#lelaine akashi

[anira-naeg]

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

[birgittesilverbae]

anyways Romanda and Lelaine absolutely frequently hatefucked so jot that down

[tibo30]

The Path of Daggers: here’s some rebel Aes Sedai drama! There is scheming and betrayals and an army and all of those good stuff-

Me, obsessing over Romanda and Lelaine drama: wlw 💅🏼enemies to lovers 💅🏼 slowburn 💅🏼 100k words fic 💅🏼

[rena-sedai]

Egwene: I’m here to negotiate.

Romanda and Lelaine: What idiot put you in charge?

Egwene: You did.

[herenya-sedai]

Sitters in the Hall of the Tower

I was looking up various Sitters in the Companion, wondering how many of the Sitters during New Spring were still around 20 years later.

This is a list sorted by Ajah, with the year(s) they became a Sitter, whether they went to Salidar or stayed in the Tower (ie. were a rebel or a loyalist) and any other relevant info.

^ Sitter when Moiraine and Siuan were raised in 978 NE % Sitter when Siuan was raised to the Amyrlin Seat in 988 NE # One of the eleven who stood to depose Siuan + Sitter after the Tower was reunited

Blue

Anlee - ?; “Sitter for the Blue at the time of the Aiel War” ^ * Eadyth - ?; “Sitter for the Blue [...] when Moiraine and Siuan were raised” ^ * Lelaine Akashi - 962, went to Salidar ^ % +

Lyrelle Arienwin - 995, went to Salidar; went to the Black Tower in 1000 Moria Karentanis - 999, in Salidar; Black Ajah, “stilled and beheaded” in TGS 

* Anlee and Eadyth both appear in New Spring. No confirmation if either were still around when Siuan became Amyrlin. Also, a Blue Sitter was “killed in the fighting when Siuan was deposed” (WOT Companion). This could have been one of them.

Brown

Saerin Asnobar - 960, stayed in Tower ^ % # +

Janya Frende - 993, went to Salidar + Takima Deraighdin - 991, went to Salidar +

Escaralde Hamday - 999, in Salidar

Juilaine Madome - 999, in Tower Shevan Gadarin - 999-1000, in Tower

Gray

Jarna Malari - ?, Sitter during NS; Black Ajah, killed by Ishamael in 983  ^

Yukiri Haruna - ?, stood to depose Siuan, stayed in Tower * # +

Varilin Zanaire - 992, went to Salidar + Evanellein Lorn - 997, stayed in Tower; Black Ajah, killed in TOM #

Delana Mosalaine - 999, in Salidar; Black Ajah; fled in KOD, killed in TOM Kwamesa Taramasu - 999, in Salidar

Andaya Forae - 999, in Tower +

Naorisa Cambral - 1000, in Salidar, chosen to replace Delana

* Yukiri was  raised to the shawl in 867 and would have been an Aes Sedai for 111 years in 978, so she could have been a Sitter then. It’s likely she was one in 988.

Green

Faiselle Darone - 981, went to Salidar % + Rubinde - 992, stayed in Tower # + Talene Minly - 994, stayed in Tower; Black Ajah, fled in KOD #

Joline Maza - 999, in Tower; set penance by Elaida, and then “unchaired”

Samalin Naerodan - 999, in Salidar Malind Nachenin - 999, in Salidar

Farnah - 1000, in Tower, chosen to replace Talene +

Red

Duhara Basaheen - 929-953; Keeper 979-984; 999, in Tower to replace Teslyn; sent to Caemlyn to advise Elayne in 1000; Black Ajah, killed in AMOL  

Lirene Doirellin - 953, resigned / exiled in 985 ^ Toveine Gazal - 952,  resigned / exiled in 985 ^ Tsutama Rath - 964, resigned / exiled in 985 ^

Amira Moselle -  became Mistress of Novices during NS and a Sitter later (985?); stepped down when Elaida returned to the Tower in 998 * Javindhra Doraille - 985; went to Black Tower in KOD % # Pevara Tazanovni - 985; went to the Black Tower in KOD % # Teslyn Baradon - 985, stayed in Tower; forced to resign in 999 % **

Elaida a'Roihan - 998; became Amyrlin in 999 *

Barasine - 1000, to replace Duhara + Raechin Connoral - 10000, to replace Pevara or Javindhra + Viria Connoral - 10000, to replace Pevara or Javindhra +

* Too many Sitters! If Javindhra, Pevara and Teslyn all became Sitters in 985, how could Amira step aside for Elaida? Either that didn’t happen - it seems to be mentioned only in Amira’s entry in the Companion and in a Q&A, not Elaida’s entry nor in any of the novels - or else Javindhra only became a Sitter when she replaced Elaida.  

** The Companion doesn’t say Teslyn stood to depose Siuan but surely she did, because she’s Red and there’s no one else who could have. EDIT for clarification: All the other Sitters are accounted for as having stood or not having been present. There’s also a line in ACOS about how Teslyn “supported [Elaida’s] rise”.   

