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  Adeleas retired in 970 NE to Tifan’s Well in Arafel with Vandene to write a history of the world since the Breaking, but events surrounding the Dragon Reborn caused them to become active again. While traveling to Caemlyn, she and her Black Ajah prisoner Ispan Shefar were murdered outside Cullen’s Crossing by Careane Fransi, using the poison crimsonthorn.

  Adelin. A Maiden of the Jindo sept of the Taardad Aiel. Little more than a hand shorter than Rand, she had yellow hair and a handsome but hard face with a scar on her sun-dark cheek. She went to the Stone of Tear and was one of those who taught Mat how to play Maiden’s Kiss. Rand acquired the bracelet that he gave to Aviendha from her, and she was a member of Rand’s honor guard at Alcair Dal. One of those guarding Rand’s tent near the Jangai Pass when it was attacked, she ran off to join the fighting, leaving Rand vulnerable to a Draghkar. Afterward, she carried a doll to remind her that she was not a child.

  Adelorna Bastine. A Saldaean Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 16(4). Born in 796 NE, she went to the White Tower in 813 NE. After spending seven years as a novice and eleven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 831 NE. Adelorna made slimness appear stately despite her lack of height; she was no taller than Egwene but had a regal, commanding air and gave Egwene lessons. She was the Captain-General of the Green Ajah in the Tower. Adelorna was cited by Elaida, on Alviarin’s order, for possession of an angreal removed from the storeroom without permission and was birched, when the normal punishment would have been a slap on the wrist. She and Josaine, who was caught in the same raid and received the same punishment, had presumably been turned in by Kiyoshi of the Gray Ajah, Farellien of the Yellow Ajah and Doraise of the Brown Ajah, the latter three being rewarded for their action. The Greens were fit to be tied, and relations became tense with the Gray, Yellow and Brown Ajahs. Adelorna plotted with other Ajah heads to manage the rebellion, sending moles to Salidar. The Seanchan collared her, but Egwene freed her. One of her three Warders was killed in the Seanchan attack on the White Tower; a second, Talric, was wounded; a third was unharmed.

  Adim. Almen Bunt’s thirteen-year-old nephew. He had golden hair.

  Adine Canford. An Andoran Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 34(22). Born in 905 NE, she went to the White Tower in 920 NE. After spending twelve years as a novice and eleven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 943 NE. She was a friend of Moiraine and Siuan after they were raised, and also a friend of Leane. In the White Tower she was the recipient of messages for Moiraine from Nieda Sidoro. Adine was sympathetic to Moiraine, and a friend, though she knew nothing of her and Siuan’s schemes. In Moiraine’s view, she was “not at all arrogant despite being Andoran.”

  Adine Lewin. A Two Rivers woman who was Flann’s wife. She was at Jac al’Seen’s farm when Perrin went there to persuade the farmers to go to the towns for safety. Adine was willing to believe ill of Perrin, and implied that he was not to be trusted.

  Adley, Jonan. See Jonan Adley

  Admar. A soldier of the Band of the Red Hand under Captain Mandevwin. He participated in the attack on the Seanchan.

  Admer Nem. A stout farmer with lank hair in Kore Springs, Andor. He was married to Maigan. His barn burned when Logain, Siuan, Leane and Min were discovered there; Logain fought with him, knocking the lantern into the hay. The three women were caught and Nem prosecuted them; Logain escaped.

  Admira, Master. A Tairen merchant whom Rand eavesdropped on in Far Madding at an inn called The Golden Wheel.

  Adora. Perrin’s granddaughter in a scenario created in the battle between Rand and the Dark One.

  Adora Aybara. The young sister of Perrin Aybara. When she was sixteen years old, she, along with the rest of her family except Perrin, was murdered by Padan Fain, although the killing was thought to have been done by Trollocs.

  Adria. A slim contortionist in Valan Luca’s show. She worked with Mulaen and three others; they shared a virulently yellow wagon until Adria took up with up with Rumann, the sword-juggler. Her lips made Olver want to kiss them.

  Adrielle. An Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the loyalist contingent. She was tall and beautiful. She was part of the expedition to take the Black Tower; she was captured and bonded by Mezar Kurin. She vanished when Mezar was Turned.

  Adrin. A Saldaean soldier. While guarding Lord Tellaen’s manor, he was struck by a bubble of evil. He burned up from the inside with enough heat to set the manor alight.

  Adrinne Bunt. Almen Bunt’s dead wife.

