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The Eye of the World: Chapter 1

2021-08-03T01:26:55Z

Merena Orithana:

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''Author: Dinn da Noor''
{{WheelandSerpentIcon}}
{{title|An Empty Road}}
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{{pov|Rand}}
'''Setting: The [[Quarry Road]] and [[Emond's Field]]'''

'''Characters: [[Rand al'Thor]], [[Tam al'Thor]], an unknown rider, [[Wit Congar]], [[Daise Congar]], [[Bran al'Vere]], [[Cenn Buie]], [[Matrim Cauthon]]'''
==Outline==
Rand and Tam al'Thor transport apple brandy to Emond's Field for [[Bel Tine]]. A suspicious stranger watches Rand. In the village, they learn of other strangers.
==Summary==
Rand and Tam al'Thor walk down the Quarry Road with a cart and horse. Even though spring should have arrived, the wind is still carrying an icy chill sending gusts of cold through Rand. He is holding a bow and arrow, ready to draw quickly. The winter has been bad, with wolves and bears hunting in [[the Two Rivers]]. Tam and Rand are transporting apple brandy and apple cider to the Winespring Inn for use during [[Bel Tine]]. As they walk, Rand gets a feeling that he's being watched and tries to shrug it off. But as the feeling grows stronger, he looks over his shoulder, and sees a black-clad, cloaked [[Myrddraal|figure]] on a black horse.

The rider is totally covered in his cloak so that no part of him is showing. When he looks at him, Rand feels that the rider hates everything that's alive, but him above all things. He stumbles, and Tam asks him what's wrong, but when they look down the road again, it is empty. Tam reminds him of the flame and the void, a thing he has taught Rand. He should concentrate on one flame and feed all of his passions in it until his mind became empty, and focus on the void.

They finally arrive in Emond's Field, where things are being done ready for Bel Tine. Wit Congar stops them and asks Tam what to do with the village's [[Wisdom]], [[Nynaeve al'Meara]]. The Congars and Coplins are well known for being complainers and troublemakers. He is stopped by his wife, Daise Congar, who tells him not to meddle in Women's Circle business. As they continue, they walk past the Green, where older women are erecting the Spring Pole. When they reach the Winespring Inn, Bran al'Vere, innkeeper and the Mayor, greets them. Cenn Buie appears and the three men start talking about [[Nynaeve|the Wisdom]].

Mat Cauthon hides behind the cart so only Rand can see him, and they start talking. Mat mentions that he and a friend caught a badger and plan to set it loose to wreak havoc at the upcoming festivities. Rand finds out that Mat also has seen the stranger on the horse and while they discuss him, Tam spots Mat and gets him to help Rand with unloading the cider. He tells them that [[Thom|a gleeman]] has arrived in the village to entertain at Bel Tine, something that cheers the boys up after talking about the rider.
==Notes==
{{Mysteries}}
;Who is the strange Black coated rider who seems to hate Rand then disappears?
;Tam’s knowledge of the Flame and the Void –
Is it just something he picked up outside, or is it uncommon even for people outside the Two Rivers?
;Why is the Winespring Inn tiled? Who fixes it when it breaks?
Not a particularly significant mystery.
{{Themes}}
{{MenandWomen}}
*Men and women meddle in each others affairs and neither really thinks the other capable of running their own business.
{{outsiders}}
*The villagers believe that Taren Ferry, which is nearby is very different and the folk there are untrusting.
*It is noted how the people of the Two Rivers could give mules lessons and teach stones.
;Smoking
*All the adult males seem to smoke a pipe.
{{Development}}
{{MatDev}}
*Mat is quickly established as a thrill seeker who shirks responsibilities and rarely thinks through the effects of his actions.
;Tam
*Tam feels that keeping his word is important.
===Characters===
;First Appearance
Rand, Tam, Bela, Wit Congar, Daise Congar, Bran al'Vere, Cenn Buie, Mat
;First Mention
[[Aginor]], [[Dav Ayellin]], [[Elam Dowtry]], [[Thom]], [[Nynaeve]], [[Egwene]], [[Marin al'Vere]], [[Perrin]], [[Jon Thane]]
{{Nature}}
{{Animals}}
Bears, Badgers, Cows, Horses, Ravens, Sheep, Squirrels, Wolves
{{plants}}
Apples, Nettles, Stinkweed

