Abilities in the use of the [One Power] in specific areas: !!Aligning the Matrix The ability to make metals stronger. ([LoC,Ch39]) !! Arrows of Fire [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] weaves [Fire|One Power] and [Earth|One Power] into Arrows of Fire, flaming needles that shoot from his fingers. ([KoD,Ch19]) !! Blossoms of Fire [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] weaves [Earth|One Power], [Air|One Power] and [Fire|One Power] into Blossoms of Fire, a tall, narrow cylinder of fire that suddenly expands to a disc destroying everything it touches. ([KoD,Ch19]) !! Caressing the Child The ability to detect the health and condition of a pregnant woman and her fetus. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers It is a common weave among [Wise Ones|Aiel] but unknown to [Aes Sedai]. ([CoT,Ch14]) %% !! Cloud Dancing The ability to control and change the weather. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers This Talent is cultivated by the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk] who call it Weaving of Winds. ([ACoS,Ch13]) The [Salidar Aes Sedai] mistakenly do not believe that [Windfinders|Sea Folk] are as good at Cloud Dancing as [Aes Sedai]. ([TPoD,Ch16]) %% !! Compulsion The ability to compulse someone to do things. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Egwene] is concerned that [Rand] used Compulsion on the [Aes Sedai] who answer to him. [Egwene] knows the weave for Compulsion from [Moghedien]. ([CoT,Ch18])\\[Egwene] is disgusted when [Lelaine] and [Maigan] suggest altering the [Warder|Warders] bond for [Asha'man] to make it more like Compulsion. %% !! Deathgate [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] weaves [Spirit|One Power] with [Fire|One Power] for a gateway then adds [Earth|One Power] to make it travel along the ground for a Deathgate. ([KoD,Ch19]) !! Delving Related to Healing, this is the use of the One Power to examine a person for illness or injury. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers After [Gitara|Gitara Moroso] collapses, [Tamra|Tamra Ospenya] Delves her with [Air|One Power], [Water|One Power] and [Spirit|One Power]. ([NS,Ch2]) %% !! Dreaming Having dreams that foretell future events. This is a rare Talent that is not connected to the One Power or the ability to channel ([ACoS,Ch10]). It is closely linked with Foretelling. ([TGH,Ch12]) Unlike other prophetic tools, Dreams portray what will ''probably'' happen. They can be difficult to interpret. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers Known Dreamers - [Egwene al'Vere|Egwene alVere], [Amys], [Bair], [Melaine]. See [Prophecies] for specific Dreams. See also %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. %% !!Dreamwalking The ability to enter %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% from one's sleep. This is a rare Talent that is not connected to the One Power or the ability to channel. ([ACoS,Ch10]) The [Wise Ones|Aiel] believe that male dreamwalkers are extremely rare. ([ACoS,Ch10]) %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers Known dreamwalkers - [Egwene al'Vere|Egwene alVere], [Amys], [Bair], [Melaine]. %% !! Earth Singing The ability to control movements of the earth, for example, preventing or causing earthquakes or avalanches. ([Lord of Chaos],Glossary) !! Finder A weave of [Spirit|One Power] applied to an object that gives the weaver a sense of direction and distance to the object, much like the [Warder|Warders] bond. It will last for weeks on cloth or leather and indefinitely on metal. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Elayne] weaves a Finder on [Samwil Hark]'s when she sends him to follow [Doilin Mellar|Daved Hanlon]. ([KoD,Ch16]) [Moiraine] weaves a Finder on the three coins she gives to [Rand], [Mat] and [Perrin]. ([TEotW,Ch2]) %% !! Folded Light The ability to bend light around oneself rendering the person invisible. This weave is closely related to Illusion. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Rand] channels [Fire|One Power] and [Air|One Power] to weave Folded Light so he can search for his attackers unseen. ([TPoD,Ch29]) %% !! Foretelling The ability to see part of the [Pattern|Wheel of Time]. Very rare. It is closely linked with Dreaming. Although always true, Foretellings are often very difficult to interpret. See [Prophecies, Visions & Foretellings] for specific Foretellings. