Editing The Wheel of Time (section)

=== The One Power and the Aes Sedai ===
The series is set in the Third Age of a fantasy world in which the pattern of human existence is determined and maintained by the Wheel of Time, a cosmic embodiment of [[eternal return]]. The Wheel spins the Pattern of the Ages, manifest in both the physical world and human destiny, using the lives of men and women as its threads. Individuals with the power to influence and change the Pattern are called ''ta'veren''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-taveren-dragon-reborn-candidates-meaning-explained/|title=What Being ''Ta'veren'' Means in ''Wheel of Time''{{'s}} World|first=Charles Nicholas|last=Raymond|date=29 January 2022|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023084050/https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-taveren-dragon-reborn-candidates-meaning-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Wheel is rotated by a magical force called the One Power. The ability to access and wield the One Power is known as channeling, and only women can do this safely.<ref name="sr origin">{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-aes-sedai-origins-powers-explained/|title=''Wheel of Time'': Aes Sedai Explained (History, Origin, Powers & Members)|first=Faefyx|last=Collington|date=28 October 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=17 November 2023|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218024331/https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-aes-sedai-origins-powers-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref> Artifacts called ''angreal'' amplify the One Power, with ''sa'angreal'' being the most potent, and ''ter'angreal'' limited to specific functions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/wheel-of-time-season-2-terangreal/|title=What Is a ''Ter'angreal'' in ''The Wheel of Time''?|first=Kendall|last=Myers|date=27 September 2023|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=29 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929115228/https://collider.com/wheel-of-time-season-2-terangreal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A matriarchal order called the Aes Sedai, made up of female channelers, are both respected and feared across the world. Their stated goal is to use their skills to serve and protect humanity, but they are also preparing for the inevitable, prophesized return of a malevolent entity they call the [[Dark One (The Wheel of Time)|Dark One]].<ref name="sr origin"/><ref name="nerdist origin">{{Cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/wheel-of-time-magic-who-are-the-aes-sedai/|title=''The Wheel of Time''{{'s}} Aes Sedai, Explained|first=Amy|last=Ratcliffe|website=[[Nerdist]]|date=29 September 2023|access-date=17 November 2023|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102162636/https://nerdist.com/article/wheel-of-time-magic-who-are-the-aes-sedai/|url-status=live}}</ref> The leader of the Aes Sedai, known as the Amyrlin Seat, rules from the White Tower in the city of Tar Valon. The order is divided into seven disciplines, or Ajahs: the Blue Ajah are dedicated to the pursuit of justice and inevitably intrigue, possessing extensive spy networks; the Brown Ajah are dedicated to the preservation of knowledge and history; the Gray Ajah are dedicated to mediation and politics; the Green Ajah are warriors trained in battle and strategy; the Red Ajah monitor the use of the One Power by outsiders; the White Ajah are concerned with logic and truth; the Yellow Ajah are mistresses of healing; and a secret eighth faction, the Black Ajah, pose as members of other Ajahs but serve the Dark One. The few men born with the ability to channel ultimately go mad, so the Red Ajah hunt male channelers and "gentle" them, or cut them off permanently from the One Power, ever aware of the danger they represent. With the exception of the Red Ajah, the Aes Sedai each bond magically with a Warder, a male protector. The link bestows the Warder with heightened senses, strength, stamina and resistance to injury.<ref name="sr origin"/><ref name="nerdist origin"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-wheel-of-time-aes-sedai/|title=''The Wheel of Time'': Who Are the Aes Sedai?|first=Michael|last=Ahr|date=28 September 2021|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=17 November 2023|archive-date=2 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102213347/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-wheel-of-time-aes-sedai/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-aes-sedai-colors-robes-roles-differences/|title=''Wheel of Time''{{'s}} Aes Sedai Colors & Different Roles Explained|first1=Shawn S.|last1=Lealos|first2=Charles Nicholas|last2=Raymond|date=26 November 2021|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=17 November 2023|archive-date=27 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927013328/https://screenrant.com/wheel-time-aes-sedai-colors-robes-roles-differences/|url-status=live}}</ref>