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Hi everyone! I'm on my first (and I'm fairly sure not only) read, about halfway through Knife of Dreams. I suppose I fell for Wheel of Time for the same reason that many of you did, I love how in-depth and fleshed out the Wheel world is, even if it IS missing that minor detail of an actual name (at least so far as I've read). The excellent story, plot twists, and multi-dimensional characters don't exactly hurt, either. My favorite of all characters is Loial, Perrin out of the major ones. I'm very averse to spoilers, so I may not do a ton of posting or lurking on here for a bit until I'm finished with the series, but I have a few friends on here already and am hoping to make some more. So far, I've used the Library as a sort of Companion Reader/Compendium as I've been reading, because let's face it there are way too many Aes Sedai in the series for me to remember what any given one did 4 books ago. Final question, where do you guys get the cool avatars?
 

Satrim Kha'os

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Welcome to Tarvalon.net!
We usually get out avatars from various online sources, with the artists permission to use them preferably, and some of our members are talented artists that designed their own avatars.
Personally I liked Person, but a lot of people found him whiney apparently.
 

Juliya Karisu

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Hi Karn! Welcome!

I didn't like Perrin when I first read the series but I am doing a reread as well right now and I really like him! And Loial is a gem :pleased-1:

Curious who you know that are members here?
 

Lithiel Morn

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Hello, Karn, and welcome to our community! :D Perrin is among my favourites, as well.

I don't think you need to fear spoilers much around here. First of all, there is an actual spoiler button, so unless you purposefully click on revealing said spoiler, I think you'll be safe. Second of all, the subforums are divided into specific books, so that helps a little, as well. Finally, there are many other threads for you to explore in order to get to know the community that doesn't revolve around the books themselves. :)

If you want to stick around, then you should aim for getting an avatar and 25 posts so you could apply for Citizenship - many new threads open up once you're at that rank. The Membership Manual and the stickied threads on the forums are great in case you have any questions, but of course, we are all at your disposal, as well.
 

Dnae Ila

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Hi, welcome! Yeah, like Luna said, we're all pretty adamant about keeping book spoilers hidden from accidental viewing. Quite a lot of people here haven't finished the series yet, so you're in good company.
 

Sailea Nerid

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Welcome :) Pinterest also a good place to look for a picture you would like as an avatar and then track the author and ask for permission. It's how I found mine :pleased-1: Can't wait to see the face you choose!
 

Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum

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Welcome, Karn! :joy I've noticed the world doesn't have a name either. :laugh: I've been roleplaying WoT for quite a few years now, though, and generally we just call it "the world." :cheeseeni: You kinda learn to work around it. :laugh:

Perrin was my favorite character the first time around, then Siuan was, and now Perrin and Siuan tie a very close second to Aviendha. :rofl
 

Adanys Wynterwulf

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Welcome, Karn! We're glad to have you!

Perrin is also one of my favorite characters, he's pretty great. (But I totally didn't have a crush on him :look:)

Nynaeve is my all-time favorite though :tug :D
 

Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum

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Elania al'Manir

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Welcome to TarValon.net!

As for avatars, in addition to searching and browsing places like DeviantArt and asking for artist permission, you can look through images that are in the public domain and thus free to use. I just searched "public domain male portrait painting" and found a good selection, if that's your style.
 

Jarl Lewin

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A hundred thousand welcomes, Karn! :welcome The Library here is an excellent resource for rereads and the community here in general. We hope you stick around so we can get to know you!
 

Onis O'Leia

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Welcome to Tar Valon!
 

Dovienya el'Korim

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Hello and welcome! I think when we're trying to differentiate, we call it "Rand Land" or RL here. :laugh:
 

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Hello there! :welcome
 
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Alenya Al'Roran

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Welcome to Tar Valon! My favorite has always been Verin Sedai, and no one will change my mind! :)
 
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