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Domani bloodborn claim to have descended from the makers of Avendesora in the Age of Legends a garbled legend at best, since Avendesora wasn't unique nor even a proper name in the Age of Legends - the name is probably a deformation of aviende chora, ie: Chora Tree - which was an Aes Sedai bio-engineered construct , the neighbouring nation of Almoth claimed to have possessed at some point a branch or even a sapling of Avendesora, the Tree of Life.
The origin of the area's association to Chora Trees is unknown, but they may originate with the passage of Da'shain Aiel in this area at some point. In The Shadow Rising , we see the wandering Paraan Disen Dai'shain in the years shortly after the Breaking in a region with seas to the West and further to the South they then followed the second coast east, all the way to the Spine of the World, where they lost the Doorway ter'angreal the Mayeners later found, and then travelled north up to the area of Cairhien and took the Jendai pass into the Waste.
If the area is identified correctly, a great city of the AOL, Comelle, used to stand west of this region, before it seemingly sank into what is now the Aryth Ocean during the Breaking a parallel to Atlantis?
In the years of the Compact of the Ten Nations, the northernmost territory of Arad Doman belonged to the nation of Jaramide, which covered most of Saldaea and down to the river Dhagon. The nation was ruled by the High Queen Egoridin. With exception of the capital Deranbar, on the site of Maradon in Saldaea, and Allorallen, on the site of Bandar Eban, we do not know the locations of the three other cities of Jaramide still known: Nashebar, Barsine and Canaire'somelle.
All those cities were destroyed. Allorallen may not have been Ogier-built — at least Elder Haman did not seem to locate a Waygate there or inscribe the ancient name of the city, for Rand in Lord of Chaos. Of potential interest, given Jordan's love of repeating historical patterns and the fact both Lan and Rand are now in this area, the fall of the unlocated city of Barsine is the event that marked the beginning of the Trolloc Wars.
The heart and south of what is now Arad Doman, with Almoth plain and a part of Tarabon, however, belonged to the nation of Safer, against which Manetheren fought many wars. The capital of Safer, Iman, stood at the present location of the Domani city of Katar. The city of Miereallen stood at the site of Falme. A third city, Shainrahien, was situated at an unknown location, though its Old Tongue name suggests it was in one of the hilly areas, and the hills at the end of the bay below Toman Head is a possible location there are other areas with large hills on the Plain, however.
Another possible interpretation of the OT name as we do not known enough about the order of words and the grammar to be sure would link it not to hills but to the setting sun. These cities of Safer were all destroyed in the Trolloc Wars. The capital city of Iman was Ogier-built and had a Waygate still existing near Katar. Little of the History of Safer is known: before the Trolloc Wars, King Aedomon of Safer destroyed the forces of Buiryn of Manetheren at Midean's Ford unknown location, possibly near the source of the river Eldar in a series of wars between the two nations.
According to Mat, years later Aedomon died at the hands of a young Manetheren boy with a spear. During the Free Years, after the Trolloc Wars had ended, the north-west area of the territory all that is below the river Akuum became the nation of Darmovan.
Again, fairly little of its history is known, though it is famous as the nation in which Guaire Amalasan, an educated man with great knowledge of the Karaethon Cycle, falsely proclaimed himself the Dragon Reborn in FY , as a black plague scourged the land from East to West, adopting as his banner the ancient Symbol of Aes Sedai on Blue later copied by Logain.
Within a year, he had proclaimed himself ruler of Darmovan and had seized the nation of Elan Dapor southwestern Almoth Plain and Balasun Tarabon.
By FY as he advanced and conquered the southwest, every nation had sent armies and generals against Amalasan in what became known as the War of the Second Dragon, a testimony to Amalasan's importance as False Dragon, that he was considered 'the second Dragon' after the Kinslayer including the man that would eventually be his nemesis: Artur Paendrag Tanreall of Shandalle.
The north-east of Arad Doman during the Free Years, and an coastal area north of it — including the region of Bander Eban, formed the nation of Abayan.
The eastern triangular area between the Dhagon and the Akuum formed the nation of Oman-Dashar. Very little is known about the rise of the nation of Arad Doman in the New Era, though like the other current nations, it must have emerged during or shortly after the War of Hundred Years The capital Bandar Eban itself was built on the site of a city destroyed during the War.
The name of this earlier city is, according to Moiraine, a matter of speculation even for historians.
Three names are known by them, but not us! Considering that this site stood at the border between Darmovan and Abayan, two of those names may have belonged to twin cities on each bank of the Dhagon. For the last three hundred years, the nations of Arad Doman and Tarabon have laid rival claims to the territory, resources and population of Almoth Plain and Toman Head. The diplomatic struggle lead to five Treaties of Falme, the last of which was negotiated and signed in NE under the guidance of the Grey Sister Merana Ambrey, but it failed almost immediately.
It is still unknown why control of Almoth Plain is so important to both nations. The nations of the Westlands are under populated and not lacking room.
It may have to do with the resources of the Mountains of Mist. Faile will get reports of gold, silver and iron found by surveying the mountains beyond Emond's Field. More likely, it has to do with trade routes: Arad Doman and Tarabon are merchant cities and both are major centres of Sea Folk trade.
Almoth would give Arad Doman or Tarabon better access to the central and northern heartland, and let them control taxes on goods exported through the passes. In NE, the conflict finally led for the first time to open war between Arad Doman and Tarabon, in the midst of which the Seanchan Forerunners landed on Toman Head and along the coastline, seizing Falme and killing harshly one by one the members of the Watchers Over The Waves for obscure reasons related to 'not having watched for the right thing'.
