Post by Zeek on Sept 21, 2008 20:46:15 GMT -5
The Ways were created outside of time and space as it exists in the world of The Wheel of Time. They were "grown" so that the Ogier could bypass the lands of men as they travelled from stedding to stedding, or to the Ogier Groves associated with the great cities they built. They were created by some of the Male Aes Sedai that took shelter in the stedding during The Breaking so they could avoid the taint on saidin. The Ways allow those who know the secret of traveling them to cover great distances in very short periods of time. The Ways are believed to have been created based on the study of 'Portal stones'.
Once the Ways were bright and sunny with great beauty (in nature) along them; however they became corrupted during the War of The Hundred Years, and are no longer safe to travel. The 'Black Wind' (Machin Shin) now roams the Ways in darkness hunting unwary travelers. The Black Wind's presence is heralded by the sound of wind (in a place that has none), containing voices that whisper of numerous mutilations such as "Plait the skin, scream your songs, sing your screams".
Waygates are the entrances to the Ways. They are grown using the 'Talisman of Growing', currently in the keeping of the Ogier Elders.
Once the Ways were bright and sunny with great beauty (in nature) along them; however they became corrupted during the War of The Hundred Years, and are no longer safe to travel. The 'Black Wind' (Machin Shin) now roams the Ways in darkness hunting unwary travelers. The Black Wind's presence is heralded by the sound of wind (in a place that has none), containing voices that whisper of numerous mutilations such as "Plait the skin, scream your songs, sing your screams".
Waygates are the entrances to the Ways. They are grown using the 'Talisman of Growing', currently in the keeping of the Ogier Elders.
