Abdel Omerna, p. 180 (245)—A
Child of the Light. He is tall and commanding with a bold, fearless
face and a strong chin. There are waves of white hair at his temples.
He has dark eyes. He is the “spymaster” for the
Whitecloaks, although he is a decoy; even he does not know that the the
real Master of Spies is Sebban Balwer.
Abell Cauthon, p. 39
(40)—Mat's father. He and his wife
Natti live in Emond's Field with their two
unmarried daughters Eldrin and
Bodewhin. He is excellent with a bow and arrow, and
is in general a really nice guy; Mat knows of no one that dislikes him.
His children are about the age where they start to leave home—twenty,
seventeen, and sixteen for Mat, Eldrin, and Bode respectively.
Abelle Pendar, p. 191
(262)—Andoran noble, leader of a strong House that supported
Morgase during the Succession. Morgase exiled
him from Caemlyn as per Gaebril's suggestion, but
hopes he will still support her when she comes to claim the throne.
Adeleas Namelle, p.
520 (732)—Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah, one of two Aes Sedai who went
into voluntary retreat many years ago to Tifan's Well, a village located
in the grassy plains of Arafel along with
Vandene. Their goal is to someday write the
complete history of the world since the Breaking, and some even before
that. She is now in Salidar, and will accompany
Elayne and Nynaeve to Ebou
Dar.
Aemlyn Carand, p. 191
(262)—Andoran lady, leader of a strong House that supported
Morgase during the Succession. Morgase exiled
her from Caemlyn as per Gaebril's suggestion.
Aeron, p. 360
(501)—Wise One who Sorilea sends to search the
Royal Library of Cairhien. Her apprentice is named
Estair.
Afara, p. 268
(372)—Aes Sedai who went to Tarabon to attempt to help restore order
there.
Agelmar Jagad, p. 72 (86)—Lord of
Fal Dara, and commander of the King's army in Shienar. He is one of the
best military commanders in the World, in such company as
Davram Bashere,
Gareth Bryne, Pedron Niall,
Rodel Ituralde, Matrim Cauthon,
and a few Aiel chiefs. Bashere asked Mat if he had learned some of his
military knowledge from Agelmar while he was in Shienar; Bashere had no
way of knowing about Mat's memories from his past lives as military
commanders in Manetheren.
Aginor, p. 134 (176)—One of the
Forsaken. During the Age of Legends, he was one of the foremost
biologists of his time, specializing in genetics. He went over to the
Shadow because only there could he do all of the experiments he wanted
to. He was the one who created the Trollocs, Dragkhar, gholam,
Darkhounds, and other Shadowspawn. Some of the other Forsaken think he
was insane, for only someone insane would create some of the creatures
he did. He was the second one to be released from the sealing on the
Bore, after Balthamel. He was trapped close to
the surface of the Bore, so he was not shielded from the passing of time
very effectively; he emerged as a very old man, so old that his face was
wrinkled so that one could barely make out his features anymore. He was
killed by Rand at the Eye of the World. Unbeknownst
to almost everyone (including the Forsaken), Aginor has been
reincarnated in the body of a Borderlander man. He is now called
Osan'gar. See alsoOsan'gar;
Aginor(from Book 1,
The Eye of the World).
Ailron, p. 47 (51)—Annointed by the
Light, King and Defender of Amadicia, Guardian of the Southern Gate. He
is balding, and has dark, wavy hair. His nose is too long, and his ears
are to big. He has little real power as king; the true power in
Amadicia is Pedron Niall and the Children of the
Light.
Akarrin, p. 520
(731)—Slim Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. She is convinced that
Aviendha will be in novice white before long.
Alanna Mosvani, p. 201 (276)—Aes
Sedai of the Green Ajah. She is dark and slender with black hair and
dark eyes. She has one surviving Warder, Ihvon;
her other, Owein, died in the Two Rivers while
scouting the Whitecloak camp. She thinks that Mat,
Perrin, and Rand should be
bonded as Warders to “keep an eye on them,” but says,
“I am not so lost to custom yet as to bond a man against his will.
Not quite yet.” This appears to have changed, however, since one
of the first things she did after seeing Rand was to bond him. She
later found that bonding Rand was a grievious error; not only is it
impossible to compel him in comparison to most Warders (she compared it
to attempting to uproot a tree with her bare hands), but she constantly
feels the pain he experiences from the wound in his side, perhaps even
more severely than he feels it.
Alar, p. 317 (441)—An
Elder of Stedding Tsofu. She is Erith's
grandmother.
Alesinde, p. 378
(529)—Queen of Andor after Ishara. She kept up
the practice of sending a daughter to Tar Valon for training.
Alhandrin, p. 126
(165)—Lord who commands part of the Band of the Red Hand.
Alliandre Maritha
Kigarin, p. 155 (208)—Blessed of the Light, Queen of
Ghealdan. She is the fourth person to sit on the throne of Ghealdan in
the past seven months. She wears jewelry to her meetings with
Masema for the sole purpose of giving it to him
such that he won't ask for anything more; she also sent a letter to
Rand offering him her friendship and asking for his
help.
Alric, p. 427
(598)—Siuan's Warder for about twenty years. He
was killed when Siuan was deposed; the shock of what
Elaida intended to do masked the usual emotions
that accompany the death of a Warder for her at first, and when she was
stilled she lost all contact with the destroyed bond. However, when she
was Healed, all the emotions came rushing back to her. See alsoSanche, Siuan.
Alsalam, p. 131
(173)—The King of Arad Doman. He was not up to
Graendal's standards, so she did not capture him
as one of her “pets.”
Alsbet Luhhan, p. 567
(796)—Wife of Haral, the blacksmith of Emond's
Field. She is almost as large as her husband, which is quite big.
Aludra, p. 559
(784)—Slender former Illuminator that Mat and
Thom saved from other Illuminators when they were
traveling through Aringill. She was cast out of the Illuminators' Guild
because she was blamed for spoiling the fireworks display for
King Galldrian of Cairhien. The problem was
actually Tammuz's fault (or so they thought), but she was a more
convenient target. The mishap for Galldrian was actually caused by
Rand al'Thor. Aludra later hooked up with Valan
Luca's menagerie to do fireworks displays for him. See alsoLuca, Valan(from Book 5,
The Fires of Heaven);
Aludra(from Book 3,
The Dragon Reborn);
Tammuz(from Book 2,
The Great Hunt).
Alviarin Freidhen, p.
154 (207)—Aes Sedai of the White Ajah, but secretly of the Black.
Typical of most Whites, she has a very cool, collected personality. She
serves as Keeper of the Chronicles under
Elaida, despite being of a different Ajah than
Elaida was raised from. Elaida was all but forced to choose Alviarin in
order to gain the support of the White Ajah when bringing charges against
Siuan. Without Alviarin as Keeper, the White Ajah
would most likely have been divided over whether to depose Siuan, and
only the Red would be behind Elaida, which would most likely have led to
the stilling of Elaida and possibly even the dismantling of the Red Ajah.
See alsoa'Roihan, Elaida do Avriny;
Keeper of the Chronicles.
Amyrlin Seat, p. 17 (7)—The leader
of the Aes Sedai, their equivalent of a King or Queen. She in theory
holds supreme power amongst the sisters, and leads the Hall of the Tower
at its meetings. Kings and queens of nations strong and weak will come
if summoned by the Amyrlin, even if they spend their entire trip
figuring out how they will put a knife in her back while there. The
Seat is traditionally held by a woman strong both in the Power and in
her character. The vote to choose an Amyrlin must be unanimous, as must
the vote to depose one. Once chosen the Amyrlin is said to be “of
all Ajahs and none”—all previous affiliations with Ajah are
ignored (at least in theory). The Ajahs get fairly equal numbers of
Amyrlins raised from their Ajah, with two exceptions: no Amyrlin has
been raised from the Red Ajah since Bonwhin, who
was deposed and stilled for nearly breaking the Tower in
Artur Hawkwing's day, except for
Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, the current Amyrlin
Seat in Tar Valon; the Blue Ajah has had more than the average number of
Amyrlins from its Ajah—four of the last the last five Amyrlins (before
Elaida) were raised from the Blue Ajah. These two exceptions to the
mean number of Amyrlins from one's Ajah have only added to the friction
between the Blue and Red Ajahs over the years. The Amyrlin has a
secretary of sorts, the Keeper of the Chronicles,
who is traditionally chosen from the same Ajah that the Amyrlin was
raised from. The office was held by Siuan Sanche,
raised from the Blue Ajah, until she was deposed for her involvement
with events surrounding the Dragon Reborn. Her
successor was the leader of the coup, Elaida, raised from the Red
Ajah. Siuan's deposition divided the Tower, and the faction opposing
Elaida plans to raise its own Amyrlin. See alsoa'Roihan, Elaida do Avriny;
Aryman, Deane;
Kerenmosa, Rashima;
Meraighdin, Bonwhin;
Sanche, Siuan.
Amys, p. 247 (342)—Wise
One of the Nine Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel.
Rhuarc's wife (one of two). She is one of the
Wise Ones that trained Aviendha and
Egwene.
Anaiya, p. 25 (20)—Aes
Sedai of the Blue Ajah. She has blunt, motherly facial features. She
was very good friends with Moiraine both as a
novice and as a full sister. She, like all Blues, fled the Tower when
Elaida was raised to the Striped Stole, and now
carries a position of considerable influence in the “Little
Tower” in Salidar.
Anarina Todande, p.
604 (849)—Last of five rulers of Altara from House Todande. Her fall
was so abrupt that her house lost all of its power, and is still all but
powerless to this day.
Andris, p. 347
(484)—Sammael's messenger to
Rand about a truce. He was sent there to die; how
he died indicated to Sammael that Rand was not willing to offer a truce.
Angla, p. 256 (354)—One
of the Accepted. She was part of Anaiya's link
during the bubble of evil that passed through Salidar.
Anjen, p. 427
(599)—Leane's Warder until his death about fifteen
years ago. She says that she cried every night for a month after his
death, and found tears in her eyes without warning for three months
more. For this reason, she did not bond another Warder. However, she
now thinks she could handle two or three Warders, if not four.
See alsoSharif, Leane.
Aracome, p. 305
(425)—A gray, slender lord of Tear with a long-smoldering temper.
Aram, p. 38 (38)—Former
Tuatha'an who gave up the Way of the Leaf to learn the sword when the
Trollocs killed his mother. He learned from Tam
al'Thor, Rand's father and a Blademaster, and
picked it up extremely fast.
Aran'gar, p. 59 (70)—Name given to
the reincarnation of one of the Forsaken. It was the right-hand dagger
in a form of dueling popular right after the creation of
the Bore. The sport fell from common practice, since almost invariably
both duelists died from the slow poison on the daggers. Aran'gar was
most likely Balthamel in her past life; the
soul of Balthamel now occupies the body of a beautiful young woman.
See alsoBalthamel;
Halima; Osan'gar.
Arathelle Renshar, p.
191 (262)—Andoran noble, wife of a leader of a strong House that
supported Morgase during the Succession. Morgase
exiled her from Caemlyn as per Gaebril's
suggestion, but hopes she will still support her when she comes to claim
the throne.
Artur Hawkwing, p. 55 (64)—Hero of
Legend who conquered much of the known world about a thousand years ago.
He was perhaps the most strongly ta'veren man besides
Lews Therin Telamon and Rand
al'Thor. His armies put down those of Guaire
Amalasan, a false Dragon, and he even sent troops across the Aryth
Ocean under his son, Luthair Paendrag
Mondwhin, in hopes of conquering new lands there. All contact with
these armies ended with Hawkwing's death, which set off the War of the
Hundred Years. The descendants of the armies under Luthair have now
returned to reclaim the lands of Hawkwing's empire in the Old
World—they now call themselves the Seanchan. Artur Hawkwing's real
name was Artur Paendrag Tanreall; his sign was a
golden hawk in flight.
Arymilla Marne, p. 66
(78)—Brown-eyed Andoran noble with an eye for Rand.
She has a habit of fainting. She opposed Morgase
during the Succession.
Ashmanaille, p. 254 (349)—Lanky
Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah.
Asidim Faisar, p. 438
(615)—Whitecloak who Niall sent to Tarabon to find
out if anything could be salvaged.
Asmodean, p. 15
(5)—One of the Forsaken. He was born Joar Addam Nessosin in the then
coastal city of Shorelle, a child prodigy in music and art. He gave his
life to the Shadow in exchange for the immortality he received, so he
could study and perfect his music. After being released from the Bore,
he was coerced by Lanfear into coming with her,
eventually to teach Rand to channel without killing
himself. Asmodean was drawn to Rhuidean and the stash of
angreal, ter'angreal, and most especially the two white
statue ter'angreal that linked the holder to the great
sa'angreal buried near Cairhien and on Tremalking, which together
could Break the World beyond repair. He went there to obtain the male
statue, but was thwarted by Rand, who severed his bonds to the
Dark One. He then became Rand's teacher, and went
into hiding from the rest of the Chosen, who would kill him on sight if
they saw him. He was killed by someone of yet unknown identity right
after Rahvin and Lanfear were killed/trapped.
Asra, p. 645 (909)—Woman
who tries to save Masic's life. She can channel,
and used Healing on Masic; he died from the strain of healing. She was
born in Arad Doman.
Atalin, p. 189 (259)—A
plump woman, one of Morgase's servants.
Avendoraldera,
p. 278 (386)—A chora tree, cut from
Avendesora, the legendary Tree of Life,
which was given as a gift to the people of Cairhien from the Aiel. The
Cairhienin never knew exactly why the Aiel gave them such a gift, and
almost five hundred years later it was almost forgotten that it
was a gift from them. The tree, which grew in the center of the
city of Cairhien, was cut down by King Laman
Damodred twenty years ago, which precipitated the Aiel War. Four
clans of the Aiel crossed the Dragonwall under the leadership of
Janduin, Rand's father and
chief of the Taardad Aiel, to punish Laman for his sin. The deep
respect the Aiel held for the Cairhienin, as well as the passage
through the Waste they were allowed, was terminated after Laman's
Sin—the Aiel now refer to all Cairhienin as
“treekillers,” and think nothing of killing or mistreating
them.
Aviendha, p. 82 (101)—Aiel of
the Nine Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel. Formerly a Maiden of the
Spear, she was forced to give up the spear to become a Wise One because
she had the ability to channel inborn. She has green eyes, and is of
age with Rand and Mat. She is
more than pretty with dark, reddish hair. Aviendha is one of the three
women in Min's viewing of Rand—she also saw
that she was to fall in love with him when she went through the three
rings in Rhuidean. She denied her feelings for him at first, but when
the wagons crossed the Dragonwall toward Cairhien, sweat tents became
unavailable and she tried bathing as “wetlanders” did; Rand
came in as she was standing before the bath in her skin, and she
panicked. She created a Traveling gateway to Seanchan (she does not
remember how), trying to get as far away from Rand as possible, into the
middle of winter. When Rand rescued her, she decided she could not hide
her feelings any longer, and the two ended up spending the night in
each other's arms before coming back. Aviendha says a similar incident
will not occur, and punishes any Maiden who makes a crack about it (how
they found out about something that occurred on the far side of the
world on another continent is a different subject entirely). She feels
toh toward Elayne for violating her trust,
and denies her feelings for Rand until she can make it up to Elayne.
Master Aydaer, p. 33
(31)—Man from Emond's Field who makes furniture.
Azril, p. 208 (285)—A
serving maid in Culain's Hound, the inn where
Verin, Alanna, and the girls
stay in Caemlyn.
Ba'alzamon, p. 77 (93)—Name used
by Ishamael during the long years he was only
half-imprisoned in the Bore. It means “Heart of the Dark”
in the Old Tongue. See alsoIshamael.
Bael, p. 193 (264)—Clan chief of the
Goshien Aiel. He is the tallest man Rand
has ever met, almost a head taller than Rand, who is not short. He has
deep, resonant voice. He has two wives:
Dorindha, and Melaine.
Melaine and Bael were recently wed, after Dorindha agreed to accept
Melaine as a sister-wife. He has three sons (by Dorindha), and is
expecting twin daughters (by Melaine).
Baerin, p. 384
(537)—Aiel, in Cairhien to see her daughter. She was a Maiden of the
Spear before she gave it up to get married.
Bain, p. 565 (793)—A
Maiden of the Spear of the Black Rock sept of the Shaarad Aiel. She has
flame-colored hair. She is first-sister to Chiad,
of the Goshien Aiel; the two had to sneak through the camp of the other
to find the Wise Ones to become first sisters, since their clans were in
blood feud at the time.
Bair, p. 247 (342)—Wise
One of the Haido sept of the Shaarad Aiel. She is a Dreamwalker, and
was one of Egwene's teachers. She has been
married before, but her husbands are dead.
Balinor, p. 209
(288)—Alanna's first Warder. It took her ten
years to get over his death and bond Ihvon.
Ballair, p. 378
(528)—Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah, advisor to Queen
Ishara of Andor. She was the first royal advisor to be Aes Sedai.
Balthamel, p. 134
(176)—One of the Forsaken. He was the first of the Forsaken to be
released from the sealing. He was trapped very close to the surface of
the Bore, and thus not shielded very effectively from the passage of
time; he emerged so deformed by age that he had to hide his face behind
a cloth and unable to speak with his own tongue. He was killed by the
Green Man at the Eye of the
World. Unknown to almost everyone (including the Forsaken), Balthamel
has been reincarnated in the body of a young Borderlander woman. She
is now called Aran'gar. See alsoAran'gar; Halima;
Balthamel(from Book
1, The Eye of the World).
Ban, p.
679—Dannil Lewin's cousin. He looks jut like him
except for a pickaxe nose and long thin mustaches in the Domani style.
Note: in the paperback edition, this character is
Tell Lewin, Dannil's brother. I don't know who he
meant, but Tell would make more sense, I think.
Baran, p. 551
(773)—Merana's Warder. He died before the Aiel
War, and she never bonded another due to the apprehension and fear his
death caused. Note: I'm not certain whether Merana's Warder was
named Basan or Baran; since Basan appeared first, I'll use that for most
stuff unless Baran appears again later. See alsoBasan; Ambrey, Merana.
Barasine, p. 168
(228)—Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah who approached
Logain before he proclaimed himself. She did a
lot of the talking in Javindhra's group.
Barel, p. 400
(560)—Andoran noble, leader of a minor House.
Bari, p. 316
(440)—Palace worker in Caemlyn who announces the arrival of
Elder Haman, Covril, and
Erith, the three Ogier who come to Caemlyn. He has
been in the Palace for 22 years.
Baris, p. 645 (909)—Man
who killed Masic in a knife fight on the streets of
Ebou Dar.
Barthanes Damodred,
p. 295 (409)—High Seat of House Damodred, the most powerful house in
Cairhien besides House Riatin, the former king's house. He was a
Darkfriend, and died the last time Rand was in
Cairhien. His estate is now used as Rand's library. His sign is a
charging boar.
Bartol, p. 664 (937)—One of
Erian's two surviving Warders (she had
four until two were killed by Rand).
