Novice Weaves

The purpose of this document is to list some simple weaves or uses for the One Power that would be likely taught to Novices so that the guild can have standard examples of how these should be done. The list is not all inclusive. That would likely not be possible. It is a rough guideline of the things a Novice should learn before being raised to Accepted.

Harden Air: Flows of Air used to form a hard surface. This can be used for various things. Flows of air tightly woven into a hard disc can form a shield to deflect blows. The same type of barrier can be expanded out to form a wall. Offensively, hardened air can be formed into a club for use as a weapon. [Note: see the three oaths] It can also be formed into a switch or whip-like construct.

Jane channels flows of Air into a tightly spun disc. There is a slight shimmering in front of her as the air hardens just in time to deflect the incoming stone.

Bind: Bands of air can be used to immobilize a target or to hold objects in place. Combined with hardened air, it can be used to gag, blindfold or stop the ears of a target.

Jane channels out thick bands of Air, attempting to loop them around Joe and pin his arms to his sides.

Lift: This is the most common use for Air. It is similar to bind, except that once the target is "grabbed" it is then lifted. Weight directly affects difficulty. The heavier the target and the higher it is lifted, the more power is required. Lifting a person is difficult, although it is doable, especially by someone who is strong enough to gate. However, lifting them more than a couple of yards would be a herculean task unless the person is small or the channeler is of Forsaken caliber strength.

Jane wraps flows of Air tightly around the kettle. Slowly and carefully, she lifts it from the table, the glow of Saidar around her increasing in intensity as she begins to draw more deeply on the One Power.

Heat: Thin flows of Fire are woven into an object to heat it. Excellent for heating water for tea.

Jane channels thin threads of Fire, passing them through the kettle slowly and carefully until a thin stream of steam begins to rise from the spout.

Flame: A single thread of Fire is looped or twisted at the end to concentrate it and produce a visible flame.

Jane holds her hands cupped in front of her and channels a slender thread of Fire into the hollow formed by her fingers. She forms the thread into a loop and gradually increases the intensity of the flow until a small flame appears and flickers above her palms.

Ignite: A single flow of Fire is inserted into the target, causing it to burst into flames.

Jane adjusts her shawl more snugly about her shoulders and then focuses her attention on the fireplace. The glow of Saidar slowly envelopes her as she embraces the True Source. She spins out a thin thread of Fire into the heart of the largest piece of firewood. The thread thickens as she pours more strength into it until, after a moment, the log bursts into flames.

Warm Room: This is a complex web of fine threads of Fire used to warm the air. This weave should not be tied off and left unattended, lest it get out of hand and start a fire.

Jane's breath is visible in the chill air of her bedchamber as she concentrates on spinning out the fine tendrils of Fire until they reach all corners of the room. After just a few moments, the room is toasty warm. She releases the weave and finally slips out from beneath her heavy, down-filled comforter.

Shape Stone: Flows of Earth can be used to rearrange the composition of dirt, metal or stone in order to reshape it. Basically, it is sculpting using just the One Power. Size of the task affects the difficulty. Bending a sword blade would probably not be very hard, especially if you just make the metal soft and malleable in one small spot and then use flows of air for the actual bending. Rearranging a large boulder into a statue would be a good deal more difficult, and the One Power in no way guarantees artistic ability.

Jane studies the marble plaque, a frown of concentration marring her Aes Sedai serenity. She carefully weaves light flows of Earth into the stone, gradually smoothing away the inscription. In mere moments, Joe's engraved protestations of undying love are no more.

Delve Ores: Probing flows of earth are used to find and identify ores in the ground. The ability is very rare in women.

After several moments of carefully probing the closed box's contents with threads of Earth, Jane looks up and announces,'It contains a piece of coal, a copper farthing and a silver mark.'

Dry: Flows of water can be used to move moisture out of hair, clothing, etc. This is probably the most common use to which simple weaves of Water are put in the books.

Jane weaves threads of Water carefully through Joe's drenched clothing, drawing the moisture out and causing it to gather in a pool at his feet leaving his fancy, silk coat dry, but ruined.

Move Water: Flows of Water can be used to move liquid around. This is useful for gathering up a spill or stirring.

Jane channels flows of Water into the puddle, causing it to gather up into a quivering ball about the size of her head. Gently, she lifts it with a cradling web of Air and slowly moves it to the window where she releases it, allowing it to splash onto the ground below.

Create Water: Flows of water can be used to coax moisture from the air. The difficulty would be determined by how humid the air is and how much water one is attempting to create. This would not be terribly easy, even under ideal circumstances.

Jane concentrates and forms a web made of tendrils of Water, radiating to all corners of the room, but centered over her small tea cup. She uses the weave to gradually coax moisture from the air of the room, along the weave to the cup. After a few moments, droplets of water begin to fall from the center of the web into the cup, slowly filling it.

Ball of Light: Air is used to form the hollow shell or ball. A fine thread of Fire is then looped inside the shell to produce the light.

Jane holds her hands in front of her about a foot apart with the palms facing each other. She spins out a thread of Air and weaves it into a mesh-like ball in the middle of the space between her hands. Carefully, she inserts a thin filament of Fire into the hollow sphere and loops it, pulsing energy along the thread causing the entire construct to glow with a soft light.

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