On X,Wheel of Timeshowrunner Rafe Judkins confirmed that the building is indeed the Stone of Tear.
In the books, the Stone of Tear is a unique and deeply significant location.
Ser’angreal is a rare form of ter’angreal, which are items that are forged with the One Power.
They’re used as conduits for the One Power.
In other words,the path to fulfilling the Dragon Reborn prophecy goes through the Stone of Tear.
Heavily fortified, the fortress is guarded by a group known as the Defenders of the Stone.
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However, neither come without problems of their own.
One possibility is thatThe Wheel of Timekicks off season 3 with Rand claiming Callandor in the first episode.
The main obstacle to this development is the lack of proper setup.
The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine, a member of the powerful all-female organization Aes Sedai, as she leads a perilous quest with five young individuals. Moiraine suspects one among them could be the prophesized reincarnation of a mighty figure destined to either save or doom humanity.
Throwing in a time jump andeliminating any build-up toward Callandor would come across as extremely anticlimactic.
It’s not impossible that the show decides to save Callandor for later.
Another scenario is thatThe Wheel of Timeuses Traveling to bridge these two stories together.
Basically a form of teleportation, Traveling allows channelers to traverse the world of the books instantly.
