Aisha, pp. 668--Aes
Sedai of unknown Ajah. She and her Warder were allegedly killed by
bandits in Murandy. She was one of the sisters that
Tamra Ospenya sent to seek the boy who will become
the Dragon Reborn some day.
al'Akir Mandragoran, pp.
640--Lan's father, and the last king of Malkier. He
died when Malkier was overrun by the Trollocs and swallowed by the
Blight.
Alin Seroku, pp.
640--Bluff, graying man with white scars on his face. He has been
soldier along the Blightborder for forty years.
Alys, pp. 654--Pseudonym
Moiraine uses in some lands to protect her
identity from other sisters and those who know her status as a
Cairhienin noble.
Amyrlin Seat, pp.
642--The woman who leads the Aes Sedai, equivalent in power to a king or
queen, with the additional influence of being Aes Sedai. Elected for
life by the Hall of the Tower, the highest council among the Aes Sedai
consisting of 21 Sitters, three from each of seven Ajahs. The Amyrlin
is considered to be "of all Ajahs and of none"; all of her
status in her previous Ajah is ignored. The position is currently held
by Sierin Vayu, raised from the Gray Ajah. See
alsoOspenya, Tamra; Vayu,
Sierin.
Avene Sahera, pp.
663--Woman who lives on the high road between Chachin and Canluum. She
is among those Moiraine is visiting.
B
Brys, pp. 682--Prince
Consort to Queen Ethenielle of Kandor. He is
also her Swordbearer and general of her armies.
Bukama Marenellein, pp.
638--Man who raised Lan after his parents were killed.
He always glowers, even when offering praise. He is also from
Malkier, and like Lan is quite tall.
C
Cadsuane Melaidhrin,
pp. 660--Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She has iron-gray hair and black
eyes. She always wears ornaments in her hair. She is the only woman who
Moiraine knows that is considerably
stronger than Moiraine herself is in the Power.
Cal, pp. 692--Young
footman in the Palace in Chachin.
Ceiline Noreman, pp.
653--Woman from Shol Arbela. Ryne does not want to
go back to Shol Arbela unless he is sure she will not blame him for her
husband's death.
Cetalia Delarme, pp.
667--Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah, and the head of its network of
eyes-and-ears. She is Merean's equal in strength
in the Power. She latched onto Siuan early and made
her her assistant--she recognized that Siuan can often see things others
miss.
Chesmal Emry, pp.
669--Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, a very Talented Healer. She claimed
that Meilyn died in her bed, despite the fact that
Siuan was under it at the time and knew it
was not slept in. Very likely Black Ajah.
Dark One, pp. 639--Name,
used in every land, for Shai'tan, the source of all evil, complete
antithesis of the Creator in every way. He was
imprisoned by the Creator at the moment of Creation in a prison just
outside the Pattern. This prison was bored into during the Age of
Legends; the Dark One's touch on the world produced new waves of hate,
crime, and violence that had never been seen before. An attempt to free
the Dark One completely resulted in the War of the Shadow, a war which
ended only with the sealing of the Bore by Lews Therin
Telamon and the Hundred Companions. During the moment of sealing,
the Dark One's counterstroke tainted saidin itself, beginning the
Time of Madness. The seals on the prison were made of cuendillar,
and indestructible substance, but nonetheless are beginning to weaken.
The Dark One may touch the world again soon.
Diryk, pp. 683--Boy who
fell fifty feet from a balcony and broke nothing. He is
Brys's son. He is handsome with dark eyes, and is
eight years old.
Dragon, pp. 701--Name
by which Lews Therin Telamon was known by during the War of the Shadow.
His Rebirth will signal Tarmon Gaidon, the Last Battle against the
Shadow. See alsoDragon Reborn.
Dragon Reborn, pp.
