MA Man in latest CBM

[Kuritza]

Originally Posted by quantum_mechani

I look at it this way: Mothers of Avalon are recruitable everywhere, and they are supposed to commonly have warden bodyguards. So, it seems like wardens should be at least as common as the mothers.

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By the way, its true. Since the whole 'witch and her warden' theme was inspired by the Wheel of Time (afaik), wardens should be recruitable wherever Mothers are.

[Peter Ebbesen]

Originally Posted by Kuritza

By the way, its true. Since the whole 'witch and her warden' theme was inspired by the Wheel of Time (afaik), wardens should be recruitable wherever Mothers are.

You mean the same WoT where warders can be anybody to start with but are very carefully trained at exactly one place in the world, the white tower of Tar Valon*, after they are chosen as warders?

Well, until Rand bloody Al'thor came around and messed up the political scene, that is.

As for Dominions, the MA warders seem to be a good mix of the Tuatha bloodline story continued from EA mixed up with a bit of generic maiden/mother/crone mythology and a bucketful of Randland warders. The Warden of Dominions is what you get out AFTER he's been through the Tower/Forest of Avalon Warden program.

So nice try but no go unless you rewrite or ignore the Warden and witches flavour text.


* showing yet again how the pull of witches = Avalon + general mythology is nearly irresitable to a western fantasy writer as it has very deep roots in our popular cultures. Personally, I blame Sir Thomas Mallory's Le Morte D'Arthur, but realistically Geoffrey of Monmouth is probably the bigger sinner in this regard.