Basan, p. 548
(768)—Merana's Warder. He died before the Aiel
War, and she never bonded another due to the apprehension and fear his
death caused. Note: I'm not certain whether Merana's Warder was
named Basan or Baran; since Basan appeared first, I'll use that for most
stuff unless Baran appears again later. See alsoBaran; Ambrey, Merana.
Basel Gill, p. 48
(53)—Pink-cheeked man with graying hair who follows
Morgase. He was the innkeeper of the Queen's
Blessing, an inn in Caemlyn which at one time housed
Rand and Mat while they were
waiting for Moiraine and the rest of the group to
catch up to them.
Basene, p. 138 (183)—A
minor noble in Arad Doman, of a new House. She is actually
Graendal, who moved to an abandoned manor house
in rural Arad Doman as her base of operations. See alsoGraendal.
Beira, p. 260 (361)—One
of Bair's gai'shain. She refuses to put off
the white despite being beaten until Bair's arm is sore.
Bela, p. 465 (654)—Short, shaggy mare that
Egwene rode out of Emond's Field when she first
left with Moiraine and Lan.
Bela actually belongs to Tam al'Thor, and
Rand suggested her as a way to take Egwene with
them.
Be'lal, p. 134
(176)—One of the Forsaken. He was killed by
Moiraine in the Stone of Tear, just before
Rand took Callandor. Since he was destroyed
by balefire, he is completely dead—not even the Dark
One himself can bring him back.
Beldeine Nyram, p.
370 (517)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She arrived in Cairhien
separate from the original six-Aes Sedai embassy.
Beldemaine, p. 424
(594)—Plump Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She is from Arafel. In
Salidar.
Benji Dalfor, p. 40
(42)—One of the Younglings. He is barely old enough to have to shave
regularly. He has a scar on his cheek that he got while fighting in
the Tower.
Beonin Marinye, p. 149 (200)—Aes
Sedai of the Gray Ajah. She is pretty, has honey-colored hair, and grew
up in Tarabon. Her blue-gray eyes seem to constantly look startled.
Nothing seems to surprise her, though, and Elayne
thinks she would not believe the sun would come up unless she saw it
herself, and if one morning it did not, she would just take it to
confirm that she was correct to demand proof. She is one of the six
sisters in Salidar that have most of the authority, despite not being
part of the Hall of the Tower.
Bera Harkin, p. 268
(372)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She has three Warders. She was
sent, along with Kiruna, to establish diplomatic
relations with Rand in the Aiel Waste. She grew up
in Andor.
Beralna, p. 609 (857)—Maiden of the
Spear. She is a bony redhead with blue eyes and a feral grin.
Berelain sur Paendrag
Paeron, p. 247 (342)—The First of Mayene, their equivalent
of a Queen. Rand put her in charge of Cairhien
along with Rhuarc. She is fond of wearing the
latest fashion in dresses, and those are usually quite revealing. She
has her eyes on many men, but Perrin foremost—she
is Min's hawk in her viewings of Perrin. She is a
very capable ruler.
Berenicia Morsad, p.
536 (754)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She grew up in Shienar. Part
of Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Beslan Mitsobar, p. 603
(849)—Queen Tylin's only surviving child. She
wants him to succeed her on the throne.
Betse Silvin, p. 110
(141)—Serving maid at the Golden Stag. She is stout and slim with dark
eyes, pale cheeks, and black curly hair of shoulder length. She has a
precise, musical voice. Mat dances with her for
much of a night.
Bharatine, p. 256
(355)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She is rail-thin and has a long
nose.
Birgitte Trahelion, p. 19
(11)—Hero of Legend, bound to the Horn of Valere until
Moghedien ripped her away. She has long blonde
hair that she keeps in a braid, and is one of the best with bow and
arrows. During Nynaeve's struggle with
Moghedien, Birgitte was ripped out of Tel'aran'rhiod and almost
died. She would have if she had not been saved by
Elayne, who bonded her has a Warder to give her
the strength and quick healing she needed to survive. She is always
linked to Gaidal Cain in the stories, and misses
him immensely since he was spun out normally while she was ripped out.
She is nothing like the stories say she is supposed to be like.
See alsoCain, Gaidal;
Joana; Maerion;
Trakand, Elayne.
Bodewhin (Bode) Cauthon, p. 200
(275)—Mat's youngest sister. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai. She has the spark inborn; she will channel whether she wants
to or not.
Breane Taborwin, p. 48 (54)—A
woman from Cairhien who is Lamgwin's love
interest. She makes it clear that Morgase is not
her queen.
Brendas, p. 411
(576)—Aes Sedai of the White Ajah. She never grilled
Nynaeve about Rand—she was
also someone Siuan trusted.
Bruan, p. 96 (120)—Clan chief of the
Nakai Aiel, of the Salt Flat sept. He is massive, with sad, gray eyes.
He seems almost lazy by his voice and gray eyes, but even
Rhuarc considers him to be a deadly fighter and a
devious tactician.
Burdin, p. 344 (480)—A
man from Maerone who takes care of Olver. He gives
him lots of food in exchange for caring for his horses. He refuses to
let Olver ride them.
Burin Shaeren, p. 168
(227)—Lelaine's coppery-skinned Warder. He
looks as though he was carved from an uprooted stump.
Cabriana Mecandes, p.
140 (186)—Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah who
Semirhage tortures (along with her Warder) in
order to extract information from her about the Aes Sedai and the White
Tower.
Caldin, p. 372
(520)—Graying, leathery leader of Hama N'dore, the Mountain
Dancers.
Calindin, p. 255
(353)—One of the Accepted. She has black hair that she keeps in small
braids. She is from Tarabon. She has been Accepted for around ten
years.
Calle Coplin, p. 38
(38)—Young woman from Emond's Field who has a crush on
Perrin. Perrin was not supposed to know that
Faile chased her with a stick for several blocks
when she found out; she now works as a servant for the two of them.
Car'a'carn, p. 46
(51)—According to the Prophecy of Rhuidean, the man destined to unite
the clans of the Aiel. The term means “Chief of Chiefs” in
the Old Tongue. See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
He Who Comes With the Dawn.
Caraighan Maconar, p. 673
(949)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She once brought a man about
2000 miles to Tar Valon to be gentled after he had killed her Two
Warders.
Caraline Damodred, p. 287
(400)—Cairhienin noble vying for the Sun Throne in Cairhien; she is
related to Laman, the last king from House
Damodred.
Carenna, p. 26 (20)—Aes Sedai of
unknown Ajah. She was very interested in the eavesdropping trick that
Nynaeve revealed; she had already discovered it
for herself, but was trying to hide the fact.
Carilo, p. 660 (931)—Warder on duty
guarding Min the night Rand saw
her and went into a rage because they had captured her as well as him;
Rand killed a Warder with his bare hands and mortally wounded another
(who died in Healing) with the sword of the one who fell, all in the
moments the sisters spent in shock before they could tie him up with the
Power.
Carlinya, p. 149 (199)—Aes Sedai
of the White Ajah. She fled the White Tower when
Elaida was raised. She is one of the six sisters
who controls much of the action in Salidar, despite not being part of
the Hall of the Tower.
Carlomin, p. 126
(166)—Commander of the Leopards, a subdivision of the Band of the Red
Hand.
Lady Carlys, p. 67
(80)—Gray, curly-haired, devious Andoran noble.
Cassin, p. 312
(434)—Yellow-haired Aiel about an inch taller than
Rand. He is Aethan Dor, a Red Shield. He is
of the Goshien Aiel.
Cavandra, p. 604
(850)—Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah, former advisor to
Queen Tylin of Amador. She returned to the White
Tower when Elaida summoned the sisters back.
Cenn Buie, p. 32 (30)—Knarled man from
Emond's Field with a raspy voice. He is the local thatcher, and sits on
the Village Council.
Ceran Tol, p. 346 (482)—Artist who
painted “Tempo of Infinity,” a painting
Sammael procured for his apartments in Illian.
Ceri, p. 364 (508)—Woman in
Lady Arilyn's manor who is going to have another
baby.
Chaelin, p. 308
(428)—Wise One of the Smoke Water sept of the Miagoma Aiel.
Charel, p. 176 (240)—Groom in the
White Tower's stables when Theodrin was fifteen.
Sheriam arranged for him to meet Theodrin in the
first place in hopes she would like him; she had him sit in on her
novice lessons so she could channel at all. Later, his twin sister
Marel was substituted without Theodrin's knowledge;
after she was revealed, Theodrin could channel whenever she wanted.
Charl Gedwyn, p. 691
(975)—One of the Asha'man. He tries to strike
Gawyn down as the Younglings flee the Aes Sedai
camp, but Rand beats him away.
Chel Vanin, p. 337 (470)—Fat man who
Mat uses as a scout. He is a good rider, and Mat
thinks he could steal a hen pheasant's eggs with her sitting on them
(although he would likely steal her, too)—he also thinks Vanin could
steal a horse out from under a nobleman and he would not know it for two
days. He has a large space between his front teeth.
Chiad, p. 565 (793)—Maiden of the
Spear of the Stones River sept of the Goshien Aiel. She
is short for an Aiel woman, and has blonde hair.
Gaul wants her to marry him, but she will not give
up the spear. She is willing to be his lover, but marriage is out of
the question (or so she says).
Chiape, p. 131 (171)—One of
Graendal's “pets.” She was the
Sh'boan of Shara, their equivalent to an Empress. She is newly widowed,
meaning she took the duty of Sh'boan from her previous husband, the
Sh'botay. See alsoShaofan.
Chiarid, p. 398
(556)—Merry-eyed Maiden of the Spear with blonde hair. She is old
enough to be Rand's mother.
Cilia Cole, p. 202
(277)—Young woman from Emond's Field. She insisted on being tested for
the ability to channel, but Verin insisted she was
too old to be a novice.
Cinchonine, p. 548
(769)—Round innkeeper of The Crown of Roses, where the Salidar embassy
stays while in Caemlyn.
Coiren Saeldain, p. 42 (44)—Aes
Sedai of the Gray Ajah. She is plump and pompous, and leads the embassy
Elaida sent to Rand in
Cairhien.
Colavaere Saighan, p. 305
(425)—Cairhienin lady. She is handsome and in her middle years.
She has dark, curly hair. She is making claim to the Sun Throne.
Colinda, p. 360
(501)—Wise One who Sorilea sends to search the
Royal Library of Cairhien. She is slender and has penetrating eyes.
Coramoor, p. 401 (560)—According
to the Sea Folk's Jendai Prophecy, the man who is destined to bring them
out of their long wandering in the sea. He is the same man who is the
fulfillment of just about every other prophecy known as well,
Rand al'Thor. See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Car'a'carn;
Dragon Reborn;
He Who Comes With the Dawn.
Corelna, p. 361
(503)—Green-eyed “hawk of a woman” with gray hair.
She is a Wise One.
Corman, p. 283
(393)—Gray-eyed Aiel of the Mosaada sept of the Goshien Aiel. He has
scars across his nose. He is Far Aldazar Din, a Brother of the
Eagle.
Cosain, p. 446
(625)—Lean, yellow-haired Wise One of the Spine Ridge sept of the
Miagoma Aiel.
Couladin, p. 46
(50)—Self-appointed chief of the Shaido Aiel after the death of its
last true chief, Suladric. He never went to
Rhuidean, but declared himself the
Car'a'carn after
Asmodean placed two dragons on his arms in a
copy of those on Rand's arms. When the rest of the
Aiel chiefs declared for Rand, Couladin took the Shaido west across the
Spine of the World to ravage Cairhien. Although almost every other clan
despises the Shaido, all agree that even they deserved a real
chief—they never got one. Couladin died outside Cairhien while
fighting Mat Cauthon—Mat killed him, but later
remarked that Couladin had to have been born with a spear in his hands
to be that good. After his death, the remnants of his clan fled to
Kinslayer's Dagger under the command of his widow,
Sevanna. His head was placed on a pike while
Mat's troops danced around it and the rest of the Aiel spit on it.
Coura, p. 672 (948)—An
Ogier; she is Amar's mother and
Elora's grandmother.
Covril, p. 317
(441)—An Ogier from Stedding Shangtai, daughter of
Ella daughter of Soong. She is
a fine Speaker. She comes to Caemlyn searching for her son
Loial.
Cowinde, p. 259
(359)—Gai'shain assigned to Egwene while
she is studying with the Wise Ones. She has deep blue eyes. Her year
and a day is up, but she refuses to put off the white.
Creator, p. 54 (62)—The
maker of the Universe, people, places, things, the True Source,
everything in existence. An alternate name would be God. After He
created the world, the Creator made a prison for
Shai'tan, the Dark One, His complete opposite in
every way, to keep him from influencing the world. The Creator is bent
on non-interference—He will not directly influence events in the
world, instead using a “Chosen One” or simply tugging at the
Pattern of the Age in hopes that what He wants to occur will occur,
instead of just making it happen. The Forsaken and most Darkfriends
consider Him to be inferior to the Dark One, despite the fact that He
imprisoned him.
Croi Makin, p. 167
(226)—One of Myrelle's three Warders and
husbands. He is young, skinny, and has blond hair.
Culain, p. 199 (273)—Namesake of
an inn in Caemlyn, Culain's Hound.
Lord Culen, p. 121
(158)—Man who tries to strangle Olver for sitting
on his partner Paers's horse. He and Paers were
dealt with by Mat.
Culhan, p. 400
(560)—Andoran lord, husband of Aemlyn. His house
is nearly as powerful as Lord Pelivar's.
Daelvin, p. 108
(138)—Round little woman with a gray bun, the innkeeper of The Golden
Stag, the second-best inn in Maerone, located in the center of the city.
Daerid, p. 109 (140)—Commander of
the foot of the Band of the Red Hand. He is slightly taller than
Talmanes, and about fifteen years
older. His nose has been broken many times. He has been a soldier all
his life, and was not nobly born.
Lady Daerilla, p. 67
(80)—Plump, giggly Andoran noble.
Dagdara Finchey, p. 173 (235)—Aes
Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She is as wide as most men and taller than
most. She fled the Tower when Siuan was deposed.
Dagendra, p. 203
(279)—A blocky Maiden of the Spear.
Dailin, p. 375 (524)—A
Maiden of the Spear, of the Nine Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel. She
died protecting Rand.
Dain Bornhald, p. 435
(610)—Son of Geofram. He now commands his own
troops; he also plans to avenge his father's death. He has a hatred of
Perrin, since he thinks he had a hand in killing
Geofram.
Daise Congar, p. 32
(29)—Wisdom of Emond's Field after Nynaeve left
to accompany Rand, Mat, and
Perrin. She is as tall as most men, and wider.
Dalar, p. 319 (445)—An
Ogier who stayed away from the stedding for more than ten years.
She needed a stick to walk again afterwards, but did continue to write.
Damer Flinn, p. 86
(106)—Crease-faced old man with a limp who comes for
Rand's amnesty. He is bald with a fringe of white
hair around the edge of his head. He was in the Queen's Guards until he
took a Murandian lance in the thigh. He can channel.
Danelle, p. 155
(208)—Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah, the only Brown sister among
Elaida's group of followers and advisors that
deposed Siuan. She is young, but is nonetheless
the typical Brown, often slight and seemingly lost in her own thoughts.
Dannil Lewin, p. 565
(793)—Young man from Emond's Field, now one of
Perrin's soldiers. A bean-pole of a man with a
thick mustache.
Darea Candwin, p. 200 (275)—Girl from
Emond's Field. She comes with Verin and
Alanna to become Aes Sedai.
Daria Gahand, p. 627
(883)—Author of Essays on Reason, a book
Rand keeps in his bedchamber. He found it tough
going, but Min seems to like it.
Dark One, p. 20
(12)—Name, used in every land, for Shai'tan, the source of all evil,
complete opposite of the Creator in every way.
At the moment of Creation, the Dark One was imprisoned by the Creator at
Shayol Ghul. This prison kept the Dark One from touching the world
until it was bored into by humans during the Age of Legends. This hole,
called the Bore, allowed the Dark One to once again touch the world,
causing new outbreaks of war, treachery, violence, and crime. The
attempt to free the Dark One completely resulted in the War of the
Shadow (called the War of Power by some, especially those on the
Shadow's side), during which a number of important leaders forsook the
Light and gave their lives to the Dark One; these people are known today
as the Forsaken, and were 13 of the most powerful Aes Sedai of the Age
of Legends. The War of the Shadow did not end until
Lews Therin Telamon, the Dragon, and his Hundred
Companions Traveled to Shayol Ghul and re-sealed the Dark One back into
his prison. At the moment of sealing, Shai'tan lashed out at those
sealing the prison, driving them insane and tainting saidin
itself, the male half of the True Source, dooming all male Aes Sedai to
madness as well and starting the Time of Madness. These seals are
weakening now, enough that the Forsaken have escaped and the Dark One is
once again able to exert influence on the world. These seals were
scattered througout the world by Aes Sedai during the Breaking of the
World. In order of when they were found, they were placed: (1) At the
Eye of the World (broken when it was found); (2) in the hands of
Bayle Domon, later pilfered by
High Lord Turak of the Seanchan (broke at the
battle of Falme), (3) On Seanchan, part of High Lord Turak's collection
(broken at the battle at Falme); (4) In the Great Hold at the Stone of
Tear (still intact); (5) In the Panarch's Palace in Tanchico (broke
enroute to Salidar); (6) One in Rhuidean (still intact), and (7) Found by
Mazrim Taim (still intact). Despite being made of
cuendillar, the three that remain unbroken can be cut with a
knife and would break by a fall from a table. The Dark One is also
referred to by other Euphemisms, including Sightblinder, Lord of the
Grave, Father of Lies, Grassburner, Leafblighter, Heartsbane, Soulsbane,
Lord of the Twilight, Father of Storms, Shepherd of the Night, and
(among Darkfriends) Great Lord of the Dark.
Darlin Sisnera, p. 100 (127)—High
Lord of Tear, one of those who went into hiding in Haddon Mirk once the
battle at Cairhien was over. Rand says he almost
admires him—he opposed Rand from the very start, fleeing the Stone of
Tear when it fell and trying to rouse resistance among the rural nobles.
Daughter-Heir of Andor, p.
20 (11)—According to Andoran tradition, the first-born daughter of the
Queen is her heir to the throne. The Daughter-Heir is traditionally
sent to Tar Valon to receive training from the Aes Sedai, although until
the current Daughter-Heir, Elayne, most have been
too weak to get beyond novice training. See alsoDamodred, Tigraine;
Trakand, Elayne.
Daughter of the Nine Moons, p. 114
(147)—Woman whom Mat is destined to marry, according
to the Aelfinn. She is most likely Tuon, the heir to the Seanchan
throne, since their royal assembly is called the Court of the Nine
Moons. SeeTuon(from Book 2, The Great Hunt).
Dav Ayellin, p. 35 (33)—A
young man from Emond's Field. He is as old as
Perrin, and left home to see the world after he
heard Perrin's stories.
Davian, p. 673
(949)—False Dragon between the Trolloc Wars and
the War of the Second Dragon. He could channel quite strongly.
See alsoDragon Reborn.
