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Haak, House. A fictional Murandian House of nobility created by Mat in the story he prepared for the gate guard at Ebou Dar when he returned to visit Tuon, who had become Empress, before the Last Battle.

Habiger, General. One of the men Beslan plotted with in the basement of The Three Stars in Ebou Dar to overthrow the Seanchan.

Hachami, Avar. See Avar Hachami

Hachari, Lord. One of the Saldaeans who, along with his wife and another couple, met with Taim under the parley flag and tried to kill him with daggers. He and his wife were rendered unsuited for anything other than serving others after the encounter.

Hackly, Eldrin. A big wagon man who once almost killed Deni Colford. Not normally a rough man, he was very drunk when he tried to break her neck.

Had. 1) A young Two Rivers man who joined Perrin’s band. He was killed in an ambush by Trollocs. 2) A boy from Two Rivers; when Perrin called Jaim Aybara “cousin,” Jaim ran off to tell his friend Had of the honor.

Had al’Lora. A Two Rivers man with Perrin’s army. He entered Malden through the aqueduct prior to the attack on the Shaido.

Haddon Mirk. A forest north of Tear, between the River Erinin and the Spine of the World. A group of rebel nobles, including Darlin, went there after Rand had taken Tear.

Hadnan Kadere. A peddler from Saldaea. He became a Darkfriend when he was young; when his beloved older sister found out, he killed her. He was a heavy man, well-muscled and swarthy, with dark, tilted eyes, a beak of a nose and a predatory look. He often spoke and acted as if nervous or afraid, but his eyes never showed it. Rand and the Aiel encountered his party in the Waste; he claimed to be heading to Cold Rocks Hold, but was way off course. Among others, Isendre, Keille Shiogi and the gleeman Jasin Natael were in his party. He had over a dozen supply wagons and three water wagons, plus his own. Mat bought his wide-brimmed hat; Kadere was resentful because he was unable to replace it. Kadere often acted suspicious of Keille and Natael. He sometimes talked mysteriously, and he knew about Callandor. After Isendre failed to make her way into Rand’s bed and was broken by the Maidens, Kadere strangled her, but not until after she told him that Aviendha was sharing Rand’s bed. Kadere shared that information with Lanfear; enraged, Lanfear skinned him alive.

Hadora. A Guardswoman in Caemlyn. After Elayne was taken by the Black Ajah on Full Moon Street, Birgitte sent Hadora to tell the Windfinders to meet her in the Map Room.

hadori. The braided leather cord that a Malkieri man tied around his temples to hold his hair back. Until after Malkier fell to the Blight, every adult Malkieri male wore his hair to the shoulders and tied back with a hadori. Like the presentation of his sword, being allowed to wear the hadori marked the move from childhood to adulthood for Malkieri males. The hadori symbolized the duties and obligations that bound him as an adult, and also his connection to Malkier. See also ki’sain

Haellin. A noble House of Tear. See Sunamon and Kera Haellin

Haerm, General. Commander of the Illianer Companions in the Last Battle, replacing Demetre Marcolin, who was killed during the massive Sharan assault on the plains of Kandor.

Haesel. A maid in the Tarasin Palace. She was a slim young woman in a white dress, gathered up on the left to show green petticoats and embroidered on the left breast with a green Anchor and Sword. She had short black hair framing a sweetly pretty face, big black eyes and silken olive skin. Her livery had the deep narrow neckline common to all women, except nobles, in Ebou Dar. On Mat’s visit to the Tarasin Palace by the front door, she was the first servant he encountered, as well as the youngest, having been summoned by the Sword-Lieutenant at the front door. She appeared again in Olver’s room when they were moving into the palace. Olver said she had the most beautiful eyes.

Haesel Lusara. A Murandian Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 16(4). Born in 878 NE, she went to the White Tower in 891 NE. After spending ten years as a novice and four years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 905 NE. When she first went to the White Tower, she lied about her age by two years, but by the time she was caught out, she had been training for a year. She received a very stiff punishment, but the Aes Sedai could not turn her away by that time, though she always believed that the reason she had been so long a novice was that they simply would not let her test because of her subterfuge.

