The Wheel of Time
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purportedly , the Car’a’carn is destined to " destroy " the Aiel inThe Wheel of Time . Yet , the Aiel still see the Car’a’carn as the majuscule warrior who will one twenty-four hours unite the kin group under his leadership . Naturally , this creates some confusion over the substance of the word " destroy " in the Aiel prophecy and what exactly it is the Car’a’carn is meant to do for them , especially since they clearly see him as a form of redemption .
As Rand has come to discover in Prime Video ’s adaptation ofRobert Jordan’sWheel of Timebooks , he ’s more than just the rebirth of Lews Therin Telamon . As it would seem , Rand is both the Dragon Reborn and the Car’a’carn , which are n’t two different names for the same thing . Both titles issue forth with unlike prophecies , and Rand is ask to satisfy both of them as the story continues to run out . In both sheath , there ’s some rather mysterious nomenclature that does n’t make his roles whole clear . The Prophecy of Rhuidean ’s line , " he will take you back and he will destroy you " perfectly exemplifies this .
What The Aiel Mean When They Say Rand Will “Destroy” Them
To The Aiel, The Car’a’carn Is Much More Complex Than A Savior Or A Hero
This finical aspect of the prophecy fromtheWheel of Timebookswas repeated in the show , but the precise meaning has not been clarify . However , the answer can be gleaned from what happens in the show . InThe Shadow Rising , Rand discovers a startling secret about the Aiel ’s history when he experiences the memories of his ancestors in the trash columns of Rhudiean . One of the thing he stumbles upon is the out of sight connection between the Aiel and the Tuatha’an . Centuries ago , the Aiel were n’t regarded as warrior ; rather , they were nomad who followed a dovish life-style called " the Way of the Leaf . "
The Aiel ’s predictions regarding the Car’a’carn stem from an ancient caption of their people get it on as the Prophecy of Rhuidean .
Over metre , the Aiel switch and bury this important chapter in this chronicle . However , they did love of the Way of the Leaf , due to a traveling chemical group known as the Tuatha’an . They held great condescension for the Tuatha’an and refused to associate with them due to the deep water parting between their two culture . For this reason , the Aiel were dismayed when they learned from Rand that their ancestors - the Dai’shan Aiel - followed the Way of the Leaf themselves . In fact , the Tuatha’an are directly related to them , in that they branched off from the Aiel long ago .
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Through the center of Lewin , Rand witness the Aiel as they were following of the Way of the Leaf . He infer from this experience in the glass columns that the Aiel divide when some of their own retaliated after a killing and were later on cast out of the chemical group . afterward on , Rand shared this discovery with the Aiel , upsetting them greatly with this revelation about their past . He set in motion a Brobdingnagian change in position , and in doing so , completes the part of the prophecy that calls for him to " destroy " the Aiel .
Why The Aiel Don’t Know The Truth About Their Origins
Some Aiel Did Know, But Deliberately Hid The Truth
The Aiel ’s prison term live on as nomad pay to maintaining peace whatever the cost is apparently at betting odds with everything they believe in , and therefore makes it all the more surprising that this chapter of their chronicle is somehow unknown to them . However , it ’s of import to note that their connecter to the room of the Leaf was never completely draw a blank . Rather , it ’s simply the people who are n’t cognisant ; this knowledge was slip away down to select members of their society , such as the Wise Ones and the clan chiefs .
The Wheel of Time season 3 , episode 4 featured an appearing from Avendesora , a tree that serves as the starting point for Rand ’s intact story .
Understanding the terms these fact could do to their the great unwashed , the Wise Ones and the clan chiefs intentionally concealed this stop in their history . multitudinous piece died trying to pass throughRhuidean ’s field glass columnsdue largely to the shame of be intimate the truth being too much to bear . After all , this effectively made them as a people something they all execrate : " oathbreakers . " This illustrate the reason why certain appendage of the clans would take it upon themselves to protect their people by restrain their old ways a mystery .
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Rand Now Has The Means To “Destroy” The Aiel And Become Their Leader
The Wheel Of Time Season 3 Just Set Up The Bleakness
Thanks to the noesis Rand gained inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 , episode 4 , he ’s now in a placement to drive the Aiel another step nigher to accepting him as the Car’a’carn . Their ascendent ' attachment to the agency of the Leaf , made clear by Rand ’s memory of Lewin in the sequence , relegate the Aiel in the book , and should have a like impact on their companionship in the TV series . After all , the style of the Leaf clash with their entire worldview and warrior - similar refinement .
It ’s understood in the books that " the nakedness " see many among Aiel lose faith in their own beliefs , diverge their clans , and in some cases , take up what they once would have encounter as a criminal life-style , the mode of the Leaf .
Interestingly , the effect that Rand has on the Aiel when he give away the truth has an in - universe name : " the nakedness . " It ’s understood in the record that " the nakedness " saw many among Aiel lose faith in their own beliefs , depart their clans , and in some case , take up what they once would have see as a condemnable life style , the manner of the Leaf . This drove off a not bad muckle of likely warriors for Rand ’s Aiel army , but tested the firmness of purpose of those who stayed and likely made them unattackable for it .
This realization , as crushing as it may be , should provide the get-up-and-go the various Aiel clans postulate to put apart their differences and follow Rand inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 ’s stay installment ; otherwise , their superbia in their history and culture will always serve as an obstacle . This fact makes the visions Rand see in Rhuidean crucial to his fulfillment of the Car’a’carn prophecy - and in bit , the Dragon Reborn prophecy . It too mention what Rand must do to the Aiel , via the telling line , " He shall polish off his people with the blade of pacification , and destruct them with the leafage . "
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The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine , a appendage of the powerful all - distaff organization Aes Sedai , as she leads a touch-and-go quest with five youthful individuals . Moiraine suspects one among them could be the prophesized reincarnation of a mighty shape destined to either preserve or end of the world humanity .
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