The Wheel of Time
This clause bear looter for The Wheel of Time time of year 3 , episode 4.The Wheel of Timeseason 3 , episode 4 image Rand al’Thor take the air through the glass pillar of Rhuidean , learning the ancienthistory of the Aiel . Viewers are used to the idea that Rand al’Thor is theDragon Reborn , but he is also the Car’a’carn - the one designate to redeem the Aiel from an curse they break long ago . But first , of course , he needs to learn why they take redemption in the first place .
for do this , he must pass through the glass columns of Rhuidean . These were create long ago by anAes Sedainamed Latra , who saw them as a sagaciousness upon the Aiel , because anyone who take the air between them determine their ancient shame . But how do the column of Rhuidean work ?
The Glass Columns Are Ter’angreal
We’ve Seen Very Similar Things Before
The Methedrine columns are ter’angreal , objects created by the One Power that do not require use of the One Power to be used . Most ter’angreal are humble items , such as the a’dam used by the Seanchan to enslave channelers . But we have seen larger ones before ; the Arches in the White Tower are a perfect representative . The chalk columns serve a different use , becausethey allow any Aiel to catch a coup d’oeil of their past , witnessing events through the eye of their ascendent .
Ter’angreal are rare , because the Aes Sedai have forget how to make them . The chicken feed columns were make back before the knowledge was lost , and they led the Aiel to abandon Rhuidean , unable to make do with the noesis they bring . Only their leader and Wise Ones pass through them , and two - thirds of those select to kill themselves . Rand passed one Aiel who tore his own eyes out rather than see the visual sense .
Why The Glass Columns Marked Rand With Two Dragon Tattoos
They Point To The True Nature Of Time
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Any manlike Aiel who successfully passes through the glass newspaper column is distinguish with a golden dragon tattoo , but the Car’a’carn - as the Chief of Chiefs - gets two . This suggests the columns are not only bound to the past , but also to the hereafter ; that they can somehow perceive Rand ’s destiny as well as his history . The mind make sense , given the franchise ’s very claim - " The Wheel of Time " - suggestshistory is cyclical in nature in Robert Jordan ’s world .
The Holy Writ suggest that some ter’angreal , such as the glass columns , may actually have a degree of sensation . Aviendha touched one of the ice columns inThe Fires of Heaven , and had a unique experience :
" She sense the powerful air of the column . It was far more strong than any of theter’angrealshe had handled with Elayne . Indeed , the pillars seemed … awake , somehow . It was almost as if she could smell an cognizance from them . That gave her a chill . Was she touch the pillar , or was it touching her ? "
If the Methedrine pillar are indeed sentient , then Rand is presumably the one they pick out as the Chief of Chiefs - manipulating the future tense of the Aiel rather than just revealing their past times . That ’s a shivery possible action thatThe Wheel of Timebooks never truly explored .
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