Haesel was not particularly pretty, average in face and figure, but had a vivacity that made most people see her as pretty. About 5'4" tall, she was neither slim nor stout; her black hair was worn in an elaborate braid that hung halfway down her back, with the braiding running onto the top of her head. Her black eyes could twinkle gaily or glitter with anger even when the rest of her face was composed.

She was part of the rebel fifth column sent by Sheriam’s council in Salidar to infiltrate the White Tower (aka ferrets). Like all of the sisters chosen for the fifth column, Haesel was out of the White Tower when Siuan was deposed and the Tower broken, so there was no flight to arouse any suspicions toward her. Apparently, she had simply returned in answer to Elaida’s summons. Haesel was coopted by Seaine and Pevara to aid in their search for the Black Ajah.

Haesel Palan. A Murandian rug merchant with whom a young Moiraine shared a room at The Gates of Heaven in Canluum. She was plump, had cold feet and sharp elbows and snored.

Haevin. An Andoran noble House. See Catalyn and Arendor Haevin

Haevin, River. A river on the northern edge of the Caralain Grass above Andor, flowing west and south from the Black Hills to the River Arinelle.

Hafden, Rina. See Rina Hafden

Hafeen Bakuvun. A Domani mercenary working for Elayne in the defense of Caemlyn. He was a large, stout man with solid muscle beneath the fat, a gold hoop in his left ear and a begemmed ring on every finger. He demanded more money because of losses his company suffered, but he helped hold the Far Madding Gate against the attack of three mercenary companies intent on betrayal. He petitioned for a reward for that, which was refused because Elayne saw it as doing what he was being paid to do.

Hahn. Almen Bunt’s fifteen-year-old nephew, who made his uncle a set of wooden teeth.

Hai Caemlyn. An Ogier-built city in Coremanda, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking; its core formed the inner city of Caemlyn.

Hai Ecorimon. An Ogier-built city from the time of the Ten Nations.

Haido. A sept of the Shaarad Aiel.

Hailene. In the Old Tongue, “Those Who Come Before,” or “Forerunners.” The term was applied by the Seanchan to the massive expeditionary force sent across the Aryth Ocean to scout out the lands where Artur Hawkwing once ruled. Originally under the command of the High Lady Suroth, it was later subsumed into the Corenne.

Haindar. A male Aes Sedai who went mad during the Breaking and headed for Paaran Disen to wreak havoc.

Haindehl, Merise. See Merise Haindehl

Hake, Saml. See Saml Hake

Hal. A Two Rivers man who became one of Perrin and Faile’s servants at their manor house there.

Hal Moir. A Youngling with Gawyn. He was two years older than Jisao. Like many who missed the fight in the White Tower, he regretted it. He led a half troop at Dumai’s Wells; Gawyn ordered them to tend to the wounded after. Hal went with Gawyn to Dorlan, where he guarded the mayor’s house.

Halamak. An area of Seanchan that was the native land of Bakayar Mishima.

Halan. Loial’s grandfather.

Half Tail. A sour male wolf and pack leader. Perrin contacted him for information after he and others set out to find the kidnapped Rand; when Half Tail asked why, and Perrin answered that those he was looking for had caged Shadowkiller, Half Tail said that he and other packs were coming along to help. Half Tail also gave Perrin notice of the arrival of his men from the Two Rivers.

Halfman. See Myrddraal

Halidar. A city in the Age of Legends.

Halima Saranov. The name used by Aran’gar when she became secretary to Delana Sedai. See Aran’gar and Balthamel

Hall of the Counsels. Chamber of the ruling body in Far Madding, a palace set in the Counsels’ Plaza; it contained the Counsels’ Chamber.

Hall of the Servants. The governing body of the Aes Sedai during the Age of Legends; its main hall was located in the capital city of Paaran Disen.