White

Velina Behar - 974, stayed in Tower; Black Ajah, fled in TGS ^ % #

Ferane Neheran - 981-992; 999, in Tower % + Seaine Herimon - 986, stayed in Tower % + Saroiya - 987, went to Salidar % +

Aledrin Malenry - 999, in Salidar; went to Black Tower in 1000 Berana Shamon - 999, in Salidar; stepped down when Tower reunited

Yellow

Sedore Dajenna - 961, stayed in Tower; Black Ajah, fled in TGS ^ % #

Romanda Cassin - 885-973; 999, in Salidar + Suana Dragand - 919-952; 999, in Tower

Doesine Alwain - 981, stayed in Tower # % + Magla Daronos - 985, went to Salidar % +

Salita Toranes - 999, in Salidar; resigned when Tower reunited

[wot-tidbits]

RJ’s notes Part 41 by WOT Ethnographer

Aes Sedai part 1

Lelaine Akashi

Raised head of the Blue Ajaha 999 NE (age 172) after the death of the former head during the fight after Siuan was deposed.” So, apparently, the former head of the Blue died in the White Tower coup.

Zemaille Amassa

In Zemaille’s entry, she has an interesting “future” comment: “One of the three Sea Folk sisters, probably the youngest, may chose to remain an Aes Sedai” This seem to show that it was the plan of RJ that Sea Folks sisters would possibly be allowed to chose to leave the Aes Sedai in the future, and that some might chose to stay.

Demire Eriff

Demire spent nine years as a novice and eight years as Accepted. Per the notes, she “took so long as novice and Accepted in part because she was always burying herself in book instead of studying.”

Tarna Feir

“Surprisingly, she will be part of Pevara redirecting the Red Ajah. this doesn't mean she is a nice woman; she isn't. She's a flaming bitch on wheels, in fact, but she has brains, she has a sense of justice (in a harsh way), and she truly loves the White Tower. And perhaps most oddly of all, she regrets that wilders are so often too old to enter the Tower by the time they are found; she would like to see the unofficial age limits raised considerably.”

Temaile Kinderodre,

A bit more about her crazy tendencies: “She would have fit right in as an apprentice of Semirhage”

Shemerin Sedai

Shemerin was the one who “talked to Nynaeve” about the Yellow Ajah including the emergency signal for a Yellow agent.

A bit more about her “Her abilities with Healing, and even more her high skill as an administrator and her deft hand in politics (as an analyst and planner, not a doer; she never did well in confrontations), allowed her to achieve a fair degree of respectability among the Yellow Ajah, and among the Ajahs as a whole.

Despite the above, some of the loyalist sitters were at least somewhat surprised that she was chosen as a representative for the Yellow in the actions surrounding Siuan Sanche, and later to "advise" Elaida. Her choice, in fact, was part of the "plan" going on among the leaders of the Ajah; the Yellows saw her as expendable, in a way. if necessary, while still having the right sort of mind, they thought, to deal with and report on the situation. Her "expendability" was part of the reason that the Yellow did not fight harder to keep the shawl on her shoulders”

The watergate Shemerin used will be the way in for Siuan, Gareth, Gawyn, and the party seeking to rescue Egwene”.

Pevara Tazanovi,

“She was definitely not involved in the death of Sierin Vayu, but she may have her suspicions about it.”

Morvrin Thakanos

“She could have moved faster as novice and Accepted both, but her questions, skeptical nature held her back in instruction, especially as a novice, where girls are expected to accept what they are told with no questioning at all and instant obedience.”

“She is considered one of the best, if not the best, researchers among the Brown sisters, which means among the sisters. She has almost a Talent for fitting together facts from disparate sources to form a pattern, and then seeing what that pattern means.”

Seonid Traighan

“Seonid has had a relationship with Alliandre (who is bisexual); this has been intermittent, but it played a part in approaching and dealing with Alliandre. This was why she was able to get to Alliandre and to gain her acquiescence so quickly.”

The Green Ajah

There is some interesting piece about the hierarchical structure of the Green Ajah, which has about “180” members in the series and “(38 black?)” Ajah members:

“Hierarchical Structure Rather military, in an order of 1, 2, 4, 16, 32. The authority of the head of the Ajah is quite thorough and far-reaching. The rest, approximately 125 or so, come under this last level. Thus the "basic unit" is 5 sisters,. Or the lowest level is roughly 167, with "basic units" of 10 or 11 under of the 16 to make 16 possible circles, number 11 or 12 each.

In the sections about Amyrlins, it is noted that Sereille Bagand was “certainly the strongest Amyrlin in the last 1000 years.”

