Grace Sedai

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🎬 Wheel of Time reader, fan & creator 🎨 Artist & analyzer of geekery things 🤎 Sociology & research nerd 💙 Ally for democracy, justice & rights 🐶 Double dog mom / disabled dog mom 🌲 PNW dweller 🌶️ Chronically awesome (fibromyalgia, CPTSD, ADHD & anxiety)

Vertical split image of Zohran Mamdani and Egwene al’Vere with the word “aura” spray painted in orange across the lower half.
Three stills from the Wheel of Time S3 finale teaser: Mat Cauthon steps into a redstone twisted doorway ter’angreal, and dissolves away to smoke.
Faile at the end of the bloody Battle for Emond’s Field, her jaw tight with anger. She stands in the village square framed by her two Maidens, Bain and Chiad to her right and Maksim and Alanna to her left. The blood on her face isn’t just for show—she’s eager to get her hands dirty, and doesn’t have Perrin’s gentle streak.
“Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, had secretly always wanted to be hasty.” Loial in the Ways with a determined expression as a legion of Shadowspawn matches towards him.
5 freeze frames from Rand’s battle with Sammael, where he calls down a storm of lightning strikes. Black can be seen pouring through his weaves to indicate the level of corruption on saidin as he channels. Where each image meets, there is white all-caps text containing part of the Karaethon Cycle Prophecy: “Master of the lightnings, rider on the storm, wearer of a crown of swords, spinner out of fate.”
Wheel of Time S3E1 — After Lanfear’s attack, Rand holds saidin, getting swept away in its raw power as the tainted weaves overtake his flames. He is wrestling with the addictive euphoria when Egwene cries for him to let go, once and then twice. After a brief struggle, he releases the One Power.
Min, Mat and Elayne (and Nynaeve in a separate image) walk through the dangerous streets of Tanchico. They are disguised in Taraboner clothes, with their faces veiled to follow custom and hide their identities. The markets are filled with merchants selling all manner of wares, including Illuminators selling fireworks.
Elaida Sedai stares down the Amyrlin in the Hall. She’s wearing a deep red gown with grand gold earrings and a large jeweled necklace. Her sight smile is calculating and determined.
Sevanna, Wise One of the Shaido Aiel, in the rocky deserts of the Aiel Waste. An elaborate headpiece frames her face, and she’s littered with as much jewelry as she can carry. Her black dress is how you know she’s Shaido.
Reply comment by @wanderingsylph regarding Egwene’s Accepted Test necklace: “@bs_cal it's an opal, a rainbow gem which is the national gemstone of Australia. Madeline is Aboriginal Australian. The rainbow necklace is also a nod to how the Amyrlin seat wears a stole that contains all colours in the books because the Amyrlin is meant to represent all Ajahs. Finally the stone has a ‘vein of gold’ running through it, which is a reference to one of the most beautiful scenes in the later book series. A LOT of symbolism in just one necklace.”
Madeleine Madden as Egwene al’Vere during her Accepted Test. She poses on the rocky banks of a blue-green river, lush mountains rising on the far beach. She wears a Two Rivers braid and a gold Aes Sedai ring overtop her riding gloves.
Moiraine Damodred surrounded by the rocky peaks of the Spine of the World. In the harsh sun of the Three-Fold Land, she wears a wide-brimmed straw hat and a pale rose blouse.
Three stills from the same scene sit stacked on top of each other in order of appearance. In each one, the same White Sister can be seen calmly watching chaos, her hands folded before her. In white letters atop the images reads, “who’s the coldest…” In the first image, Alviarin can be seen turning to watch Alanna in the hallway. In the second, she enters the Hall with the other Sitters of her Ajah. In the third, she sits quietly observing Liandrin’s trial with an almost two-serene expression.
Callum Kerr as Galad Damodred, sparring with his brother Gawyn in Season 3. A shirtless, arrogant young man in white taunts his opponent in the Warder’s yard. An adoring crowd of novices, Accepted and Aes Sedai clap as they spectate.
A grid of six poster images from the Aiel Arc of Wheel of Time Season 3. In the center, a group image with Moiraine at the center, Rand and Lan behind her, and Egwene and Aviendha behind them. The Rings of Rhuidean can be seen intertwining in the background. The other five individual posters are of Rand (top), Egwene (left), Aviendha (right), Moiraine (bottom left) and Lan (bottom right).