  Adsalan. A Warder to one of the ferrets sent to the White Tower. He was coopted by the Black Ajah hunters.

  Aedelle Baryn. Andoran Lord Lir Baryn’s sister. Her cook fed Arymilla, Naean and Elenia, among others, as they were preparing to take Caemlyn.

  Aedmun Matherin. The High Seat of House Matherin in Andor and a supporter of Elayne.

  Aedomon. An Ancient king of Safer who defeated a Manetheren army at Midean’s Ford. Legend had that he let the Manetheren go instead of killing them all; Mat’s memories revealed that he did let them go, and as soon as they were strung out, killed them. He was later killed by a young boy with a spear.

  Aedwin Cole. A crewman for Bayle Domon on the Spray; he hailed from northern Altara or northern Murandy. At Falme, he started to cut the mooring cable with an axe during the uproar there while Domon was waiting for Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve and Min. Domon grabbed him by the throat and stopped him.

  Aeldene Stonebridge. An Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 27(15). Born in an Andoran mining town in the Mountains of Mist, she was a wilder who went to the Tower at age twenty-four and lied about her age. The lie was not discovered until she had been a novice for five years. She spent ten years as a novice and nine years as Accepted and was raised to the shawl at age forty-three. She was the head of the Blue Ajah’s eyes-and-ears network. When Aeldene joined with the rebels and took back the Blue network from Siuan, she was infuriated that Siuan had been using them, and even more infuriated that Siuan had revealed her position, especially to women not of the Blue. The reception she gave Siuan was more than rough; she could be heard shouting for a great distance. She was barely able to restrain herself from going for Siuan’s throat.

  Aeldra. A woman of Tanchico, never seen, who was called to by a man who had dreamed himself into Tel’aran’rhiod.

  Aeldra Najaf. A Domani Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. Lean, with coppery skin and short white hair, she was a kindly woman in many ways. Aeldra succeeded Gitara Moroso as Keeper of the Chronicles for Tamra Ospenya. She was the sixth person to welcome Moiraine and Siuan to the Blue Ajah and claimed a pie from each; because the two were such bad cooks, she had to be Healed after eating their pies.

  Aeldrine. The mother of Beonin Marinye. She was a merchant in Tanchico.

  Aelfinn. A race of beings which possessed souls and were largely human in appearance but with snake-like characteristics. They were reputed to answer three questions truly. Whatever the question, their answers were always correct, if frequently given in forms that were not clear. Questions concerning the Shadow could be extremely dangerous. Their actual location, a parallel world, was unknown, but they could be visited by passing through a ter’angreal, once a possession of Mayene but in recent years held in the Stone of Tear. They could also be reached by entering the Tower of Ghenjei. The Aelfinn spoke a harsh dialect of the Old Tongue, mentioned treaties and agreements, and asked if those entering carried iron, instruments of music, or devices that could make fire. They have existed as long as the Wheel. See also Eelfinn

  Aelgar. One of the Ten Nations formed after the Breaking of the World. Its capital was Ancohima; other cities included Condaris, Mainelle (later Tanchico) and Shar Honelle. The King was Remedan the Goldentongued. It had mines which were lost.

  Aelgari. The people of Aelgar.

  Aellinsar, Tel Janin. Sammael’s name in the Age of Legends.

  Aelmara. Romanda Cassin’s
longtime serving woman. She helped Romanda escape from some unpleasantness in Far Madding shortly after Romanda’s retirement; Romanda trusted her very much.

  Aeman Senhold. A nobleman who was the leader of the Amadician contingent at the Battle of the Shining Walls.

  Aemin. A farrier in Perrin’s camp in Ghealdan. He had graying hair, broad shoulders and thick arms, and seemed nearly as wide as he was tall, though since he was a Cairhienin, that was not very tall.

  Aemlyn Carand. The plump High Seat of House Carand, a major House in Andor. Her sigil was three golden arrows, points upward, the center arrow slightly raised, on a field of red. Her husband was Lord Culhan; the two were nearly as powerful as Pelivar. She supported Morgase in her drive for the throne. Under Rahvin’s influence, Morgase exiled her from Caemlyn. Aemlyn, Pelivar and Culhan were among the nobles who confronted the rebel Aes Sedai on the ice near the Murandy-Andor border. After Elayne took Caemlyn, Aemlyn stood for Trakand.

