This article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time season 3, episode 1.The Wheel of Time’s premiere hints that a major character from the books is set to make her debut soon. Inspired by Robert Jordan’s phenomenal 14-book series (completed by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan’s sad passing),The Wheel of Timetells the story of the Dragon Reborn and his battle against the Dark One. The third season is based on two books,The Dragon RebornandThe Shadow Rising, and it’s made quite a few changes.
The season 3 premiere sends Rand al’Thor on a quest to the Aiel Waste, where he is destined to become leader of the People of the Dragon. But this isn’t Rand’s final destination; already there are whispers of thesword Callandor, a powerful sa’angreal that the Dragon Reborn must claim to fight in the Last Battle. That means Rand is ultimately headed to the city of Tear, where Callandor is kept - andit sounds as though he’s going to meet an ally there.
Wheel Of Time Hints Berelain Will Appear In The Wheel Of Time Season 3
The Wheel of Timeseason 3 sees Elayne promise Rand thatshe will prepare the way for him by sending a letter to a noblewoman from Tear.She doesn’t give a name to this noblewoman, but it seems like a pretty clear nod to the character of Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron, a key ally of Rand’s from the books. First of the city Mayene, she’s an aristocrat who is used to getting her own way, and she does indeed encounter Rand in Tear.
What Exactly Are Moghedien’s Assassins? Wheel Of Time’s Gray Men Explained
Courtesy of the season 3 premiere, Wheel of Time’s villains have a new minion in the form of the Gray Men, a concept pulled directly from the books.
Robert Jordan’s mammothWheel of Timeseries features so many characters, and thecast of Amazon’sWheel of Timeis similarly sprawling as a result. That means there’s been intense speculation that characters and arcs will be cut; already there are signs that season 3 will streamline Rand’s own narrative, and there had been speculation Berelain would be cut.Elayne’s comment seems like a hint Berelain is going to turn up toward the end of the season after all.
Berelain Will Likely Be A Powerful Ally To Rand In The Wheel Of Time’s Future
Berelain’s bloodline is bound to the Dragon Reborn in the books, andshe became one of Rand’s most important allies. Rand even named her steward of the city of Cairhien after it was devastated by the Dark One’s forces, although she often had her own agenda. She’ll also add yet another degree of soap opera to the story; Berelain counts seduction as one of her foremost abilities, and she winds up in a love triangle with Perrin and Faile. It wouldn’t be a surprise to seeWheel of Timefollow this same arc.
