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The Aes
Sedai, and though them the White
Tower, have played a major role in almost every significant event in
recorded times.
The Aes Sedai, no doubt, suffered as much from the turmoil
of the breaking of the World as much as everyone else. Given the exceedingly long lifespan of Aes Sedai during the Age of Legends, it would
seem possible that at least some Aes Sedai who were alive at the beginning
of the Breaking would still be alive after. However, the increasingly
violent nature of the times, from the drilling to the beginning of the
War of the Shadow and finally the Breaking, suggest that no Aes Sedai had
survived the entire span, or just a portion of it. The one possible
exception may be the Aes Sedai who were involved in the building of
Rhuidean. Though little it likely to be learned from the Aiel because they
are generally closed mouthed when it comes to their history.
Almost nothing is known about the
organization of Aes Sedai during the Age of Legends, but it is generally accepted that ajah played an important part, even if it is not like
the present day Ajah. Ajah, in the Old Tongue, is defined as "an
informal and temporary group of people gathered together for a common
purpose or goal, or by a common set of beliefs." In the first centuries
after the Breaking, the nature of ajah or Ajah
changed.
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