  Aemon al Caar al Thorin. The last King of Manetheren. His wife was Eldrene, known as Ellisande, the Rose of the Sun. King Aemon and his men, after a forced march from victory at the Battle of Bekkar, known as the Field of Blood, held off overwhelming numbers of Trollocs and Shadowspawn for over ten days while awaiting promised reinforcements that never came. The King’s battle cry, “Carai an Ellisande!, For the honor of the Rose of the Sun!,” was said to echo over the land until Queen Eldrene could hear it from the city. Eventually Aemon and his armies were killed. It was said that Queen Eldrene’s heart broke the moment Aemon died. An Aes Sedai, she reached out to the True Source to hunt down the victors and sent balefire to consume the Dreadlords, Myrddraal and Darkfriends where they stood. That effort required more Power than anyone could wield unaided, and she and the city of Manetheren died in flames.

  Aeric Botteger. A man of the Two Rivers who appeared in Nynaeve’s test for the shawl.

  Aeron. A respected Wise One of the Black Water sept of the Nakai Aiel who could not channel. She had graying hair and sky-blue eyes. Her face was very tanned, just short of being leathery. Her apprentice was Estair. She was fairly easygoing for a Wise One; Egwene thought of her as a pleasant, smiling woman with never a cross word. She, along with Colinda and Edarra, was sent to the Royal Library in Cairhien because Nesune Bihara, a Brown who was part of the White Tower embassy to Rand, was seeking information there on the seals. Aeron convinced three Maidens to sneak into Lady Arilyn’s palace to spy on the White Tower embassy, who were staying there; the Maidens were caught and beaten, and Aeron was chastised by the other Wise Ones. After Rand had been kidnapped and freed, Aeron felt the Aes Sedai captured at Dumai’s Wells were too dangerous to keep alive. She was quite hard on Beldeine, among others.

  Aerwin, Teven. The author of The Dance of the Hawk and the Hummingbird, a book that purported to set forth the proper conduct of men toward women and women toward men.

  Aes Sedai. Old Tongue for “servant of all.” It was a society of those who wielded the One Power, composed solely of women since the Breaking, when all men with the ability to channel went mad from the taint placed on saidin by the Dark One. The Aes Sedai divided themselves into seven groups, called Ajahs. Each Ajah had its own specialty: the Blue Ajah focused on causes; the Brown Ajah on scholarship; the Green Ajah on battle; the Gray Ajah on mediation; the Red Ajah on dealing with male channelers; the White Ajah on logic; and the Yellow Ajah on Healing. There was a secret eighth Ajah, whose existence was debated widely: the Black Ajah, who served the Shadow. The Aes Sedai were led by the Amyrlin Seat; the term was used both for the woman who led and for her throne. She was formally styled “The Watcher of the Seals, the Flame of Tar Valon, the Amyrlin Seat.” The Amyrlin Seat was chosen by the Hall of the Tower. The Hall of the Tower acted as the legislature; it consisted of three representatives, called Sitters, from each Ajah.

  To become an Aes Sedai, a young woman first served as a novice and was taught to safely use the One Power, carefully monitored. When she had attained enough skill, she was given the test to become Accepted, which required passing through a ter’angreal. If she passed that test, she received a Great Serpent ring and rose to the level of Accepted. An Accepted was allowed more independent study and also assisted in teaching novices. When she was judged ready, she was given the test to become Aes Sedai, which required passing through another ter’angreal. In that test, she had to perform one hundred set weaves, maintaining calm throughout, while various challenges were given her by Aes Sedai manipulating the ter’angreal. When she passed that test, she spent the night in meditation and the next morning chose her Ajah and swore the Three Oaths on the Oath Rod.

  The social hierarchy of Aes Sedai was set by several factors, the first and most important of which was strength in the Power. If another woman was stronger than you, you were expected to let her speak first, to listen to her, to defer to some extent, depending on how far above you she stood. Even when two women were of the same apparent strength, one would surely be the stronger by some margin, but this could only be determined by the sort of contests that were strongly discouraged among novices and Accepted. After that factor came time spent as a novice and time as Accepted, with the one who spent less being the higher. A shorter time as Accepted outweighed a shorter time as novice by a factor of about two to one (i.e., if you were two years longer a novice but two years less Accepted, you came out ahead by a year, so to speak), but a shorter total time was better and would outweigh other considerations. This generally decided matters, but if there was a need to go further, the final step was age, taken reluctantly because of Aes Sedai customs against speaking about this. In this final step, the older woman was considered to stand higher.

