I can't find my original wheel of time x mighty nein (from crittyrole) mashup post bc I want the reply to it in which someone suggested that Jester and Marion should be from Ebu dar bc YESSSSSSSSSSSS. That was so smart. Its been rent free.
Jester is a Wise Woman (perhaps an apprentice) and a channeler and has never been to the White Tower or wanted to go and may never become Aes Sedai and I love that for her.
I've also been noodling on the idea of how the Scourgers work: are they actually Grey Men? Are they channelers who underwent the 13 Dreadlords x 13 Myrddraal soul befuckening thing to turn them to the shadow? Are they all dark friends? (I think not on the last one). But IF any of this happens, then is it possible to redeem their souls???? Inquiring minds want to know. If ALL Scourgers are (maybe forced) darkfriends then does it cheapen things if we find out a magical way to save all of their souls? Or are they fucked forever? Or is it a story of triumph to save them? Idk.
While it is/was common for Rulers in Randland to have an Aes Sedai advisor, the closest parallel to the Assembly and the King in Crittyrole would probably be the Black Tower in Andor, with its proximity to Caemlyn in Randland. So from that it makes sense for the Scourgers to all be male channelers except I love women's wrongs and I want to give them the chance to be radicalized and evil too. Hashtag equality.
Ergo: I think the Scourgers may actually come through the university that Rand established in Cairhein, also bc I want them all playing daes dae'mar, and that not all Scourgers are channelers so they're not tied to either of the towers but academic channelers who come through the university are absolutely big targets. Trent has access to a ter'angreal that gives the Scourgers their arm tattoos and some sort of special power boost (if they survive).
At the same time. I feel like the university is a great place to "stand in"/mash up with the Cobalt Soul. So. Hmmm......