657--According to the Karaethon Cycle, the Prophecies of the
Dragon, the man who is the Rebirth of Lews Therin
Telamon, the Dragon. It is said he will be Reborn at mankind's
greatest hour of need to save the world. His Rebirth was Foretold by
Gitara Moroso just before her death; in fact, the
shock of the Foretelling was what killed her. See alsoDragon.
Edeyn ti Gemallen Arrel,
pp. 646--Lady of Malkier who raised the Golden Crane in
Lan's name; she collected about 200-300 men to assist
her in retaking Malkier. She has silky, black, waist-length hair and
large, dark eyes. She was Lan's carniera
(literally, "First"), his first lover. See alsoGemallen, Iselle.
Elaida do Avriny
a'Roihan, pp. 662--Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. The day after
they were raised Aes Sedai, Moiraine and
Siuan tried to sneak mice into her bed and got
caught. Moiraine recalls that she was always hateful, always pressing,
always demanding perfection.
Haesel Palan, pp.
673--Rug merchant from Murandy with a Lugarder accent. She is plump and
likes to talk. She was Moiraine's roommate when
she was forced to share a room because no single rooms were available at
the inn in which she was staying.
Master Helvin, pp.
658--Innkeeper of the Gates of Heaven, an inn in Canluum. He is bald,
and nearly as wide as he is tall.
I
Ines Demain, pp.
663--Lady of Kandor who lives in Chachin. She is on the list of women
Moiraine is meeting with to see if her son is the
one she is looking for. Her husband died recently.
Iselle Gemallen, pp.
686--Edeyn's daughter. She is seventeen years old,
and when tested a few years back discovered she could be taught to
channel.
J
Jarene, pp. 694--Second
daughter of Brys. She is twelve.
Kareil, pp. 654--Lady
of Kandor. She sent Josef Najima off to to fight
in the Aiel.
Kari al'Thor, pp.
657--Tam's wife, and mother of a boy who is on
Moiraine's list of candidates for being the
Dragon Reborn. She and her husband could be
anywhere--Moiraine hopes to some day track them down. See
alsoal'Thor, Tam.
Kerene Nagushi, pp.
664--Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah. She is very old, and is the third
strongest Aes Sedai alive, after Cadsuane and
Meilyn. She was one of the sisters that
Tamra Ospenya sent to seek the boy who will become
the Dragon Reborn some day.
Laman Damodred, pp.
690--Late King of Cairhien. He is Moiraine's
uncle. His death ended the Aiel War.
al'Lan Mandragoran Dai
Shan, pp. 637--Malkieri noble, son of al'Akir
Mandragoran, the last King of Malkier, and
el'Leanna, the last Queen. He would be king of
Malkier if he raised the Golden Crane--if he did so, people would follow.
At his birth, shortly before the Trollocs overran Malkier and the Blight
consumed his homeland, Lan was given four gifts (while still in his
cradle): a gold signet ring, a locket, a sword, and an oath. Lan and
his surviving Malkieri companions are the last of their people.
Larelle Tarsi, pp.
659--Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah with long hair and coppery skin. She
instructed Moiraine as a novice; she always had a
way of asking the last question you want to hear. She is quite strong in
the One Power.
Lira, pp. 645--Dark-eyed,
full-lipped serving girl in The Blue Rose, an inn in Chachin. She has an
eye for Lan, and has a dimpled smile that she is fond
of showing him.
Ludice, pp. 668--Aes
Sedai of unknown Ajah. She died suddenly, presumably at the hands of
the Black Ajah or Darkfriends. She was one of the sisters that
Tamra Ospenya sent to seek the boy who will become
the Dragon Reborn some day.
M
Meilyn Arganya, pp.
664--Very old Aes Sedai of unknown Ajah. She is the second
strongest Aes Sedai alive, after Cadsuane, and
she is even older than Cadsuane. She was one of the sisters that
Tamra Ospenya sent to seek the boy who will become
the Dragon Reborn some day.
Merean Redhill, pp.