  The degree of deference depended in large part on how far there was between the two women. If the gap was very small, it amounted to little more than politeness. If the gap was larger, the lower of the two was expected to stand when the other entered, etc. If the gap was very wide, the lower of the two was expected to do as she was told by the higher; it wasn’t put in terms of obedience, but if a woman sufficiently higher than you asked you to make tea, then you made tea for her. And you didn’t fix a cup for yourself unless she invited you to one.

  This social hierarchy had no weight with regard to appointments and official duties—usually, at least—and if a woman who was lower was appointed to a position of authority, even those who stood above her socially were expected to obey if they were in the line of command. It was true, however, that the social hierarchy invaded the official side to some extent. For example, even in official proceedings what was said by one of higher standing usually was given more weight than what was said by one of lower. See also Amyrlin, Hall of the Tower, novice, Accepted, Ajah and Three Oaths

  Aes Sedai trial procedure. A court consisting of five Aes Sedai: three acting as judges, one acting as prosecutor sitting in the Seat of Rebuke, and one acting as defender sitting in the Seat of Pardon, all facing the accused.

  Aesdaishar Palace. The royal palace of Kandor, located in Chachin.

  Aesnan, Lorstrum. See Lorstrum Aesnan

  Aethan Dor. Old Tongue for “Red Shields.” It was the name given an Aiel warrior society which acted as police in addition to regular battle duties.

  Aethelaine, Lady. The local lady of Jurador, a salt town in Altara. She swore the Oaths of Return to the Seanchan.

  Afara. An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 34(22). She was sent from Salidar to Tarabon with Guisin and Edesina to assess the situation there and was captured by the Seanchan. She remained in Tarabon as a damane.

  Afrim Hansard. A loyal Guardsman of the Royal Guards in Caemlyn. He escorted Samwil Hark to meet with Elayne.

  Agardo Saranche. The innkeeper of The Dragon in Tear. He was lean, balding, fair-complected and dark-eyed.

  Age. The Wheel of Time is composed of seven Ages, each with its own distinct patterns; the cycle begins again once all seven Ages have been lived.

  Age Lace. See Pa
ttern of an Age

  Age of Legends. The golden Age of peace and progress when Aes Sedai performed wonders now only dreamed of. The greatest feats of the Age of Legends required men and women working together with the One Power—a man and a woman working together were ten times as strong as they were apart. It was ended by the War of the Shadow and the Breaking of the World, over three thousand years before Rand al’Thor’s birth.

  Agelmar Jagad. The Lord of Fal Dara in Shienar, considered to be one of the five great captains of the time. His sign was three running red foxes. He was about six feet tall, muscular, with graying hair. He commanded the Shienaran forces against the Aiel at the Battle of the Shining Walls, and on the first day of that battle, he led the combined forces. Agelmar commanded the armies at Tarwin’s Gap in the Last Battle. After it was discovered that he was the victim of Graendal’s Compulsion, he was removed from command. His sister was Amalisa.

  Aghan. A lancer with Bashere’s army who accompanied Rand to meet the purported Daughter of the Nine Moons at Lady Deirdru’s manor house outside King’s Crossing. He searched the mansion after Semirhage was captured, and discovered a box of male and female a’dam.

  Aginor. A Forsaken whose original name was Ishar Morrad Chuain. In the Age of Legends he was a noted biologist; after he went over to the Shadow, he created numerous Shadowspawn, including Trollocs, Draghkar, gholam, cafar and jumara. He claimed to have faced Lews Therin in the Hall of the Servants and to have matched the Lord of the Morning stroke for stroke. He had a strength level of ++2. He was trapped near the surface of the Bore; when he awoke in the Third Age, his face was parchment skin drawn too tight over a skull; it was a face of such age as to look beyond death already, with sunken eyes and withered ears. His scabrous scalp bore wispy tufts of brittle hair, his fingers were gnarled and his teeth were yellow. He and Balthamel attacked Rand and his party at the Eye of the World; Aginor drew on the pure saidin in the Eye, and grew younger and stronger, but not strong enough. Rand defeated and killed him. He was resurrected and given a new body that was male and not old, but not as young as he could wish, nor as good-looking. He was given the name Osan’gar, after the left-hand dagger in a form of dueling that had a brief popularity during the long run-up to the War of Power; the blades were poisoned and both duelists usually died. He slipped in among the Asha’man under the name Corlan Dashiva to be an assistant to Mazrim Taim, who thought he was only a high-ranking Darkfriend, which did not suit Osan’gar well. He wore both the Sword and the Dragon. His original purpose there was to keep a close eye on the gathering of men who could channel. See also Osan’gar and Corlan Dashiva