuan,

KOD Signing Report - John Nowacki (Paraphrased)

He gave one RAFO when asked whether Siuan and Leane would be back to full strength if stilled again and then Healed by a man.

siuan, leane, stilling, healing, severing,

KOD Signing Report - Robert Mee (Paraphrased)

Siuan and Leane being stilled again and Healed by a male to full strength...

"RAFO, because I might decide to use that as a plot device!" (That got a few chuckles).

siuan, leane, stilling, healing, severing,

KOD Signing Report - Frenzy (Paraphrased)

But what I DID get to ask, was this: Can a person who hasn't actively channeled yet be severed or stilled?

Frenzy

stilling, gentling, severing, sul'dam, slowing, warders, warder bond, red ajah, one power,

KOD Signing Report - Ursula (Paraphrased)

Another man asked about Siuan's Talent of seeing ta'veren. Was she able to see them after she was stilled?

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TGS Signing Report - Jason Wolfbrother (Paraphrased)

...anyway the question was if burned out channelers could be Healed as severed or stilled channelers could.

His answer, paraphrased because I wasn't recording and I was laughing at what he wrote was: "Nynaeve thinks that there is nothing that cannot be Healed. She was right about Healing Stilling and she is on the right track." But he didn't confirm or deny or RAFO whether burned out channelers could or could not be Healed.

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Memories of Light (Verbatim)

First Memory:
Rand strode forward, lifting his arms out to the sides. Grass sprouted in waves, red blossoms burst from the ground like a blush upon the land. The storm stilled, the dark clouds burned away by light. (p. 137)

Second Memory:
A joyful song, a song of awe and wonder, though she could not understand the words. (p. 194)

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