I really admire the way that the Seanchan structure works. Seems like a merit based system. The Aes Sedai authority is based primarily on how strong in the power you are. Seems unfair for the hierarchy to be based on something that one is born with rather than the experience, character, and...
Do you necessarily need a metal skeleton to make cuendillar? What if the armor pieces were made from something else that's lighter, and possibly thinner? That's what I would want to test. The Salidar AS were making stuff into cuendillar with the objects sitting on a table. That implies that...
But what is it that Ishamael (or any of the Forsaken, for that matter) thinks that he owes to the Dark One? If anyone can avoid the assassins of the shadow, live long enough to balance out the evil deeds he has done, and live a "normal", peaceful life, it's him.
That's the way I look at it, too. Look at our culture now. So many people claim to be good drivers, but don't use turn signals, speed, and drive dangerously. Laws do little to instill character.
I'm not sure if someone brought this up already, but I just got to thinking about what kinds of religions may be founded based on the actions of Rand and the other main players after the Last Battle.
Masema started something close to a religious group, but was wiped out and The Seanchan have...
My imagination sees them as becoming more like public servants and college professors.
The Greens are patrolling the world for roving bands of shadowspawn.
The Yellows are starting hospitals, integrating herbal methods with weaves.
The Grays are attempting to keep the nations civil with...
No, the logical thing to do is stick to your principles, and make the best out of life. Details like the level of technology and the rise and fall of nations, will always change, but the quality of life depends on our personal choices.
I liked the open-ended ... ending :lol The main theme was that life goes on and people will adapt and survive according to their talents and determination. We get the idea that The new rulers of the nations will do well having survived the chaos, death, and destruction of the last 2 years, not...
Honestly, I don't remember if he described it. I'm just combining imagination with logic lol.
Ooh I had an interesting idea. Cuendillar Battle Armor :evil
Good point. Elayne's chagrin about it throughout the series really bothered me, though. If it bothered the noble houses of Andor so much, they should have corrected that oversight a long time ago.
What about Perrin's agreement with the Seanchan, though?