Josha Stradowski as Rand al’Thor with the text “The Wheel of Time” and where/when Season 3 drops (March 13 on Prime). Surrounded by the dunes of the Three-Fold Land, Rand looks suspiciously over his shoulder with his fists balled tight. His image is slowly disintegrating into sand on the winds of Time as he discovers his ancestral Aiel roots.
Two Aes Sedai Sitters dressed in red, Galina (Clare Dunne) and Tsutama (Diêm Camille), speak with Liandrin.
On a rocky overlook in the Three-Fold Land, the Aiel lead Rand, Moiraine, Lan and Egwene to Rhuidean, their holy city. The Wise Ones are adorned with jewelry, the warriors all carry spears, but the man leading out front next to Rand is Clan Chief Rhuarc.
Still image of Liandrin linking with the other Black Ajah Sitters to overpower the Amyrlin in the Wheel of Time S3 cold open. Liandrin is dressed in red and black with blood smeared over her face in a joker smile as fiery weaves of the surround her. White text at the bottom reads “Liandrin’s Black Sisters”.
Three images stacked on top of each other: The top and bottom are stills from Mat’s latest teaser as he smirks and shares a drink in Tar Valon. The middle image is ALLEGEDLY Luigi Mangione flirting with a NY barista.
Rand stands strong against the skies of Falme in his blue and gold Cairhien coat, his face smudged with ash and dirt from the battle.
Portrait photo of Callum Kerr, the newly announced casting for Galad Trakand/Damodred of the Wheel of Time Season 3. There’s a solid beige background and in chalk graffiti letters in the middle of the image of reads, “SMASH.”
Shohreh Aghdashloo’s cast announcement for Elaida in the Wheel of Time. Yellow text sits atop a portrait shot of Shohreh. Large white text across the middle reads: “IF WE CAN DO THIS…”
(1/2) A series of Wheel of Time Season 2 clips of four central characters: Siuan, Thom, Moiraine & Perrin. In white text reads a quote from Rand’s speech at Tarmon Gai’don, explaining it was never just about him, it was about them all.
(2/2) A series of Wheel of Time Season 2 clips of four central characters: Nynaeve, Mat, Egwene & Lan. In white text reads a quote from Rand’s speech at Tarmon Gai’don, explaining it was never just about him, it was about them all.
3 horizontally sliced images from the Season 3 teaser trailer. Top: A battle with Alanna in the streets of Tar Valon, Liandrin is bloodied and singed black from the battle. Middle: Liandrin (and another recognizable face) at the Black Sister Social. Bottom: Moghedien making sure the Red-turned-Black Sister remembers her place.
3 split images of Moraine from the S3 teaser trailer. The top and bottom image are her freezing and spinning in a foggy darkness. In the middle, Moraine is focused on the White Tower from the streets of Tar Valon.
Headline text reads “Trump’s transition team will require ’loyalty’ if people want to work in possible White House return”, referencing the president elect’s unprecedented insistence on a “loyalty pledge.”
9 headshot portraits of Iranian-American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo wearing red, a tie-in to her latest role in Wheel of Time as Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan of the Red Ajah Aes Sedai.
All of the Red Ajah clips from the Wheel of Time Season 3 teaser trailer (includes spoilers). 1) Liandrin and Alanna battle in the streets of Tar Valon 2) Liandrin unveiling at the Black Sister social 3) Liandrin getting stared down by Moghedien 4) a Red Sister on the Amyrlin Seat with a White Keeper by her side
Two clips from the S3 teaser trailer. One of Elayne putting on a crown and one of a woman who looks unsettling like her. That this is the most debated clip tickles me.
3 Liandrin clips from the Wheel of Time Season 3 teaser trailer. The first is a battle between Alanna and Liandrin in the streets of Tar Valon, with the Red bloodied and burned. The second is Liandrin surrounded by Black Sisters as she removes her full veil to show a shocked expression. Pay close attention to the faces around her. The third is Moghedien staring down Liandrin, in a show of dominance.