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers ([TGH,Ch12]) [Elaida a'Roihan|Elaida], [Gitara Moroso] and [Nicola Treehill] have the Talent. %% !! Healing The ability to use the One Power to cure injuries and illness. A relatively common Talent, it is the specialty of the [Yellow Ajah]. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers Conventional Healing uses Spirit, Wind, and Water, but [Nynaeve] and the [Asha'man] have discovered a more advanced method using all five Powers. ([ACoS,Ch24])\\ [Beonin] teaches [Elaida] the new weave for Healing. ([KoD,Ch2])\\ [Romanda|Romanda Cassin] is chagrined that some of the [novices|Novices] are better at the new weave for Healing than she is. ([KoD,Ch23]) %% !! Illusion Using the [One Power] to change one's appearance. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers In [Baerlon], [Moiraine] uses Illusion to make herself appear as a giant. ([TEotW,Ch17]) [Alanna] weaves Illusion from [Air|One Power] and [Fire|One Power] to make herself appear as a giant. ([LoC,Ch10]) [Merana] and her party weave Illusion to intimidate [Rand]. From [Asmodean]'s teaching he recognizes it as the Mirror of Mists. ([LoC,Ch49]) %% !! Inverting Weaves can be inverted so that only the person who created the weave can see it. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Lanfear] inverted the shield on [Asmodean]. ([TFoH,Ch3]) %% !!Keeping A weave that protects a perishable object and keeps it permanently fresh. ([WH,Ch12]) %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers * The food in the [Salidar Aes Sedai] camp is spoiling despite the weave of Keeping that was used on it. ([CoT,Ch17]) * [Beonin] teaches [Elaida] the new weave for Keeping. ([KoD,Ch2]) * The weaves of Keeping are failing in the [Salidar Aes Sedai] camp. ([KoD,Ch23]) * [Elaida] allowed the new weave of Keeping to be broadly taught in the [White Tower]. ([KoD,Ch25]) %% !! Milking Tears Unknown ([LoC,Ch39]) ! Mirror of Mists, or Mask of Mirrors The ability to alter one's appearance or make oneself invisible. [Aes Sedai] know a simple version called Illusion. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Moiraine] knows invisibility. [Asmodean] taught the Mirror of Mists to [Rand]. ([LoC,Ch49]) [Moiraine] renders her party invisible when they make camp in the [Blight] ([TEotW,Ch48]). [Sammael] and [Graendal] disguise themselves with the Mask of Mirrors when they visit [Sevanna] ([ACoS,Ch20]). [Rand] disguises himself with the Mask of Mirrors when he and [Min] go to the [Royal Palace] to pick up [Nynaeve]. ([WH,Ch11]).\\A weave can also be used to alter one's voice. (Interviews). %% !! Reading Residues All channelers can detect the residue of weavings, but some have this ability so refined that they can read and duplicate a weaving as much as two days after it has dissipated. There are weaves that a woman can use to detect the resonance of the residue of %%ot [saidin|Said]%%. The weaves do not detect %%ot [saidin|Said]%% weaves directly. ([Tor Website Q&A|Guide]) %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Aviendha] has this Talent. ([TPoD,Ch2]) %% !! Reading %%ot Ter'angreal%% Channelers with this Talent can examine a %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% and determine its use. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Aviendha] is the only known person with this Talent. ([KoD,Ch15]) %% !! Seeing %%ot [Ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%% The ability to sense that someone is %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%%. Rare. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Siuan Sanche] , [Logain] and [Nicola Treehill] have this talent. [Alar], the Eldest Elder of [Stedding Tsofu|Tsofu], also can sense %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%%. %% !!Skimming The ability to open a gateway to a dark dimension (not well defined or understood), move through that dimension, and open another gateway back into the real world in a different location. First mention is [TFoH,Ch6]. Anyone of sufficient strength and knowledge can Skim. Skimming requires detailed knowledge of the place one is Skimming to. Skimming was not even known as a lost Talent. ([ACoS,Ch9]) !! Spinning Earthfire Unknown ([LoC,Ch39]) !!Traveling Opening a gateway directly to another place is called Traveling. It requires that one knows their starting point well. ([TFoH,Ch6]) The ability to open a gateway directly from one location to another. Anyone of sufficient strength and knowledge can Travel. Traveling requires detailed knowledge of the place one is Traveling from. Gaining sufficient knowledge takes several hours. ([ACoS,Ch9]) However, when Traveling a very short distance almost no knowledge is needed. ([ACoS,Ch41]) It is not necessary to face the direction that you want to Travel, but for some it helps. ([TPoD,Ch21]) Male and female Traveling are very different. