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Angreal are objects that allow a channeler to safely draw more of the One Power than she normally can. In addition to increasing how much power she can hold, an angreal acts as a buffer to help prevent overdrawing. Angreal are specific to either Saidar or Saidin. If one can be used by a woman, then it will be useless to a man and vice versa. The angreal provided in the guild equipment are entirely OOC. If one would like information on acquiring an IC angreal, she should speak to the IMM GL for the current policies and status of items of the Power.
In order to use an angreal, a woman would embrace almost as normal, except that she would draw Saidar through the angreal instead of directly. In the books, it is never really described more clearly than this. In roleplay, this is incredibly simple. An example:
Jane holds the small heartstone rose in the palm of her hand and embraces the One Power, drawing Saidar through the rose. The golden glow springs up immediately around her, much brighter than usual as she holds well more Power than she can unaided.
Identifying angreal is not complex. If a woman trained in channeling touches a female angreal, she will instantly know its nature. There is no known way for her to identify a male angreal, however.
Sa'angreal are similar to angreal, but much more powerful. A Sa'angreal would allow a woman to hold as much more power than an angreal as an angreal would allow her to hold over being unaided. They are used in exactly the same manner.
Instead of aiding a channeler in using the Power, ter'angreal are designed to perform specific tasks. Some of them work only for men, some only for women, some for both, and some do not require channeling ability at all. An incredibly wide range of functions can be performed with ter'angreal. This causes it to be extremely dangerous to tinker with one if its function is not understood. Women have been injured, stilled or even killed by experimenting on strange ter'angreal.
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