A splice of scenes from Wheel of Time Season 1 and 2, before and after Mat’s actor swap. In both, Mat is gambling and tossing dice, first in the Two Rivers and then in Cairhien. To help bridge the casting change, Dónal Finn repeats Barney Harris’ first line from S1. Rand hears Mat’s words from the crowd and immediately recognizes them, seeking out his friend to embrace him. He is the first of the Emond’s Fielders to see and accept this new Mat as the old one, adding a bit of a 4th wall break. Layered beneath the video is Mat’s namesake theme, by Lorne Balfe.
A portrait of novice Nynaeve from Season 2 looking straight to camera with a concerned but defiant gaze. The text for Lorne Balfe’s unofficial Old Tongue lyrics for Nynaeve’s theme sit atop the image.
Season 1 poster for Wheel of Time featuring Moiraine stepping into a crumbling Waygate.The wind whips at her deep blue cloak and curling brown hair as she looks back over her shoulder. The stormy skies through the columns form a vague Aes Sedai symbol while golden weaves overtake the foreground. The Wheel of Time logo and serpent is centered at the top, the release date (Nov 2021) is displayed at the bottom beside the Prime Video logo.
A blue sky above a stretch of dunes and desolate sand, Aiel spears stick out of the ground in a circle, and at the center is Rand and Aviendha. She has her face tucked against his shoulder as he carries her, her hand lovingly holding his. She has her Wise Ones skirts and blouse and her hair down, marking her as a channeler. At the top is a Vulture quote: “The Wheel of Time is blazing a new path for fantasy on television.”
Me (auburn hair, thick-rim nerd glasses, navy bomber jacket) holding and kissing a young white earless, hornless goat in his barn. Taking advantage of some animal therapy—but don’t worry, it was consensual. These kids love to cuddle.
Robert Jordan’s Wheel and Serpent symbol with a quote from Lanfear in each infinity loop “You were mine, and you are mine.” A band of silver stars and moon phases replaces the Wheel and in the center is a skull with a silver crescent moon branded into the forehead.
9 image grid: Center image is a blend of Wheel of Time and Game of Thrones title cards to read “The Wheel of Thrones.” The other images contain four actors and their characters from each fandom: Michael McElhatton (Lord Bolton & Tam al’Thor), Julian Lewis Jones (Bayle Domon & Boremund Baratheon), Will Tudor (Barthanes Damodred & Olyvar), and Kae Alexander (Leaf & Min Farshaw).
Frenchie Olver, being brave and adventurous and curious on a hike in his stroller, Bela. His ears are so big, they flip backwards. Trees and blue sky can be seen in the background.
Vertical split image of Rosamund. On the left, a serious Moraine Sedai with the text “There’s Moraine…”. On the right, Rosamund striking an unserious pose with a crown of colorful flowers and the text “…and then there’s Rosamund.”
Me (pale female with curly auburn hair and black frame glasses) flipping through Lord of Chaos with my red Dragon Reborn chapter icon bookmark. There’s northwest greenery in the background that contrasts with my purple scarf and black-and-white patterned coat.
A white paper with blue watercolor splotches and black script. The text is Moiraine’s opening monologue (“The world is broken…”) and beneath it in all caps: Moiraine Damodred of the Blue Ajah. At the top framed by a couple of paper flowers is Robert Jordan’s ancient Aes Sedai symbol.
Fan art of Min Farshaw with short, dark and curly hair and a knowing smirk. She’s surrounded by a partially blurred collection of viewings and the corresponding character chapter icon. Across her eyes is a blue banner that reads “Truthspeaker,” her Seanchan title. Beneath her, script reads “The Pattern has a great deal to answer for. I don’t think any man is worth this.”
A blue and tan French Bulldog (Olver) lies on his side while his new little brother, a blue pied merle Frenchie (Loial), snuggles on top.
Half of the imagine is a disheveled Moiraine in the Blight looking wary, the other half is a smug Lanfear disguised as Selene in Cairhien.
Amyrlin Siuan Sanche in full regalia with bold text that reads “In this world…”
Rand al’Thor wrapped in weaves of fire and blackness with red text that reads “The Dragon”
A curly-haired woman with a teal sweatshirt and brown boots (me), draws down by the river surrounded by evergreen trees.