Davram t'Ghaline Bashere, p. 33
(31)—Lord of Bashere, Tyr, and Sidonia; Guardian of the Blightborder;
Defender of the Heartland; Marshal-General to Queen
Tenobia of Saldaea. He is also her uncle. He is
Faile's father. He has black eyes, a beak-like
nose, and a mustache. He is also slender, and shorter than most men.
He left Saldaea with an army to hunt down Mazrim
Taim after he escaped, and ended up in Caemlyn when
Rand defeated Rahvin. He now
commands Rand's troops in Caemlyn (those that cannot channel and are not
under the command of Mat or one of the Aiel chiefs).
Deane Aryman, p. 622 (876)—Aes Sedai
of the Blue Ajah, later raised to the Amyrlin
Seat. She succeeded Bonwhin Meraighdin,
Amyrlin during the reign of Artur Hawkwing. Her
strong spirit and sturdy administration brought the Tower back to most
of its former prestige, all of which was teetering on the brink of
disappearing after Bonwhin's manipulations of Hawkwing. She in effect
saved the Tower. She is one of the most respected Amyrlins of all time,
and part of the reason a large number of Amyrlins have been raised from
the Blue Ajah. She was born in the city of Salidar, in Eharon.
See alsoa'Roihan, Elaida;
Amyrlin Seat;
Kerenmosa, Rashima;
Meraighdin, Bonwhin;
Sanche, Siuan.
Dedric, p. 294
(408)—A Red Shield of the Jaern Rift sept of the Codara Aiel.
Delana Mosalaine, p.
218 (299)—A Sitter for the Gray Ajah. She is round, has a deep voice
for a woman. She is from Shienar. Known to few, she is actually of the
Black Ajah.
Delin, p. 353 (488)—Name that is being
circulated in rumor for the next Queen of Andor. Of course, the name is
supposed to be Dyelin.
Demandred, p. 13
(1)—One of the Forsaken. He has a hawk-like nose and dark hair.
Second-best seems to be the story of his life. He was born
Barid Bel Medar one day after Lews
Therin Telamon, and from the first day proceeded to almost equal
Lews Therin's accomplishments, almost equal Lews Therin's strength, and
almost equal him but never surpass him in everything. He became one of
the Light's greatest generals, once again second in command under Lews
Therin. Demandred believed that he was Lews Therin's intellectual and
military superior, and was furious when Lews Therin was chosen to lead
the Light's forces over him during the War of the Shadow. He developed
a burning hatred of Lews Therin, and finally dedicated his life to the
Shadow so he could finally better Lews Therin—he believed the Shadow
would eventually win the war since Lews Therin was commanding the
Light's armies, and that if he, Barid Bel Medar, had been chosen to
command them, the Light would have prevailed. When Demandred was freed
from the Bore, he transferred his hatred of Lews Therin to the new
recipient of his soul, Rand al'Thor. Demandred was
recently told by the Dark One to lead his plan to
convert or destroy Rand, and promised him to be
Nae'blis if he succeeded. Demandred's assumed
identity and whereabouts are unknown. See alsoMedar, Barid Bel.
Demira Eriff, p. 536 (754)—Aes Sedai
of the Brown Ajah. Part of Salidar's embassy to
Rand. She only spoke of two things: meeting Rand,
and seeing the school he had started. In her eyes, no one who had
started a school or a library or any other institution of knowledge
could possibly be all bad. She grew up in Arad Doman.
Desaine, p. 46
(50)—Wise One of the Shaido Aiel. She opposed
Sevanna's appointment to Wise One, which Sevanna
never forgave her for.
Desora, p. 93 (116)—Maiden of the
Spear with golden hair. She has a habit of hiding a smile
behind her hand. She is of the Musara sept of the Reyn Aiel.
Dhearic, p. 96
(120)—Clan chief of the Reyn Aiel. He was formerly Duadhe
Mahdi'in, a Water Seeker.
Dilham, p. 203
(279)—Innkeeper of Culain's Hound, an inn in Caemlyn where
Verin, Alanna, and the girls
from the Two Rivers stay while in Caemlyn.
Dimir Faral, p. 375
(523)—Whitecloak who served as a scout for the assassination attempt on
Rand. Rand hanged his companions, but sent Faral
back to Amador to tell Pedron Niall that Rand would
some day hang him for what he had done.
Doilan, p. 359
(500)—Gai'shain taken from the Shaido Aiel who serves the Wise
Ones.
Dorindha, p. 535 (751)—Wife of
Bael. Melaine requested the
other Wise Ones to ask her if she'd accept Melaine as a sister-wife; she
accepted, and Bael then had little choice but to marry Melaine as well.
Dyelin Taravin, p. 50
(57)—Next-in-line to the Lion Throne after
Morgase and Elayne. She
refuses to take the throne without absolute confirmation of the deaths
of both of them, despite the feelings of some of Morgase's former
supporters. She is Morgase's cousin.
Dylin, p. 353 (488)—Name that is being
circulated in rumor for the next Queen of Andor. Of course, the name is
supposed to be Dyelin.
Eamon Valda, p. 41 (44)—A Lord
Captain of the Children of the Light. He commanded the troops that were
near Tar Valon, and gave Galad the information on
the Whitecloaks when he said he was curious. Once Galad joined the
Whitecloak army, Valda promoted him quickly because of his swordsmanship
skill, claiming that he deserved recognition for his skill regardless of
where he obtained it. Valda thinks that Pedron
Niall's time as Lord Captain Commander of the
Children of the Light is coming to an end—his skill as a military
commander earned him the right to have the position as long as he has,
but Valda thinks he is getting too old to be effective. Valda plans to
succeed him himself, but letting others know of this would undoubtedly
mean a dagger through Valda's ribs, so he keeps it to himself.
Eben Hopwil, p. 86
(106)—Skinny young man of about sixteen or so who comes for
Rand's amnesty. He has a big nose and ears to
match.
Ebram, p. 138 (183)—A
tall, well-made man from Arad Doman. He would be in
Graendal's collection if he was more than a
merchant's son.
Echiko, p. 421
(591)—Accepted who jumped from the top of the Tower when
Myrelle was a novice, convinced she had learned
how to fly.
Edarra, p. 308
(428)—Wise One of the Nader sept of the Shiande Aiel. She has blue
eyes, and is not much older than Rand.
Edelle Gaelin, p. 34 (33)—Woman from
Watch Hill. She is thin and has gray hair. She thinks she should have
Daise Congar's position as Wisdom of Emond's Field,
not just be on its Women's Circle.
Edesina Azzedin, p. 268
(372)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She went to Tarabon to attempt to
help restore order there.
Edorion Selorna, p. 115 (148)—Young
Tairen lord. He is plump and pink, and has become harder and tanner
since he left Tear. He used to play cards with Mat
in the Stone of Tear, and always reacted to his cards the same way—as
if he had received all low cards and none matched.
Egwene al'Vere, p. 21
(13)—A young woman from Emond's Field, now one of the Accepted. She
has considerable potential with the One Power, and will most likely be
one of the strongest Aes Sedai in over a thousand years. It is also
thought that she may be the first Dreamer in the Tower in almost 500
years; she trained with the Wise Ones to learn more of this Talent.
Egwene is good friends with Elayne Trakand, the
Daughter-Heir of Andor, and is also a childhood friend of
Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn. In fact, Rand and
Egwene were all but Promised in their youth, but both of them feels an
almost sibling-like love for each other now; they know that they cannot
get married, and don't really want to. Egwene is the love object of
both of Elayne's brothers, Galad and
Gawyn—she is flattered by Galad's attentions, but
she does not return them; she does find Gawyn to her liking. See
alsoal'Vere, Brandelwyn;
Trakand, Gawyn.
Elaida do Avriny
a'Roihan, p. 17 (8)—Formerly Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah,
now raised to the Amyrlin Seat. She served as
advisor to Queen Morgase of Andor for her entire
reign, and led the coup that deposed Siuan Sanche
and placed her on the Amyrlin Seat in her place. She distrusts anyone
not of the Red Ajah (as most Reds do), and thinks she will never
trust any member of the Blue Ajah again, even in the slightest. Her
Keeper of the Chronicles is
Alviarin Freidhen of the White Ajah—she was all
but forced to choose Alviarin due to her role in the deposition of
Siuan. If she chose a Keeper from her Ajah, she most likely would not
have won the support of the White Ajah, and then she would have
been stilled and banished from the Tower instead of Siuan. She
sometimes has the Foretelling, but not all that often or that strongly.
One of her Foretellings was that the Royal Family of Andor would play a
crucial role in the Last Battle—this Foretelling occurred around the
time the Succession was going on, so she immediately attached herself to
Morgase as soon as it became clear that she would be the one to take the
Lion Throne. Another was to predict that Rand
al'Thor would shake the world on its very foundations—she
constantly kicks herself for not doing something about him when he was
in front of her, little more than a farmboy at the time. The
Foretelling about Rand is obviously deadly accurate, but the one about
the Royal Family occurred at an inopportune time; at the time of
Elaida's Foretelling, the Royal Family wasn't certain. It may have
meant Morgase, Gawyn, Galad,
and Elayne (they have all had a large role to play
in the recent past), but it is also possible it could have meant the old
Royal Family, that of Tigraine,
Taringail, Galad, and later Elayne and Gawyn as
well. After all, Morgase is just Morgase, but Tigraine is the mother of
the Dragon Reborn. Elaida is quite strong in the One Power; only Siuan,
Moiraine, Egwene,
Elayne, Nynaeve, and a few
others can match her strength. See alsoal'Vere, Egwene;
Amyrlin Seat;
Freidhen, Alviarin;
Sanche, Siuan.
Elam Dowtry, p. 35
(34)—A young man from Emond's Field. He is as old as
Perrin, and left home to see the world after he
heard Perrin's stories.
Elayne Trakand, p. 17
(7)—The Daughter-Heir of Andor, now one of the
Accepted. She is the daughter of Queen Morgase
and her late husband, Taringail, and sister to
Gawyn. She is also half-sister to
Galad, although she would rather not be reminded of
this fact; she thinks Galad virtuous to the point of fault, and does not
really like him. She has considerable potential in the One Power, and
will most likely be the strongest Aes Sedai in a thousand years or more,
possibly since the Age of Legends, with the exception of
Egwene and Nynaeve. She
has red-gold curly hair. During her stay in the Stone of Tear, Elayne
realized she loved Rand al'Thor, and told him how
she felt; he felt similarly. She had no idea at the time what
Min meant about “having to share him,” but
now knows about Min's viewing of Rand with the three women's heads,
indicating that Rand will fall in love with Min, Elayne, and
Aviendha, and they with him. Later, when she
and Nynaeve had trouble with Moghedien, Elayne
ended up bonding Birgitte as her Warder (despite
being only Accepted) in order to save Birgitte's life. Elayne is
currently with the Aes Sedai in Salidar. See alsoal'Thor, Rand; Birgitte;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Damodred, Taringail;
Trakand, Gawyn;
Trakand, Morgase.
Elder Haman, p. 317
(441)—One of the Elders of Stedding Shangtai, son of
Dal son of Morel. He comes with
Loial's mother Covril to find
Loial and take him back to the stedding.
Lord Elegar, p. 67
(80)—Thin-lipped, nervous Andoran Noble. He is a Darkfriend.
Elenia Sarand, p. 67 (78)—Shrewish,
honey-haired Andoran noble with an eye for Rand.
Her husband Jarid opposed
Morgase during the Succession.
Elise Marwin, p. 200 (275)—Girl from
Emond's Field. She comes with Verin and
Alanna to become Aes Sedai.
Elle, p. 208
(285)—Fair-haired girl from Watch Hill. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai. She has the spark inborn; she will channel whether she is
taught or not.
Ellorien Traemane, p. 191
(262)—Andoran lady, leader of a strong House that supported
Morgase during the Succession, and one of
Morgase's best friends. Morgase exiled her from Caemlyn as per
Gaebril's suggestion; when Ellorien demanded to
know why, Morgase had her flogged. Elayne was
named after her grandmother. Morgase hopes she will forgive her for
what she did and support her when she comes to Andor to reclaim her
throne.
Elmindreda (Min) Farshaw,
p. 22 (15)—A young woman from Baerlon. She has a special ability that
few besides herself know about: she sees images and auras around
people, especially around Aes Sedai and Warders, that foretell their
futures. Min does not always know what these viewings mean, but when
she does, it will happen; it is only a question of how and when.
Min was fascinated by the number of images she saw around
Rand, especially the one she saw that included
herself: he is destined to fall in love with three different women, one
of which is herself. She usually dresses in attire reserved for men;
this habit was picked up when growing up with her father, who was a
miner. However, once she started to develop feelings for Rand, she
began to wear more traditionally feminine attire. Min was in Tar Valon
helping Siuan with her viewings' information when
Siuan was deposed, and it was Min that freed Siuan and
Leane from the dungeon. She accompanied the two
former leaders of the Aes Sedai to Salidar; once there, she left for
Caemlyn with Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Elora, p. 672 (948)—An
Ogier, daughter of Amar daughter of
Coura. She wrote Men of Fire and Women of
Air, a book about use of the One Power by humans, in the early days
of Artur Hawkwing's reign.
Elsbet Luhhan, p. 567—Misspelling of
Alsbet Luhhan. This mistake does not occur in
later editions of the books.
Elwinn Taron, p. 34 (33)—Wisdom
of Deven Ride. She is short and round and has a motherly smile.
Emara, p. 220 (303)—Small
Accepted with gray eyes and a quick grin. She grew up in Illian. She
dislikes Siuan and Leane.
Emerys, p. 445
(625)—Wise One of the Shaido Aiel. Supports
Sevanna.
Emry Lewin, p. 200 (275)—Buxom girl
from Emond's Field. She comes with Verin and
Alanna to become Aes Sedai.
Enaila, p. 67 (79)—A
Maiden of the Spear with red, fiery hair. She is short for an Aiel, a
point of sensitivity for her. She is part of Rand's
honor guard.
Erian Boroleos, p. 44
(48)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She has four Warders. Part of
Coiren's embassy to Rand in
Cairhien. See alsoBartol;
Rashan.
Erim, p. 102 (130)—Clan
chief of the Chareen Aiel. He has red hair, half of which is white.
Erith, p. 317 (441)—An
Ogier from Stedding Tsofu, daughter of Iva daughter
of Alar. She wants to marry
Loial, and although he likes her, he is avoiding
her because he is convinced she will not want to live a nomadic life
such as he needs to lead for the next few years in order to write his
book.
Escaralde, p. 234
(324)—Aes Sedai who insists on learning to make ter'angreal
despite not being strong enough. She fled the White Tower when
Siuan was deposed, and is now in Salidar.
Esmara Getares, p. 378
(528)—Ruler after Artur Hawkwing's death. Her
attempt to become High Queen about forty years before the end of the War
of the Hundred Years ended when she invaded Andor and spent her last
twelve years as a guest of Queen Telaisien.
She was ultimately assassinated, although no one is sure why.
Espara Soman, p. 34
(32)—Woman who came to Emond's Field with an interest in herbs.
Estair, p. 383
(535)—Aeron's red-haired apprentice.
Estanda, p. 100
(127)—High Lady of Tear, one of those who went into hiding in Haddon
Mirk once the battle at Cairhien was over.
Faeldrin Harella, p. 536 (753)—Aes
Sedai of the Green Ajah. She grew up in Tarabon. Part of
Salidar's embassy to Rand. She has dark hair that
she usually keeps in thin braids.
Faile ni Bashere
t'Aybara, p. 30 (27)—A young woman from Saldaea with long
dark hair and dark eyes. She is the daughter of
Davram and Deira Bashere,
and their oldest surviving offspring. Her two older brothers were
killed, and when Davram sent her younger brother off to fight while
keeping her at home, she ran away and swore the oath of a Hunter of the
Horn in Illian. When she became a Hunter, she renounced her old name,
Zarine, at first considering adopting the name
“Mandarb”—she chose Faile when she found Mandarb was
the name of Lan's horse. She fell in love with
Perrin Aybara while on her search for the Horn,
who told her that the Horn had been found. She was shocked, but even
more so to find out that Rand was the
Dragon Reborn and that both he and Perrin are
ta'veren. Faile stayed near Perrin, and finally accompanied him
to the Two Rivers where she helped fend off the Trolloc attacks; the two
were married shortly afterwards. They were then proclaimed Lord and
Lady of the Two Rivers. Perrin hated the idea, but Faile insisted they
have a modest estate, and even servants, which she trained herself. Her
name means “falcon” in the Old Tongue; she is the falcon in
Min's viewings of Perrin. She is very protective of
her husband, and does whatever she can to make sure he not so much as
looks at another woman, even though he has no intention of doing
so. See alsoAybara, Perrin;
t'Aybara, Zarine ni Bashere;
Bashere, Davram t'Ghaline;
t'Bashere, Deira ni Ghaline.
Faiselle, p. 468
(660)—Sitter in the Hall of the Tower in Salidar who disapproves of
Egwene being raised
Amyrlin.
Falion Bhoda, p. 697
(983)—Aes Sedai of the White Ajah. She once
fled to Ebou Dar as a runaway novice. She is now openly a member of the
Black Ajah; she fled the Tower with Liandrin.
Faolain Orande, p.
179 (244)—Dark, curly-haired Accepted. She has an extreme dislike for
Wilders, and does not treat Siuan and
Leane, who were stilled, very well either. She
spent eight years as a novice, and five among the Accepted. She has
since been raised to something more than Accepted, but still less than a
full sister (due to the absence of the Oath Rod).
Fedwin Morr, p. 86
(106)—Husky young man who comes for Rand's amnesty.
Frielle Anan, p. 641
(903)—Setalle's middle daughter. She has recently
become engaged. She wants six boys of her own, and takes to helping
keep track of Olver for practice.
Furen Alharra, p. 550 (771)—One
of Seonid's Warders. She says he has taken wounds
before that almost made her faint, but he has never slowed a step.
Lord Gaebril, p. 48 (53)—Man
who came to Caemlyn just as riots sprang up throughout the city. He
joined and led the faction that restored order in the city, and upon
Morgase's return, he gave her her kingdom in
one piece, as it was when she left. Allegedly, she was so happy that he
had done this that she made Gaebril her new advisor. However, during
Mat's trip through Caemlyn to deliver
Elayne's letter, Mat overheard Gaebril ordering
someone to kill Elayne and anyone else with her—he tried to find a
way to report this information to Morgase, but ended up telling Elayne.
Gaebril was discovered to be Rahvin, one
of the Forsaken, who has a preference to having pretty women around him.
His “pretty woman” is Morgase, and he planned to wrest
control of Andor from her. Morgase realized he was controlling her and
left the country so quickly a rumor sprang up that she had been killed;
when Caemlyn was taken by Rand and Rahvin killed,
the rumor changed to say that Rand had killed Morgase, instead of
Gaebril. See alsoRahvin.
