Stedding

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Stedding are havens for their inhabitants, the Ogier. Ogier who remain outside the stedding too long usually die of the Longing.

Contents 1 Characteristics 2 History 2.1 Seanchan 3 List of Stedding 3.1 The Spine of The world 3.2 Kinslayer's Dagger 3.3 Between the Dragonwall and the River Erinin 3.4 The Borderlands 3.5 Black Hills 3.6 Forests north of River Ivo 3.7 Mountains north of the River Dhagon 3.8 Mountians of Mist 3.9 The Shadow Coast

[edit] Characteristics

An Ogier stedding is a beautiful place. An aura of peace seems to surround you and all feels well. The stedding also has another important characteristic, it blocks access to the True Source for Channelers. Wells, however, can be used inside Far Madding, which is similar to a stedding, so it may not entirely prevent the One Power from being used.

Stedding are also inaccessible from Tel'aran'rhiod, the World of Dreams.

[edit] History

In the Age of Legends the Ogier had their steddings but they were not bound to them as they are now. During the Breaking of the World, after the War of Power, the stedding was lost to the Ogier, and the longing took them. An Ogier will now sicken and die if he is too long from the stedding.

[edit] Seanchan

The Ogier gardeners from Seanchan have taken a much different path from their brethren the Westland. It is unknown how the breaking affected them.

[edit] List of Stedding

The average population of a Stedding is thought to be around six thousand Ogier, although this number is not thought to be very accurate. There are currently forty-one populated steddings.

[edit] The Spine of The world

• Stedding Cantoine
• Stedding Qichen
• Stedding Sanshen
• Stedding Handu
• Stedding Chanti
• Stedding Lantoine
• Stedding Yongen
• Stedding Mashon
• Stedding Sintiang
• Stedding Taijing
• Stedding Kolomon
• Stedding Daiting
• Stedding Shangtai

[edit] Kinslayer's Dagger

• Stedding Yontiang

[edit] Between the Dragonwall and the River Erinin

• Stedding Nurshang
• Stedding Tsofu
• Stedding Cantoino
• Stedding Jenshin

[edit] The Borderlands

• In Saldea
  • Stedding Chosium
  • Stedding Jongai
  • Stedding Saishen
• In Kandor
  • Stedding Chiantal
• In Arafel
  • Stedding Shanjing (not to be confused with Stedding Shajin)
  • Stedding Tanhal
• In Shienar
  • Stedding Sholoon

[edit] Black Hills

• Stedding Feindu
• Stedding Shajin (not to be confused with Stedding Shanjing)
• Stedding Jentoine

[edit] Forests north of River Ivo

• Stedding Shamendar
• Stedding Taishin
• Stedding Leitiang
• Stedding Tsochan

[edit] Mountains north of the River Dhagon

• Stedding Mintai
• Stedding Wenchen

[edit] Mountians of Mist

• Stedding Chinden
• Stedding Tsofan
• Stedding Yandar
• Stedding Madan
• Stedding Jinsiun
• Stedding Shangloon

[edit] The Shadow Coast

• Stedding Shadoon
• Stedding Mardoon