How many male aes sedai were there to cause so much destruction? I know the origins said the main guy killed a bunch of people he had known like his wife and friends, but they weren’t all that powerful right?
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There were a hundred companions that went with Lews Therin to the Bore to seal away the Dark One that were immediately and directly killed or driven mad. And there were thousands more throughout the continent who eventually became mad over time as the effect took hold.
The Breaking lasted centuries.
I take it then also the aes sedai are just very powerful in general? Because a few thousand to ruin a continent with I’m assuming millions (or at least a million) of people is quite the feat
Yes, especially in the Age of Legends (the age that we're talking about). They were powerful, they knew great weaves to create and destroy things, knowledge of which was lost in the Breaking. One weave in particular is very prominent in the books and likely S3.
Today's Aes Sedai don't know jack.
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The Breaking lasted centuries.
Today's Aes Sedai don't know jack.