Galadedrid (Galad) Damodred, p. 51
(58)—Son of Morgase's late husband
Taringail Damodred and his first wife
Tigraine. He is half-brother to
Elayne and Gawyn. Stunningly
handsome, even Nynaeve has trouble blushing when
she speaks to him, and Aes Sedai will often forsook their work to watch
him practice (shirtless) in the sword yard. Galad has much skill with
the sword, and has acheived Blademaster status in practice if not in
name. He disappeared from Tar Valon during the violence that
accompanied Siuan's deposition and joined
Eamon Valda's band of the Children of the Light.
Because of his sword skill, Galad was promoted to an official position
very quickly, and now controls his own small band of men. He says he
became a Whitecloak because it “felt right.” He is
extremely virtuous, and will do whatever he thinks is right regardless
of who it hurts, even himself. His sign is a winged silver sword, point
down. Galad has feelings for Egwene al'Vere, and
although she is flattered by his attentions, she doesn't return his
love.
Galina Casban, p. 45
(48)—Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. She has been head of the Red Ajah for
eighteen years, although she is not a Sitter for the Red. Unknown to
almost everyone, she is actually a member of the Black Ajah. She was
the one who beat Tarna Feir's block out of her;
Galina knew she would choose Red before Tarna did.
Galldrian su Riatin
Rie, p. 182 (248)—Late King of Cairhien. He assumed the
throne after House Damodred lost the throne in the Aiel War because of
Laman's Sin. His death precipitated the civil war
in Cairhien; all of the nobles fought with each other over Galldrian's
kingdom, and ended up destroying it in the process.
Gareth Bryne, p. 25 (19)—Former First
Prince of the Sword and Captain of the Queen's Guards under
Queen Morgase in Andor. He was appointed to the
position because Morgase had no living male relatives, but was exiled
from Caemlyn on a suggestion from Morgase's new advisor,
Lord Gaebril. He moved to his private estates in
rural Andor, where he presided over the trial of three young women who
unintentionally burned a barn: they turned out to be
Siuan Sanche, the former Amyrlin
Seat; Leane Sharif, the former
Keeper of the Chronicles, and Min
Farshaw. When these three made an oath to serve him and then
apparently broke it, he followed them out of sheer curiosity to Salidar.
Once their, he discovered the true identity of the three, as well as
that the Tower was truly broken. The Aes Sedai in Salidar persuaded him
to command the army they would need to take the Amyrlin Seat from
Elaida, since he was the only commander that the
Warders thought would be willing and able to help them. He is one of
the six best military commanders west of the Aiel Waste, in a league
with Pedron Niall, Rodel
Ituralde, Davram Bashere,
Agelmar Jagad, and Matrim
Cauthon. Although neither of them would admit it, Bryne seems to be
developing feelings for Siuan Sanche; he wishes to avoid another mistake
like his relationship as Morgase's lover, and
also never forgave Siuan for when she publicly shamed him years ago.
Gaul, p. 565 (792)—Aiel of the Imran
sept of the Shaarad Aiel. He is Shae'en M'taal, a Stone Dog.
Perrin rescued him from his entrapment in Remen,
and Gaul now walks at Perrin's side during battle and elsewhere. Gaul
wants to marry Chiad, but though she agrees to
become his lover, she will not give up the spear for him.
Gawyn Trakand, p. 40 (41)—Son of
Queen Morgase of Andor and brother to
Elayne. He will become First Prince of the Sword
when Elayne becomes Queen. He and his half-brother
Galad went to train with the Warders in the White
Tower, as all sons of Andoran queens have for centuries, and both now
possess considerable skill with the sword. During the chaos that
erupted after Siuan Sanche's deposition, Gawyn
formed a band of young men, everyone who had trained with the Warders
except Galad, who are called the Younglings. The Younglings fought back
against their teachers, who were trying to free Siuan and
Leane from their imprisonment. Gawyn himself
killed Hammar and Coulin,
the men in charge of teaching the sword and for his personal training,
respectively, both of which are Blademasters—few Warders are as good as
they were, and Gawyn managed to kill both of them. Gawyn does not know
which party to support—he believes that anyone who opposes Tower Law by
trying to free Siuan and Leane is wrong, but at the same time he does
not know all the facts surrounding the change in leadership. In fact,
his sister Elayne and her friends Nynaeve
al'Meara and Egwene al'Vere side with those
who broke from the Tower. This is especially difficult since Gawyn has
feelings for Egwene, feelings which she returns. He believes the rumor
that Rand killed his mother, and only refrains from
killing him because Egwene made him promise not to. His sign is a white
boar.
Geofram Bornhald, p.
436 (612)—Dain's father. He led the assault on
Falme and the Seanchan there, at which he died.
Valda didn't appreciate him, and thinks he was
“soft.”
Gera, p. 151 (202)—One of the cooks in
Salidar. She dreamed her way into Tel'aran'rhiod for a brief
moment while the six sisters and two Accepted were there; she was
dreaming of being an Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah, much to the dismay of
Carlinya.
Gitara Moroso, p. 277
(385)—Keeper of the Chronicles from about
twenty-six years ago until her death about twenty years ago. Before she
was Keeper, she was counselor to Queen
Mordrellen of Andor, although she spent more time with her children.
When she had the Foretelling, it was strong. One of her Foretellings
was to tell Tigraine that she must become a
Maiden of the Spear, or dire consequences would result; as it turned
out, Tigraine needed to become Shaiel, the Maiden
of the Spear who bore a son by Janduin that grew
up to be Rand al'Thor, the Dragon
Reborn. Another concerned Tigraine's brother
Luc; she told him his fame, or his fate, lay in the
Blight; he went into the Blight, and was never seen again. Another
extremely significant Foretelling occured at the moment of her own
death: in front of the Amyrlin Seat and two
Accepted named Moiraine Damodred and
Siuan Sanche, she felt the birth of the Dragon
Reborn. She slumped over into Moiraine's arms, dead, after the words
were out of her mouth. See alsoDamodred, Moiraine;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Mantear, Luc;
Mantear, Mordrellen;
Sanche, Siuan;
Shaiel.
Gorin Ragad, p. 79
(96)—False Dragon who was burned alive by the
Illianers who caught him about four years ago.
Graendal, p. 15
(5)—One of the Forsaken. A fleshy woman with curled red-gold hair.
Before the War of the Shadow, she became the leading authority on
diseases of the brain, and spent much of her life dealing with the
insane, schizophrenic, and others well beyond the touch of Healing. She
was the best at subtle manipulations of the human mind that ever lived.
After the Bore was drilled, she went through a change after she realized
the world could never live up to her standards. So she began dressing
in the very way she once mocked, with low cut dresses that clung to her
and left little to the imagination. After being released from the Bore,
Graendal took up residence in Arad Doman, capturing several members of
the Royal Family to use as servants. All of her servants are not only
physically well shaped and good-looking, but also had power in their
society before she captured them. She includes in her collection the
sister of the Domani king, two rulers from Shara, and other important
figures. See alsoThe Lady Basene.
Great Lord of the Dark, p. 14 (2)—Name
that Forsaken and Friends of the Dark use for
Shai'tan, the Dark One, claiming that to use his
true name would be blasphemy.
Guaire Amalasan, p. 55
(64)—False Dragon of centuries past, from Free Years 939-943. He
started the War of the Second Dragon and conquered much of the world
between the Aiel Waste and the Aryth Ocean before a young king named
Artur Paendrag Tanreall rose to overwhelming
prominence and power. Six Aes Sedai once attempted to capture him by
themselves—he killed one of them and stilled two more. It took a full
circle of thirteen to finally capture him, and during his trial his
followers beseiged Tar Valon and tried to free him, getting as far as
the White Tower itself before being turned back.
Guisin, p. 268
(372)—Aes Sedai who went to Tarabon to attempt to help restore order
there.
Gwil, p. 38 (38)—One of the servants
Faile trained for Perrin.
Perrin treats him as a friend and drinking partner, not a servant.
Hachari, p. 76 (93)—A
man who tried to kill Mazrim Taim while he still
called himself the Dragon Reborn. Taim let him
live, and sent him back to Bashere.
Hal, p. 38 (38)—One of the servants
Faile trained for Perrin.
Perrin treats him as a friend and drinking partner, not a servant.
Hal Moir, p. 40 (42)—One of the
Younglings. He is two years older than Jisao.
Half Tail, p. 671
(947)—One of the wolves. He is an old, sour male.
Halima Saranov, p. 433
(607)—Slender, lush woman with green eyes that comes to Salidar to
become Delana's secretary. She is actually
Aran'gar.
Halwin Norry, p. 193
(265)—Chief clerk in the Royal Palace in Caemlyn. He has wisps of gray
hair that stand up like quill pens.
Han, p. 96
(120)—White-haired, leathery-faced clan chief of the Tomanelle Aiel.
He is considered quite short for an Aiel, which is average to tall for
most people. His personality is prickly at best.
Haral Luhhan, p. 33 (30)—Blacksmith
of Emond's Field. Perrin was his apprentice
before he left home. He is a very large man, which works well for work
at the forge. His wife, Alsbet, is almost as
large as he is, and nearly as strong. He approves of the new arrivals
in Emond's Field, and has even ventured into business partnerships with
some of the newcomers. See alsoAybara, Perrin
t'Bashere; Luhhan, Alsbet.
Harilin, p. 398
(556)—Lanky, red-haired Maiden of the Spear. She is about the same age
as Rand.
Harine din Togara Two
Winds, p. 388 (543)—Wavemistress of the Sea Folk ship that
comes to meet Rand in Cairhien. Her ship is the
White Spray. Berelain reports that she
has a temper. She is of Clan Shodein.
Harnan, p. 121
(158)—Lantern-jawed Redarm, a file-leader in the Band of the Red Hand.
He has a long-suffering expression and a crude hawk tatoo on his left
cheek.
Havien Nurelle, p. 283
(393)—Lord Lieutenant of Berelain's Winged
Guards. Pink cheeked and young.
He Who Comes With the Dawn, p. 66
(78)—According to the Aiel's Prophecy of Rhuidean, the man who
will unite the clans of the Aiel and bring them out of the Three-Fold
Land. With him, a “remnant of a remnant” will survive the
Last Battle; without him, every Aiel alive will die. He Who Comes With
the Dawn is said to come at dawn from Rhuidean, marked with two Dragons
instead of one. Some call He Who Comes With the Dawn the
Car'a'carn, the Chief of
Chiefs—both are the same man, Rand al'Thor.
Rand fulfills the requirements of being the son of a Maiden of the
Spear, raised by “wetlanders” and of Aiel blood.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Coramoor;
Couladin;
Dragon Reborn.
Hearne, p. 100
(126)—A Leader of Tairen military forces in Cairhien. He is one of the
High Lords of Tear. When the battle in Cairhien was over, he and a few
other High Lords took to hiding in Haddon Mirk—they are traitors to the
Dragon Reborn.
Henre Haslin, p. 214 (294)—Former
Master of the Sword for the Queen's Guards in Caemlyn. He was too old
for campaigning, so Gaebril handed him his
pension and showed him the gate to get him out of the way. When news
of Morgase's death, he started drinking. He
believes that Gaebril killed her, and is willing to teach
Rand's students.
Lord Henren, p. 67
(80)—Blocky, bald, hard-eyed Andoran noble.
Herid Fel, p. 297
(413)—Stout Andoran who ended up in the Royal Library in Cairhien. He
studies history and philosophy.
Hilde Barran, p. 200
(275)—Plump girl from Emond's Field. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai.
Master Hornval, p. 33
(30)—Tile-maker who came to Emond's Field after the battle with the
Trollocs. His trade produced previously unheard of competition with
Cenn Buie's thatch, causing some friction.
Hu, p. 98 (123)—An “irascible old
farmer.” He is the subject of a joke Rand
tells the Maidens in an attempt to prove that in
fact they are the ones who lack a sense of humor, not him.
Ibrella, p. 235
(324)—Novice in Salidar. During Elayne's class,
she decided to see how big a flame she could make and almost set the
entire class on fire.
Ilyena Therin Moerelle,
p. 73 (88)—Wife of Lews Therin Telamon during the
Age of Legends and the War of the Shadow. She has light hair similar in
color to Elayne and
Aviendha. According to the memories of Lews
Therin's that flash through Rand's head, Ilyena
never flashed her temper at Lews Therin when she got angry at herself.
Indirian, p. 357
(499)—Clan chief of the Codarra Aiel. Tall and massive with a hard,
sober face.
Ishamael, p. 77 (93)—One of the
Forsaken. He was the most powerful of the Forsaken, and during the Age
of Legends he was a prominent philosopher and theologian named Elan
Morin Tedronai. He was never really bound inside the Bore, and led the
hidden forces of the Shadow for the three thousand odd years from the
end of the War of the Shadow to the present. He took credit for such
things as convincing the then insane Lews Therin
Telamon to kill everyone he loved, pursuading the dying
Artur Hawkwing not to accept the Aes Sedai
Healing that might have saved his life, sending the Trollocs out of the
Great Blight during the Trolloc Wars, and many other events in history
that turned out poorly. When the rest of the Forsaken were freed,
Ishamael kept them away from each other's throats. He confronted
Rand at the Eye of the World where he was severed
from the Dark One's bonds; he confronted him again
at Falme where Rand melted his sword when he put it through him, but not
after Ishamael gave Rand a wound that he hasn't been able to recover
from yet; and he confronted Rand in the Stone of Tear after he took
Callandor. Rand killed Ishamael after beating him sore by
plunging Callandor into his heart. His body rotted quickly, but
it was proof that Ba'alzamon, which he called
himself to the public, was a human being, and not the
Dark One.
Ishara Maravaile, p.
66 (78)—The first Queen of Andor, and wife of
Souran. She governed the Province of Andor until
Hawkwing's empire finally fell apart and Andor
became an independent nation. All of the Andoran nobles are related to
her somehow, although most people would not even consider the ones who
hold the closest relation to her to be related at all. None of her
sons lived past age twenty, hence the tradition of only having a queen
in Andor. Her parents were Endara Casalain,
the governor of the province of Andor under Artur Hawkwing, and
Joal Ramedar, the last king of Aldeshar. See
alsoCasalain, Endara;
Maravaile, Souran; Ramedar,
Joal.
Iva, p. 317
(441)—Erith's mother, Alar's
daughter.
Jaem, p. 588
(825)—Vandene's old, stringy Warder. When he is
not practicing with his sword, he is sharpening it.
Jahar Narishma, p.
405 (567)—A young man not much past twenty with the spark of
saidin inborn. He has dark eyes as big as a girl's, pale skin,
and hair in a long braid.
Jaichim Carridin, p.
54 (62)—An Inquisitor for the Hand of the Light, better known as the
Questioners; he aspires to some day become High Inquisitor, perhaps even
Lord Captain Commander. Surprisingly enough for a Whitecloak, much less
a Questioner, Carridin is a Darkfriend. He was given orders (under the
name Bors) by Ishamael to
find and kill Rand al'Thor, and those orders were
strengthened by a Myrddraal who promised to kill another member of
Carridin's family every month until al'Thor was dead. So far, Carridin
has lost a cousin (found skinned alive in his bed) and his youngest
sister Dealda (carried from her bridal feast by a
Fade). He expects his sister, Vanora, to be next.
Jain Farstrider, p.
157 (211)—Hero of legend. There is a book about him, The Travels of
Jain Farstrider, that Mat intends to read but
never has. The book is quite popular with his friends, including
Elayne, Egwene, and
Rand.
Jak o' the Mists, p. 101 (128)—I think it's
just something fun to say. Usually used in something like
“quicker than you can say ‘Jak o' the
Mists.’ ”
Jak o' the Shadows, p. 118 (153)—Term used in
war chants and battle songs of old to symbolize death. The usual use is
to dance with Jak o' the Shadows, meaning dance with death.
Jak o' the Wisps, p. 508 (714)—I think
it's just something fun to say. Usually used in something like
“quicker than you can say ‘Jak o' the
Wisps.’ ”
Jalani, p. 66 (77)—Maiden of the
Spear, part of Rand's honor guard. She
is the youngest among them, only sixteen.
Jancy Torfinn, p. 201
(275)—High-voiced girl from Emond's Field. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai. She is about fourteen years old, the youngest of the girls
who came with Verin and Alanna. She has the spark inborn; she will
channel whether she is taught or not.
Janduin, p. 277
(384)—Rand's actual father, an Aiel of the
Iron Mountain sept of the Taardad Aiel. He was the youngest clan
chief of the Taardad Aiel in memory. He ended the blood feud between
the Taardad and Nakai clans after over 200 years of fighting, and then
allied not only with the Nakai, but with the Reyn Aiel as well (who were
not much better than blood enemies before the alliance was made). He
almost ended the blood feud between the Shaarad and Goshien clans (which
still existed until only a short time ago, causing trouble for
Chiad and Gaul), and would have
if King Laman would not have cut down
Avendoraldera. He loved Shaiel, to the
point where he could not refuse to let her fight in the Aiel War despite
being with child. It was Janduin himself who led the four clans;
Taardad, Nakai, Reyn, and Shaarad; across the Spine of the World to
punish Laman for his Sin, throwing the entire World into war and
allowing Prophecy to be fulfilled.
Janya Frende, p. 25
(20)—Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. She is extraordinarily neat,
especially for a Brown—every one of her short, dark hairs is exactly in
place at all times.
Jarid Sarand, p. 67
(78)—Elenia's husband. A square-faced man, he is
dark for an Andorman. During the Succession, Jared's House opposed
Morgase; after she became Queen, he was only
allowed into the Palace on state occasions. When
Rand killed Gaebril and took
control of Caemlyn until he could find Elayne,
Jarid tried to make himself fall into favor, thinking he could gain
power with the new ruler.
Jaril, p. 24
(18)—Alleged son of Marigan. Along with
Seve, he was taken off the street by Marigan and
treated as her son to take some suspicion away from her in case anyone
suspected her true identity. When Marigan's true identity was found
out, Jaril and Seve were taken in by other women in Salidar.
See alsoMarigan;
Moghedien; Seve.
Jarin, p. 191
(261)—Andoran lord vying for more power in Andor. He was one of those
who opposed Morgase during the Succession.
Javindhra Doraille, p. 168
(228)—Leader of six Red sisters who found Logain
in Cosamelle about a year before he proclaimed himself. Logain claims
she and her group persuaded him to become a false Dragon.
Jearom, p. 68 (80)—The
greatest Blademaster of all time. He fought over 10,000 times in
battle and in single combat. He once defeated ten men all by himself.
He was only defeated once—by a farmer with a quarterstaff.
Jen, p. 53 (61)—A
merchant from Four Kings, and Paitr's uncle.
Jeorad Manyard, p.
699 (987)—Governor of the province of Andor during the reign of the
High King Artur Paendrag Tanreall. He produced a
translation of The Prophecies of the
Dragon.
Jerilin al'Caar, p. 200
(275)—Skinny girl from Emond's Field. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai.
Jesse Bilal, p. 395
(553)—Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah, and head of the Brown's council.
Jheran, p. 102 (129)—Clan chief of
the Shaarad Aiel. He was formerly Sovin Nai,
a Knife Hand. He and Bael finally ended the
centuries of blood feud between the Shaarad and Goshien Aiel, which
Janduin attempted to stop and
Rand finally did.
