Paul l did you even read the article? Because it does not suggest any such thing. It says "literally", "The Wheel of Time season 3, episode 8 introduced viewers to a new mystical race.". The show introduced VIEWERS to a new mystical race FROM THE BOOKS. If you read the article, you'd see that it not only says they are new to VIEWERS, but also goes on to touch on their existence, powers and role in the books, as well as the author's inspiration for their creation. The article also introduces us to their counterparts, their fellow mystical race, of serpentish beings the Aelfin and how the two are connected.

"Stedding"? I haven't read the books but I know. If you actually watched the show, you'd know that Loial, the Ogier talks about a Stedding being a special place where the Ogier are from, a haven and it would seem, birthplace, that they are connected to and is part of them on every level. We also learn from Loial, that when an Ogier leaves their Stedding, they experience something physical and visceral, called "The Longing" and the longer they stay away from their Stedding, the worse it gets. In the show, we see Loial suffer from the effects of "The Longing" and learn that if an Ogier stays away from their Stedding too long, they can die. What we're not told, is if visiting any Stedding can relieve "The Longing", or if they must return to the one they were born in. I'd assume the former, based on what I've seen in the show so far and for the same reasons, I'd venture to guess that these Steddings are connected to, or hold greater amounts of the One Power, than typical human occupied places. It seems to me, that you are being biased against the show because it doesn't follow the books canonically and as such, have not watched it out of spite. If you have watched, you haven't watched all of it, which was made clear when you assumed no one who didn't read the books would know what a Stedding is, when Loial talking about his Stedding, it's importance to him and The Longing, occurred more than once and was portrayed as a pretty important part of his character's make up and his journey in The Wheel. I'm sorry you can't put aside your preconceptions and judgments and give the show a real chance. I get the love of a story, but there's no feasible way for a series of what, like 14 or 15 books or what ever it is, to be translated to a television show with max 8-10 episodes per season. Changes are necessary to translate the story in to a version that is both digestible and enjoyable for those unfamiliar with the books. Many viewers will become readers BECAUSE of the changes.