[amys-the-wise-1]

#WoTShowSpoilers

Full agreement with @egwenegirl that you can easily tell that it's a woman director. The casualness of the scene, and here using shadows and lights to make it seem so natural that women take baths, and are there to exist, and that women who are larger than a size 4 have *gasp* breasts that aren't age 22 perky perfect.\

There is a feeling of how it's normalized that you can have non-sexual nudity and it make sense in the plot, and not for sexualized gaze reasons. But the best part? The modesty for the actual focus in the scenes, where you're in close-ups for the important bits, not zoomed out so you're looking/ogling breasts but listening to the women's discussion.

It's like the director made the conscious effort to focus on the women and what they are saying, giving it weight and importance, than making her body the focus and not paying attention to some serious foreshadowing to come.

Second, let's talk about the one Moiraine is having the discussion with. Those who read the books, like I have, were wondering Who She is - until you get the tidbit of dialogue post-scene and she tells [spoilers] that Maigan has ordered her home, to come in from the cold (so to speak) and hence why events happened the way they did.

This bit of throwaway has Sarah Nakamura's fingers all over it. Why do I say such?

Maigan, who has no listed last name in the BWB / WoT Companion, seems like she's just another random sister - but far from it.

Spoilers below the cut for serious book lore reasons - ones you have to dig very, very deep into it.

#WoTBookSpoilers

Maigan is listed as an influential Blue sister and one who plays an important plot point later on. Here they have her as the First Selector, which is the head of the Ajah - who the sitters defer to. In NS, that was Edyth and later, it's Lelaine Akashi. But here we have Maigan acting as First Selector which is a big role.

Why is she vital? Book Spoilers below

Spoiler

Maigan is the primary one who forces Siuan to [enormous spoilers] after [enormous spoilers redacted].

So I hope that that scene is in the show, given what we saw in S1ep6.

Can I just say how much I appreciate that the first shot we have of exposed breasts was so casual?

The framing wasn’t remotely sexual, and the camera didn’t even focus on it at all. It was just a simple element in the background of a steam bath scene, a place where it makes perfect sense to be topless. Topless characters were mostly in shadows, and their chests were natural and not at all highlighted. They pass in and out of the scene quietly with absolutely no fanfare whatsoever- it’s so understated that its easy to miss if you aren’t paying rapt attention.

It’s such a simple thing, but honestly I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done so well. Breasts are virtually never allowed to just exist, casually and without the medium commenting on them somehow. So, simple as it is, I’m deeply grateful for that.

[anira-naeg]

[tibo30]

So The Hall meeting chapter is funny and exciting because so many things happen at once.

Aes Sedai suggesting an alliance with The Black Tower:

Aes Sedai Ready to throw hands at the mere suggestion:

Sheriam for some reason:

Lelaine and Romanda:

Egwene:

[tibo30]

Egwene: Manage not to kill each other

while I'm gone.

Romanda: Oh, please. We're not children.

Egwene: *leaves*

Romanda: Eat shit and die.

Lelaine: Yes, fuck you.

[rena-sedai]

~An informal sitting of the Hall~

Lelaine: I disagree.

Romanda: You usually do.

Egwene: -_-

[rena-sedai]

People were questioning this?! 😮🙄 I thought everyone had accepted long ago that Romanda is the top and Lelaine the bottom who likes to think she is the top. 🤭

Ummm…Romanda, are you talking about your own past?!?From experience?Considering “The Flame, the Blade and the Heart“ is your fav book..I would say yes.

[rena-sedai]

what kind of housewarming gift do you think sheriam, leane, and siuan would get lelaine/romanda if they became a thing and moved in together?

Ok, let’s say that the Tower is not on fire by the couple’s fights...

- Sheriam does not seem to be close or in good terms with Lelaine or Romanda. But we know that she is one of the biggest gossips, enjoys cooking and baking. So I guess she could send them some sweets and notes with the greatest rumors about them. Just to see them try to tear everything apart.

- Leane...hmm, Green Leane would definitely enjoy sending them things to spice their bedroom life...and would love to see their faces when they discovered her gifts.

- Siuan and Lelaine share a close friendship. That said, she would buy Lelaine “The Complete Guide to fishing and how to cook“.

[rena-sedai]

Crack ship from WoT?

Lelaine & Romanda...

There is a Thin Line Between Love and Hate my dear Anon. :D ;)

[rena-sedai]

Lelaine asks Nynaeve this, {LoC, ch8}. She is a devious/sneaky Blue so I am 100% convinced I have found the murderer of the Braid. She was part of Nynaeve’s Test and had all the power to achieve it.

[rena-sedai]

What do you mean fic? That was their relationship prior to the books! Lelaine is just angry because Romanda left some decades ago without a word. :P

The Path of Daggers: here’s some rebel Aes Sedai drama! There is scheming and betrayals and an army and all of those good stuff-

Me, obsessing over Romanda and Lelaine drama: wlw 💅🏼enemies to lovers 💅🏼 slowburn 💅🏼 100k words fic 💅🏼