During the [Shadow War], two [giant statues|Choedan Kal] %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%%, one attuned to %%ot [saidin|Said]%% and one to %%ot [saidar|Said]%%, were constructed. They were to be used to destroy the [Shadow|Creator]'s forces and erect a barrier around [Shayol Ghul] until there was a safe method to permanently seal the [Bore|Creator]. The great %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%% were so powerful that using them required special control ''%%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%'' which were assembled in an area far removed. The control statues were lost and the [giant statues|Choedan Kal] were never used ([SaSG|The Strike at Shayol Ghul]).

[Rand] found one each of the male and female control %%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%% in [Rhuidean] and he now has them hidden in the [Sun Palace] in [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. A second female statue that is broken lies in the museum in the [Panarchs Palace] in [Tanchico].

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch11] - There is a broken female control statue in the museum of the [Panarchs Palace] in [Tanchico]. It causes extreme pain if a female [channeler|True Source] touches it.
## [TSR,Ch24] - [Rand] finds a pair of the control statues in the central square of [Rhuidean].
## [TSR,Ch58] - [Rand] and [Asmodean] fight with the male control statue and destroy much of [Rhuidean]. Afterwards, [Rand] finds the female control statue and takes both of them with him.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch3] - [Rand] tells [Asmodean] that he destroyed the control statue.
## [TFoH,Ch6] - [Rand] has the control statues hidden in his room in [Rhuidean]. He checks on them often.
## [TFoH,Ch52] - [Rand] considers fetching %%ot [Callandor]%% or the control statue for his attack on [Rahvin], but he is afraid of too much power.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch33] - [Rand] brings the control statue ''%%ot [ter'angreal|Angreal]%%'' to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] from [Rhuidean].
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Prologue] - [Rand] rescues the control statues from the rubble of the [Sun Palace] and takes them with him. He plans to use them to cleanse the taint on %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
## [WH,Ch11] - [Rand] gives the two control statues to [Nynaeve] and asks her to help him use the [giant statues|Choedan Kal] to cleanse the taint on %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
## [WH,Ch13] - At [Moridin]'s command, [Cyndane] tells the other [Forsaken] that [Rand] has the male and female access keys and plans to use the [Choedan Kal] to cleanse %%ot [saidin|Said]%%.
## [WH,Ch22] - [Moridin] orders [Kisman|Raefar Kisman] to kill [Rand] if he must, but above all he is to recover [Rand]'s possessions.
## [WH,Ch35] - At [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)], [Rand] and [Nynaeve] use the access keys to activate the [Choedan Kal] and cleanse %%ot [saidin|Said]%%. In the process, the female access key is destroyed. [Cadsuane] takes the male access key.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch7] - [Cadsuane] keeps the male access key hidden and will not give it back to [Rand].
## [TGS,Ch14] - [Cadsuane] keeps the male access key and [Domination Band|Sad Bracelets] in a heavily warded box in her rooms. She left the [Sad Bracelets] copies, the %%ot [a'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% and %%ot [Callandor]%% with some women she trusts.
## [TGS,Ch23] - [Shaidar Haran] leaves the male access key when he takes the [Domination Band|Sad Bracelets]. [Rand] now has the access key.
## [TGS,Ch37] - [Rand] uses the access key to draw enough of the [One Power] to [balefire|True Source] [Graendal]'s entire palace from a distance.
## [TGS,Ch44] - When [Rand] thinks that the [Borderlanders|Borderlands] want to trap him, he almost uses the access key to destroy them.
## [TGS,Ch49] - [Rand] intends to use the access key to destroy the [Seanchan (People)] but he cannot bring himself to do it.
## [TGS,Ch50] - Atop [Dragonmount], [Rand] almost uses the access key to destroy himself as [Lews Therin|Lews Therin Telamon] did. He has his epiphany then drives the [One Power] back to the [Choedan Kal] and it explodes.
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