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.
See alsoBalwer, Sebban.
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. They have two other daughters. Abell is
excellent with a bow and arrow, and is in general a really nice guy; Mat
does not know of anyone 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.
See alsoCauthon, Bodewhin;
Cauthon, Eldrin;
Cauthon, Matrim;
Cauthon, Natti.
Lord 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 some day is to 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.
See alsoNamelle, Vandene.
Lady 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.
See alsoCarand, Culhan.
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.
Lord 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.
King 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.
See alsoNiall, Pedron.
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.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Ihvon;
Owein.
Elder Alar,
p. 317 (441)—An
Elder of Stedding Tsofu. She is Erith's
grandmother.
See alsoErith;
Iva.
Queen Alesinde,
p. 378 (529)—Queen of Andor after Ishara. She kept
up the practice of sending a daughter to Tar Valon for training.
Lord Alhandrin,
p. 126 (165)—A lord who commands part of the Band of the Red Hand.
Queen 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 will not 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.
King Alsalam Saeed Almadar,
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.”
See alsoRamsid.
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.
See alsoLuhhan, Haral.
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.
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)—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;
Latar, Serenia;
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.
See alsoLian;
Rhuarc.
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.
Anan'gar,
p. 494—Misspelling of Aran'gar. This typo
has been fixed in the paperback edition.SeeAran'gar.
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.
High Lord Aracome,
p. 305 (425)—A gray, slender High 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;
Osan'gar;
Saranov, Halima.
Lady 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.
High King Artur Paendrag Tanreall,
p. 55 (64)—Hero of Legend who conquered much of the known world about a
thousand years ago. He was called Artur Hawkwing
during his reign. 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. His sign was
a golden hawk in flight.
See alsoAmalasan, Guaire;
Hawkwing, Artur.
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.
Avendesora,
p. 704 (992)—The
Legendary Tree of Life. It is the last surviving Chora
tree, and is located in Rhuidean. The Tree was severely damaged
when Rand and Asmodean
battled over control of the ter'angreal statue and destroyed
the shielding on Rhuidean, but it is still alive and will send out
shoots again. A cutling of the Tree was given to the people of
Cairhien as a sign of goodwill from the Aiel over 500 years ago. That
Tree, Avendoraldera, grew in the center of
the city of Cairhien until King Laman Damodred cut
it down to make a throne out of the wood. Laman's Sin (as it is now
called) brought four Aiel clans over the Spine of the World to kill
Laman for killing the Tree.
See alsoAvendoraldera;
Damodred, Laman.
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.
See alsoAvendesora;
Damodred, Laman.
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.
She is often needled by the Maidens about liking Rand's eyebrows.
See alsoal'Vere, Egwene;
Aviendha;
Farshaw, Elmindreda;
Rhuarc;
Trakand, Elayne.
Master Aydaer,
p. 33 (31)—Carpenter 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;
Shai'tan.
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).
See alsoDorindha;
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.
See alsoChiad;
Gaul.
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;
Saranov, Halima.
Bandry (Ban) Lewin,
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. Either would make
sense.See alsoLewin, Dannil;
Lewin, Tell.
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 alsoAmbrey, Merana;
Basan.
Lord Barel Layden,
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.
Lord 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.
See alsoDamodred, Caraline;
Damodred, Laman.
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 alsoAmbrey, Merana;
Baran.
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.
Lady 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.
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.
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. Siuan rode her out of Tar Valon in the chaos
surrounding Elaida's coup.
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.
See alsoDura, Tervail.
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)—A 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
presumed to be Min's hawk in her viewings of Perrin.
She is a very capable ruler. Rhuarc and the Wise Ones seem to treat her
as a long-lost daughter or younger sister, much to the confusion of
other “wetlanders.”
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,
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.
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.
See alsoAkashi, Lelaine.
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.
See alsoSaranov, Halima.
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)—A 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)—Legendary 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. She is also credited with quelling the Comaidin Riots at
a time when she had no Warders. She is considered the
archetypal Green sister.
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)—A Warder, on duty guarding Min the night
Rand saw her and went into a rage because they had
captured her as well as him; he killed a Warder with his bare hands and
mortally wounded another (he 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.
Lord Carlomin,
p. 126 (166)—Commander of the Leopards, a subdivision of the Band of the
Red Hand.
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.
See alsoDabei, Theodrin;
Marel.
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)—A
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).
See alsoBain;
Gaul.
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.
Lady 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.