{{Spoilernotes}}
{{Annotated|
{{Plots}}
;{{WeatherPlot}}
The unusually long winter is introduced. It is even suggested, by Cenn, that the winter is not natural. This is dismissed by the others, but it turns out that not only is he right, but that his objection to Nynaeve not being able to predict the weather is related.
;{{RandPlot}}
We learn Rand's mother was an outlander.
{{Mysteries}}
;Who is the strange Black coated rider who seems to hate Rand then disappears.
This is resolved fairly quickly as being a Myrddraal. This is also the explanation for why his cloak is not touched by the wind, why the boys felt he hated them and why they felt fear just looking at him. Also, for how he vanished.
;Tam’s knowledge of the Flame and the Void –
Is it just something he picked up outside, or is it uncommon even for people outside the Two Rivers? It is never made explicit how common knowledge of this is, but it may be part of the concentration required to be a [[Blademaster]]
;Why is the Winespring Inn tiled? Who fixes it when it breaks?
Not a particularly significant mystery.
{{Misconceptions}}
;When Mat suggests the rider might have been one of the Forsaken, Rand suggests that a Myrddraal would be just as ridiculous.
*Though it later transpires that the Forsaken are escaping, at that time, the Forsaken were still captured and so the two were not equally unlikely. And though it was reasonable for Rand to think a Myrddraal was ridiculous, it actually was one.
;It is believed that the Dragon was evil
*When they are discussing what the Myrddraal could have been, Mat suggests the Dragon on the basis he felt it was evil
*The general populace seems to confuse the evil of the Forsaken with the madness of the taint
;The rote saying "The Forsaken and Dark One were bound by the Creator at the moment of Creation."
*The Forsaken were alive at the time of Lews Therin and the War of the Power and bound by it. On one level, people seem to know this (they talk of them coming to get children who misbehave), but it also seems to believe that they were bound well before the Age of Legends and were freed when the initial attempt to free the Dark One was made.
*It seems this and similar sayings are automatically used as a way to ward off bad things, similarly to how we would throw salt over our shoulder or say 'God Bless You' when people sneeze. We may not understand exactly why we are doing it or where it came from, it is just something we say in common parlance.
===Miscellaneous===
*The Sand Hills at the foot of the Mountains of Mist were once the shore of an Ocean. It seems reasonable to assume that the ocean vanished during the Breaking.
*It is a little ironic that when Rand first encounters the Myrddraal, he has a feeling he was looking into its eyes, given that the Myrddraal don't have eyes.
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The Eye of the World: Chapter 1

2021-08-03T01:18:06Z

Merena Orithana: Added Mat's badger tale as evidence of his 'thrill-seeker' persona, added Tam as Development header under Mat vice 'Other characters'

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''Author: Dinn da Noor''
{{WheelandSerpentIcon}}
{{title|An Empty Road}}
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{{pov|Rand}}
'''Setting: The [[Quarry Road]] and [[Emond's Field]]'''

'''Characters: [[Rand al'Thor]], [[Tam al'Thor]], an unknown rider, [[Wit Congar]], [[Daise Congar]], [[Bran al'Vere]], [[Cenn Buie]], [[Matrim Cauthon]]'''
==Outline==
Rand and Tam al'Thor transport apple brandy to Emond's Field for [[Bel Tine]]. A suspicious stranger watches Rand. In the village, they learn of other strangers.
==Summary==
Rand and Tam al'Thor walk down the Quarry Road with a cart and horse. Even though spring should have arrived, the wind is still carrying an icy chill sending gusts of cold through Rand. He is holding a bow and arrow, ready to draw quickly. The winter has been bad, with wolves and bears hunting in [[the Two Rivers]]. Tam and Rand are transporting apple brandy and apple cider to the Winespring Inn for use during [[Bel Tine]]. As they walk, Rand gets a feeling that he's being watched and tries to shrug it off. But as the feeling grows stronger, he looks over his shoulder, and sees a black-clad, cloaked [[Myrddraal|figure]] on a black horse.

The rider is totally covered in his cloak so that no part of him is showing. When he looks at him, Rand feels that the rider hates everything that's alive, but him above all things. He stumbles, and Tam asks him what's wrong, but when they look down the road again, it is empty. Tam reminds him of the flame and the void, a thing he has taught Rand. He should concentrate on one flame and feed all of his passions in it until his mind became empty, and focus on the void.

They finally arrive in Emond's Field, where things are being done ready for Bel Tine. Wit Congar stops them and asks Tam what to do with the village's [[Wisdom]], [[Nynaeve al'Meara]]. The Congars and Coplins are well known for being complainers and troublemakers. He is stopped by his wife, Daise Congar, who tells him not to meddle in Women's Circle business. As they continue, they walk past the Green, where older women are erecting the Spring Pole. When they reach the Winespring Inn, Bran al'Vere, innkeeper and the Mayor, greets them. Cenn Buie appears and the three men start talking about [[Nynaeve|the Wisdom]].

