Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb, The Seekers of the Wind, is one of the four Warder companies we have on TarValon.Net. What better day to start their takeover week than on April 1st? 🦊
Before swearing to the Shadow Sammael was known as Tel Janin Aellinsar, a world-renowned sportsman, excelling in a number of events, including archery, and a bloodless competition with swords. In this sport he was world champion. Reportedly he was a friend of Lews Therin Telamon, before the War of Power.
After Dumai's Well Rand sees enemies everywhere. With Darkfriends and Black Ajah hiding in plain sight it's not easy for our heroes to know who to trust. On top of that there are plenty who follow the Light but still want to hurt the Dragon.
How do you think the huge number of threats and enemies in the series was handled?
A Sketchy Proposal, Or How Fans Hide In Plain Sight: Lauren Orsini recalls a sketchy-sounding partnership pitch, and how it played into the fact that most people don't realize that anime fans are pretty much everywhere, in all age groups, even those beyond the typical 18-25 demographic.
Looking Back at Anime-Zine with Robert Fenelon - Red Bard talks with founding fan and head of early anime magazine Anime-Zine about his experiences in fandom, his work in the anime community, and more.
It should hardly comes as a surprise that Browns love to read. Here are our top book recs for you!
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb
Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen
The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones
Like most others on TarValon.Net we Browns love our pets. And no wonder as our cats and puppies are adorable. We also love seeing all the cute pets out there so share a pic of your own with us!
Meet Ferdinand, the Curious Dust Bunny!
As the mascot of the Brown Ajah Ferdinand has travelled the world with different Brown Siblings for at least 15 years!
Every Brown Sibling receives a Brown journal from another Brown as well as a shawl. The journal is used when meeting other Browns and is one of my favourite traditions!
Come join the Brown Ajah in our Discord this week as we host our first ever open chat!
Members can reach out to Arella or any Brown Sibling for the link. See you there!
Background is in the colours of the Brown ajah; a light and a darker brown. The Brown ajah's logo is in the centre of the image. It has the brown tree on a circle surrounded by petals. Text reads: Social media takeover! The Brown Ajah.
This week we will focus on the Brown Ajah of TarValon.Net, which is also my ajah! Like the Brown ajah in the books we are a curious bunch, always seeking knowledge.
Wheel of Time is a descriptive series where we learn a lot about the food and culture of the nations. For instance, the Domani eat using sursa (chopsticks) and peaches are famously poisonous. What's a WoT dish you would want to try?
Have you ever tried making something inspired by the books?
The ending of Lord of Chaos is phenomenal and it is even considered by many to be the best book ending of the series. It is also a pivotal moment for our heroes and the story. Was it your favourite part of LoC or do you have a different favourite moment?