True Power
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The True Power is a source of mystical power found in the Wheel of Time books of Robert Jordan. It is similar to the One Power, but differs in some important respects.
[edit] Use
Unlike the One Power, which stems from the True Source, the True Power comes directly from the Dark One. Both men and women wield the same aspect of the True Power, unlike with saidin and saidar. The True Power can be used to do things that are impossible with the One Power, such as step outside of space and time.
[edit] Drawbacks
Also, the True Power inflicts simultaneous pain and pleasure on the user. An external observer can see black flecks or "saa" pass through the user's eyes. These flecks become more common with use, and are therefore taken as a sign of the addiction progressing. The True Power is far more addictive that the One Power, and once the saa appear, death and madness from overuse is believed to follow soon.
Originally, all of the Forsaken can wield the True Power, but few ever do, due to its corrupting nature. However, only Moridin can wield the True Power after he is reborn and named Nae'blis.