Hall of the Tower. A deliberative body that helped govern the Aes Sedai and advised the Amyrlin. Traditionally it was composed of three representatives known as Sitters from each of the different Ajahs. The Hall had a variety of means at its disposal to thwart or otherwise disrupt the Amyrlin’s plans. Although the Amyrlin Seat was by law the absolute power in the White Tower, in fact her power always depended on how well she could lead, manage or intimidate the Hall.

Halle, Barim. See Barim Halle

Halvar of Mayene. The First of Mayene some three hundred years before the Last Battle. He made the mistake of giving the doorframe ter’angreal in Mayene’s possession to Tear; he had already used it and it was no good to him. The High Lords had him assassinated the next year.

Halvate. Tuon’s brother. He enjoyed training wild grolm. She was fond of him, but he was assassinated.

Halwin Norry. An Andoran man who served as the First Clerk of the Royal Palace in Caemlyn. He was 6'1" tall, and bony, lean and narrow-chested. Awkward physically, he spoke with a dry and dusty voice in a droning near monotone, usually, at least while reading reports aloud. Only a few wisps of gray hair remained to him, standing up behind his ears. Rand was uncertain that anything was real to him except the numbers in his ledgers, but he was grateful that Norry had not left the palace as so many did when he came. Norry had any number of clerks under him to actually wield pens, but, on one occasion, what appeared to be an ink stain marred one edge of his scarlet tabard with the White Lion, and he clutched his embossed leather folder of papers to his chest as if to hide other stains. Norry never looked at the papers in his folder; their contents were in his head, and the papers were there only in case someone wanted to see the actual report. In addition to administering the treasury and running the city for the Queen, the First Clerk’s duties included acting as an advisor in matters of state. He would have shuddered at the suggestion of spying, but he maintained a correspondence with people in many lands, which, while hardly a spy network such as the one Sebban Balwer ran, did keep Norry abreast of events in a fairly timely fashion.

Hama N’dore. An Aiel warrior society; the name was Old Tongue for “Mountain Dancers.”

Hamad. A lancer in Bashere’s army. He was taller than Bashere, with a dark beard and mustaches, tilted green eyes and a scar on his face. He brought in Sammael’s emissary and gaped when the emissary started oozing blood. Hamad also accompanied Rand to his meeting with the purported Daughter of the Nine Moons. Bashere had Hamad search Lady Deirdru’s manor, and he returned with a wooden box filled with male and female a’dam.

Hamada. The mother of Moilin, the Ogier author of A Study of the War of the Shadow.

Hamal. A Moshaine Shaido blacksmith. He was a very big man. After the Moshaine used Sammael’s nar’baha and were cut off from the rest of the Shaido, Maeric gave Hamal the nar’baha and told him to keep pressing it until the hole opened.

Haman son of Dal son of Morel. An Ogier on the Council of Elders who taught Loial, and who had no high opinion of Loial’s scholarship and study habits. About 10'5" tall, he was white-haired, and had a broad build. Haman’s eyes were as large and round as teacups, his broad nose nearly covered his face, and his ears, tipped with white tufts, stood up through his hair. He wore long drooping white mustaches and a narrow beard beneath his chin, and his eyebrows hung down to his cheeks. He was married to Voniel, Loial’s mother’s sister. Haman and Loial’s father met the Green Man when they were younger. He traveled with Covril and Erith to find Loial, and married Erith and Loial. When Loial went to Stedding Shangtai for the Great Stump, Elder Haman assumed the task of making sure the Waygates were closed. Elder Haman fought in the Last Battle, at first with Elayne in Caemlyn and then at the Field of Merrilor.

Hamarashle, Lord and Lady. Cairhienin nobles of middling power.

Hamarea. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars.

Hamdey, Escaralde. See Escaralde Hamdey

Hammar. A Warder and blademaster who taught swordsmanship at the White Tower. He was blocky, with thick black eyebrows. When Galad and Gawyn were reluctant to take on Mat and his quarterstaff, Hammar offered to cover the bet. After Siuan was deposed and made prisoner, Hammar tried to free her; Gawyn killed him.

Hammer. 1) A name the Seanchan called Luthair Paendrag. 2) Tervail’s warhorse, a tall bay gelding.

