During the [War of Power], two huge %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%%, one attuned to %%ot [saidin|Said]%% and one to %%ot [saidar|Aaid]%%, were constructed. The Choedan Kal were to be used to destroy the [Shadow|Creator]'s forces and erect a barrier around [Shayol Ghul] until there was a safe method to permanently seal the [Bore|main/creator]. The great %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%% were so powerful that using them required special ''%%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%'' [access keys|items/control_statue] which were assembled in an area far removed. The [access keys|items/control_statue] were lost and the Choedan Kal were never used ([SaSG]).
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Though both statues are mostly buried, the tops are visible. The male statue stands near the village of [Tremonsien|geography/cairhien/tremonsien/index] and the female statue stands on the island of [Tremalking|geography/tremalking].
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!! References


* [TEotW,Ch24] - [Bayle Domon] tells [Rand] about wonders he has seen including a giant hand holding a crystal sphere on the island of [Tremalking|geography/tremalking].
* [TGH,Ch20] - [Rand], [Loial], [Hurin] and [Rand] come upon an excavation of a giant statue near the [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] town of [Tremonsien|geography/cairhien/tremonsien/index]. [Rand] is nearly overcome by the pull of %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
* [TGH,Ch31] - [Verin] knows about the giant statue in [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] and about its counterpart on [Tremalking|geography/tremalking]. She tells [Rand] that they are male and female ''sa'angreal''. She says that only [Elaida], [Moiraine], [Siuan] and the three girls are strong enough to handle the female giant statue. [Logain] would be fried by the male giant statue.
* [TSR,Ch9] - [Lanfear] tells [Rand] that, with the giant statues, they could challenge the [Great Lord|Shaitan] or the [Creator|main/creator].
* [TSR,Ch58] - As [Rand] and [Asmodean] fight over the male [control statue|items/control_statue], [Rand] can sense the giant statue in [Cairhien|Country of Cairhien] glowing. The power of the giant statue devastates [Rhuidean] and much of the surrounding country.
* [TPoD,Ch1] - The [Amayar|geography/tremalking] of [Tremalking|geography/tremalking] have a prophecy involving the female statue on their island.
* [WH,Ch11] - [Rand] gives the two [access keys|items/control_statue] to [Nynaeve] and asks her to help him use the giant statues to cleanse the taint on %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
* [WH,Ch13] - At [Moridin]'s command, [Cyndane] tells the other [Forsaken] that [Rand] has the male and female [access keys|items/control_statue] and plans to use the Choedan Kal to cleanse %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
* [WH,Ch35] - At [Shadar Logoth|City of Aridhol], [Rand] and [Nynaeve] use the [access keys|items/control_statue] to activate the Choedan Kal and cleanse %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
* [KoD,Ch22] - The female Choedan Kal on [Tremalking|geography/tremalking] melts after the cleansing. The [Amayar|geography/tremalking] see this as a sign that the [Time of Illusions|geography/tremalking] is over and they commit mass suicide.
* [TGS,Ch47] - In the [Stone of Tear], [Rand] wonders about ''[Callandor]''. It is an inferior, flawed %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%%, so why is it mentioned in the [Prophecies of the Dragon|Karaethon Prophecies] and the Choedan Kal are not?
* [TGS,Ch50] - Atop [Dragonmount], [Rand] almost uses the [access key|items/control_statue] to destroy himself as [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] did. He has his epiphany then drives the [One Power] back to the Choedan Kal and it explodes.