Angreal

     Aes Sedai often bemoan the fact that so much knowledge has been lost since the Age of Legends.  What once was commonplace is now unheard of.  But more than knowledge was lost during the Breaking of the World - many angreal have been lost over time.

     Angreal increase the amount of the One Power that an Aes Sedai can channel.  Some angreal are quite small,

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almost appearing to have been made as gifts, while others give the user more substantial gains.

     Again illustrating the differences between saidar and saidin, the angreal which work for men do nothing for women and vice versa.  A woman holding an angreal attuned to a woman feels a sort of warmth from the angreal.  The same woman holding a male angreal will feel nothing.

     Angreal are not to be confused with ter’angreal, which were created to use the Power in a specific manner.  While rare, angreal are not as rare as the even more powerful sa’angreal , which are virtually unheard of.  Angreal are extremely valuable, and the White Tower is extremely careful about who uses them and where they are at all times.

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