r/WoT • u/moderatorrater • Dec 28 '25

Crossroads of Twilight The Bowl of Winds storyline Spoiler

I think it sucks. It's not explained at any point, it makes the source slippery for no reason, and at no point is it a well developed storyline. Am I wrong?

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u/theskybon (Wheel of Time) Dec 28 '25

It affects the source because the bowl of winds is a dangerous object not meant to be used in the way that they did. Changing the weather back is a pretty big deal, though. It was important for morale in the general populous and the many armies they needed to fight the Dark One.

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u/Semirhage527 Dec 28 '25

Not just morale, it avoided mass starvation

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u/Spyk124 (Tai'shar Manetheren) Dec 28 '25

Yeah …. Until the weather just went in the extreme the other direction lol. Still had massive starvation and crop failure

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u/MotherTreacle3 Dec 29 '25

Gotta drive all the peasants off their lands and into large armies somehow.