Though the details were never explained, it seems likely the Watchers failed to recognized the Seanchan as Hawkwing's returning armies, perhaps refused to swear the Oaths or accused them of being impostors. Arad Doman became involved in the conflict, forces by Ituralde fought to push the Seanchan back on Almoth, giving the great captain insight on Seanchan military tactics and strategies. In the early winter NE, following the events of Falme concluding The Great Hunt and that proclaimed Rand al'Thor as the Dragon Reborn and pushed back the Seanchan to the sea and forced them to regroup and consolidate their forces at Cantorin, groups of scattered Dragonsworn sprouted all along the West Coast, from Arad Doman to Tarabon and on Almoth Plain.
The situation rapidly degenerated into chaos and madness during the winter, while the conflict over the plain continued and civil wars erupted in both Arad Doman and Tarabon.
It is still unknown what role Graendal, who placed herself in a country palace of Arad Doman as 'Lady Basene' - and Moghedien who went to Tanchico, played early on in the Dragonsworn crisis and the civil war. According to a comment by Asmodean, Graendal was around before the situation degenerated - Asmodean even foolishly believed Graendal cared too much for her comforts and would have left the area.
It is also quite possible Ishamael played a role, creating or infiltrating groups of Dragonsworn to lure Rand out of his hiding place and kill him - as Moiraine pointed out in The Dragon Reborn, young men vaguely matching his description were murdered by Grey Men on the Plain.
Whatever her speculative early role, it is known that Graendal has since worsened the conflict very badly, kidnapping several members of the Domani nobility including members of the Domani royal line and making King Alsalam 'vanish', compelling numerous leaders of the Dragonsworn and Domani Lords and giving conflicting orders that prevented Lord Ituralde from restoring order. As the war erupted between Tarabon and Arad Doman, Lord Commander Pedron Niall of the Children of the Light conceived a plan to secure Almoth Plain and resurrect the sovereign nation of Almoth as a puppet state under the control of the Children of the Light, a first step in creating an empire for the Children in the West.
His plans, put in the hands of the Inquisitor of the Hand of the Light Jaichim Carridin came to naught: a darkfriend, Carridin had conflicting orders from Ba'alzamon, including keeping the landing of the Seanchan and what was beginning in Arad Doman secret from Amador. Lord Commander Geofram Bornhald who brought his legion to the plain, was appalled by the methods and actions of the Questioners and, intercepting rumors of the Seanchan, he managed to fool Carridin and bring a large group of soldiers all the way over Toman Head to Falme, where he launched a suicidal attack against the Seanchan and perished with his troops in the Battle of Falme.
After the failure, Niall ordered Carridin to keep Rand and the Dragonsworn crisis alive on Almoth Plain, in an effort to paint the Children as the only saviours and unite the area behind his leadership. Carridin had conflicting orders to find and kill Rand from the Shadow. These plans of Niall also came to naught, and he then turned his eyes and his spreading of chaos using proxies and provocateurs to the East.
As the crisis worsened and trade ground to an halt, the eyes-and-ears of the Tower in the region became increasingly vague in their reports or went completely silent.
While most of this is no doubt the result of war and chaos, it may also have to do with Graendal's visit to the Head of the Black Ajah and by then Elaida's Keeper Alviarin.
The purpose and timing of this visit were never given, but it's conceivable Graendal ordered Alviarin to keep Aes Sedai out of the country, and keep too detailed reports from reaching Elaida's hands. More recent developments: The plans of Rodel Ituralde In the late autumn of NE, Rodel Ituralde managed to vanish and go hide from the King's orders near Coron Ford unknown location in Arad Doman, but perhaps in the south-east, near the Akuum after receiving orders from Alsalam to attack the Seanchan orders actually coming from Graendal, who meant Ituralde to believe the Shadow had an interest in stopping those orders from reaching him.
Ituralde has not made the connection desired by Graendal between Seanchan and Shadow, brushing this confusing aspect off. This may resurface, if he ever meets Rand. This happened in early spring NE, Ituralde and a small group of his personal retainers accompanied the Taraboners. A series of successful raids followed. Rakens from Amadicia and Altara were committed to this venture. Ituralde's small group of Domani then headed northwest at all speed, pursued by General Turan's forces, leading them all the way north-west on Almoth plain to the mountains on the south coast of Arad Doman, where his first trap sprung.
As he infiltrated Tarabon, Ituralde had left orders to the Domani lords of all allegiances to assemble the forces of Arad Doman and hide in the mountains on the south-coast.
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward—-wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders—-his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself. As with the previous three titles in the Wheel of Time series, this prologue from Robert Jordan's The Gathering Storm, completed by Brandon Sanderson, is available for sale before the book's official release date October 27, Ty rated it it was amazing Aug 04, Jan rated it it was amazing May 11, Monica rated it it was amazing Apr 29, Jesse rated it really liked it Dec 31, Pete rated it liked it Sep 16, Christian Ward rated it really liked it May 10, Gregory rated it it was amazing Jan 27, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
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He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the United States Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week.
He lived with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor currently with Tor Books; she was also Jordan's editor in a house built in Responding to queries on the similarity of some of the concepts in his Wheel of Time books with Freemasonry concepts, Jordan admitted that he was a Freemason.
However, "like his father and grandfather," he preferred not to advertise, possibly because of the negative propaganda against Freemasonry. In his own words, "no man in this country should feel in danger because of his beliefs. He later posted on his Dragonmount blog to encourage his fans not to worry about him and that he intended to have a long and fully creative life.
Jordan was enrolled in a study using the drug Revlimid just approved for multiple myeloma but not yet tested on primary amyloidosis.
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