Second Vision
Rand was Rhodric, watching old Jeordam, he remenbered when the land was green, now most rivers were only cracked dry clay, saw Garam, a soldier from a nearby town, the town chief gave the Aiel permission to take water from the well, the Jenn Aiel and the Aiel are the same and not the same, the Jenn are moving east over the Spine of the World with dozens of Aes Sedai, the Aiel failed the Aes Sedai, the Aiel guard the Jenn, the Aes Sedai joined the Jenn within the past year, Jeordam's father has an Aes Sedai advisor and they will build a great city and the rivers here will flow again (the founders of Cairhien were the only people who shared water with the Aiel which is why they were given the Tree(Bk4, 34, 557)), the Aes Sedai will also build a great city with Ogier help, the Aiel will follow the Jenn over the Spine, the Aiel's secret name is the People of the Dragon, there are only Jenn, Aiel and enemies (Bk4, 25, 409-412)
Third Vision
Rand, as young Jeordam (18 years old) takes several Aiel to his father Lewin's tent, the old ones talked about the Breaking and the weather changes, Jenn say they are the true Aiel, the other Aiel have given up the Way, the Jenn travel in wagons, ten camps of Aiel-lagest 200 people, there were many more Jenn then Aiel, Lewin leader of the Aiel helped Morin and her friends of the Jenn avenge her family killed or taken captive by men in the town including Morin's daughter Kirin, if Morin and friends stay they must take up the spear and be as dead to the Jenn, the Jenn protecting 3 little trees in a barrel-the Trees of Life, they will plant them, the old days will return again, discovered a short spear better the a sword (Bk4, 25, 412-415)
Forth Vision
Rand, as young Lewin remembered days not so hot and dusty, with his friends Luca, Gearan, Charlin, Alijha were Aiel and lived among the wagons, wearing dust veils because of the dry dust, Colline and Lewin's sister Maigran prisoners in a camp of men, Lewin's grandfather Adan would have stopped the boys from rescuing the girls, Adan wanted to keep faith with the Aes Sedai and save the Aiel, during the rescue, the men awoke, Lewin and friends fought, Lewin used a spear he found, they were still wearing thier dust veils, the 4 men and Charin dead, they took everything useful from the campsite except the swords-weapons only good for killing-forbidden by the Way, spears were ok because the could be used to hunt for food, the boys and the rescued girls were met at the wagons by Adan, Colline's mother Nerrine, Lewin's mother Saralin, the boys killed men, broke the Covenent, they were no longer Da'shain, they were told to leave so they would not corrupt the Aiel, Lewin say's he is Aiel (Bk4, 25, 415-420)
Fifth Vision
Rand, as Adan, held his dead son's children, Maigan was 5 & Lewin was 6, Aiel wagons burning and many things in crates the Aes Sedai gave them to watch and carry with them, Aiel dead, his last daughter Rhea being taken by the men with swords, his other children (Elwin, Sorelle a Dreamer, Jaren who could channel, Marin) dead, his wife Sierdre dead, Sulwin and the other remaining Aiel angry, Adan says we will go on faithful to our duty, grandparents told stories of when they used to live in safety and people came hear their songs, old songs are gone, some crates held ter'angreal, they had potted chora cuttings (Trees of Life), many Aiel left and became the Lost Ones but kept the Way, Adan will save what is left of the Aiel (Bk4, 26, 421-424)
Sixth Vision
Rand, as Jonai looked over the sea at where the city of Comelle used to be, his wife Alnora now dead was a Dreamer, only a few thousand Aiel left where there were tens of thousands before, Adan was young, Willim sent away because he could channel, too many men could still channel, daughter Esole died young beacuse there were no Aes Seai to heal, Ogier were in bad shape can't find stedding, his wife Alnora dead, Aes Sedai came for some sa'angeal said Ishamael not completely trapped and still touched the world, the Blight was growing and there were Trollocs and Myrdrall to the north, a third of their wagons were taken with things from the Aes Sedai, Solinda Sedai had trusted Jonai to keep the Aiel and the things they carried for the Aes Sedai safe, Jonai tried to to fulfill his promise to the Aes Sedai, he died of a heart attack but left Adad in charge to continue with the Covenent (Bk4, 26, 424-426)
Seventh Vision, Muradin clawing at his face
Rand, as a young 63 year old Jonai, street empty, chora trees dead, still wearing his cadin'sor, in the Hall of Servents every thing in disarray, Oselle, Solinda and other Aes Sedai (all women) with callandor and the Dragon Banner discussing what to do based on the Fortelling from Deindre, Jaric and Haindar coming tomorrow, Jonai's graet father served Solinda who still looked very young, Someshta the Nym with an injured head, most of the Nym were now dead, Jonai was a Da'shain Aiel and Child of the Dragon, the Da'shain served only the Dragon and no other Aes Sedai, Jaric Mondoran killed ten thousand Aiel and turned the great city of Tzora to glass, the Aiel gave many people time to flee, Solinda wants to save the rest of the Aiel left in Paaren Disen and the things she gave to the Aiel, keep moving until you find a place of safety, Jonai's father Coumin was fighting back-not keeping the Covenent, the Aes Sedai have to trust Kodam and his fellows young and barely touched by the taint, Jonai left to take care of his charge-all the angrael, sa'angreal and ter'angreal in thousands of wagons to be kept from men who could channel, Willim was 10 and Adan 15 and Alnora his wife, a dozen rooted chora cuttings in most wagons to be planted when they reached a place of safety (Bk4, 26, 426-431)
Eigth Vision, Muradin digging at his eyes
Rand, as Coumin at 16 years old with other Da'shian Aiel and Ogier singing a seeded field, many armored soldiers around, his fathers greatfather Charn said there were once no soldiers, no Forsaken, no Trollocs or Nightriders, when the Dark Lord of the Grave was bound away, old Charn had once served Lanfear who was not always evil, Someshta the Nym (taller then the Ogier and lived long, maybe never died) helped with singing the seed, each field had a Nym, sung seed safe from blight and insects and would file the towns grainbarns, soldiers helmits like some monstrous insect head, soldier told the Ogier Tomada that Lews Therin led the Aes Sedai against Shayol Ghul ans sealed the Bore with most of the Forsaken inside, the celebrating townspeople attacked some Aiel thinking they served the Forsaken, Charn was killed (Bk4, 26, 431-435)
Ninth Vision
Rand, as Chard on his 25th naming day planning to ask Nalla to marry him, Nalla served Zorelle Sedai, he served Mierin Sedai but she already gave her blessing, the Da'shain were highly respected, even imitated, citizens wear fancloth cloaks (sounds like warder cloaks), Mierin and Beidomon found a new power that both men and women could use-better then the One Power, the Sharom floating above the Collam Daan shot out a jet of black fire the broke apart in obsidian inferno falling on the Collam Daan, the Collam Daan was filled with Aes Sedai? (Bk4, 26, 435-437)
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