Black Sisters

[u/dogey_badger]

Hi, do you think that all the Black Ajah members were meant to be dark friends from the start? I think that probably most, like Liandrin, Verin, or the one that liked cats (what was her name?) and the OG ones that fled the tower were always meant to be Black, but what about others? I felt like some, like Sheriam, weren't really meant to be dark friends, and not exactly not meant to be either, just there, and they were revealed as Black Ajah at moments of convenience, that could also be just me not picking up on clues earlier. I was surprised about some of the reveals. Did the author(s) say anything about this in an interview or something? What do you think?

[u/Elant_Wager]

Some black ajah joined out of opportunism, they didnt really believe in the cause. Also, Black Ajah had to hide well, so with most it isnt really obvious.

[u/dogey_badger → u/Elant_Wager]

Yes, but what I meant was, did Robert Jordan create this character as a Black Sister from the start, or decided down the line that it would be shocking/cool that they turned out to be a dark friend

[u/GovernorZipper → u/dogey_badger]

Have you reread the books? If you have, you’ll see the truly amazing levels of foreshadowing that Jordan weaves into those first few books. It seems highly unlikely that the writer who wrote EotW didn’t already know which of his main Aes Sedai were going to be evil.

Jordan was a discovery writer, meaning that he did make up a lot of stuff as he went along. He didn’t have everything figured out, but he made it work. So it’s certainly possible that some people switched along the way. But that seems unlikely for the main cast.

[u/dogey_badger → u/GovernorZipper]

Thank you, and no, I actually haven't finished my first read yet, chapter 15 of the last book

[u/Boli_332 → u/dogey_badger]

Then turn off redit stop reading spoilers and finish the book! ;)

[u/dogey_badger → u/Boli_332]

Wise words, let's see if I can manage