Corianin Nedeal,
p. 714 (1007)—Last Dreamer in the White Tower; an Aes Sedai of the Brown
Ajah. She died almost 400 years ago. Almost all of the
ter'angreal the Black Ajah stole from the Tower were last studied
by her; they allow partial access to Tel'aran'rhiod, the World of
Dreams.
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.
See alsoSevanna;
Suladric.
Coura,
p. 672 (948)—An
Ogier; she is Amar's mother and
Elora's grandmother.
See alsoAmar;
Elora.
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.
See alsoElla;
Loial;
Soong.
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.
The 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.
See alsoDragon, The;
Shai'tan.
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.
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.
See alsoBornhald, 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)—A 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.
High Lord 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 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.
SeeCauthon, Matrim.
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.
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.
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 alsoAmyrlin Seat;
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 in Salidar. 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)—A
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 would accept Melaine as a sister-wife;
she accepted, and Bael then had little choice but to marry Melaine as
well. She has borne Bael three sons, but she and Melaine both know he
would like a daughter.
See alsoBael;
Melaine.
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.
See alsoTrakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Morgase.
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.
Lord Captain 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.
Lord 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 do not 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'Meara, Nynaeve;
al'Thor, Rand;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Trakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Gawyn.
Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan,
p. 17 (8)—Formerly Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah, now raised to the
Amyrlin Seat in Tar Valon. 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 was not 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;
Trakand, Morgase.
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;
Taravin, Dyelin;
Trakand, Gawyn;
Trakand, Morgase.
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.
Lady 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.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Aviendha;
Jan;
Miren;
Rana;
Trakand, Elayne.
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.
See alsoAmar;
Coura.
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.
See alsoAlar;
Iva;
Loial.
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.
High Lady 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'Bashere;
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).
Farede,
p. 701 (988)—Panarch of
Tarabon near the end of the War of the Hundred Years.
She was responsible for promulgating the calendar that now bears her
name, which measures years of the New Era (NE), the first of which
marked the (arbitrary) end of the War.
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.
See alsoAnan, Setalle.
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;
Trakand, Morgase.
Gaidal Cain,
p. 704 (993)—Hero
of Legend bound to the Horn of Valere. He is a swordsman, and
is always linked to Birgitte in the stories.
Unlike his depiction in the stories (which say he is as handsome as
Birgitte is beautiful), Gaidal Cain is one of the ugliest men that
Nynaeve has ever seen. Just being around him
makes Nynaeve uncomfortable. Before being ripped out of
Tel'aran'rhiod, Birgitte mentioned that she had not seen Gaidal
around for some time, indicating that he has been spun out into the
Pattern again. She fears she will never see him again.
See alsoBirgitte.
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 does not return his
love.
See alsoal'Vere, Egwene;
Damodred, Taringail;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Trakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Gawyn;
Trakand, Morgase.
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.
Galina has a begrudgingly positive opinion of
Elaida, who she believes is proving herself to be
strong and capabable.
King 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.
See alsoMoorwyn, Niande.
Lord 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.
See alsoSanche, Siuan;
Trakand, Morgase.
Gaul,
p. 565 (792)—An
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.
See alsoBain;
Chiad.
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.
See alsoal'Vere, Egwene;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Trakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Morgase.
Geofram Bornhald,
p. 436 (612)—Dain's father. He led the assault
on Falme and the Seanchan there, at which he died.
Valda did not appreciate him, and thinks he was
“soft.”
See alsoBornhald, Dain.
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 Rogad,
p. 79 (96)—False Dragon who was burned alive by the
Illianers who caught him about four years ago.
See alsoDragon Reborn.
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 alsoBasene.
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.
SeeShai'tan.
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.
See alsoDragon Reborn;
Paendrag Tanreall, Artur.
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 maid. She is actually
Aran'gar. Anaiya was the
first Aes Sedai to meet her in Salidar, and she sent
Lucilde to escort her to Delana.
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.
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.
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 tattoo 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.
High Lord 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 from Tarabon 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.
See alsoTelamon, Lews Therin.
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 has not 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.
See alsoBa'alzamon;
Shai'tan.
Queen 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.
Jaem,
p. 588 (825)—Vandene's old, stringy Warder.
When he is not practicing with his sword, he is sharpening it.
See alsoNamelle, Vandene.
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 long braids.
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)—A 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
Mists.’ ”
Jalani,
p. 66 (77)—A
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 biological 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.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
Shaiel.
Janya Frende,
p. 25 (20)—A Sitter
for 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. She is very old, though her hair is not yet gray.
Lord 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.
Lord 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.
See alsoAblar, Logain;
Barasine.
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.
See alsoConel, Paitr.
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 Browns'
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.
See alsoBirgitte.
