#asha'man

[outlandidol]

Jahar Narishma, my favorite of the Asha'man!

[thehollowprince]

Random question about THE WHEEL OF TIME. After the events of the series, does anyone think that the Asha'man would continue to use the term M'Hael for their ultimate leader or would they come up with something different. I'm leaning towards the latter, especially given Mazrim Taim's actions in regards to the Black Tower and the Final Battle, but for the life of me, I can't think of what they would call this new title if they chose one.

[wot-tidbits]

Character designs by the Dire Wolf for Wheel of Time Tabletop game “War of the Dragon”. Concept art and character design by Raul Ramos

[asha-mage]

🌶 the wheel of time. I just read your posts on male channelers as Witches and Loved it.

[Send me a 🌶️ and I will give you one of time-tested zone-approved Spicy Takes!]

Heh. I'm glad that one's doing well! I think it's one of those takes that's lived in my mind for so long I kinda forget that it's not a common understanding in the fandom.

In the same vein, while I admire the pretty common 'grey tower' head canons that pop up in post Last Battle stuff, I think it's a fundamental misread of the social pressures and dynamics at play. One of the core themes of the series it that their is no going backwards, only forwards. Any attempt to return to the 'grand state' as represented by a gender-unified Aes Sedai is a fool's errand that will end with one group subjugating the other- most likely the Aes Sedai subjugating the Asha'man by forcibly integrating them into the White Tower power structures which will inherently disadvantage and dis empower them.

Any gender-unified group of channelers in the Westlands needs to be either from scratch entirely, with none of the baggage that the Asha'man and the Aes Sedai carry around, or needs to directly confront and work through the collective inherited trauma of 3000 years worth of pogroms and lobotomies.

This is actually one area where I do think Sanderson hit the nail on the head: the Asha'man retaining their independence is the first step to equality, not integration and that's go to be the status quo for the foreseeable future.

[courageousscribe]

some solo pics from Galaxy con. Went/ am going as an Asha'man tomorrow as well. though my beard is a bit too long and covers the pins on the collar.

[iliiuan]

An Asha’man only needed to know how to kill. If there were enough to do that at the right place and time, if they lived long enough to, that was all they had been created for.

That's supremely foolish and completely ignores that MOST OF THEM ARE GETTING TURNED TO THE DARK. Rand put so little thought into the possible outcomes of his human weapon project. It's very frustrating to watch.

[tiredmoonslut]

Headcanon that post-AMoL the Aes Sedai and Asha'man stay mostly out of each other's business but the one thing they always come together on is the reversal of stilling/gentling. I'm sure quite a few on each side were burned out during the Last Battle, and I'm equally sure Nynaeve and Damer Flinn would work day and night repairing each and every one who still lived. I see the White Tower calling back all the stilled women it sent away and offering them their power back if they want it. I see Setalle Anan restored to Aes Sedai and being an instrumental force in communicating with the Seanchan due to her time with Tuon and the sul'dam. I see the vision

[ankh-morporkianpostalworker]

Tell me if this is anything:

Black and white film about the fall of the Black Tower set in Japan, entitled Asha'man Rashomon.