The True Power Explanation Page (Wheel of Time)

==Introduction to the True Power==
The True Power is a similar energy to the One Power but its source is the Dark One rather than the True Source. Unlike the One Power, it is not split into male and female halves, and can be used by anyone that the Dark One grants access to, with one known exception (Rand al'Thor's unique link with Moridin allowed him to sense and draw the True Power via Moridin's access to it).
The True Power functions similarly to the One Power, and both male and female users can use it to perform all the weaves they normally use the One Power for, but on a more potent level. However, there are some key differences, explained below, as well as certain weaves that can only be done with the True Power.
==Differences from the One Power==
The True Power is vastly more destructive and violent to control compared to the One Power. Weaves of the True Power can destroy Cuendillar, an indestructible material that normally is strengthened by whatever tries to destroy it. Furthermore, the channeler's limits with the One Power do not apply to the True Power, their limits instead being decided by the Dark One.
Wielders of the True Power gain black specks floating across their eyes called saa, and the more the Power is used the more saa appear, until the eyes are completely black. At this point the user loses their sanity completely, although they are still perfectly cognizant and retain their intelligence.
The known special weaves/effects that can only be accomplished by the True Power are as follows:
*Animal Possession: A weave that allows the user to control and see through the eyes of an animal of their choice. Control is easier to establish with animals closer to the Dark One, such as ravens.
*Healing: Using the True Power to Heal is extraordinarily painful for the patient, although it was able to completely cure Lews Therin of his madness with seemingly much greater ease than even a master Healer like Nynaeve was able to cure madness using the One Power.
*Levitation: The One Power cannot be used for free levitation/flight, while the True Power can, as shown by Ishamael. (Note that standing on hardened air using the One Power is not considered levitation/flight)
*Malevolent Aura: Users of the True Power gain a warping, darkening aura around them even when they aren't embracing it. The aura causes great unease in anyone nearby, even exceptionally powerful and strong-willed individuals such as Graendal, who was specifically known as a master of the mind. The aura is only directly visible when looking at it from the periphery of the eye; trying to look straight at it makes it seem to disappear.
*Travelling: Using the True Power to Travel is fundamentally different than using the One Power to open a Gateway. True Powers tear a hole in the fabric of the Pattern itself and step outside of it entirely, seeming to fold in on themselves and instantly disappear. This gives it somewhat of an advantage over normal Travelling when in combat. Furthermore, True Power users can take anyone or anything touching them along with them as they vanish.
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