Hammer of the Light. One of the old names for Artur Hawkwing. See Artur Hawkwing

Hammer, seed of the. Descendants of Artur Hawkwing, i.e., the Seanchan. The phrase was used in a prophecy of the Shadow, written on the wall of the cell Padan Fain had occupied in Fal Dara.

Hamora, Jisao. See Jisao Hamora

Han. A man of the Shorara sept of the Tomanelle Aiel who was clan chief. He was about six feet tall and weighed 210 pounds. He had white hair and a face like wrinkled leather. He was irascible and touchy about his height, which was short for an Aiel, had a sour mouth and often sounded unhappy or disgruntled. Prickly and difficult to know, he was with Rand from the beginning, but was somewhat uncertain about whether that was the right position to take. Han was in Tear and participated in the invasion of Illian.

Hand, Left. See Left Hand

Hand of the Empress at Sea. The rank of Egeanin’s mother.

Hand of the Light. An order within the Children of the Light, pejoratively known as the Questioners. Their avowed purposes were discovering the truth in disputations and uncovering Darkfriends. In the search for truth and the Light, as they saw it, they were even more zealous than the Children of the Light as a whole. Their standard method of inquiry was by torture; their normal attitude was that they knew the truth already and needed only to make their victim confess to it. At times they acted as if they were entirely separate from the Children and the Council of the Anointed, which commanded the Children. The head of the Hand of the Light was the High Inquisitor, who sat on the Council of the Anointed. Their sign was a blood-red shepherd’s crook, which appeared behind the golden sunburst on their cloaks. The High Inquisitor only wore the red shepherd’s crook.

Handar, Iagin. See Iagin Handar

Handoin. One of Tuon’s rivals in Seanchan, whose symbol was a white boar.

Handu, Stedding. A stedding located in the Spine of the World.

Hanlon, Daved. See Daved Hanlon

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

Hanselle Renshar. A young Andoran who was Lady Arathelle’s grandson. He was slender and blushed easily. Arathelle sent him to ask for safe conduct for her, Aemlyn, Abelle, Ellorien, Luan and Pelivar to enter Caemlyn.

Happy Throng, The. An inn in Caemlyn. Master Denezel was its innkeeper. A portrait of Rand hung in the common room.

Harad Dakar. The capital city of Hardan, a nation that rose during the War of the Hundred Years and later disappeared. The city was hauled away stone by stone, making it a quarry for almost a hundred years.

Haral Luhhan. The blacksmith in Emond’s Field. Born in 950 NE, he was 6'5" tall and was very big; he seemed to be made out of tree trunks. He was married to Alsbet, and was a member of the Village Council. Perrin was his apprentice, and Master Luhhan gave him his axe. Haral fought against the Trollocs on Winternight. He and his wife were taken prisoner later by the Whitecloaks and freed by Perrin. He was involved in the defense of Emond’s Field, by forging and fighting. He went into business with one of the refugees, a cutler, who came to the Two Rivers. When Perrin managed to get out of the wolf dream in the Last Battle, Haral found him and took him to Mayene for Healing; he also gave Perrin advice about the need to fight to the limits of his strength in the battle against the Dark One.

Haran, Shaidar. See Shaidar Haran

Hardan. A nation that arose as a result of the War of the Hundred Years.

Hardlin, Morly. See Morly Hardlin

Harella, Faeldrin. See Faeldrin Harella

Haren, Thad. See Thad Haren

Haret, Jurah. See Jurah Haret

Harfor, Reene. See Reene Harfor

Hari. A follower of the Prophet. He had narrow eyes and a thrusting nose, and he collected ears as trophies. Perrin came upon him leading a group of Dragonsworn as they were attacking Morgase’s party, and ran them off. He told tales of Perrin to Masema, prior to Perrin’s visit, and helped torture a captured Shaido by putting hot coals on his belly. He was killed before the Last Battle by Cha Faile.