Jidar, p. 564
(791)—One of Vilnar's men. He claims Aes Sedai
are so beautiful they can kill a man by smiling.
Jisao Hamora, p. 40
(42)—Youngest of Gawyn's Younglings. He wears a
silver Tower on his collar, the mark of a veteran fighter who saw the
riots in the White Tower along with Gawyn.
Joana, p. 521
(733)—Name by which Birgitte was known by in
past lives.
Joline, p. 603
(848)—Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah. She was one of two Aes Sedai sent as
ambassadors to Queen Tylin in Ebou Dar.
Jon Ayellin, p. 33 (32)—A
large, bald man from the Two Rivers. He and Thad
Torfinn dispute the boundaries of their farms.
Jonan Adley, p. 214 (295)—One of the
men who came for Rand's amnesty; he is now learning
under Mazrim Taim's tutilage.
Jori, p. 410
(574)—Bald, square-faced Warder no taller than
Nynaeve and wide as any man. Bonded to
Morvrin.
Juilin Sandar, p. 175
(237)—Thief-taker from Tear, one of the best at his craft. He
accompanied Nynaeve and
Elayne on their travels because
Lan asked him to. He accepted partly out of respect
for Lan, and partly out of guilt; he betrayed Elayne,
Egwene, and Nynaeve to the Black Ajah when
Liandrin used Compulsion on him, and later
realized how wrong it was. He carries a notched sword-breaker and a
staff with which he is deadly.
Jur Grady, p. 88
(106)—Stocky, dark-eyed man, about seven years older than
Rand. He comes for the Amnesty.
Juric, p. 260 (361)—One
of Bair's gai'shain. He refuses to put off
the white despite being beaten until Bair's arm is sore.
Kairen Stang, p. 536
(753)—Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. She grew up in Andor. Part of
Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Kari al'Thor, p. 93
(117)—Rand's mother. Kari was not actually his
biological mother; Rand's real mother was a Maiden of the Spear who bore
him on Dragonmount where he was found by Kari's husband,
Tam. Kari met Tam while he was stationed in Caemlyn
during his military duties, and the two got married. They returned to
Tam's home, Emond's Field, with the child he found on the mountain at
the end of the Aiel War, which they named Rand. Kari died when Rand was
about five years old; she was the only mother Rand ever knew, and all he
remembers of her was her soft touch.
Karind Anshar, p. 67
(79)—Andoran noblewoman. Her stare allegedly put three husbands under
the soil. She was banished from the Palace grounds except for state
occasions for opposing Morgase during the Third
War of Andoran Succession during which Morgase came to power. When
Rand killed Gaebril, she came
to him and tried to win his favor—she only wants to advance her own
power and influence in Andor.
Katerine Alruddin, p.
44 (47)—Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. Though she keeps it secret, she is
actually of the Black Ajah, and has been for twelve years. She is part
of Coiren's embassy from Tar Valon.
Kaylin, p. 479
(674)—One of the servants in Salidar.
Keatlin, p. 235
(324)—Woman in Elayne's novice class. She keeps
muttering about how she'd never let a girl order her around back
home.
Keeper of the Chronicles, p. 153
(201)—Essentially the secretary to the
Amyrlin Seat. The Keeper is traditionally chosen
from the same Ajah the Amyrlin was raised from, and wears a stole of the
color of her Ajah instead of the striped stole of the Amyrlin. The post
was held by Leane Sharif of the Blue Ajah until a
coup deposed Siuan Sanche and stilled both Siuan
and Leane. Her successor was Alviarin Freidhen
of the White Ajah, despite the fact that Siuan's successor was from the
Red. See alsoAmyrlin Seat;
Freidhen, Alviarin;
Moroso, Gitara;
Sharif, Leane.
Kely Huldin, p. 90 (111)—Weaver of
about age thirty who comes to Rand for the Amnesty.
Kin Tovere, p. 296
(411)—Stocky lens maker from Cairhien; he now works at
Rand's school. He is now into telescopes.
Kiruna Nachiman, p.
268 (372)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She is an elegant, statuesque
woman, and is a sister to the King of Arafel. She has four Warders.
She was sent, along with Bera, to establish
diplomatic relations with Rand in the Aiel Waste.
Ladwin, p. 498
(701)—One of Mat's scouts for the Band of the Red
Hand. He did not return to the Band; Vanin
suspects he was taken by a Warder near Salidar.
Laman Damodred, p. 277 (385)—King of
Cairhien about twenty years ago. His cutting of
Avendoraldera to make a throne unlike
anything the world had ever seen precipitated the Aiel War. The war
continued for years until all nations united against the Aiel and even
Tar Valon was threatened; the war finally ended when the Aiel killed
Laman and took his sword. Because of Laman's Pride, and his Sin, House
Damodred lost the throne of Cairhien to House Riatin, and the city never
again reached any of its former glory—but it also allowed Prophecy to
be fulfilled; the Dragon Reborn was able to be
born on the slopes of Dragonmount, born of a Maiden of the Spear but
raised by the blood of the old nations. See alsoAvendesora;
Avendoraldera;
Damodred, Moiraine;
Damodred, Taringail;
Janduin.
Lamelle, p. 375
(524)—Maiden of the Spear of the Smoke Water sept of the Miagoma
Aiel. She died protecting Rand.
Lamgwin Dorn, p. 48 (53)—A
hard, bulky man from Caemlyn. He lived as a street thug, but was loyal
to his queen. He joined Morgase when she left
the country.
al'Lan Mandragoran, p. 21
(13)—The uncrowned king of Malkier, and formerly Warder to
Moiraine. He is quite tall, and doesn't get
very emotional—in fact, he has emotional walls all around him that he
has been building for years. His country, Malkier, was overrun by
Trollocs shortly after he was born, and is now corrupted by the Great
Blight. Lan, the last of his people, then proceeded to fight a one-man
war against the Shadow by killing Shadowspawn in the Blight. He fought
Aiel during the Aiel War, and achieved Blademaster status. He was
eventually bonded by Moiraine, which ended his lonely fight (or at least
changed its style). When Lan and Moiraine brought
Rand, Mat,
Perrin, Egwene, and
Nynaeve out of their home in the Two Rivers, he
found that there was something which could throw his guard down, but he
was the last to notice it: affection for Nynaeve. As Moiraine put it,
Nynaeve was able to plant vines in Lan's emotional walls and break them
down without him even knowing they were there. He loves her very much,
whether he admits it openly or not, and Nynaeve, to her surprise, loves
him in return. Upon Moiraine's death, Lan's bond was immediately
transferred to another Aes Sedai, and he was last seen leaving the
wagons near Cairhien to seek her out. See also
Aan'allein;
al'Meara, Nynaeve;
Damodred, Moiraine.
Lanfear, p. 15
(5)—One of the Forsaken. Unlike the rest of the Forsaken, she chose
her name for herself, which means “Daughter of the Night” in
the Old Tongue. She was born Mierin Eronaile, and
was strong in the One Power. She worked at the Collam Daan, the primary
facility for research into the One Power. Her final discovery there was
what she thought was a new source for the One Power, one that could be
harnessed by men and women alike—this source turned out to be the
emissions through a thin spot in the Pattern from the
Dark One's prison. She and another Aes Sedai named
Beidomon bored into that prison, creating what is now referred to as
simply the Bore, allowing the Dark One to touch the world again and
leading to the War of the Shadow. Around this time, Mierin had a
relationship with Lews Therin Telamon, who headed
the forces of the Light against the Shadow and was the most powerful and
influential man she had found. Lews Therin broke off the relationship
when he found that she only wanted him for his power and authority and
the possibility of power for herself through him. Mierin never let go
of him, and when he later met and married Ilyena
Moerelle she tried to disrupt the wedding ceremony as well as split
the two apart by any means. Eventually she went to Shayol Ghul to
dedicate her soul to the Shadow, most likely to get back at Lews Therin
for leaving her. She declared as her territory the World of Dreams,
Tel'aran'rhiod, using it to ends now unknown. She transferred
her obsessive love intact to Lews Therin's soul's new body,
Rand al'Thor, after being freed from the Bore. She
first appeared to him as a young woman named Selene, disguising her
appearance as a slightly less beautiful (but still stunning) woman.
Almost a year later, Lanfear found that Rand had been
“unfaithful” to her, and she tried to kill him. Before she
could, she was pushed through the twisted stone doorway
ter'angreal leading to the lands of the Eelfinn by
Moiraine, and became trapped. It is not known
whether Lanfear is still alive.
Lanita, p. 256
(354)—A novice in the White Tower. Anaiya sent
her to bed after the bubble of evil passed.
Larine Ayellin, p. 200
(275)—Willowy girl from Emond's Field. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai. She is about three years younger than
Rand.
Larissa Lyndel, p. 425
(595)—Bony Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. In Salidar.
Laritha, p. 516
(725)—Woman Thom Merrilin tried to rescue from an
abusive marriage. She kicked him so hard when he actually offered to
take her away (as she told him she wanted) that he limped for a month;
then she hit him with a bench.
Laurain, p. 189
(259)—Slender woman with dark eyes and a permanent simper. She is one
of Morgase's servants in Amadicia.
Lawdrin Mendair, p.
590 (829)—One of Mat's men. He brought a lot of
brandy with him, which Elayne discovered and made
him pour out.
Leane Sharif, p. 16
(6)—A woman from Arad Doman with coppery skin. Just as her family
members were training her in the seductive ways of Domani women, Leane
found that her life would take a different direction; she could channel
saidar, and would do so with or without teaching. She became an
Aes Sedai, a member of the Blue Ajah, and was eventually raised to
Keeper of the Chronicles under
Siuan Sanche. During the coup led by
Elaida a'Roihan and Alviarin
Freidhen that deposed Siuan, Leane was thrown in the dungeon and
stilled. Leane has turned to her seductive side to try to replace what
she lost in stilling; she is out of practice, but does well enough. She
eventually convinced the Aes Sedai in Salidar to let her stay with them
and maintain the network of eyes-and-ears she kept in Tar Valon as
Keeper. See alsoAnjen;
Freidhen, Alviarin; Keeper of
the Chronicles; Sanche, Siuan.
Ledar, p. 672 (948)—An
Ogier, son of Shandin son of
Koimal. He wrote A Study of Men, Women, and
the One Power Among Humans about three hundred years ago.
Leiran, p. 97 (123)—A
Thunder Walker of the Cosaida sept of the Chareen Aiel. He has blond
hair and blue eyes.
Lelaine Akashi, p. 168
(227)—Slender Sitter for the Blue Ajah in Salidar. She carries a
dignified air about her.
Lerian, p. 567
(796)—Lean, sandy-haired Maiden of the Spear, of an age with
Faile.
Lews Therin Telamon, p. 57 (66)—The
Dragon, Breaker of the World. He was perhaps the
greatest man who ever lived, and the most powerful Aes Sedai in recorded
history. During the War of the Shadow, he led the forces of the Light
against the Forsaken, and led the final stroke which re-sealed the
Dark One back into his prison. Unfortunately,
during this stroke he was driven insane by the Dark One's touch,
eventually killing his wife Ilyena, his children,
and everyone he loved, as well as anyone who carried a drop of his
blood. For this act, people remember him with a new name:
Kinslayer. After he had done this,
Ishamael gave him his sanity back long enough
for him to realize what he had done; Lews Therin killed himself by
drawing on saidin too heavily, causing a mountain to form on the
spot where he stood. This mountain is called Dragonmount, and is near
the present-day city of Tar Valon. It is unfortunate that the name of
one of the greatest men to ever live is now synonymous with evil, for
Lews Therin killed his family due to the Dark One's influence, but
without Lews Therin there may not have been a world left in which to
kill them. Lews Therin's voice sometimes speaks inside
Rand's head, offering advice or sobbing over lost
women, but is getting more and more vocal. It even tries to seize
control of saidin sometimes, much to Rand's fear.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand.
Liah, p. 93 (116)—A
Maiden of the Spear with a scar across her face. She is of the Cosaida
sept of the Chareen Aiel.
Liale Mosrana, p. 34
(32)—Woman from Tarabon who fled to the Two Rivers.
Liandrin, p. 259 (359)—Aes
Sedai of the Black Ajah, formerly of the Red. She has light hair and a
face like a doll. She grew up in Tarabon. She led the group of
thirteen Aes Sedai who declared themselves Black Ajah and fled the White
Tower, murdering guards and even sisters in the process. Liandrin was
Red Ajah before turning to the Black, but her oath to the Black was
sworn before even being raised to the Accepted (perhaps before she came
to the Tower), so it cannot really be said that she was ever Red Ajah at
all. It was Liandrin who effectively sold
Egwene into slavery to the Seanchan as a
damane; she attempted to do the same to
Nynaeve and Elayne. Egwene
still has nightmares about her. Liandrin always seeks to gain power
for herself through whatever means she can; this has recently gotten her
on the bad side of Moghedien, and may bring
about the very downfall in the ranks of the Shadow which she was trying
to prevent.
Lini Eltring, p. 48 (54)—Childhood
nurse to Maighdin,
Morgase, and Elayne
Trakand. She has many wise sayings, which Elayne and Morgase are fond
of quoting to themselves and others (probably because they have been
ingrained into their minds so much). She went with Morgase when she
fled Andor to Amadicia.
Lir Baryn, p. 67 (79)—“Whip of a
man” who always wears a sword. He was one of the nobles who
opposed Morgase during the Succession. Slender
and strong.
Logain Ablar, p. 23 (15)—False
Dragon who created war in Ghealdan and surrounding
nations before being captured and gentled by the Red Ajah. He got loose
during the chaos surrounding the deposing of Siuan
Sanche, and eventually was escorted out of Tar Valon by Siuan and
her traveling companions. Before he was gentled, he was of considerable
strength, and attracted quite a following of loyal soldiers.
Min still has viewings of him with a halo over his
head, which she thinks indicates that he will become a figure of great
power sometime in the future. Recently, Logain has come forward with
information that indicates the Red Ajah actually put him up to declaring
himself the Dragon Reborn, most likely with the
pretext that bringing down a false Dragon would be less likely to be
negatively critiqued than gentling a simple man who could channel.
See alsoDragon, The;
Dragon Reborn; al'Thor, Rand.
Loial, p. 38 (39)—Son of
Arent son of Halan, an Ogier
from Stedding Shangtai. He left the stedding at around age 90 to
see the world; by Ogier standards, he is not yet old enough to leave the
stedding without permission from the Council of Elders. He is
fond of books and history, and is an excellent Treesinger. He is
writing a book about his travels with the three ta'veren he
meets, Rand al'Thor, Mat Cauthon,
and Perrin Aybara. Loial is constantly afraid
that his mother will find him and try to marry him off and settle him
down. He, like most of the Ogier, is sad that most humans do not
remember the Ogier, and is horrified that some even think he is a
Trolloc on first seeing him.
Lopin, p. 558 (782)—A
stout man who serves Nalesean.
Lord of Chaos, p. 10 (ix)—Entity that
controls all things in chaos. It is possibly the Dark
One, but could be just a way of referring to chaos in general. The
phrase is “let the Lord of Chaos rule,” and comes from a chant
in the Fourth Age.
Luaine, p. 657
(926)—A Maiden of the Spear with yellow hair. She is the first to find
out that Sulin has decided her period of servitude
is over.
Luan Norwelyn, p. 191
(262)—Andoran noble, leader of a strong House that supported
Morgase during the Succession. Morgase exiled
him from Caemlyn as per Gaebril's suggestion, but
hopes he will still support her when she comes to claim the throne.
Lucilde, p. 433
(607)—Lanky novice brought to Salidar from Tar Valon. She announces
Halima's arrival to Delana
and company.
Luc Mantear, p. 277 (385)—Son of
Queen Mordrellen of Andor and brother to
Tigraine. Gitara Moroso,
then advisor to the Queen, told him that his fame—or his fate—lay in
the Great Blight. He disappeared from Andor into the Blight shortly
before Tigraine disappeared, and was never seen
again.
Lyndelle, p. 378
(529)—Queen of Andor at the end of the War of the Hundred Years. Like
all of her predecessors (and successors, for that matter), she kept up
the tradition of sending a daughter to Tar Valon.
Macharan, p. 400
(560)—Andoran noble, of a minor House.
Madoc Comadrin, p. 127
(167)—General
long-dead. Mat remembers reading his book in a past
life; he doubts a copy exists today. He met him once, about six hundred
years before Artur Hawkwing was born, after Mat
lost a battle to him.
Maerion, p. 521
(733)—Name by which Birgitte was known by in
past lives.
Magla Daronos, p. 425
(596)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah.
Mahiro Shukosa, p. 614
(863)—Rafela's Warder. He has graying hair
at his temples and a “noble” nose. He was once a Kandori
lord, and is handsome in a rugged sort of way.
Maira, p. 93 (116)—A
red-haired Maiden of the Spear. She is about ten years older than
Rand.
Malind, p. 475
(668)—Plump Sitter for the Green Ajah in Salidar. She has a pretty
face with full lips and dark eyes.
Manal, p. 668
(942)—The owner of the ferry Perrin hires to take
him across the River Alguenya on the way out of Cairhien.
Mandelain, p. 362
(505)—Clan chief of the Daryne Aiel.
Manel Rochaid, p. 541
(759)—One of Taim's students in the Black Tower.
Mangin, p. 290 (404)—Aiel of the
Jindo Sept of the Taardad Aiel. He was one of the Aiel who came to the
Stone of Tear when it fell. He is taller than Rand,
and has gray eyes. He killed a Cairhienin man who had a dragon tatooed
on his arm in imitation of a clan chief's; he was hanged in accordance
with Rand's law in Cairhien.
Manna, p. (288)—This is a typo; they
meant Alanna. This error does not appear in the
hardcover edition of the book; it was made during the transcription to
the paperback edition.
Mar, p. 498 (701)—One of
Mat's scouts for the Band of the Red Hand. He was
taken right off his horse by a Warder near Salidar.
Maraconn, p. 308
(429)—High Lord of Tear with blue eyes (rare for a Tairen).
Maragaine, p. 379
(529)—A queen of Andor. During her reign, four kings brought armies
against Andor.
Marande Algoran, p. 190 (260)—Pretty
Altaran noblewoman with a heart-shaped face. Sister of the High Seat of
House Algoran. She is powerful enough to resist
Ailron, but not Niall.
Marce Eldin, p. 202
(277)—Stocky girl from Emond's Field. She is fond of reading. She
comes with Verin and Alanna
to become Aes Sedai.
Marel, p. 176
(240)—Charel's twin sister. She was instrumental
in dismantling Theodrin's block.
Marewin, p. 190
(260)—One of Morgase's attendants. Slight and
young.
Maric, p. 386 (539)—A
very tall man who tries to stop Egwene from
seeing Rand.
Marigan, p. 17
(8)—Identity assumed by Moghedien in order to
slip in amongst Nynaeve's refugee women in
Salidar. None save Nynaeve, Birgitte,
Elayne, Leane, and
Siuan know that the necklace she wears is actually
an a'dam, a device used to control her so she cannot do the
things Forsaken usually do. SeeMoghedien.
