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In the story, Tar Valon was created by Ogier. To quote the author directly, "The wheel of time turns around Tar Valon, and Tar Valon turns around the Tower." Many Kings and Queens bow before the power that Tar Valon holds.
Tar Valon is the home to the Aes Sedai. Young girls who have the gift of Channeling the One Power are sent there as apprentices.
The Way Gates are the entances to a system of passages that allow speedy passage through the world.
The Way's Were created outside of time and space as it exists in the world of the Wheel of Time. They were 'grown' so that the Ogier could bypass the lands of men as they travelled from Stedding to Stedding, or to the Ogier Groves in the great cities.
They were created by Some of the Male Aes Sedai that took shelter in the Stedding During 'The Breaking' so they could avoid 'The Taint'. The Ways allow those who know the secret of traveling them to cover great distances in very short periods of time.
Once the Ways were bright and sunny with great beauty (in nature) along them, however they have become corrupted and are no longer safe to travel. The 'Black wind' (Machin'shin) now roams the Ways in darkness hunting unwary travelers.
Way Gates are the Entrances to the ways. They are grown using the 'Talisman of Growing' currently in the keeping of the Ogier Elders.
The Ways are believed to have been created based on the study of 'Portal Stones'.Tar Valon
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