Linking

Seanchan (People) sul'dam refer to the a'dam connection to a damane as a link. (TGH,Ch46) Rahvin thinks he is stronger than Graendal, but she would link with Lanfear if he tried anything. (TFoH,Prologue) Asmodean teaches Rand about linking. Two men cannot link. It requires a woman. Strength increases with linking, but it is not additive. As many as thirteen women can link and they could then overwhelm any man. (TFoH,Ch3) Men are needed to take a link beyond thirteen, more than one to go beyond twenty-seven. (LoC,Prologue) Sammael offers to link with Graendal but she refuses. For a man and a woman, the woman must initiate the link but then give control to the man. (LoC,Ch6) The Salidar Aes Sedai link to form circles to battle a bubble of evil. Once someone joins a linked circle, they cannot leave the circle until the person leading the circle releases them. (LoC,Ch14)

References (Possible Spoilers)#

  1. In The Great Hunt
    1. TGH,Ch46 - Seanchan (People) sul'dam refer to the a'dam connection to a damane as a link.
  2. In The Fires of Heaven
    1. TFoH,Prologue - Rahvin thinks he is stronger than Graendal, but she would link with Lanfear if he tried anything.
    2. TFoH,Ch3 - Asmodean teaches Rand about linking. Two men cannot link. It requires a woman. Strength increases with linking, but it is not additive. As many as thirteen women can link and they could then overwhelm any man.
    3. TFoH,Ch34 - The plan is to draw Rand to Sammael, then Lanfear, Rahvin and Graendal will be linked and waiting for him.
  3. In Lord of Chaos
    1. LoC,Prologue - Men are needed to take a link beyond thirteen, more than one to go beyond twenty-seven.
    2. LoC,Ch6 - Sammael offers to link with Graendal but she refuses. For a man and a woman, the woman must initiate the link but then give control to the man.
    3. LoC,Ch14 - The Salidar Aes Sedai link to form circles to battle a bubble of evil. Once someone joins a linked circle, they cannot leave the circle until the person leading the circle releases them.
    4. LoC,Ch27 - Egwene learns to link by watching the three Aes Sedai from the White Tower do it.
  4. In A Crown of Swords
    1. ACoS,Ch20 - Sammael and Graendal link when they visit Sevanna.
  5. In The Path of Daggers
    1. TPoD,Prologue - Verin is surprised to find that the Wise Ones now know how to link.
    2. TPoD,Prologue - Moridin wonders about the new discoveries of the current Age such as involuntary linking.
    3. TPoD,Ch2 - Part of the bargain of the Bowl of the Winds is that the Aes Sedai will teach the Windfinders how to link.
    4. TPoD,Ch5 - The process of linking is described. The linker embraces the True Source. The linkee prepares to embrace the True Source, but does not. The linker draws on the True Source through the linkee much as one would with an angreal. The linkee surrenders to the linker much as she would to the True Source. The linkee cannot release the True Source until the linker lets her. The linker can pass control of the circle to another by surrendering control.
  6. In Winter's Heart
    1. WH,Ch35 - In the battle at Shadar Logoth, Cadsuane has the Aes Sedai and Asha'man link into mixed circles.
  7. In Crossroads of Twilight
    1. CoT,Ch7 - When Masema Dagar approaches, the Wise Ones, Masuri Sokawa and Perrin huddle together and Perrin wonders if they are linked.

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