Maringil, p. 305
(425)—Cairhienin lord. He has white hair to his shoulders, is blade
thin, and icy cool.
Marisa Ahan, p. 200
(275)—Pretty girl from Emond's Field. She comes with
Verin and Alanna to become
Aes Sedai.
Martyn Tallanvor, p. 47 (52)—Tall
young man from Andor. He served in the Queen's Guards until
Morgase fled Andor. When
Gaebril had the guards swear new oaths to the
laws and customs of Andor (instead of to the Queen), Tallanvor swore
them but immediately went back to his room and reswore the old oath in
the old style (cutting his arm with his sword, indicating that his blood
will be shed before the Queen's will). He loves his queen more than his
life, and now serves as her personal bodyguard.
Masema Dagar, p. 119
(155)—The Prophet. He was once one of
Uno's underlings, and the one who respected
Rand the least, but after he found out that Rand was
the Dragon Reborn, he went his own way, preaching
of Rand's glory as the “Lord Dragon Reborn.” For more on
what Masema has become, read page 433 (612) of The Fires of Heaven.
Masic, p. 645 (909)—A
large man, killed in a knife fight in Ebou Dar.
Master of the Blades, p. 124 (162)—The next
step up from Swordmaster among the Sea Folk. He protects the Mistress
of the Ships.
Masuri Sokawa, p. 536
(754)—Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. She grew up in Arafel. Part of
Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Matrim (Mat) Cauthon, p.
21 (13)—A young man from Emond's Field. He is ta'veren. Along
with his good friends, Rand al'Thor and
Perrin Aybara, he left home to escape the Trolloc
attack on Winternight. On the way to Tar Valon, he picked up a dagger
from Shadar Logoth tainted with the evil that destroyed Aridhol, which
he carried with him for a long time. He was separated from the dagger
by Aes Sedai Healing, but doing so caused large gaps in his memory
sequence. These gaps were filled and more when he passed through the
twisted door to the land of the Eelfinn, where he was granted his three
requests: a foxhead medallion that protected him from women's
channeling, a way out of the land of the Eelfinn, and the memories of
past lifetimes that were the gaps in his memory. Mat's ta'veren
qualities manifest themselves particularly well with random events, such
as dice games—he almost never loses a toss of the dice, even if the
dice are weighted. He has found that battles are the ultimate form of
gambling, and along with his newfound memories he can win almost every
battle he fights quite decisively. He has four sisters, including
Eldrin and Bodewhin, who are
17 and 16, respectively. His father Abell is one
of the best archers in the Two Rivers, possibly in the World. Mat has
gotten in the habit of carrying concealed knives under his clothes in
case he is attacked—his collection would surprise anyone. In the
Waste, he met a woman named Melindhra, a Maiden
of the Spear from the Shaido Clan. However, she is not the
Daughter of the Nine Moons, who Mat is destined to
marry according to the Aelfinn; besides, she tried to kill him on orders
from her master among the Darkfriends. Mat had to kill her to save his
own skin, but regrets it deeply. He has a scar along his neck from
where the Eelfinn tried to kill him—which was also in accordance with
what the Aelfinn told him, that he is “to die and live
again.” He currently heads an army called the Band of the Red
Hand, after the army of King Aemon of old
Manetheren, and serves in a way as Rand's personal general—this works
well, since Mat seems to be a better general than even
Davram Bashere, who has earned his good
reputation as one of the best commanders alive. Mat does not trust any
Aes Sedai, and because of this refuses to take his foxhead medallion off
even to bathe. See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Aybara, Perrin t'Bashere;
Cauthon, Abell;
Cauthon, Bodewhin;
Daughter of the Nine Moons.
Mattin Stepaneos den
Balgar, p. 103 (130)—King of Illian. Since
Sammael sits on the Council of Nine, which holds
most of the power in Illian, he is essentially a figurehead position at
this point. He wears Illian's Laurel Crown, and rules in name if not in
truth. See alsoBrend;
Sammael.
Mayam, p. 370 (517)—Aes
Sedai of unknown Ajah. She arrived in Cairhien apart from the original
six-Aes Sedai embassy.
Mazrim Taim, p. 69 (82)—False Dragon
who wreaked havoc in Saldaea before being captured by Aes Sedai. He
later escaped his captors, possibly with Black Ajah assistance (although
this is totally unconfirmed). Hearing of Rand's
amnesty, Taim came to Caemlyn and became the head of Rand's school of
male channelers. He is almost as strong in the One Power as Rand is.
Taim claims to have held off the madness that normally accompanies the
taint for almost 35 years—he has been using the One Power for a very
long time, and knows many tricks that Rand had not thought of on his own
or been taught by Asmodean, such as how to test
men for the ability. He seems to resent being second to Rand. Note:
There is an ongoing debate on-line about whether
Demandred has comandeered Taim's identity and
is trying to bring Rand down by taking away support from men who can
channel and making them loyal to him alone. I am not convinced either
way, but I will admit that there is evidence both ways, and Demandred
certainly could be Mazrim Taim of the Asha'man. Only time will
tell....
Meilan, p. 305 (425)—A
High Lord of Tear, one of those with claims to the Sun Throne. He has a
pointed beard and an oily voice.
Melaine, p. 247 (342)—Wise One of
the of the Jhirad sept of the Goshien Aiel. She is a Dreamwalker, and
was one of Egwene's teachers. She can channel.
She swore she would never love a man, but changed her mind later and
married Bael, her clan chief, thus becoming
sister-wife to Dorindha. She has sun-colored
hair and green eyes.
Meneril, p. 100
(127)—One of Semaradrid's countrymen. He has
a scar on his face that he obtained during the Cairhienin civil war.
Mera, p. 384
(537)—Older Aiel, in Cairhien to see her daughter.
Merana Ambrey, p. 268
(373)—Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah who grew up in Caemlyn. Leader of
Salidar's embassy to Rand in Caemlyn.
Meresin, p. 126
(165)—A lord who commands part of the Band of the Red Hand.
Merilille Ceandevin,
p. 268 (372)—Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah. Slender and palely elegant,
she has glossy black hair and large liquid eyes. She grew up in
Cairhien. She was sent to Ebou Dar to convince the queen to support
Salidar.
Mervin, p. 297
(413)—Man from Rand's school in Cairhien. He is
working on a steam engine.
Mesaana, p. 55 (65)—One of the
Forsaken. During the Age of Legends, Mesaana was told she was unfit to
do research at the Collam Daan, but was capable of teaching others. She
spent her years teaching until the Bore was opened and she dedicated her
life to the Dark One. During the War of Power, she
created “schools” for the children, at which she taught the
children to spy on their parents and other such things. After her
release from the Bore, Mesaana set herself up in the White Tower, where
she could control events without anyone suspecting she was behind them.
She has been cooperating with Semirhage to some
extent.
Miren, p. 526
(738)—Min's aunt, the only one who understood that
it was too late to stuff Min into dresses after ten years in the mines
with her father wearing boys' clothes.
Mistress of the Ships, p. 124 (162)—The leader
of the fleet of Sea Folk ships, similar to a fleet admiral.
Mistress Snoot, p. 459 (646)—Imaginary
persona applied to anyone being snooty, such as
Elayne, to Mat's estimation.
Moghedien, p. 15
(5)—One of the Forsaken. Her name means “Spider” in the Old
Tongue. She always works and attacks from safety and will run
unless she can do so. She developed a command of Tel'aran'rhiod
that surpassed even Lanfear's mastery—in the
real world, Lanfear was more powerful, but even she could not top
Moghedien in the World of Dreams. After being released from the Bore,
Moghedien eventually found herself in Tanchico, in the Palace of the
Panarch of Tarabon. While there, she chanced upon
Nynaeve al'Meara, who was trying to save the
Panarch at the time and take the seal on the Dark
One's prison from its hold in the Palace. She and Nynaeve fought in
a duel to the last, and Nynaeve managed to better Moghedien, much to the
surprise of both of them. She managed to escape Nynaeve's tied off
shield, and on their next encounter, this one in Tel'aran'rhiod,
she ripped Birgitte's soul out of the World of
Dreams after Birgitte almost killed her. On her third encounter with
Nynaeve, Nynaeve managed to trap Moghedien with an a'dam.
Moghedien is currently bound by that a'dam in Salidar, disguised
as Marigan. See alsoMarigan.
Moiraine Damodred,
p. 21 (13)—Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. Born of a noble House in
Cairhien, she is Taringail Damodred's youngest
half-sister, and King Laman's niece. She is
considered short among her people, and the Cairhienin are already a
short people. When it was discovered that she had the ability to
channel inborn, Moiraine went to Tar Valon to become an Aes Sedai. Just
before being raised to the shawl, she and her friend
Siuan Sanche witnessed
Gitara Moroso's Foretelling of the Rebirth of the
Dragon. Moiraine and Siuan walked away from each
other and did not speak to each other again (at least in public), but
both held secret communication with each other and dedicated their lives
to finding and guiding the Dragon Reborn.
Moiraine found the young man she sought on Winternight in Emond's
Field, a young man named Rand al'Thor, along with
two more ta'veren, Mat Cauthon and
Perrin Aybara and two women with the spark of the
Power inborn, Egwene al'Vere and
Nynaeve al'Meara. When Moiraine was shortly
raised to the shawl, she met al'Lan Mandragoran, the
uncrowned King of Malkier, who was fighting alone against the Shadow in
the Blight; she asked Lan to become her Warder, and he accepted. She is
very strong in the Power, stronger than almost all living Aes Sedai. In
the Stone of Tear, Moiraine confronted and killed the Forsaken
Be'lal with balefire, just before he would have
killed Rand. Later, after having an inkling of the future events from
the testing ter'angreal for the Wise Ones, Moiraine managed to
push the Forsaken Lanfear through the twisted
doorway ter'angreal into the land of the Eelfinn, trapping both
her and Lanfear there. It is unknown whether Moiraine lives on in the
land off the Finn, or whether she is dead, but her bond with Lan has
been severed, and other Aes Sedai consider her a legend, not only for
discovering the Dragon Reborn but for killing or
trapping two of the Forsaken as well. See alsoMandragoran, al'Lan; Moroso,
Gitara; Sanche, Siuan.
Mora, p. 262 (364)—Wise One of Colrada
Hold when Bair was first learning the dream. She
told Bair that it was possible to be drawn into someone's dreams by
simply acknowledging them if the emotion involved was so strong it left
little room for anything else.
Mordeth, p. 328 (457)—Man who
became a counsellor in Aridhol during the Trolloc Wars. He advised that
to defeat the Shadow, Aridhol must be harder than the Shadow, less
trusting, more cruel. Slowly it became so, until finally the city was,
if not darker than the Shadow, as dark. The city finally turned on
itself, consumed itself, tainting every grain of sand, every rock, every
sip of water with its hatred. Mordeth's soul remained in the city, now
called Shadar Logoth (“Where the Shadow Waits”) for
millenia—he could not leave the city unless he accompanied a
person to the city walls or had them carry something from the city to
the outside world. Strangely enough, both of these things happened at
the same time, when Mat Cauthon carried the
ruby-handled dagger from the city while Padan Fain
accompanied Mordeth out of the city at about the same time. Mordeth
attempted to consume Fain's soul while the dagger tried to consume
Mat's. In Fain's case, the attempt to consume his soul was not
completely successful—instead, the two souls merged to create
something more evil than either Mordeth or Fain alone. Fain now feels
incomplete without the tainted dagger that was removed from the city.
See alsoFain, Padan;
Ordeith.
Mordrellen Mantear, p. 277
(385)—By the Grace of the Light, Queen of Andor, Defender of the
Realm, etc. before Morgase. Her death and the
previous disappearance of her daughter Tigraine
set off the Succession, called the Third War of Andoran Succession by
those not from Andor. Editor's note: her name is actually listed as
Queen Modrellein by Dyelin, but in other books her name is listed as
Mordrellen. I have picked this spelling because Modrellein is also
named as the ruler of Andor over 700 years ago, and that would make
Rand's maternal grandmother and awfully old woman.
Morel, p. 317
(441)—Dal's father, Haman's
grandfather.
Morgase Trakand, p.
20 (11)—By the Grace of the Light, Queen of Andor, Defender of the
Realm, High Seat of House Trakand. Mother of
Elayne and Gawyn.
She married Taringail Damodred, a prince of
Cairhien, to further solidify her claim to the Throne of Andor; when
Tigraine disappeared, Morgase made the best
claim to succeed her, and married her widower to gain the support that
would be gained by such action. Taringail died when Elayne and Gawyn
father; he died when they were young. Morgase has since gone through
several lovers, including Thomdril Merrilin, a
former court-bard; Gareth Bryne, her First Prince
of the Sword and Captain of the Guards; and most recently
Lord Gaebril, a man who led the faction that
stilled the riots in Caemlyn that sprang up on Morgase's trip to Tar
Valon to inquire about Elayne's whereabouts. Thom was exiled from the
city of Caemlyn when he started telling her what he really thought of
some of her plans, her relationship with Bryne ebbed away until finally
Gaebril told her to exile him too, and Gaebril eventually chased Morgase
herself out of the city when she found he was usurping her power. The
Daughter-Heir of Andor is traditionally trained by Aes Sedai in the
White Tower, and Morgase underwent novice training to keep the tradition
alive. She was given the gift of a Great Serpent ring despite not being
Accepted, and still wears it on her left hand. She was previously
advised by Elaida a'Roihan of the Red
Ajah, who is now the Amyrlin Seat. When Morgase
discovered that Gaebril (who, unbeknownst to her, was actually
Rahvin) meant to usurp her throne, she left, and
when she learned that the Dragon Reborn had taken
over Caemlyn and none of her former supporters would give her aid, she
fled to Amadicia to get help from the only place she thought she could:
Pedron Niall and the Children of the Light. She is
not aware that Rand only wants to give her country
back to her, not to mention believes that she is dead. If she made her
presence known, she would no doubt have her country back in one piece
and all would be well, but as royalty she believes she must work on her
own and trust no one. The entire world believes Morgase dead except for
a select few, all of which are in Amadicia at the moment.
See alsoa'Roihan, Elaida;
Bryne, Gareth;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Damodred, Taringail;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Dyelin;
Gaebril;
Merrilin, Thomdril;
Mantear, Mordrellen;
Trakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Gawyn.
Morning Clouds, p.
674 (952)—One of the younger male wolves. He scouts out the Aes Sedai
encampment.
Morvrin, p. 149 (199)—Aes Sedai of
the Brown Ajah. She is stout, and has graying hair. She is one of the
six sisters who controls much of the action in Salidar, despite not
being part of the Hall of the Tower.
Muad Cheade, p. 81 (100)—Former
Marshal-General of Saldaea. Bashere says he was
“mad as a hare in spring thaw”—he searched his
bodyservant twice a day for poison, and drank nothing but vinegar and
water (which he claimed were sovereign against the poison he was being
fed). He once had a grove of oaks chopped down because they were
looking at him the wrong way, and then insisted that his troops give
them decent burials and funerals as well. However, he never lost a
battle, so his insanity was tolerated.
Mulinda, p. 252
(349)—Skinny serving woman who gets trapped under her bed by the bubble
of evil that sweeps through Salidar.
Musar, p. 76 (93)—Man
who tried to kill Mazrim Taim while he still called
himself the Dragon Reborn. Taim let him live, and
sent him back to Bashere.
Myrelle Barengari, p. 149 (199)—Aes
Sedai of the Green Ajah with an elliptical face. She is young, and has
three Warders named Nuhel,
Croi, and Avar, all of which she
treats as husbands in defiance of all law and custom, inside the tower
and out. She fled the White Tower when Siuan
was deposed, along with most of her Ajah. She is one of the six sisters
who hold much of the power in Salidar despite not being part of the Hall
of the Tower. She is the recipient of Lan's bond
after Moiraine's death, bringing her Warder
count to four, at least until Nynaeve is ready to
have him as a Warder. See alsoDromand, Nuhel;
Hachami, Avar;
Makin, Croi;
Mandragoran, al'Lan.
Naean Arawn, p. 67
(79)—A slim, palely beautiful Andoran noble with big, blue eyes and
waves of black hair. She sneers a lot. She opposed
Morgase during the Succession.
Nae'blis, p. 16
(5)—The one who would stand only a stop below the Dark
One on the Day of Return, commanding all Darkfriends in the Dark
One's name. The position has been promised to
Demandred if he does well in his duties, but
it is likely that all the Chosen were offered the position if
they did well.
Nalesean Andiaya, p. 109
(140)—One of Mat's subcommanders in the Band of the
Red Hand. He is a blocky man, taller than
Talmanes or Daerid. He
leads the other half of the Band of the Red Hand's cavalry. He keeps a
pointed black beard.
Nan Belman, p. 408 (571)—One of
Padan Fain's spies. She is
Perwyn's mother. Fain tries to seduce her, but
she does not want him—he ends up raping her instead.
Nandera, p. 327 (456)—Sinewy Maiden
of the Spear with graying blonde hair. She points
out Sulin's use of handtalk with gai'shain;
she agrees to meet her toh to them as soon as
Rand is safe.
Narasin Bhuran, p. 378 (528)—Ruler
who tried to declare himself High King as late as ten years before the
end of the War of the Hundred Years; he was the last to do so. He was
ultimately beheaded.
Nasin Caeren, p. 67
(80)—White-haired Andoran noble with a gaunt, narrow face.
Negara, p. 400
(560)—Andoran noble, of a minor House.
Nerim, p. 342
(477)—Talmanes's servant. He is short for even
a Cairhienin, and skinny, with gray hair and a long face. He mends his
master almost as often as his master's clothes.
Nesune Bihara, p. 44 (48)—Aes
Sedai of the Brown Ajah, part of Coiren's embassy
to Rand in Cairien.
Niande Moorwyn, p. 361
(503)—Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah, former advisor (until his
assassination...) to King Galldrian of
Cairhien.
Nicola Treehill, p.
175 (238)—Slender, black-haired, dark-eyed novice; she is about
Nynaeve's age. She was a refugee from Ghealdan.
Niella, p. 302
(420)—Aviendha's first-sister. She is a
weaver, now taken gai'shain by Chareen Maidens during a raid on
Sulara Hold. She serves for about another six months. She tried to
talk Aviendha out of taking up the spear, and has always wanted to see
her married.
Nildra, p. 166
(224)—Stick-like gray-haired woman in charge of the scrub room in
Salidar.
Nisao Dachen, p. 174
(235)—Aes Sedai of Yellow Ajah. Her eyes could drive nails.
Norowhin, p. 189
(259)—Commander of Morgase's
“escort” in Amadicia. He hates pretending not to be a
Whitecloak for her.
Nynaeve al'Meara, p.
16 (6)—Young woman from Emond's Field. She was the Wisdom of her
village, the youngest ever chosen in Emond's Field. She left when
four of her villagers were taken away from the Two Rivers by
Moiraine and Lan. While the
group traveled away from her home and toward her new life, Nynaeve made
several discoveries: she could channel the One Power, and had already
done so without really knowing what she was doing; she developed
feelings for al'Lan Mandragoran, Moiraine's Warder and the uncrowned
king of the now dead nation Malkier; and she has a major role to play,
as all of her younger friends in the group do, in the years to come.
