#Brown Ajah

[pien-art]

The Amyrlin Seat

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[kingsprinkle]

[anira-naeg]

I spent a month of my life on this, so I kindly ask you to give an opinion about my work

[lord-of-khaos]

“Forsaking mundane life in general, members of the Brown Ajah are dedicated to seeking and preserving knowledge. Much that is known of artifacts or new Talents has been discovered by sisters of the Brown Ajah.”

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Thanks to the BAFTAs we have our first look at Meera Syal as Verin.

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[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

Ok now that Lan solved the mystery of Moiraine's powers in a single evening, the Brown ajah should accept him as one of them. I don't care that he's neither a woman nor he can channel. Can you imagine how many unsolved mysteries they'll solve with Lan by their side?

P.S. Adeleas agree with letting Lan join Brown ajah as long as he remains shirtless when she's around.

[tredawakandan]

Surprisingly never spoke about it before but I been loving the Wheel of Time since the show premiered. Y'all know I like fantasy/magic shows so this is a goody imo. I've heard book readers have mixed reactions so fortunately I haven't read the books 😅. But I have been researching/watching things concerning the lore and books. The lore of the world itself is probably my favorite aspect. the Lews Therin flashbacks always get me excited 🔥🔥🔥I like the Ajahs/ Aes Sedai and the way they use magic in this world.Saidin and Saidar are dope concept(love the depiction of masculine and feminine ideals & concepts implemented)Probably the best example of magic I've seen in a while. Especially the way it looks. For me I always imagine with magic u would take your own energy and then form it into the said element u wanted to utilize. Wheel of Time show does this perfectly with the Aes Sedai channeling.. Gotta say Egwene was the best character in Season 2 💯. Her not folding at all had me rooting for her every episode 😂🫡💪🏿.. Also liked the supporting cast more in season 2. From the book spoilers I've read I can't wait to see more Forsaken appear and the growth of Egwene, Rand and Nynaeve👌🏿 . Hopefully this show gets multiple more seasons in the future. Definitely wanna see this story finish in live action. Y'all already know how a lot of magic shows get cancelled/rushed😅😢

[asha-mage]

The dark academia aesthetic was made for Verin Mathwin and it is her tragedy that she lived in an age without it send tumble

[plethoraworldatlas]

Brown Ajah Fourth Age

It is said that every sister of the Brown Ajah seeks to leave a lasting change. That despite them being perceived as distracted by looking at the past, that the true purpose of the Brown Ajah is gather the knowledge they can and cast it as a torch to a brighter future. In the dawn of the Fourth Age, that future is said to have come. Today the Brown, long considered the most distracted or passive Ajah, stands proudly in its reinvigorated role; Though action taken to ensure more knowledge is preserved for future generations than what was lost in previous turnings of the Ages, today the Brown plays its part in ensuring this new Age reaps the benefits of enlightenment.

Education

The Browns have gone throughout the Dragon Peace nations to formalize mass Education and ensure with keepers of the Dragon's Peace that Education is fair and is as unbiased as possible. Where local Lords or officials fall short, the Brown Ajah and officials of the Dragon's Peace administrative bodies establish schoolhouses as needed. These schools are often led by traditional educators of their communities, yet the Brown Ajah has begun working with the Academies to establish new standards for education; Schools and classes specifically for the training of teachers are being used to ensure that there are plenty of skilled educators available for these districts.

These classes have been studying the art of teaching and education to refine lessons and styles. The Brown Ajah not only takes up advisory roles in both these and smaller local boards, they are active participants in their conduct. The Brown ajah is committed to ensuring factual and quality education is available to all.

Though the Brown owns nearly as many printing presses as the White and Ivory, their presses are primarily used for the mass production of education material, as well as copying historical literature. Most is made available at low price or even free.

The intimate relationship between schools and the Browns have meant that they are the Ajah most common people are both most familiar with and most likely to view positively. This is to the chagrin to the other Ajahs and local authorities who attempt to push out the Browns as they see them as infiltrators who are attempting to subvert them by controlling the commoners through indoctrination. More than a few times have distracted Browns needed support from Aiel peacekeepers to avoid dangerous incidents.

Modern Study and Libraries

To promote further advancements in society and knowledge, the Brown Ajah has attempted to work with the Academies founded by the Dragon Reborn and the Dragon Peace. As these organizations nearly to a number prize their independence from other institutions, however, the Brown and Aes Sedai in general have only been able to establish small collaborative efforts. The Brown Ajah has taken action to not only unite and share the research done by all the disparate Academies and the Tower, but to lay the foundations for a formalized method of studying and showcasing notes to further other related projects; The various Research Journals of the Brown Ajah have inspired the collection of research papers for publication and preservation so that they may be referenced in future studies. All Research published is useful, even experiments reported to have failed provided they have given proper information on their failures, so that others can learn from their mistakes. While most Academies have also started their own Journals of sciences, mathematics, literature and philosophy, and other topics, the Brown Journals maintain high standards and are the most recognized. An entire new subsection of newly raised Brown Ajah sisters have begun dedicating themselves to conducting tests based on research papers to either corroborate their findings or issue rebuttals for incorrect findings; A developing academic discourse is growing amongst the Journals and the many who dedicate themselves to testing findings in such ways to ensure the correctness of findings and integrity of the journals and records.