Mat Cauthon hides behind the cart so only Rand can see him, and they start talking. Mat mentions that he and a friend caught a badger and plan to set it loose to wreak havoc at the upcoming festivities. Rand finds out that Mat also has seen the stranger on the horse and while they discuss him, Tam spots Mat and gets him to help Rand with unloading the cider. He tells them that [[Thom|a gleeman]] has arrived in the village to entertain at Bel Tine, something that cheers the boys up after talking about the rider.
==Notes==
{{Mysteries}}
;Who is the strange Black coated rider who seems to hate Rand then disappears?
;Tam’s knowledge of the Flame and the Void –
Is it just something he picked up outside, or is it uncommon even for people outside the Two Rivers?
;Why is the Winespring Inn tiled? Who fixes it when it breaks?
Not a particularly significant mystery.
{{Themes}}
{{MenandWomen}}
*Men and women meddle in each others affairs and neither really thinks the other capable of running their own business.
{{outsiders}}
*The villagers believe that Taren Ferry, which is nearby is very different and the folk there are untrusting.
*It is noted how the people of the Two Rivers could give mules lessons and teach stones.
;Smoking
*All the adult males seem to smoke a pipe.
{{Development}}
{{MatDev}}
*Mat is quickly established as a thrill seeker who shirks responsibilities and rarely thinks through the effects of his actions.
;Tam
*Tam feels that keeping his word is important.
===Characters===
;First Appearance
Rand, Tam, Bela, Wit Congar, Daise Congar, Bran al'Vere, Cenn Buie, Mat
;First Mention
[[Aginor]], [[Dav Ayellin]], [[Elam Dowtry]], [[Thom]], [[Nynaeve]], [[Egwene]], [[Marin al'Vere]], [[Perrin]], [[Jon Thane]]
{{Nature}}
{{Animals}}
Bears, Badgers, Cows, Horses, Ravens, Sheep, Squirrels, Wolves
{{plants}}
Apples, Nettles, Stinkweed

{{Spoilernotes}}
{{Annotated|
{{Plots}}
;{{WeatherPlot}}
The unusually long winter is introduced. It is even suggested, by Cenn, that the winter is not natural. This is dismissed by the others, but it turns out that not only is he right, but that his objection to Nynaeve not being able to predict the weather is related.
;{{RandPlot}}
We learn Rand's mother was an outlander
{{Mysteries}}
;Who is the strange Black coated rider who seems to hate Rand then disappears.
This is resolved fairly quickly as being a Myrddraal. This is also the explanation for why his cloak is not touched by the wind, why the boys felt he hated them and why they felt fear just looking at him. Also, for how he vanished.
;Tam’s knowledge of the Flame and the Void –
Is it just something he picked up outside, or is it uncommon even for people outside the Two Rivers? It is never made explicit how common knowledge of this is, but it may be part of the concentration required to be a [[Blademaster]]
;Why is the Winespring Inn tiled? Who fixes it when it breaks?
Not a particularly significant mystery
{{Misconceptions}}
;When Mat suggests the rider might have been one of the Forsaken, Rand suggest that a Myrddraal would be just as ridiculous.
*Though it later transpires that the Forsaken are escaping, at that time, the Forsaken were still captured and so the two were not equally unlikely. And though it was reasonable for Rand to think a Myrddraal was ridiculous, it actually was one.
;It is believed that the Dragon was evil
*When they are discussing what the Myrddraal could have been, Mat suggests the Dragon on the basis he felt it was evil
*The general populace seems to confuse the evil of the Forsaken with the madness of the taint
;The rote saying "the forsaken and Dark One were bound by the Creator at the moment of Creation"
*The Forsaken were alive at the time of Lews Therin and the War of the Power and bound by it. On one level, people seem to know this (they talk of them coming to get children who misbehave), but it also seems to believe that they were bound well before the Age of Legends and were freed when the initial attempt to free the Dark One was made
===Miscellaneous===
*The Sand Hills at the foot of the Mountains of Mist were once the shore of an Ocean. It seems reasonable to assume that the ocean vanished during the Breaking
*It is a little ironic that when Rand first encounters the Myrddraal, he has a feeling he was looking into its eyes, given that the Myrddraal don't have eyes
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The Eye of the World: Prologue

2021-08-03T01:08:50Z

Merena Orithana: Added to mysteries:Singing

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''Author: Dinn da Noor''
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{{Title|Dragonmount}}
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{{pov|Lews Therin}}
'''Setting:''' A destroyed palace and [[Dragonmount]]

'''Characters:''' [[Lews Therin Telamon]], [[Elan Morin Tedronai]]
==Outline==
Lews Therin realizes he has killed his family while mad and draws deeply on [[the Power]], killing himself and raising Dragonmount, as Ishamael watches.

