Companion discussion!

Well, the Old Tongue Dictionary is under "O" But I agree that it is not all that I hoped. Too many persons, not enough of everything else. I also find it confusing that some characters are listed by their first name, and others by their last. They should have been listed under the name they are referred to the most in the series. (case example, Tallanwor. I didn't even KNOW his first name, but he is listed under "M" )

 

Actually, characters are supposed to be listed under their last name, if professional standards are an issue.

 

Has anyone found an entry for the three arches that the accepted go through to be tested? Not sure what it'd be called aside from "three arches" or just "arches".

 

It think it's just mentioned under "Accepted", Tazren

 

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I've been thinking about that. I mean, it could be a misprint, and that she should've been 8(+5) instead 5(+8), but ... which other glossary explicitly states from a non-character PoV that they are stronger than her? Her glossary only mentions Nynaeve being stronger. And in the books, she's never really compared directly with Elayne and Egwene, right? What we've got to go on is people saying that Elayne and Egwene might be the strongest in a thousand years, and most of those haven't met Cadsuane in 20 years, and so might not remember exactly what it's like to meet someone that much stronger.

Now, I'm more inclined to believe that it's a minor inconsistency, but I think it could be explained away as unreliable narrators.

 

In this thread you can post spoilers as much as you like. If people read this thread they have either read the book, or they are stupid or want to be spoiled

 

Cause she is a super duper special character, so previously established things are minor triflings.

 

I also just realised that there isn't really any new information about the Aelfinn and Eelfinn.

That's a major disappointment.

 

Well, maybe some things are just meant to be a mystery

 

Yeah, I wasn't really expecting it, but it would've been nice. They're in the books for such a small amount of time and they're so intriguing!

 

I got the companion for Christmas and started to read it...then quickly realized my brain can't handle that much pure information, so now I just look up things as I think of them or as they come up in the re-readalong.

The first entry I looked up was Megana. Even though it really has nothing to do with me, it still felt cool to see my name in there.

I was annoyed at first by how characters have entries under both first and last name. It makes for sooo many entries that just say "See X". But then I had to look up a character when I only knew one part of their name and I instantly got over that problem. I think going by first name makes good sense too, since some characters have more names than what you can easily determine to be "first" and "last".

 

Many characters are also mostly referred to by their first name, rather than last. Many last names are only used infrequently in the books. I mean, if you wanted to read about ... Seaine, for instance, I'd wager many people wouldn't recall immediately that her last name is Herimon.

 

Most of the Asha'man are only called by their last names. I was grateful for the "See Corlan Dashiva" entry when I started looking for Dashiva, because I had no idea what his first name was.

 

I know Damer Flinn and Eben Hopwil. I think you're probably right, Toral, about the weapon thing.

 

One that bugged me was Tallanvor. I mean, I suppose his first name was mentioned once or twice, but EVERYONE in the books refers to him as Tallanvor. Yet in the Companion he is listed under "M"

 

Any speculation on who the father is?

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Bella