As I said before honestly her reason fer turning is the easiest to reverse specially in regards to folks Like Ishy and Demandred and the rest who turned for reasons of alledged logic or hatred or simply unable to accept their own limitations.
Even if i don't know some of the names you dropped your reasoning seems sound but it doesn't answer what I asked about Mat. His personal forces are hands down the best army out there in every way simply because Mat didn't focus on just one or two aspects of warfare to train his forces in he...
I see it like this: LTT/Rand are busy whupping the DO and his cronies when the first Dawn comes round then the eclipse happens. Somehow Alivia helps Rand seperate from LTT which makes it seem as if Rand is dead temporarily whilst LTT is alive. Mierin sees him and somehow they hook up and Mierin...
True enough I grant you Semirhage and Lanfear have both enjoyed commiting great acts of evil but their motivations for such were completely different one acts out of hate and one out of jelousy. I truely think that of all the Forsaken left living Lanfear is the most likely to turn to the Light...
Again as far as Mierin is concerned I believe that if the mindtrap can be released and she can be convinced to abandon her pursuit of LTT, I.E. it was demonstrated to her irrevocably that it's futile, I believe she can be brought back to the light. The main reason I believe this is because...
I understand what yer sayin' Venric but I still feel he should be an option on this list just because of his qualifications. I mean seriously the dude is incrediably overqualified for the postion even if at this point he is not offically recognized as such we all know he is one.
Now my big question for this thread is this: should we count Mat as a Great Captain? My personal opinion is OH HELL YES. Mat's aptitude for warfare and combat at this point seems second to Rand if that maybe second to none. The dude's new memories grant him a skill in warfare never seen before...
Again I don't deny that what you say MiLady Morrighan is possible but again I think the likelyhood of Moridin/Ishy actually turning is small to none. I just think between Ishy's use/addiction to the TP, his obvious madness and his dedication to the Shadow and the DO that his turning away won't...
Yes he threw it off relitivly quickly all things considered but no one ever said he wasn't like a master stratagist and whatnot just that he is freaking crazier then all get out and since being made Nae'blis and becoming permently addicted to the TP he has gotten even loonier and everyone agrees...
Re: Did the towers of midnight feel more like Jordan than Bo
I could totally agree with that Aulrick book 13 certainly had a lot more Jordan involved then book 12 although book 12 certainly had its share of Jordanness in it. I don't know about the rest of y'all but Mat being used as comic...
I'm not saying that what all of you are saying about Ishy isn't possible it certainly is. After all at this point durn near anything is possible. But I'm sorry if I have to continue to disagree with you folks about Ishy. He was nuts before his death and rebirth and as previously stated already...
Re: Did the towers of midnight feel more like Jordan than Bo
I gotta admit I don' like BS quite as much as I do RJ but I do like him I think he is a true and incredibly worthy successor to RJ and Tolkein.
But remember the more often something like this is said to be truth especially by those closest to the person in question the more likely it is true my friend and I say Ishy is crazier then a bag fulla Mexican Jumping Beans on a hot grille
But again Axis I come back to Ishy/Moridins madness I get the distinctive feeling that he is so insane by now he couldnt turn back even if he wished to
Actually Alath whilst it were not stated flat out that Rand won the way things were worded at that point would seem to strongly indicate/insinuate Rand did win after all how could he "force all the natiosn to hold to the Dragons Peace" and Bear more childern other then those Elayane has had off...
Well Nyneave seems to have discovered a remarkable aptitude for healing issues of the mind after all she has healed the madness of several Asha'man in the last few books so it is possible she may be capable of doing the healing of Mesaanas mind but I agree I doubt Mesaana is a factor any longer.
Love is at least to me a far more powerful incentive then fear or hatred or any of the other reasons any of the Forsaken turned from the Light. As to the possibility of Ishy ever turning back to the Light I honestly doubt it. For 1 he is far to steeped in the Shadow and for 2 that guys so looney...
As to Ishameal I doubt theres a chance in hell of his ever being redeemed he is to far into the Shadow for such a thing and he knows he would die if he ever betrayed the DO. On top of which he enjoys the privlages and power that come with being Forsaken. Demandred I do see as a possibility for...