Joline Maza,
p. 603 (848)—Aes Sedai of the Green 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.
See alsoGrady, Sora.
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.
See alsoal'Thor, Rand;
al'Thor, Tamlin.
Lady 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 had 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)—A 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.
King 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. However, 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, Barthanes;
Damodred, Caraline;
Damodred, Moiraine;
Damodred, Taringail;
Janduin.
Lamelle,
p. 375 (524)—A 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.
See alsoTaborwin, Breane.
al'Lan Mandragoran,
p. 17 (7)—The
uncrowned king of Malkier, and formerly Warder to
Moiraine. He is quite tall, and does not 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 alsoal'Meara, Nynaeve;
Berengari, Myrelle;
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.
See alsoKoimal;
Shandin.
Leiran,
p. 97 (123)—A
Thunder Walker of the Cosaida sept of the Chareen Aiel. He has blond
hair and blue eyes.
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;
Dragon, The;
Dragon Reborn;
Kinslayer;
Moerelle, Ilyena Therin.
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.
Lian,
p. 703 (992)—Mother-sister
to Aviendha, sister-wife to
Amys, wife of Rhuarc.
She is the roofmistress of Cold Rocks Hold.
See alsoAmys;
Rhuarc.
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.
See alsoTrakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Morgase.
Lord Lir Baryn,
p. 67 (79)—A
“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)—A 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 Reborn.
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.
See alsoCovril;
Erith.
Lopin,
p. 558 (782)—A
stout man who serves Nalesean.
Lord of Chaos,
p. 10 (ix)—Entity that
controls all things in chaos. It could refer to
Rand al'Thor, the Dark One,
or chaos in general. The phrase is “let the Lord of Chaos
rule,” and comes from a chant in the Fourth Age. It is
also the subject of the Dark One's command to the
Forsaken: “Let the Lord of Chaos Rule.”
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.
Lord 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.
Queen 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.
Lord Macharan,
p. 400 (560)—Andoran noble, of a minor House.
Madoc Comadrin,
p. 127 (167)—A
general long dead. Mat remembers reading his
book in a past life; he doubts a copy exists today. He met him once,
or at least his ancestor did, about six hundred years before
Artur Hawkwing
was born, after Mat's ancestor lost a battle to him.
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.
See alsoCindal, Rafela.
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. He placed the noose around his own neck,
and turned himself in.
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.SeeMosvani, Alanna.
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.
High Lord Maraconn,
p. 308 (429)—High Lord of Tear with blue eyes (rare for a Tairen).
Queen Maragaine,
p. 379 (529)—A queen of Andor. During her reign, four kings brought armies
against Andor.
Lady 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.
Marewin,
p. 190 (260)—One of
Morgase's attendants in Amador. 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.
See alsoJaril;
Moghedien;
Seve.
Lord 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.
Guardsman-Lieutenant 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.
See alsoTrakand, Morgase.
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.
See alsoProphet.
Mashadar,
p. 326 (454)—The evil
that consumed Aridhol, now called Shadar Logoth, during the Trolloc
Wars. It can kill simply by making contact with its victims.
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
16 and 17, 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;
Cauthon, Eldrin;
Cauthon, Natti;
Daughter of the Nine Moons;
Mordeth.
King 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. Editor's Note:
There has been an ongoing debate on-line about whether
Demandred had comandeered Taim's identity and
was trying to bring Rand down by taking away support from men who can
channel and making them loyal to him alone. There is evidence both
ways, and Demandred certainly could be Mazrim Taim of the
Asha'man. Read and find out....See alsoDragon Reborn.
High Lord Meilan Mendiana,
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.
See alsoBael;
Dorindha.
Lord 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.
Lord 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.
Modrellein,
p. 277—Misspelling of
Mordrellen, Queen of Andor before
Morgase. Editor's note: there is a
Queen of Andor named Modrellein, but she ruled Andor many years prior to
Mordrellen. This mistake has been corrected in the paperback edition,
but is very common in the series.SeeMantear, Mordrellen.
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;
Spider, The.
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 alsoal'Meara, Nynaeve;
al'Thor, Rand;
al'Vere, Egwene;
Aybara, Perrin t'Bashere;
Cauthon, Matrim;
Lanfear;
Mandragoran, Lan;
Merrilin, Thomdril;
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.
Queen 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.See alsoDamodred, Tigraine;
Mantear, Luc;
Moroso, Gitara;
Trakand, Morgase.
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 do Avriny;
Bryne, Gareth;
Damodred, Galadedrid;
Damodred, Taringail;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Gaebril;
Mantear, Mordrellen;
Merrilin, Thomdril;
Taravin, Dyelin;
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 Berengari,
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, Lan.
