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Prophecy on Tales of Ta'veren

As Tales of Ta'veren MUSH follows its own stories, it also has its own unique prophecies, including our own version of the Prophecies of the Dragon. Information on the prophecies available and the types of characters who have access to them is found below.

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NOTE: The prophecy discussed on this page all refers to the role-playing game Tales of Ta'veren, not the Wheel of Time novels themselves. Information on prophecy in the novels is available elsewhere.

Knowledge of Prophecies

The existence of prophecy is something that is widely known. Most people in the main world area know there is a collection of prophecy called the Prophecies of the Dragon, most Aiel know the Prophecy of Rhuidean exist, and most Sea Folk are aware of the Jendai Prophecy. Knowledge of the content of these prophecies is more limited, as noted under each prophecy type below.

The Prophecies of the Dragon

The Prophecies of the Dragon, also called the Karaethon Cycle, are a collection of prophecies related to the rise of a messianic figure who will be both the world's only hope in the Last Battle between the forces of Light and the forces of the Dark, and will also be the destroyer of the world as we know it.

The majority of people in the world have not read and would not want to read the Karaethon Cycle. To speak of it or own a copy is considered "dirty" in many communities, and is even banned in others, such as Tear. Some scholars do make a study of the Prophecies. Most Aes Sedai are at least passingly familiar with them, and some study them in greater depth. The Aiel and the Sea Folk, who have prophecies of their own, take little interest in the Prophecies of the Dragon. If it is appropriate for your character, you can read the Tales version of the Karaethon Cycle.

The Prophecy of Rhuidean

The Prophecy of Rhuidean is an Aiel prophecy. The exact prophecy is known only to the Chiefs and Wise Ones who have survived the trip through the columns at Rhuidean, although some general ideas of the prophecy have filtered down to the Aiel community as a whole.

The Tales version of the Prophecy of Rhuidean is not yet available, but will likely be consistent with the information in the novels.

The Jendai Prophecy

The Jendai Prophecy is a Sea Folk prophecy, and is available to all Sea Folk, but is rarely spoken of to outsiders. It speaks of the rise of a figure called the Coramoor.

The Tales version of the Jendai Prophecy is not yet available, but will likely be consistent with the information in the novels.

A traditional Sea Folk story, the Legend of the Jade Eye would be of note to most Sea Folk.

Dark Prophecies

Although it is not widely known, the forces of the Dark have prophecies of their own. On Tales these are collected into the Shadar'akh Grimoire. Only the highest-ranking Darkfriends have access to the complete Shadar'akh Grimoire, they choose to share individual prophecies from the Grimoire with lower-ranking Darkfriends at their discretion.

Prophecies from the Shadar'akh Grimoire are given out to high-ranking Darkfriends as they become available.

Prophetic Abilities

There are also individuals in the world who have prophetic abilities. How these abilities work and the level of knowledge about them is indicated below. Note that the visions seen by individuals indicate possible futures if all variables continue on their present paths. Unlike in the books, visions are not inevitable. This alteration is in place to accommodate the reality that things change in role-play.

Visions related to plots on the game are disseminated to seer characters by the administration and other plot runners. Individuals are welcome to create visions related to their characters or personal role-play to give to seer characters they meet in-game.

Foretellers: The Foretelling is a Talent possessed by certain channelers. As with most Talents, the number of channelers with this Talent had been dwindling over the past thousand years, but has recently seen a resurgence. The way the Foretelling manifests can vary with the individual - many receive Foretellings in words or poems, but there are other variations. Nynaeve in the books perceives future events as weather patterns, we have a character on the game who receives her Foretellings as images that she embroiders. Tower characters and anyone who has a strong IC reason for having much knowledge about the Tower and the abilities of Aes Sedai would be aware of the Foretelling ability.
Dreamers: The Dreaming is another Talent that manifests only in channelers. Until recent years when several of the new students at the Tower were discovered to be Dreamers, the Tower had not had a Dreamer in its midst for 400 years. Tower characters and anyone who has a strong IC reason for having much knowledge about the Tower and the abilities of Aes Sedai might be aware of the Dreaming ability. Note that on Tales Dreaming and Dreamwalking are two separate Talents, and Dreamwalkers do not have visions of the future.
Viewers: The Viewing ability manifests only in non-channelers, and is something that has only recently begun to be seen in the world. The only people who have any knowledge of it are Viewers themselves and those to whom they've chosen to reveal anything about their ability. It's not an ability the Tower has any knowledge of as yet, and there are no books on the subject, although there may be scraps of knowledge from the Age of Legends and other historical eras that might give some clues as to the existence of this Talent in the past.

Prophecy from the Books

As mentioned above, Tales of Ta'veren follows its own unique characters and storylines, so the prophecy discussed here has nothing to do with the prophecy and plots from the Wheel of Time novels. The following links are provided for those seeking information on the prophecy from the books.

Prophecies: Collected prophecies from the book sorted into various categories (Dark, Egwene's dreams, etc.).
The Wheel of Time Prophecy Page: Prophecies from the books sorted by book, with suggested interpretations. Includes all books but Lord of Chaos.
Index of Predictions and Interpretations: Prophecies from the first three novels, sorted by novel and including interpretations.