She is very strong in the One Power; only a select few who were alive
during the Age of Legends could match her. When she arrived in Tar
Valon, she was raised Accepted without any tenure as a Novice, despite
not being able to even sense the True Source unless angry, a
result of her having to learn some minimal control of her ability
without teaching. She was sent on a false mission by
Liandrin on which she was almost leashed by the
Seanchan as Egwene was. After she returned to the
Tower, Siuan Sanche sent her on a mission to hunt
down Liandrin and her fellow Black Sisters; while hunting them in
Tanchico, she encountered Moghedien and managed
to better her in a duel of the Power. Moghedien escaped, but two
encounters later Nynaeve once again managed to get the better of her,
leashing her with an a'dam in Tel'aran'rhiod. Nynaeve
took Moghedien with her to seek out Rand and
Rahvin while they were fighting each other, and at
the last moment before Rahvin might have won, she nearly burned Rahvin
to ash with a giant weave of fire that was most of what Moghedien could
draw to produce it; the distraction was enough for Rand to regain
control of himself and destroy Rahvin with balefire. Nynaeve now keeps
Moghedien under control with a modified a'dam in Salidar.
Nynaeve wishes to become Aes Sedai for the sole purpose of Healing; she
thinks the Tower meddles in the affairs of nations far too much, and
wants no part of it. She is determined to Heal anything short of death,
from severing to the wound on Rand's side. Nynaeve felt bad when
Moiraine died, because her first thought was not
of her, but that now Lan was free from their bond. She was not told
that Lan's bond had been passed to another at the moment of her death,
or who that person is. See alsoMandragoran,
Lan; Marigan.
Olver, p. 122 (159)—Boy of nine who
sat on the wrong horse and almost had his neck broken for the trouble.
He is adopted after a fashion by Mat and his Band of
the Red Hand. His parents were killed when the Shaido ravaged Cairhien.
Osana, p. 137 (182)—One of
Graendal's “pets.” She has to clean
up the remains of Rashan after
Sammael's Traveling gateway cuts him in two.
Osan'gar, p. 59 (70)—Name given to
the reincarnation of one of the Forsaken. It was the left-hand dagger
in a form of dueling popular right after the creation of the Bore. The
sport fell from common practice, since almost invariably both duelists
died from the slow poison on the daggers. Osan'gar states that he
helped make the Trollocs, indicating that in his past life he was
Aginor. See alsoAginor; Aran'gar.
Owein, p. 209
(287)—One of Alanna's Warders; he died in the Two
Rivers when scouting out the Whitecloaks' campsite.
Padan Fain, p. 201 (277)—Former
peddler that frequently came to Emond's Field. A Darkfriend, he was
given orders to locate the Dragon Reborn and
narrowed it to three boys in Emond's Field. While persuing them, he
encountered the spirit of Mordeth in Aridhol, now
called Shadar Logoth. Mordeth attempted to consume Fain's soul, but
instead the two souls merged, producing something more evil than either
of them alone. Fain no longer takes his orders from the Shadow; he has
his own evil agenda. It is said, “The look of the Eyeless is
fear,” from observing that a Myrddraal's look causes fear in the
hearts of men. Fain's look has that effect on Myrddraal—Fades
feel the same fear of Fain as men feel from a Fade. Fain is also called
Ordeith, a name he adopted to become a Whitecloak
officer. He is perhaps the most evil man alive. See alsoMordeth;
Ordeith.
Padry, p. 121 (158)—A man who serves
Culen and Paers. He comes to
assist them after their rub with Mat.
Lord Paers, p. 121
(158)—Man who tries to strangle Olver for sitting
on his horse. He and his partner Culen were dealt
with by Mat.
Paitr Conel, p. 53 (61)—Young boy
from Andor who comes to meet Morgase in Amador.
He was one of the many Darkfriends who found Rand
and Mat while they were in Caemlyn due to the evil of
Mat's dagger from Shadar Logoth. He was apparently one of the few
people the Whitecloaks were correct about....
Pedron Niall, p. 42 (44)—Lord Captain
Commander of the Children of the Light, highest office among the
Children. He is one of the great military commanders in the world, in
company with Davram Bashere,
Agelmar Jagad,
Rodel Ituralde, Gareth Bryne,
Mat Cauthon, and several Aiel chiefs. He is trying
to get Altara and Murandy to cede land to Illian so the Council of Nine
will not invade both countries. He is also trying to expand Amadicia's
borders into parts of Ghealdan. His headquarters is in Amadicia, and he
rules there even above King Ailron, although this
is not spoken of openly. Niall recently offered a treaty with
Queen Morgase of Andor, offering Whitecloak
assistance to retake her throne in exchange for Whitecloak presence in
Caemlyn and elsewhere in Andor, a presence that Morgase had not allowed
even a fraction of during her reign. See alsoValda, Eamon.
Pelivar Coelan, p. 191
(262)—Andoran noble, leader of a strong House that supported
Morgase during the Succession. Morgase exiled
him from Caemlyn as per Gaebril's suggestion, but
hopes he will still support her when she comes to claim the throne.
Peral Torval, p. 541
(759)—One of Taim's students in the Black Tower.
He tries to confront Rand at the farm, not realizing
who he is.
Perrin t'Bashere
Aybara, p. 21 (13)—Young man from Emond's Field. He is
ta'veren. When he and Egwene got separated
from the rest of the group while fleeing the Trollocs on Winternight,
Perrin met a man named Elyas Machera. Elyas, a
former Warder who found he could talk to wolves, helped Perrin discover
the same ability in himself. Perrin's eyes are now yellow, just like
the wolves' eyes, and he can enter what he calls the Wolf Dream (known
to most as Tel'aran'rhiod, the World of Dreams) with them.
Perrin is a childhood friend of fellow ta'verenRand al'Thor and Mat Cauthon. On
the way to Tear, Perrin encountered a young woman by the name of
Zarine Bashere, a Hunter for the Horn who took the
name of Faile (which means “Falcon” in
the Old Tongue) as a more appropriate name for a Hunter for the Horn.
The two are now married. Perrin is a very large man—he was
always a big person, which caused him to be very cautious since he found
as a child that he could easily hurt other children if his temper got
out of hand. His size helps considerably when helping
Master Luhhan on his forge, but sometimes gives
others the impression that he is slow and stupid. He is currently in
the Two Rivers, helping to rebuild the area after the series of Trolloc
attacks; he and his wife serve as Lord and Lady there, the first lord of
the Two Rivers since the Trolloc Wars. See alsoal'Thor, Rand; Cauthon, Matrim;
t'Aybara, Faile ni Bashere;
Machera, Elyas(from
Book 1, The Eye of the World).
Perrin Goldeneyes, p. 30 (27)—Nickname given to
Perrin Aybara by people in the Two Rivers;
they chose it because of his wolf-like eye color.
Prince of the Dawn, p. 273 (379)—Title by which
Lews Therin Telamon was known during the War of the
Shadow. Rand uses it when being introduced to the
Andoran nobles who supported Morgase in order to
make them accept who he is.
Prophet, p. 48 (54)—Title given
Masema as the self-appointed bringer of the news
of the Rebirth of the Dragon. He is not
necessarily sane anymore, but has gained a very large following.
Rand is getting to the point where he plans to do
something about him, but he has not gotten around to it yet with all the
other problems he faces. See alsoDagar,
Masema.
Raefar Kisman, p. 541
(759)—One of Taim's students in the Black Tower.
Rafela Cindal, p. 536
(753)—Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. She grew up in Tear. Part of
Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Rahvin, p. 15 (5)—One
of the Forsaken. He was fond of using Compulsion, and was known for
being a ladies' man—he always had a woman on his arm. After being
released from the Bore, he took up residence in Caemlyn as
Lord Gaebril, and used Compulsion to have
Queen Morgase not only make him her advisor, but
her lover as well. He eventually planned to take over the country
directly as the first ever King of Andor—he did his best to weaken
support for Morgase, exiling her supporters and befriending those who
opposed her, finally chasing her from the country as well. Shortly
after news of Morgase's death or at least abdication reached Cairhien,
Rahvin was confronted and killed by Rand al'Thor in
Tel'aran'rhiod with a weave of balefire strong enough to burn
Rahvin's soul out of the pattern for days, possibly all the way back to
his release from the Bore. See alsoGaebril.
Rand al'Thor, p. 20
(11)—A young man born in Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, now
proclaimed to be the Dragon Reborn. He is very
tall, with curly red-blond hair. He was raised by Tam
al'Thor and his wife Kari (until her death
around the time Rand was five) in Emond's Field. His real parents,
however, were Janduin, the chief of the Taardad
Aiel who brought the four clans across the Dragonwall to punish
Laman's Sin, and a Maiden of the Spear named
Shaiel, who was actually
Tigraine Damodred, the runaway
Daughter-Heir of Andor. Tigraine gave birth to Rand
on the slopes of Dragonmount, in accordance with prophecy; “born of
a Maiden, of the ancient blood but raised by the Old.” Rand has a
heron branded into each of his palms, which he received from the sword
Tam gave him while fighting Ishamael. He also
has two dragons on his forearms, which he recieved in Rhuidean to
designate him as the Car'a'carn, the Chief of
Chiefs of the Aiel. He is not only the Dragon Reborn, but also
He Who Comes With the Dawn, the man prophecied to
reunite the Aiel, and the Coramoor, the one
prophecied to bring the Sea Folk out of the Sea. He can channel
strongly, more so than any person who ever lived (except the previous
user of his soul, Lews Therin Telamon, who was
obviously of equal strength), and is also ta'veren, the most
strongly so since Lews Therin as well. Lews Therin's voice has somehow
found a new place inside of Rand's head; he talks to him in a mad voice
when Rand least expects it, sometimes offering sound advice or
knowledge, sometimes babbling, sometimes even trying to wrest control of
saidin from him. Unlike Lews Therin, Rand is accompanied by two
other ta'veren during this turing of the Wheel, two men born
within days (hours, even) of him named Matrim Cauthon
and Perrin Aybara, who both grew up in Emond's
Field as well. Rand is destined to fall in love with three women (and
has): Min Farshaw, Elayne
Trakand, and Aviendha. He has already been
born on the slopes of Dragonmount of a Maiden, of the ancient blood but
raised by the old, taken the Stone of Tear and drawn Callandor,
and began conquering "under the forgotten symbol," that of the Aes Sedai
of the Age of Legends. He is working on having the “spotless
tower” break and bend knee to him, as well. He is the salvation of
the entire world, and as the prophecy states, he will save the
world—and Break it again. See alsoal'Thor, Kari;
al'Thor, Tam;
Aviendha;
Aybara, Perrin t'Bashere;
Car'a'carn;
Cauthon, Matrim;
Coramoor;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Dragon Reborn;
Dragon, The;
Farshaw, Elmindreda (Min);
Janduin;
He Who Comes With the Dawn;
Shaiel;
Shadowkiller;
Telamon, Lews Therin;
Trakand, Elayne.
Raolin Darksbane, p.
170 (230)—False Dragon who declared himself from 335–336
years after the Breaking of the World. His armies beseiged Tar Valon in
an attempt to rescue him, an attempt which met with extreme failure.
Rashan, p. 664 (937)—One of
Erian's two surviving Warders (she had four until
two were killed by Rand).
Rashan, p. 137
(182)—One of Graendal's “pets.” He
was sliced in two by the gateway Sammael used to
return to Illian. Editor's Note: This Rashan is not to be confused
with Rashan, one of Erian's
Warders.
Rashima Kerenmosa, p.
622 (876)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah, later raised to the
Amyrlin Seat. She is called the Soldier Amyrlin.
Personally leading the Tower's armies, she won innumerable victories
during the Trolloc Wars. Her body was discovered after the battle of
Maighande surrounded by her five Warders and a large number of Trollocs
and Myrddraal, including no fewer than nine Dreadlords. See alsoa'Roihan, Elaida;
Amyrlin Seat; Aryman, Deane;
Meraighdin, Bonwhin; Sanche,
Siuan.
Reene Harfor, p. 193
(264)—First Maid in the Royal Palace in Caemlyn.
Reimon, p. 126
(166)—Commander of the Eagles, a subdivision of the Band of the Red
Hand. He was a High Lord of Tear.
Rhadam Asunawa, p. 187
(255)—High Inquisitor of the Hand of the Light. He wants every woman
affiliated in any way with the White Tower hanged as of yesterday, every
book that mentions Aes Sedai or the White Tower burned, and the very
words banned.
Rhea Avin, p. 31
(29)—Pretty, round-faced woman from the Two Rivers. She has dark hair
that she has had braided for four years, and is about five years older
than Faile. She and Sharmad Zeffar are fighting
over Wil al'Seen.
Rhuarc, p. 283
(394)—Tall, broad-shouldered, blue-eyed clan chief of the Taardad Aiel.
He has gray streaks in his red hair. He has two wives:
Amys, a Wise One, and
Lian, roofmistress of Cold
Rocks Hold. Rand put him in charge of Cairhien
along with Berelain—they have their
disagreements, but overall it is working.
Rissen, p. 564
(791)—One of Vilnar's men. He Aes Sedai are a
foot taller than any man.
Rodera, p. 355
(495)—A gai'shain who serves one of the Wise Ones.
Roedran Almaric do Arreloa
a'Naloy, p. 155 (208)—King of Murandy, at least in name.
In reality, Murandians hold allegiance to lords only, and those lords
often refuse to pay their taxes to the King.
Roidan, p. 95 (120)—Head of the
Sha'mad Conde, the Thunder Walkers, east of the
Spine of the World. He is of the Salt Flat sept of the Nakai Aiel. He
has gray ahir with some yellow in it, a hard face, and icy blue eyes.
Romanda Cassin, p. 266
(369)—Eldest of the Sitters, of the Yellow Ajah. Her hair is solid
gray. She has a high soprano voice.
Ronde Macura, p. 157
(211)—Dark-haired seamstress from Mardecin. She is one of the
eyes-and-ears for the Yellow Ajah. Nynaeve
spotted the Yellow Ajah's signal outside her shop, and when she and
Elayne went inside, Ronde drugged them with
forkroot tea. She was going to send them off to Tar Valon as per the
orders she was given until Thom and
Juilin rescued the two women.
Ronelle, p. 252
(348)—One of the Accepted. She gets trapped in her bedsheets when the
bubble of evil sweeps through Salidar.
Saeric, p. 540
(758)—Gray-haired Aiel of the Red Water sept of the Goshien Aiel. He
is missing his right hand. He teaches Aiel methods of defending one's
self to Rand's amnesty recipients.
Salita Toranes, p. 425
(596)—Dark-skinned Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She is from Tear, and
is almost as dark as the Sea Folk.
Samalin, p. 474
(667)—Sharp-faced Sitter for the Green Ajah in Salidar.
Sammael, p. 57 (67)—One of the
Forsaken. During the War of the Shadow, he was one of the Shadow's
greatest military commanders. His name means “Destroyer of
Hope” in the Old Tongue. After being released from the Bore, he
took up residence on the Council of Nine in Illian as
Lord Brend, and effectively rules the country. He
bears a battle scar that he got while fighting
Lews Therin Telamon during the War of the Shadow.
He could have had it Healed, but kept it to remind himself of what Lews
Therin had done to him. See alsoAellinsar, Tel Janin;
Lord Brend.
Sanduin, p. 301
(419)—Strapping True Blood with a scar on his face.
Sorilea suggests him as a husband for
Egwene.
Sarena, p. 168
(228)—Altaran noble who comes to hear Logain's
story. She has a thin scar across her cheek.
Sarene Nemdahl, p. 360 (501)—Aes
Sedai of the White Ajah. She has a temper, but she will admit she is
wrong if she is. She taught novice classes on “the nature of
reality.” Her Warder is Vitalien. She
has a secret love of writing poetry—she would die of shame if
Vitalien ever discovered that she compares him to a leopard and other
graceful, powerful animals in her poems.
Satina, p. 252
(349)—Plump woman who gets trapped under her bed by the bubble of evil
that sweeps through Salidar.
Sebban Balwer, p. 54
(62)—Personal secretary to Pedron Niall. He has
knobby shoulders and skinny legs. He believes nothing he is told. The
post is actually a ruse; the pinch-faced man is actually the Master of
Spies for the Children of the Light, and the Spymaster presented to the
world is just a decoy.
Semaradrid Maravin,
p. 100 (126)—Highest-ranking Cairhienin lord that survived the battle.
Semirhage, p. 56 (65)—One of
the Forsaken. During the Age of Legends, she was one of the best
Healers ever known. She was called to all corners of the world Heal
people that others thought beyond help. However, she was sadistic; she
exacted a price in the form of pain from her subjects in return for her
Healing services. Most thought the pain or anguish she exacted from
them was a small price to pay for being alive, but eventually the Hall
of Servants found out about her practices and gave her the choice of
being severed or bound with the Power, never again to know her
“pleasures.” She chose instead to pledge for the
Dark One, and created one of the most oppressive and
pain-filled areas of Shadow control during the entire War of Power. After
being freed from the Bore, Semirhage went in service to the Dark One by
extracting information from captured Borderlanders and Aes Sedai. She
also sent the Trollocs to the Stone of Tear to battle those that
Sammael sent. She is as tall as most men, and
wears black most of the time—perhaps because
Lanfear always wore white.
Seonid Traighan, p.
536 (753)—Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She grew up in Cairhien. Part
of Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Serden, p. 608
(855)—Ogier, son of Kolom son of
Radlin. He wrote approximately six hundred years
ago about the deterioration of the Ways.
Serenia Latar, p. 437
(613)—Amyrlin Seat long ago. She was the only
Amyrlin that the Children of the Light managed to hang; she was dead
already, but they hanged her anyway for the symbolism. There is a
painting of her being raised on the scaffold in the Dome of Truth.
Sergase, p. 400
(560)—Andoran noble, of a minor House.
Setalle Anan, p. 596 (838)—Stately
innkeeper of the Wandering Woman, the inn Mat stays
at in Ebou Dar. She has hazel eyes, marking her a non-native to Ebou
Dar.
Sevanna, p. 44 (48)—Wise One of the
Shaido Aiel (recently inducted), and acting chief of the
Shaido Aiel after Couladin's death. She is the
widow of Suladric, the
last official chief of the Shaido Aiel; after he died, she married the
self-appointed, unofficial chief of the Shaido, Couladin. She made an
alliance with the Tar Valon Aes Sedai to help capture
Rand on the condition that she got to see his face
after he was a prisoner.
Seve, p. 24 (18)—Alleged
son of Marigan. Along with
Jaril, he was taken off the street by Marigan and
treated as her son to take some suspicion away from her in case anyone
suspected her true identity. When Marigan's true identity was found out,
Jaril and Seve were taken in by other women in Salidar. See alsoJaril; Marigan;
Moghedien.
Shadowkiller, p.
672 (947)—What the wolves call Rand. They first
began using the name when Rand killed the Trollocs
at the Illuminators' chapter house in Cairhien. See alsoal'Thor, Rand.