659--Plump, motherly Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. She has more gray in
her hair than not. She was the Mistress of
Novices under Tamra Ospenya. She is very strong
in the One Power, and has a way of discovering that which people wish to
keep hidden. She had been Aes Sedai for over 100 years by the time
Moiraine's great-grandmother was born. See
alsoMistress of Novices.
Mistress of Novices,
pp. 659--Aes Sedai in charge of novice discipline and well-being in the
White Tower. The Mistress of Novices is often loved and hated or feared
at the same time; she is usually the best shoulder to cry on when things
go bad, but she is also the one to punish misbehavior. The post was held
by Merean Redhill of the Blue Ajah until the death
of Tamra Ospenya. A new Mistress has been
appointed under Sierin Vayu. See alsoRedhill, Merean.
Moiraine Damodred,
pp. 653--Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah, newly raised. She is the niece of
the late King of Cairhien. She was sent on a mission from just before
she was raised to the shawl to find the Dragon
Reborn when his Rebirth was Foretold. She joined the Blue to
dedicate her life to this task. She is considered short for a
Cairhienin, and the Cairhienin are not a tall people. She is good
friends with Siuan Sanche.
N
Nazar Kurenin, pp.
642--Jut-nosed man with short hair and a forked beard. He is about
twice Lan's age.
O
P
Q
R
Racelle Arovni, pp.
644--Dark-eyed innkeeper of The Blue Rose, where Lan
and Bukama stay while in Chachin. She apparently
had some prior relationship with Bukama, but he had not spoken to her
for six years.
Rahien Demain, pp.
688--Son of Ines. She named him Rahien because she
saw dawn come over Dragonmount when he was born.
Ryne Venamar, pp.
644--Lan's oldest friend after
Bukama; he is also from Malkier. He is about five
years older than Lan. He keeps his hair in two long,
bell-laced braids. Unbeknownst to Lan and almost everyone else, his
true loyalties lie where no one's should. He is very skilled with his
sword.
Sierin Vayu, pp.
655--Watcher of the Seals, the Flame of Tar Valon, the
Amyrlin Seat. She was raised from the Gray Ajah,
and replaced Tamra Ospenya, the Amyrlin who gave
Moiraine and Siuan their
orders. She is a hard woman--on the day she was raised, instead of
granting indulgences and relieving penances and handing out pardons, she
ordered two sisters birched and three exiled from Tar Valon. See
alsoAmyrlin Seat.
Silene Dorlemin, pp.
690--Slim seamstress in Chachin. She told
Moiraine of the presence of the King of Malkier,
which Moiraine did not believe; she was not aware at the time that the
King of Malkier is Lan.
Siuan Sanche, pp.
655--Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah with sharp blue eyes; recently raised.
She was born the daughter of a fisherman in the toughest quarter in Tear.
She and Moiraine Damodred are good friends,
although with their new orders the two have kept that link to a bare
minimum to avoid suspicion. She is working with
Cetalia Delarme, the head of the Blue Ajah's spy
network. She often sees patterns in things that others miss (which is
why Cetalia Sedai recruited her).
Suki, pp. 690--Allegedly
the handmaid of Lady Moiraine Damodred of
Cairhien when she is in Chachin. The name and the identity are a
disguise to get Siuan inside the Palace without
attracting attention.
Tamlin (Tam) al'Thor, pp.
657--Second-Captain in the Illianer Guards, and
Kari's husband. His son is on
Moiraine's list of candidates for being the
Dragon Reborn. He and his wife could be
anywhere--Moiraine hopes to some day track them down.
See alsoal'Thor, Kari.
Valera, pp. 668--Aes
Sedai of unknown Ajah. She died unexpectedly recently, presumably at
Black Ajah or Darkfriend hands. She was one of the sisters that
Tamra Ospenya sent to seek the boy who will become
the Dragon Reborn some day.
Varan Marcasiev, pp.
639--High Seat of House Marcasiev. He is a very proud man.