Summary
The Wheel of Timeis a rich world with many different and interesting cultures.
The show has also been slowly introducing one of the most important cultures: the Aiel.
The Aiel are a people who live in the desert beyond the Spine of the World.
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So far in the show, we have seen three Aiel.
The most important visual cue to remember is the veil.
They are efficient killers, often seen as vicious, even though they are not dangerous when not veiled.
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In the middle of labor, she takes down countless soldiers.
The Aiel are known for their skilled fighting, but there is much more to them than just that.
Who Are the Aiel in ‘The Wheel of Time’?
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Just like we are familiar with the Aes Sedai and Wisdoms, the Aiel call them Wise Ones.
However, Wise Ones do not fight in battles like the women of the Westlands.
They train in different types of combat, from hand-to-hand, spears, and even bows.
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But they will never touch a sword.
Boiled down, it is a system of obligation toward someone for their actions toward you.
It can be anything something as simple as Perrin freeing Aviendha from the cage she was in.
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She now has toh, or a debt, to Perrin and must fulfill it.
(Well, maybe their humor is a bit different.)
New episodes ofThe Wheel of TimeSeason 2 premiere Fridays on Prime Video.