The Brown Ajah has of course created vast libraries in nearly ever major city, most public, with copies of historical books and recent publications, but it has also taken up the responsibility to expand the library sciences and connect libraries together. Using Traveling, stockpiles and extensive record keeping, the Brown have made it possible to not only request a book from one library to another library nearly across the continent, but in some places it is possible to do so through the mail service. The ease and rapid speed of knowledge is limited only by the practical realities of transportation by Traveling and whether it is deemed appropriate by officials to provide the requested texts.

Ter'angreal

Many Browns conduct research of their own across a wide range of subjects. In fact, many Browns, both newly raised to standing sisters to even the retired have attempted to join one of the Academies to study; Those who have succeeded have made remarkable discoveries and aided in other academy member's own research.

Within the Tower, though, many turn to studying the ter'angreal. Both existing objects are studied under new safety procedures, and the art of creating wholly new angreal are explored. It is risky, and even those gifted with the rare Talent of Reading objects of the Power. The Hall has debated at length over these practices and has issued orders to halt study temporarily multiple times, but it has not been without reward. Ter'angreal containing texts from the Age of Legends themselves have been opened, forever expanding understanding of the time before the breaking; Study into objects designed to allow non-channelers to operate them have not been successful in recreating such effect, but have furthered understanding of tying off Weaves; And recreations of existing Ter'angreal and entirely new objects have been made.

Ter'angreal to aid in Traveling and Skimming are available to sisters and Accepted who require them. Wells to store Power within are also being created though most still only store small amounts. Farweaving Ter'angreal are pairs or sets of objects, a sender and receiver or receivers, that a channeler can Weave through at extended distances. The Wirespeak Ter'angreal has been laid throughout portions of the Tower, allowing sisters to communicate from opposite ends of the Tower, though they are exhausting to use and extremely expensive in their current incarnation. Stacker Boxes store far more items within them than a box of their size should be able to. There has even been progress creating objects to prevent a female channeler from being controlled by an a'dam, though these prevent all forms of linking and hinder Warder bonds as well. Though most Ter'angreal created and recreated are imperfect and their shapes vary wildly even amonst ones that do the same thing, Ter'angreal specialists believe that one day they will be able to create standards with their knowledge; The Hall permitting their studies, of course.

The Brown candidate for Amyrlin

Zemaille Amassa Sedai is an unusual candidate and sister for one major reason; She was one of the Atha'an Miere Windfinders sent to the Tower to protect the secret of Windfinders from Aes Sedai. Now that all know that Windfinders channel, and the Tower and Windfinders have agreements, she and her fellow Atha'an Miere sisters have found themselves Freed of their greatest secrets. Some have decided to try and return to the sea, but Zemaille decided different; Formerly seen as shy, she now openly wears her heritage and has be vital in the new directions that the Brown Ajah has taken. Her supporters publicly state her becoming Amyrlin would strengthen ties with the Atha'an Miere Empire against the Seanchan and expand the Tower's influence across the seas; Secretly, her most high ranking supporters speak of the wisdom electing an Amyrlin who is already familiar with the thirteenth Depository and countless secrets of the Tower. Others fear such ties would more of a danger than anything else, as both the Atha'an Miere would seek to influence the Tower through her, and the Seanchan would feel threatened by a Tower Atha'an Miere alliance. Though she was forced to the Tower and many believe she was pushed towards the Browns, she has always felt the great call of the Brown Ajahs mission.

Notes

Less for me to say about the Browns. Been busy and this is a bit rushed out. Their whole thing in the original hoi4 mod inspired project is that they seem to be the best choice, but in reality they just bring slightly less baggage than any other possible Amyrlin. The Ter'angreal are pretty much all based on one's seen in the books besides Stacker Boxes. The Wirespeak Ter'angreal is like an ultra primitive Telegraph using the Power; At most it connects a few key rooms and can be used as a type of intercom, but it can knock a Aes Sedai out trying to use for more than a few seconds, and it really isn't clear speaking through. It's also super expensive and takes up a lot of room, as all the "wires" are made of rare metals with intricate and expensive designs on them, the wires need replaced regularly as usage can cause them to just burn away, and they are all connected to a massive ballroom sized box; Like, imagine the earliest computers sized. So they won't really be likely to have that communication technology widely available for a long time. Please interact or send asks, these take a lot of time and I really hope people like them!

[nalebifrie]

Details in Verins costum from an interview with Sharon Gilham

[theoraclej]

i feel like the Brown Ajah would have a high concentration of neurodiversity, perhaps maybe equalled with the White, but the feeling I got is that it would be a friendly place for brains that operate according to different tempos

[underprivilegedcactus]

Pretending to be a Brown Ajah Sister translating the nonfiction half of the audiobook player ter'angreal that Aviendha and Elayne discover is a fun way to get myself to study

[dinosaur-princess]

#these are educated guesses really #using those bts costuming videos #real TH bias here I'm assuming bc of the amount of work that had been done for Falme costuming #Tairens love their paisley #Ghealdan draws on Greek influences in some neat ways #traditional Greek clothing has many more layers than I'd have anticipated #the rest are probably Andor/Murandy/Tarabon or misc borderlanders #maybe one more from Ghealdan #hits 7/9 cultures with costume concepts for s1/2 and the Tarabon/Arafel work done for Liandrin and Alanna #but I couldn't be assed to try to puzzle it out for places that had less context clues available #the hall of the tower

Aes Sedai: Servants of All

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