Hari Coplin. An Emond’s Field farmer, and a troublemaker. His brother was Darl; Hari was smaller, but both had weasel-like faces and tight mouths. After the Winternight Trolloc attack, Hari was among those who confronted Moiraine. Hari later participated in the defense of Emond’s Field when the Trollocs attacked again. Although he fawned on the Whitecloaks at first, Hari accompanied Luc to tell them that they were not welcome in Emond’s Field. Hari was part of the group that tried to fight off a group of Trollocs that turned out to be Tinkers seeking shelter.

Harilin. A woman of the Iron Mountain sept of the Taardad Aiel and Far Dareis Mai. About Rand’s age, she was lanky and redheaded. In Cairhien, she guarded Rand’s door in the Royal Palace. As one of the fifty Maidens acting as his guard of honor, she went with him to Lord Algarin’s manor in Tear, and there fought when the Trollocs attacked.

Harilin’s Leap. A small village inn in Jarra, Ghealdan. Perrin, Moiraine, Lan and Loial stayed there when they were following Rand to Tear. Moiraine and Perrin saw Noam, who had become wolf-like, locked up in the stable of the inn, and Perrin had wolf dreams while staying there. Its innkeeper was Master Harod; Simion, Noam’s brother, was an attendant.

Harine din Togara Two Winds. The Wavemistress of clan Shodein of the Sea Folk. Her Swordmaster was Moad din Nopara Red Hawk; her Windfinder was her sister Shalon din Togara. Harine was one of the First Twelve, the twelve senior-most Wavemistresses. As a Wavemistress she rated a two-tiered, fringed red parasol. Harine was about 5'5" tall, with a full mouth and straight black hair streaked with a little white. She wore five small fat earrings in each ear, and a fatter chain than her Sailmistress. She was twenty-two years younger than her sister Shalon, who was already married when she was born. Min saw a viewing that she would be punished for the bargain she made with Rand, but also that she would be Mistress of the Ships one day. Harine had fond memories of Berelain; when she visited, they bathed together, and drank honeyed wine.

She was designated to keep close to Rand, along with her Windfinder and her Swordmaster. She had the authority to speak for the Mistress of the Ships with Rand; her word bound the Sea Folk as would that of the Mistress of the Ships herself. Rand’s ta’veren influence forced her into admissions she would not otherwise have made, but once he departed, leaving Merana and Rafela to complete the agreement, Harine was able to force a much closer bargain than he would have liked. As a result of the Bargain, Harine was made ambassador to Rand. She, Shalon and Moad went with Cadsuane to Far Madding. During the cleansing of the taint on saidin, Harine and Min stayed in a hollow, guarded by Moad, Tomas and Erian. Afterward, Harine went to Tear and then Illian to meet with the First Twelve to select a new Mistress of the Ships, hoping to be chosen for the position. Instead, Harine was stripped, hung from her ankles and beaten as punishment for her Bargain with Rand. She was allowed to keep her position as Clan Wavemistress and resumed her duties as ambassador to Rand.

Rand later chastised her in Arad Doman for the slowness of grain delivery, but she replied that the Seanchan were making things difficult. She made another bargain with Rand as well; she told him what the Sea Folk did about men who could channel in return for a question that she could ask of him later.

Hark, Samwil. See Samwil Hark

Harke, Maryl. See Maryl Harke

Harkin, Bera. See Bera Harkin

Harlon Bridge. A moderate-size village in Andor, ten miles from Caemlyn. Elayne and her party stayed there at one of its three inns on the way to Caemlyn to claim the throne. Adeleas recognized one of the Kin there, Garenia, as a runaway novice from years past. Kirstian also confessed to being a runaway. They were to be put back in white, and returned to the Tower for punishment, which caused a near-rebellion among the Kin until it was put down by Reanne and Alise. Adeleas was murdered while they were in the village.

Harnan. A Tairen Redarm file leader in the Band of the Red Hand. About forty years old, he was of medium build and 5'10" tall, with brown eyes, a crude tattoo of a hawk on his left cheek, and a lantern-jaw. His brown hair, worn shorter than Mat’s, was beginning to show a little gray. He was not large, but he was hard-muscled and stronger than he looked. Both temperamentally and physically he was a solid man. During the Last Battle, Harnan and Vanin believed that the chest holding the Horn of Valere contained tabac and tried to steal it, leading Faile to think that they were Darkfriends. They fled and allowed themselves to be captured by the enemy and taken to the Field of Merrilor. When Faile arrived there and was betrayed by Aravine, he and Vanin and other prisoners broke loose and created enough confusion that Faile was able to escape.