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Rand] describes Traveling as punching a hole from one place to another. On her own, [Egwene] figures out how to Travel to %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the flesh by creating a similarity between a place and its image. ([LoC,Ch27]) %% !! Unweaving The ability to take apart a One Power weave as opposed to letting it fade naturally. %%collapsebox-closed ! Possible Spoilers [Moiraine] undoes her invisibility weave to avoid being traced in the [Blight]. ([TEotW,Ch49]) [Aviendha] and some of the [Wise Ones|Aiel] have this ability, but it is unknown to the [Aes Sedai]. ([TPoD,Ch2]) %% !! Balefire Balefire is an extremely dangerous weapon of the One Power. It actually destroys the thread of existence back into time, the time being proportional to the strength of the beam. Balefire was used in the [War of Power|Shadow War] destroying entire cities until it was learned that excessive use of balefire could threaten the existence of the entire [Pattern|Wheel of Time]. ! References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [The Dragon Reborn] ## [TDR,Ch9] - [Rand] balefires a [Darkhound|darkhound] that attacks him. ## [TDR,Ch22] - [Egwene] knows of balefire in the [three arches|Three Arches]. ## [TDR,Ch25] - One of the stolen %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%, the [fluted black rod], produces balefire. ## [TDR,Ch38] - The [Aiel] [Maidens] know of balefire. ## [TDR,Ch39] - [Nynaeve] balefires the [Fades|Fade] that attack them. ## [TDR,Ch44] - [Moiraine] balefires the [Darkhounds|darkhound] that are following them. ## [TDR,Ch50] - [Moiraine] says even the [Forsaken] cannot stand up to balefire. ## [TDR,Ch55] - [Moiraine] balefires [Be'lal]. ## [TDR,Ch55] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] tries to balefire [Rand], but he blocks it with %%ot [Callandor]%%. ## [TSR,Ch38] - [Jeaine Caide] tries out the [fluted black rod] and burns holes through both sides of their boat. ## [TSR,Ch54] - [Jeaine Caide] tries to balefire [Nynaeve] with the [fluted black rod] but misses. # In [The Fires of Heaven] ## [TFoH,Ch6] - When [Darkhounds|darkhound] attack, [Rand] balefires them. [Moiraine] warns him of the dangers of balefire. ## [TFoH,Ch22] - [Rand] balefires a [Draghkar|draghkar] that attacks [Aviendha]. ## [TFoH,Ch55] - [Rand] and [Rahvin] exchange balefire attacks. [Rand] finally balefires [Rahvin]. ## [TFoH,Ch56] - [Asmodean] sees balefire damage on the [Royal Palace] wall. # In [Lord of Chaos] ## [LoC,Prologue] - The [Great Lord|Shaitan] says he cannot save [Rahvin] from balefire. ## [LoC,Prologue] - The [Great Lord|Shaitan] asks [Demandred] if he will use balefire. During the [War of Power|Shadow War] both sides used balefire. Whole cities were destroyed and the [Pattern|Wheel of Time] nearly unraveled. ## [LoC,Ch3] - [Rand] asks [Taim|Mazrim Taim] if he knows balefire. [Taim|Mazrim Taim] says he never heard of it. # In [A Crown of Swords] ## [ACoS,Ch30] - [Moghedien] tries to balefire [Nynaeve]'s boat. ## [ACoS,Ch36] - [Rand] uses balefire on the killer fog and [Cadsuane] slaps him, warning him to never use it again. ## [ACoS,Ch41] - [Rand] and the [Wanderer|Moridin] cross balefire beams with unexpected results. ## [ACoS,Ch41] - [Rand] balefires [Liah] rather than let [Mashadar] have her. # In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart] ## [WH,Ch35] - [Osan'gar] prepares to balefire [Rand] before he is killed. # In [Crossroads of Twilight] ## [CoT,Ch6] - Seeing [Darkhound|Darkhound] tracks, [Perrin] recalls that [Moiraine] had to use balefire to stop them. # In [Knife of Dreams] ## [KoD,Ch18] - [Rand] thinks he and the stranger are in each other's heads because their balefire streams crossed at [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. ## [KoD,Ch32] - [Asne|Asne Zeramene] uses the [fluted black rod] to balefire [Charlz Guybon]'s troops. # In [The Gathering Storm] ## [TGS,Ch15] - [Moridin] tells [Rand] that the [Great Lord|Shaitan] can bring back his [Chosen|Forsaken] and give them new flesh unless they are destroyed by balefire. ## [TGS,Ch22] - [Rand] takes the [True Power] and uses it to balefire [Semirhage] and [Elza|Elza Penfell]. ## [TGS,Ch37] - [Rand] uses the power of the [Choedan Kal] to balefire [Graendal]'s entire palace at [Natrin's Barrow|Arad Doman]. %%