Nae'blis,
p. 16 (5)—The one who
would stand only a step 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.
See alsoShai'tan.
Lady 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.
Lord Nalesean Aldiaya,
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.
See alsoBelman, Perwyn.
Nandera,
p. 327 (456)—A 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.
Narasim 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.
Lord Nasin Caeren,
p. 68 (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.
She grew up in Kandor.
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
about six or seven years older than Aviendha. Niella is a weaver,
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. She learned that Aviendha and Rand were
alone together (though she did not know any details) while the two were
on the far side of the world—Aviendha had made a Gateway to flee
Rand after he walked in on her while she was in the bath. She inferred,
correctly as it turns out, that the two were intimate, and immediately
spread the word, much to Aviendha's later embarrassment.
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.
She specializes in the study of diseases of the mind, diseases which
traditional Healing cannot touch.
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 alsoal'Vere, Egwene;
Mandragoran, Lan;
Marigan;
Trakand, Elayne.
Olver,
p. 122 (159)—A
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.
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.
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.
Owein,
p. 209 (287)—One of
Alanna's Warders; he died in the Two
Rivers when scouting out the Whitecloaks' campsite.
See alsoMosvani, Alanna.
Padan Fain,
p. 201 (277)—Former
peddler who 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. He has used his Mordeth-derived powers to spread
suspicion of Rand al'Thor to
Elaida a'Roihan, the
Amyrlin Seat
in Tar Valon, and Pedron Niall, Lord
Captain Commander of the Children of the Light.
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.
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)—Cairhienin lord 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)—A young boy from Andor who comes to meet
Morgase in Amador. He was one of the many
Darkfriends who found Rand and Mat
on their way to 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.…
See alsoJen.
Lord Captain Commander 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 alsoBalwer, Sebban;
Omerna, Abdel;
Valda, Eamon.
Lord 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)—A 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;
t'Aybara, Faile ni Bashere;
t'Aybara, Zarine ni Bashere;
Cauthon, Matrim.
The 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 hours, possibly days.
See alsoGaebril.
Rand al'Thor,
p. 19 (9)—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 prophesied to
reunite the Aiel, and the Coramoor, the one
prophesied 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 alsoa'Roihan, Elaida do Avriny;
al'Thor, Kari;
al'Thor, Tamlin;
Aviendha;
Aybara, Perrin t'Bashere;
Car'a'carn;
Cauthon, Matrim;
Coramoor;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Dragon, The;
Dragon Reborn;
Farshaw, Elmindreda;
He Who Comes With the Dawn;
Janduin;
Shadowkiller;
Shaiel;
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.
See alsoDragon Reborn.
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.See alsoRashan.
Rashan,
p. 664 (937)—One of
Erian's two surviving Warders (she had
four until two were killed by Rand).
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 alsoAmyrlin Seat.
Reene Harfor,
p. 193 (264)—First Maid in the Royal Palace in Caemlyn.
High Lord 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.
See alsoal'Seen, Wil;
Zeffar, Sharmad.
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.
King 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 hair with some yellow in it, a hard face, and icy blue eyes.
Romanda Cassin,
p. 266 (369)—Eldest of the Sitters in Salidar and Aes Sedai of the Yellow
Ajah. Her hair is solid gray. She has a high soprano voice.
See alsoAkashi, Lelaine.
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. He is about a hand shorter than
Rand.
See alsoBrend.
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. She was one year behind
Siuan and Moiraine in her
Tower training.
See alsoVitalien.
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.
See alsoNiall, Pedron;
Omerna, Abdel.
Lord 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.
See alsoKolom;
Radlin.
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 some 693
years ago. There is a painting of her being raised on the scaffold in
the Dome of Truth.
See alsoAmyrlin Seat.
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)—A
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.
See alsoCouladin;
Suladric.
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;
Dragon Reborn.
Shai'tan,
p. 706 (995)—The Dark One,
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 throughout 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.
See alsoBa'alzamon;
Creator, The.
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.”
See alsoChiape.
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.
See alsoal'Seen, Wil;
Avin, Rhea.
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. Shemerin was one of the Aes Sedai who
personally saw to Siuan Sanche's removal from
office.
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.
See alsoMistress of Novices.
Shimoku,
p. 255 (353)—Pretty, dark-haired
Kandori who became Accepted just before the Tower divided.
High Lord 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 alsoa'Roihan, Elaida do Avriny;
Alric;
Amyrlin Seat;
Damodred, Moiraine;
Moroso, Gitara;
Sharif, Leane.