==Summary==
Lews Therin Telamon wanders through a palace filled with dead bodies lying everywhere. The palace is smeared in soot and has scorch-marks on the walls, floors and ceiling as a result of the lighting and fires, which killed many. It had once been pretty, with bright murals, colorful tapestries and paintings and finely carved furnishing inlaid with ivory and gold.

Lews Therin calls for his wife, [[Ilyena]] without noticing the dead people on the floor. He's wearing what was once a fine cloak, on which is embroidered a circle half white and half black, the colors separated by a sinuous line. When he sees it in a mirror, he remembers that it meant something, but he can't remember what.

The air behind him [[Traveling|ripples and shimmers]], solidifying a black-clad man who calls Lews Therin 'Lord of the Morning' and says that he has come for him.

Lews Therin asks if he has the Voice, as it will soon be time for the Singing. He then calls for Ilyena to meet the guest, something that makes the man wonder if "the [[taint]] already has you so far in its grip".

The man tries to make him remember more, when Lews Therin recognizes the name [[The Dark One|Shai'tan]] as a dangerous one that is better left unspoken, but the man says that it isn't dangerous for him.

When Lews Therin asks him who he is and what he wants, he presents himself as Elan Morin Tedronai, the Betrayer of Hope. That's what men named him just as Lews Therin was named the Dragon, but from now on people would call Lews Therin Kinslayer.

As Lews Therin again calls down the ruined hall for Ilyena, Elan Morin says that Lews Therin once stood first among the Servants, wore the ring of Tamyrlin, sat in the High Seat, summoned the Nine Rods of Dominion and once defeated him at the Gates of [[Paaran Disen]]. He then says that that he himself was never very skilled at [[Healing]] and that he follows a different power now. He then Heals Lews Therin, who screams of the pain while he staggers around. After some time the pain recedes, and he recognizes Ilyena, a golden-haired woman lying among the dead on the floor.

Elan Morin tries to make him serve the [[Great Lord of the Dark]] and says that he can make Ilyena live again. Lews Therin says that he will destroy Elan Morin for Ilyena's death, but he responds by reminding him on his futile attack made by him and his Hundred Companions, who tear the world apart as they talk, on the Great Lord.

Lews Therin looks around and sees faces he loved all slain by him. He then reaches out for the tainted ''[[saidin]]'' and [[Traveling|Travels]] to a flat and empty landscape where he draws deeply of [[The One Power|the Source]] as he remembers how he had believed in his pride, and while he shouts for forgiveness, a bolt of lightning and fire strikes from the heaven and through Lews Therin, making the earth heave while molten rock fountains high up in the air. When the earth's trembling has finished, Lews Therin is gone and where he stood is now [[Dragonmount|a tall mountain]].

Elan Morin appears at the mountain where he promises that it won't end that easily for the Dragon.

==Notes==
{{Mysteries}}
;Who is Elan Morin?
;How is Lews Therin Healed?
;Was Ishamael telling the truth that an Aes Sedai could Heal Lews?
;What does the Voice/Singing refer to?
===Characters===
;First Mention
Lews Therin Telamon, Elan Morin Tedronai, Ilyena
;First Appearance
Lews Therin Telamon, Elan Morin Tedronai
{{Spoilernotes}}
{{Annotated|
{{SMysteries}}
;Who is Elan Morin?
He is Ishamael. While we are not told that Ishamael was the "Betrayer of Hope" until one of the later books, we should know enough from this encounter and some of the things he later says, to at least suspect that he becomes Ba'alzamon.
;What did Ishamael mean that he followed a different power?
This could be referring to the True Power
;How is Lews Therin Healed?
Can the True Power Heal Taint madness?
;Was Ishamael telling the truth when he implied an [[Aes Sedai]] could Heal Lews?
From all we know, no one until Nynaeve managed to Heal the Taint and all attempts had failed.
===Miscellaneous===
;Ishamael's traveling
This is different to how we later see people Travel, but it is how Traveling using the [[True Power]] is described
;Lews Therin's claim that the Dark One ravaged the world for Ten Years
The War of the Power was ten years long, but the Bore was almost a century before that, and Ishamael had revealed that the [[Collapse]] of society during that time was due to the influence of the Dark One.
;After Lews Therin kills himself, Ishamael states "It will not be done until the end of time."
Although most of the [[Forsaken]] seemed to want to rule or live forever, we know that Ishamael actually did seek the end of time if he was able to fully free the Dark One.
;Other
The description of the people sunk into stone is very similar to what we see later with the Trollocs caught in a trap in the Ways
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