Shaidar Haran, p. 14
(3)—Myrddraal of special abilities who escorts the Chosen (i.e.
Forsaken) to the Pit of Doom to converse with the Dark
One. He is head and shoulders taller than all other Myrddraal, who
are the height of an average man and all the same height. His name
means “Hand of the Dark” in the Old Tongue; most Myrddraal
names come from the Trolloc tongue. He is given special consideration;
the ceiling of the entrance to the Pit of Doom does not brush his head
as it does everyone else's.
Shaiel, p. 277
(384)—Rand's biological mother. She chose the
name herself, never giving another to the Aiel who met her. It means,
“Woman who is Dedicated.” She abandoned a son she loved and
a husband she did not because Gitara Moroso told
her disaster would strike Andor and the world if she did not become a
Maiden of the Spear, telling no one. After a year she was adopted into
the Chumai sept of the Taardad Aiel. Shaiel became pregnant during the
Aiel War, and gave birth to a son, after which she died. Later, Rand
found that Shaiel's true identity was Tigraine,
the Daughter-Heir of Andor who disappeared without a
trace. See alsoal'Thor, Kari;
al'Thor, Rand;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Janduin;
Moroso, Gitara.
Shana, p. 522
(734)—Pop-eyed Aes Sedai of the White Ajah. She reminds
Elayne of a fish.
Shanelle, p. 422
(591)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She is present at the Healing of
Siuan and Leane.
Shaofan, p. 131
(171)—Man who was to marry Chiape and become
Sh'botay of Shara before Graendal captured him
as one of her “pets.”
Sharmad Zeffar, p. 31
(28)—Coppery-skinned, plump woman who came to the Two Rivers after the
Trolloc attacks subsided. She fled Arad Doman when the Seanchan
attacked Almoth Plain and civil war broke out in her homeland. She and
Rhea Avin are fighting over Wil
al'Seen.
Shemerin, p. 155
(208)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, reduced to Accepted by
Elaida against all Tower law. She ran away from
the Tower after being reduced.
Sheriam Bayanar, p.
19 (10)—Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah with fiery hair. She was
Mistress of Novices in the White Tower before she
fled to Salidar with the rest of her Ajah. She leads the group of six
sisters that hold most of the influence in Salidar, despite not being
part of the Hall of the Tower. Her tilted, green eyes can be used to
intimidate novices and Aes Sedai alike.
Shimoku, p. 255
(353)—Pretty, dark-haired Kandori who became Accepted just before the
Tower divided.
Simaan, p. 100
(126)—A Leader of Tairen military forces in Cairhien. He is one of the
High Lords of Tear. When the battle in Cairhien was over, he and a few
other High Lords took to hiding in Haddon Mirk—they are traitors to the
Dragon Reborn.
Siuan Sanche, p. 16
(6)—Born in Tear to a fisherman, she was sent to the White Tower on the
first boat to leave after she discovered she had the ability to channel
inborn, according to Tairen law. As a novice, she was good friends with
Moiraine Damodred, and was present at
Gitara Moroso's Foretelling of the Rebirth of the
Dragon. After being raised to the shawl, she
joined the Blue Ajah to dedicate her life to finding and guiding the
Dragon Reborn, and eventually came
to lead the Blues' network of eyes-and-ears (i.e. spies) before being
raised to the Amyrlin Seat. She was only thirty
years old when raised to the Amyrlin Seat, making her the youngest
Amyrlin to date. When her lifelong connection to the
Dragon Reborn was discovered, she and her
Keeper of the Chronicles, Leane
Sharif, were deposed and stilled by a group of sisters loyal to
Elaida a'Roihan. Siuan hopes to regain some of
her previous standing in the new Tower that has separated from
Elaida—her knowledge of the Blue Ajah spy network is hard to match, and
she knows much that she thinks would be of use. In one of her viewings,
Min saw that Siuan would have to remain close by to
Gareth Bryne—if she did not, both of them would
die. Siuan did not initially know what she meant, but now realizes that
she is growing to love the gray-haired man who leads the Salidar army.
She had a Warder named Alric, but he died when
she was deposed. See alsoAlric;
Amyrlin Seat;
a'Roihan, Elaida;
Damodred, Moiraine;
Moroso, Gitara;
Sharif, Leane.
Somara, p. 70
(83)—Yellow-haired Maiden of the Spear. She is the tallest of those
that make up Rand's honor guard.
Sora Grady, p. 88
(109)—Jur's wife. She is afraid of what her husband
can do.
Sorilea, p. 300
(418)—Wise One of Shende Hold, of the Jarra sept of the Chareen Aiel.
She has thin, white hair; tight, leathery skin; and green eyes. She can
channel, but weakly. She is about a head taller than
Egwene. She is the strongest-willed of the Wise
Ones—even other Wise Ones scurry to do her bidding.
Souran Maravaile, p.
66 (78)—Artur Hawkwing's greatest general. He
was the husband of Ishara, the first Queen of
Andor. He was one of the greatest swordsmen to ever live. He was the
leader of the seige of Tar Valon for the final year of it. See
alsoMaravaile, Ishara.
Stayer, p. 668
(943)—Perrin's second horse. He is well-shod
with white forefeet.
Stevan, p. 584
(820)—Demira's Cairhienin Warder. He is slender,
about a head shorter than her, and twenty years her younger.
Suladric, p. 46 (50)—Last true
chief of the Shaido Aiel, and Sevanna's first
husband. After his death,
Muradin went to Rhuidean
to become his successor and failed; Couladin
then declared himself to be the chief of the Shaido despite being
refused permission to enter Rhuidean. His death set off what may some
day be called the Shaido War in Cairhien.
Sulin, p. 65 (77)—Wiry,
white-haired Maiden of the Spear. She leads the Maidens who make up
Rand's honor guard.
Sunamon Haellin, p. 99 (125)—Unctuous,
overly plump High Lord of Tear. Rand
once made him responsible for a treaty between Tear and Mayene, one that
is fair to both nations and respects Mayene's sovreignty.
Surandha, p. 382
(534)—Sorilea's apprentice. She can channel,
and has dark golden hair.
Susa al'Seen, p. 202
(277)—Slight, fluttery girl from Emond's Field. She had always been
exciteable. She comes with Verin and
Alanna to become Aes Sedai.
Tabitha, p. 414
(580)—A novice in Salidar. She comes to fetch Thom
and Juilin to bring them before the Hall.
Tabiya, p. 175 (238)—Green-eyed,
freckle-faced novice of about sixteen. She is part of the class that
Elayne teaches (the class went poorly). She is
one of the eighteen novices that were snatched up and brought to
Salidar.
Tad Kandel, p. 590
(829)—One of Mat's men. He tried to hide a boil on
his bottom.
Takima, p. 420 (589)—Sitter for the
Brown Ajah in Salidar. She comes to verify
Nynaeve's Healing of
Logain.
Talmanes Delovinde,
p. 109 (140)—A Cairhienin military commander, about three years older
than Mat and about a head shorter. His con is
three yellow stars on a blue field. His banner is a black fox. He
rarely smiles, and reminds Mat of a compressed spring. He commands
about half of Mat's cavalry in the Band of the Red Hand.
Tamlin (Tam) al'Thor, p.
38 (38)—Rand's father. He taught Rand about the
Flame and the Void, a trick he uses to concentrate and to win archery
competitions; Rand found that it is the way he can gain access to
saidin. Tam is not actually Rand's biological father; he found
Rand as a newborn on the slopes of Dragonmount and took him home with
him since Rand's mother was dead. He was at Dragonmount as part of the
Aiel War, which he left home to participate in when he was young. He
became an officer in the Illianer army, and even achieved Blademaster
status, acquiring a heron-mark sword. He married a woman from Caemlyn,
Kari, who he met while stationed there. When the
Aiel War started, he fought Aiel all the way to Tar Valon and the Battle
of the Shining Walls, where he found Rand on the mountain. Tam and Kari
raised Rand as their own son. Tam always won the archery competitions
(or came in second to Abell Cauthon), and passed
his archery skills on to Rand. He also taught Aram
how to use his sword. It is not known if Tam knew that the child
he was raising was the Dragon Reborn. See
alsoal'Thor, Kari; al'Thor,
Rand.
Taringail Damodred, p. 190
(260)—A Prince of Cairhien and First Prince of the Sword of Andor until
his death. His first wife, Tigraine, the then
Daughter-Heir of Andor, bore him a son, Galad,
before she vanished, causing the War of Succession. After the war was
over, he married Morgase Trakand, the new Queen.
Taringail and Morgase had two children, Gawyn and
Elayne. He died when Elayne was barely old enough
to remember him, which was probably fortunate for Morgase; unbeknownst
to her, he had planned to engineer her death and make himself the first
King of Andor in a millenium. His real dream was to see his son sit on
the Sun Throne of Cairhien and his daughter sit on the Lion Throne of
Andor.
Tarna Feir, p. 179 (244)—Aes
Sedai of the Red Ajah. She has pale yellow hair and blue eyes that
could freeze the Sun. She was a wilder, and had her block beaten out of
her by Galina Casban. Note: Tarna says at one
point that Galina “knew [her] Ajah long before [she] did, and took
a personal interest in [her].” This is just speculation, but I
think it was the Black (not Red) Ajah that Galina knew she would choose.
It certainly fits with the idea of most Aes Sedai in the Tower being
Black, and with Galina's personal interest in Tarna. Again, it's just
speculation....
Tarva, p. 44 (48)—Gray-haired Shaido Wise
One; she is actually Therava, but
Coiren could not remember it correctly and did not
care. SeeTherava.
Tedosian, p. 100
(127)—High Lord of Tear, one of those who went into hiding in Haddon
Mirk once the battle at Cairhien was over. He is married to
Alteima, but their marriage is not a happy one.
Telaisien, p. 378
(528)—Queen of Andor starting about sixty years after the death of
Artur Hawkwing.
Tell Lewin, p.
(959)—Dannil's brother. He looks jut like him
except for a pickaxe nose and long thin mustaches in the Domani style.
Note: in the hardcover edition, this character is
Ban, Dannil's cousin. I don't know who he meant, but
Tell makes more sense, I think.
Tenobia si Bashere Kazadi, p. 33
(31)—Queen of Saldaea, niece of
Davram Bashere, and cousin of
Faile. Alviarin thinks
that the fact that her army is moving is a sign that she does not trust
the Aes Sedai to deal with the escaped false Dragon
Mazrim Taim.
Tervail Dura, p. 419
(588)—Dark-haired, bold-nosed Warder with a white, deep scar on his
face. He is bonded to Beonin. He was on guard at
Logain's door when Nynaeve
Healed him.
Teryane, p. 563
(790)—Woman who Vilnar wants to marry. He is the
daughter of a merchant in Mihar (in Saldaea). She wants a soldier for a
husband almost as much as her father wants one for a son.
Teryl Wynter, p. 550 (771)—One
of Seonid's Warders. She says he has taken wounds
before that almost made her faint, but he has never slowed a step.
Teslyn Baradon, p. 603
(848)—Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. She was one of two Aes Sedai sent as
ambassadors to Queen Tylin in Ebou Dar.
Thad Torfinn, p. 33
(32)—Skinny man from Emond's Field. He and Jon
Ayellin dispute the boundaries of their farms.
Theodrin Dabei, p.
172 (234)—A former Accepted in Salidar, now raised to something higher
than Accepted but lower than a full Aes Sedai (due to the absence of the
Oath Rod). She is trying to dismantle Nynaeve's
block to channeling at will.
Therava, p. 45
(48)—Gray-haired Shaido Wise One who comes with
Sevanna to make an alliance with the Tar Valon
embassy.
Therva, p. 422
(591)—Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah. She is present at the Healing of
Siuan and Leane.
Thomdril (Thom) Merrilin,
p. 175 (237)—A gleeman who came to Emond's Field on Winternight just
before the Trollocs came. He is quite the ladies' man. Thom is good
at juggling, sleight-of-hand, and all kinds of other tricks. He also
carries several concealed knives up his sleeves, in his boots, and in
various other locations on his body; this practice seems to have spread
from Thom to Mat, Min, and
Faile. Thom was originally a bard in
Queen Morgase's Royal Court, and for a time after
her husband Taringail Damodred died, he was the
Queen's lover. During his run from a Fade at Shadar Logoth, he was
injured, and now walks with a limp because of it. Thom is getting old,
such that he is starting to realize that he can't do the backflips and
other stunts he used to do. He accompanied Elayne
and Nynaeve on their travels as per
Moiraine's request, despite the fact that he has
never felt comfortable around Aes Sedai since his nephew,
Owyn, was gentled by the Red Ajah. Thom is an
expert in the Game of Houses; in fact, his girlfried Dena was killed by
Cairhienin soldiers because they thought he was trying to play Daes
Daemar against the Royal House. See alsoTrakand, Morgase.
Tialin, p. 361
(503)—Lean, red-haired Wise One with a sharp nose.
Tigraine Damodred, p. 277
(385)—First wife of Taringail Damodred, and
Galad's mother. She was the
Daughter-Heir to the Throne of Andor and daughter of
Queen Mordrellen, but she disappeared. Her
disappearance set of the Third War of Andoran Succession. When
Rand was in the Royal Palace in Caemlyn, several
people commented on his striking resemblance to Tigraine; this is no
coincidence, since Tigraine is Rand's mother. She fled to the Aiel
Waste upon a warning from Gitara Moroso to become
a Maiden of the Spear, and gave birth to Rand when the Aiel were
fighting near Tar Valon. See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Damodred, Taringail;
Janduin;
Shaiel.
Timolan, p. 305
(425)—Clan Chief of the Miagoma Aiel. When he was young as a chief, he
tried to unite the clans and failed. Other chiefs thought he might be a
little hesitant to follow a man who had succeeded in doing just that.
Tolmeran, p. 99
(125)—High Lord of Tear with an iron-gray beard trimmed like a spear
point. He is quite lean.
Tomas, p. 203
(279)—Verin's Warder. He is old and haggard, but
still spry.
Toram Riatin, p. 287
(400)—Cairhienin noble vying for the Sun Throne in Cairhien; he is
related to Galldrian, the last king of Cairhien.
Torean Andiama, p. 99
(125)—Potato-nosed High Lord of Tear. He looks more like a farmer than
most farmers, despite being the richest man in Tear. He was charged
with financing the Cairhienin campaign. His son
Estean was also involved in the battle.
Torwyn Barshaw, p. 439
(616)—Paitr's uncle, a squat, big-nosed man with
a choleric eye and a sneering mouth.
Trom, p. 443 (623)—Whitecloak who
allegedly uncovered the “Darkfriends” that were
hanged in Morgase's presence.
Tumad Ahzkan, p. 73
(86)—Heavy-shouldered, hatchet-nosed young soldier, a head taller than
his commander Davram Bashere. He has a black
beard and mustaches in the Saldaean style. He brings the news of
Mazrim Taim's arrival to Rand.
Tylin Quintara Mitsobar, p. 155
(208)—By the Grace of the Light, Queen of Altara. Her kingdom is
small, and she only rules a portion of it; the rest is governed by
nobles not necessarily loyal to her. She is the second from her House
to sit on the throne—this is the maximum traditionally, and the only
House to hold it for four generations fell so fast from power that it
could not recover. She is advised by Merilille
Ceandevin of the Gray Ajah.
Uno Nomesta, p. 174 (236)—A Shienaran
officer who accompanied the Emond's Fielders away from Shienar. He is
the one who gave orders to Masema in the past. He
is missing one eye, has a long scar across his face, and has a hairstyle
like the typical Shienaran warrior—a topknot tied together and the rest
of the head shaved clean. He is currently in Salidar with
Nynaeve and Elayne.
Urien, p. 273
(378)—Red-haired Aiel of the Two Spires sept of the Reyn Aiel. He is
Aethan Dor, a Red Shield.
Valinde Nathenos, p.
536 (754)—Aes Sedai of the White Ajah. She is anxious to get
Sammael out of her native Illian. Part of
Salidar's embassy to Rand.
Vandene Namelle, p. 412 (577)—Aes
Sedai of the Green Ajah, one of two Aes Sedai who went into voluntary
retreat many years ago to Tifan's Well, a village located in the grassy
plains of Arafel along with Adeleas. Their goal
was to someday write the complete history of the world since the
Breaking, and some even before that. Vandene and Adeleas have since
come to Salidar to escape Elaida's summons back to
the Tower.
Varadin, p. 185
(253)—One of Niall's best personal agents. He
works as a wealthy merchant (formerly just a rug-seller, but he has done
quite well) in Tanchico. He informs Niall of the Hailene, the
Return of the Seanchan; Niall doesn't believe it.
Varilin, p. 234 (324)—Aes Sedai
of the Gray Ajah who almost killed herself by turning the stone she was
trying to make a ter'angreal out of into a ball of something like
flame. If Dagdara hadn't been there, she would
have died.
Verdin, p. 519
(730)—I think this is a typo; I think he meant
Vanin. The mistake appears in both editions.
Verin Mathwin, p. 49 (55)—Aes Sedai
of the Brown Ajah who accompanied Egwene,
Elayne, and Nynaeve back
from Falme to Tar Valon. Her Warder is named
Tomas. She is more interested in current events
than the average Brown; most of them could not care less what happened
now, only what happened years ago. She gave Egwene the twisted stone
ring ter'angreal to assist her in Dreaming, and also once told
Morgase that there was really no need to keep her
in the Tower until she learned to control her ability when she was a
novice, since she would never be able to do much with it anyway. When
Verin went to the Two Rivers with Alanna, they
helped to fight the Trollocs that attacked, and when they left they
brought a half-dozen young women with them who could channel, including
Mat's sister Bode. When she and
Alanna reached Caemlyn, they found that the Tower had been broken, and
decided to side with the Salidar embassy when it reached town. Verin is
quite old—her hair is starting to turn gray, which to an Aes Sedai
means she is quite old indeed.
Vilnar Barada, p. 563
(790)—Bearded man from Saldaea. He plans to marry
Teryane, daughter of a merchant in Mihar. He is
currently in Caemlyn.
Wil al'Seen, p. 32
(29)—Man from the Two Rivers who likes to flirt.
Sharmad and Rhea are fighting
with each other over him.
Weiramon Saniago, p.
90 (111)—A High Lord of Tear. Rand placed him in
charge of his campaigns in Cairhien at first. His sign is a silver
Crescent-and-stars.
Wil, p. 98
(123)—Hu's neighbor. He is a co-subject of a joke
Rand tells the Maidens in an attempt to prove that
in fact they are the ones who lack a sense of humor, not him.
Wile, p. (288)—This
is a typo; they meant Elle. This error does not
appear in the hardcover edition of the book; it was made during the
transcription to the paperback edition.
Wind, p. 558
(783)—Olver's spindly horse. He may even deserve
the name.
Young Bull, p. 670
(946)—Name the wolves use for Perrin. It is
actually an image, one of the simpler ones in fact, but much more
complex than simply “Young Bull.”
Yurian Stonebow, p. 673
(949)—False Dragon of an era before the Trolloc
Wars. Six Aes Sedai attempted to capture him; he killed three of them
and captured the rest himself.