Were there male Aes Sedai?

The Asha'man (AH-shah-mahn; /ˈaːʃɑˌmɑn/; Old Tongue: Guardian) are the male counterpart to current Aes Sedai. They are trained at the Black Tower, a converted farmhouse near Caemlyn. Though they were originally formed by Rand al'Thor, the Asha'man are trained and led by Mazrim Taim.

Why did male Aes Sedai go mad?

The taint placed on saidin instantly drove all members of the Hundred Companions mad, and doomed all other present and future male channelers to insanity and slow death. All the ancient male Aes Sedai eventually went mad and tore the world apart, causing the Breaking and ending the Age of Legends.

Can men channel Wheel of Time?

No man can tell at sight if another man can channel, unless the other man has seized saidin. So unlike women, men cannot immediately tell if another man is able to channel and cannot see when another is holding the Power, though they can feel it as a sense of menacing power, and can judge how much is being held.

Who is the strongest Aes Sedai?

Nynaeve is the strongest Aes Sedai. However, among the Light siders, Alivia is far stronger and Sharina will become stronger.

Who is the longest living Aes Sedai?

The oldest Aes Sedai is Cadsuane Melaidhrin who has lived for almost three hundred years - she was also until recently the most powerful sister the order had seen in a thousand years, suggesting that slowing has a greater impact for stronger channelers.

Aes Sedai (Servants of All)

Who is the weakest Aes Sedai?

Daigian is one of the weakest Aes Sedai ever. She spent more time as a novice and an Accepted than any other. She is said to have gained the ring by a fingernail and the shawl by an eyelash (ACoS, Ch. 19).

Do all Aes Sedai sleep with their warders?

While Aes Sedai are usually described as being secluded and rarely engaging in this sort of intimate activity, we have examples scattered throughout the series of cases where it does happen, most notably in the Green Ajah.

Are male Aes Sedai stronger?

Male channelers as a whole usually are much stronger in the amount of power that they can hold than female channelers of comparable level (in much the same way men are generally stronger in their muscles than women) but the female can compensate this lack of brute force with far more dexterity.

Can Aes Sedai have female warders?

Whether by custom or law, all Warders have historically been male. Only three women are known to have been bonded as Warders to female channelers; Elayne Trakand bonded Birgitte Silverbow to save her from death after being ripped from Tel'aran'rhiod inflicted injuries beyond the aid of standard Healing.

Is Nynaeve more powerful than Moiraine?

Nynaeve is the strongest female channeler known. Significantly stronger even than Egwene and Elayne. Those two are equivalent to the most powerful channelers in Aes Sendai history. A bit more powerful than Siuane Sanche and Moiraine if I had to guess.

What is the power level of Nynaeve?

Nynaeve al'Meara is one of the most powerful female channelers in this Age. In TWoTC she is described with a potential strength level of 3(+10), but she has still to reach her full potential, in fact her current strength in the power is at level 4(+9).

Is Moiraine the most powerful Aes Sedai?

Moiraine is notable as a channeler in several ways aside from being born with the ability. Firstly, she is what once was considered strong in the One Power for an Aes Sedai. Among those in the White Tower before the White Tower Schism, only three other active Aes Sedai equaled her in strength.

Why can men not use the One Power?

Thousands of years ago, saidin was tainted by the Dark One's touch. In corrupting saidin, the Dark One ensured that anyone who uses the male half of the One Power will lose their sanity. Thom (Alexandre Willaume) mentioned this to Rand in Wheel of Time episode 4.

What are male Aes Sedai called?

The Asha'man (AH-shah-mahn; /ˈaːʃɑˌmɑn/; Old Tongue: Guardian) are the male counterpart to current Aes Sedai. They are trained at the Black Tower, a converted farmhouse near Caemlyn. Though they were originally formed by Rand al'Thor, the Asha'man are trained and led by Mazrim Taim.

Can Aes Sedai have babies?

It occurred to me that Elayne is apparently the first Aes Sedai to have children.

What is the lifespan of Aes Sedai?

Aes Sedai lifespan and Agelessness

In the days after the Time of Madness, Aes Sedai expected to live as much as seven hundred to eight hundred years, barring accidents. With the use of the Oath Rod their lifespan was reduced to a maximum of approximately two hundred to three hundred years.

Is Lan in love with Moiraine?

Though some Aes Sedai marry their Warders, Moiraine and Lan are not romantically attached, despite their unique closeness.

Why do Red Ajah not have warders?

They do not bond Warders, as it is seen as conflicting with their mission to find and gentle male channelers in accordance with Tower law. Overall, they have earned the reputation of disliking men most out of all Ajahs.

Why don't the Red Ajah have warders?

Warders. The Ajah has historically forbidden its members to bond Gaidin since the time of the Trolloc Wars though certainly the protection and benefits brought by the Warder bond would be a bonus for any Red, as capturing male channelers is a very dangerous occupation.

Can Aes Sedai have 2 warders?

Aes Sedai/Warder bonding. Most Aes Sedai bond one Warder; Red Ajah sisters are forbidden from taking one (although some might entertain the option of a female warder), and Green Ajah sisters frequently have two or more.

What type of Aes Sedai is Egwene?

She was discovered to be extremely strong in One Power and to be a Dreamer. She would later be elected Amyrlin Seat of the Rebel Aes Sedai, albeit with the intention of being a puppet of the Salidar Six.

Who is most powerful in Wheel of Time?

There's pretty much no denying that “The Dark One”, as the character is called in The Wheel of Time show, is the most powerful channeler in the world. Book fans will likely suspect that this character isn't who he claims to be, but he clearly holds power far exceeding the other characters on this list.

Who does Moiraine Sedai love?

Siuan Sanche

Moiraine and Siuan share a deep romantic relationship, and have loved one another since they were novices.

Who becomes Nynaeve Warder?

Egwene tells Lan that Nynaeve is Aes Sedai now, and explains the danger she is facing in Ebou Dar before telling Lan that she is sending him to Nynaeve to act as her Warder.

Does Rand get a Warder?

Bonding Rand

In addition to her one Warder Ihvon (her other Warder, Owein, was killed in the Two Rivers), Alanna also forcibly bonded Rand al'Thor as a Warder when she met him at the Culain's Hound, an inn in Caemlyn.