HeroAndros

Absolutely fake, just another tool to make them depedant on the Forsaken. Given the limitation of needing to know where you are a ter'angreal for gateways is exceptionally difficult. Even if you made it stationary - like the portal stones - you still have things in that area changing over time.

I think this goes a long way towards actually fulfilling the self proclaimed goal of the Tower, and even the individual Ajah's. It's very difficult to be of any real help - medical, legal, or even military - when everyone has to come to you first.

*grins at Lily* For the record, I never once said those words out loud... And as for being prim and proper...I do suppose that's a matter of opinion.

I feel there really needs a mandatory "PG-13" only. *eyes a few of you knowingly* Just incase...

As I recall, and I just finished a re-read last year, stilling breaks the bond as thoroughly as the Sister being killed. While Siuan and Leanne's warders were going to be killed anyway I believe there was some small mention of them going beserk after the stilling.

I think Samt has a good point. There is a limitation in the coins, or even a bond, that only gives a general direction but perhaps there is some way to better track those locations. The gateways are stationary things, and I believe it was even mentioned in the books that trying to make one on like a boat is just bad news. Further you have the fact that only one known channeler is able to adjust the size of the gateways, and while perhaps this is a Talent that develops further in the 4th age so that others could at the last we knew creating something that small is very restricted. However I could see something like a public Gateway phone booth. You could have a few Kin, retired Aes Sedai, or even Asha'man, take up residence in an area and offer the ability not only to contact people in other towns but even provide the ability to Travel there. Since they are only loosely affialiated with the Towers there shouldn't be too much issue charging a small fee to do so. It folds nicely in with the eyes and ears networks, and keeps all of the Channelers far more aware of what is actually going on in the world outside of the major cities.