Mistress Snoot,
p. 459 (646)—Imaginary
persona applied to anyone being snooty, such as
Elayne, to Mat's estimation.
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. The Gradys have a four year old son.
See alsoGrady, Jur.
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.
General 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.
The Spider,
p. 24 (17)—Nickname
given to Moghedien, used by enemies and allies
alike. The nickname refers to the name Moghedien, which was a highly
venomous spider alive during the Age of Legends.
SeeMoghedien.
Stayer,
p. 668 (943)—Perrin's second horse. He is
well-shod with white forefeet.
Stevan,
p. 584 (820)—Demira's Warder, a Cairhienin. 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.
See alsoCouladin;
Sevanna.
Sulin,
p. 65 (77)—Wiry,
white-haired Maiden of the Spear. She leads the Maidens who make up
Rand's honor guard.
High Lord 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
excitable. 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)—A Sitter for the Brown Ajah in Salidar. She comes to verify
Nynaeve's Healing of Logain.
Lord 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. Tam had no idea that the child
he was raising was the Dragon Reborn.
See alsoal'Thor, Kari;
al'Thor, Rand.
Lord 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.
See alsoDamodred, Galadedrid;
Damodred, Tigraine;
Trakand, Elayne;
Trakand, Gawyn;
Trakand, Morgase.
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....See alsoCasban, Galina.
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.
High Lord 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.
Tell Lewin,
p. 693 (959)—Dannil's brother. He looks just like
him except for a pickaxe nose and long thin mustaches in the Domani
style. Note: in the hardcover edition, this character is
Ban Lewin, Dannil's cousin.
Tell is still with the band, however,
and is mentioned later on page 693.See alsoLewin, Dannil;
Lewin, Tell.
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.
See alsoMarinye, Beonin.
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.
See alsoCharel;
Marel.
Therava,
p. 45 (48)—Gray-haired Shaido Wise One who comes with
Sevanna to make an alliance with the Tar Valon
embassy.
Therva Maresis,
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 cannot 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 alsoDamodred, Moiraine;
Trakand, Morgase.
Tialin,
p. 361 (503)—Lean, red-haired Wise One with a sharp nose.
Tiam of Gazar,
p. 701 (988)—Person who
proposed the Gazaran Calendar, which celebrated the alleged freedom from
the Trolloc threat by recording Free Years (FY). This calendar was
adopted due to the chaos the resulted during the Trolloc Wars and the
resulting confusion as to which year it actually was under the Toman
Calendar.
Lady 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.
High Lord Tolmeran,
p. 99 (125)—High
Lord of Tear with an iron-gray beard trimmed like a spear point.
He is quite lean.
Tolvar,
p. 541—Misspelling of
Torval. The mistake was corrected in the
paperback edition.
Toma dur Ahmid,
p. 701 (988)—Person
who devised the Toman Calendar, which was adopted approximately two
hundred years after the death of the last male Aes Sedai and continued
until the Trolloc Wars. The Calendar recorded years After the Breaking,
or AB.
Tomas,
p. 203 (279)—Verin's Warder. He is old and haggard,
but still spry.
See alsoMathwin, Verin.
Toram Riatin,
p. 287 (400)—Cairhienin noble vying for the Sun Throne in Cairhien; he is
related to Galldrian, the last king of Cairhien.
High Lord 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.
Torvil,
p. 694—Misspelling of Torval. This mistake has been
corrected in the paperback edition.SeeTorval, Peral.
Torwyn Barshaw,
p. 439 (616)—Paitr's uncle, a squat, big-nosed man
with a choleric eye and a sneering mouth.
See alsoConel, Paitr.
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.
Queen 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.
Uren din Jubai Soaring Gull,
p. 701 (988)—Sea Folk scholar and deviser of the
Farede Calendar, which measured dates from the
arbitrarily set end of the War of the Hundred Years as years of the
New Era (NE). This calendar is currently in use.
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 some day to 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.
See alsoNamelle, Adeleas.
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 does not 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 had not 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 not ever 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.
See alsoTomas.
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.
Vitalien,
p. 369 (515)—Sarene's Warder. Unknown to anyone,
she writes poetry comparing him to a leopard and other graceful,
powerful animals; she would die of shame if he ever found out.
See alsoNemdahl, Sarene.
Voniel,
p. 320 (446)—Ogier, daughter of Ella daughter of
Soong. She is Covril's
sister and Haman's wife.
High Lord 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 simplest ones in fact, but much more
complex than simply “Young Bull.”
See alsoAybara, Perrin t'Bashere.
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.
See alsoDragon Reborn.