Harnder, Milam. See Milam Harnder

Harnesh, Alaabar. See Alaabar Harnesh

Harod, Master. The innkeeper at Harilin’s Leap, in Jarra, Ghealdan. He did not like the Whitecloaks after two of them went mad and tried to burn down his inn. Simion was his servant. Moiraine, Lan, Loial and Perrin stayed at the inn.

Harril. Pritalle Nerbaijan’s Warder, who was dark and stocky. Harril accompanied Pritalle and the other Aes Sedai when they captured Egwene at Northharbor.

Hartha. Son of Bukava and an Ogier member of the Seanchan Deathwatch Guard. Hartha had long gray mustaches, and eyes that looked like black stones. He was even more weathered and grizzled than Musenge. He was also First Gardener, which meant that he commanded the Gardeners of Tuon’s bodyguard, a rank equivalent to captain, as opposed to the Master Gardener, who commanded the Empress’s Gardeners and all of the other Gardeners besides. Hartha had been a Gardener since before Karede’s father was born and maybe since before Karede’s grandfather. He led twenty Gardeners as part of Karede’s group searching for Tuon. After they found Tuon and Mat and their party, Hartha stayed with Mat to fight those who were trying to kill Tuon; he found Elbar among the dead and took his head to Ebou Dar.

Haruna, Yukiri. See Yukiri Haruna

Harvell. A Redarm in the Band of the Red Hand who helped Mat set the trap for the gholam in Caemlyn.

Harvole, Mailaine. An Aes Sedai who lived at the time of the formation of the White Tower.

Hasad, Biranca. An Aes Sedai who lived at the time of the formation of the White Tower.

Hashala. A novice in the White Tower who led Siuan, Bryne and Gawyn to Egwene when they rescued her.

Haslin, Henre. See Henre Haslin

Haster Nalmat. A Saldaean officer who guarded Milisair’s manor in Bandar Eban.

Hatch. The innkeeper of The Dusty Wheel in Caemlyn. He kept a special cudgel for thumping men who looked at his pretty wife too long.

Hattori Gatano. An Illianer Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Her Warder was Sleete. To escape Tower politics, Hattori volunteered to be part of the embassy to Rand; she escaped from Dumai’s Wells and was sent to Dorlan with Covarla. She was looking for a second Warder, and considered Gawyn for the position, but he refused.

Haviar Agora. A blocky Tairen member of Cha Faile. He kept his oiled and pointed beard despite adopting the style of wearing his hair tied back with a ribbon. He and Nerion were sent to spy on Masema by Balwer and saw Masuri, Rovair and Annoura visiting Masema. They reported it to Selande and were pulled out of Masema’s camp before the attack on Malden.

Havien Nurelle. A Lord Lieutenant in the Mayener Winged Guards. Six feet tall and slender with pink cheeks, he was about the same age as Rand, Mat and Perrin. His helmet had a single slender red plume. He hero-worshipped Perrin. He led two hundred of the Winged Guards to Dumai’s Wells, where a good half were killed after they followed Kiruna and the other Aes Sedai into the mass of Shaido. Those who survived afterward wore a yellow cord tied high on the left arm.

Havien was named First Lieutenant for his action at Dumai’s Wells, and accompanied Perrin and Berelain to Ghealdan. Troubled by the way that the Wise Ones treated the Aes Sedai with them, he asked Perrin to make sure that the sisters were all right. He led a squad that found seven Dragonsworn burning a farmhouse with the family inside; they captured the Dragonsworn and hanged them.

Havien became commander of the Winged Guards upon Gallenne’s death in the Last Battle.

Hawal Ford. The main crossing point between Arafel and Shienar in the southern part of Shienar. It was a seasonal ford, only available during dry weather. During the rainy season, flat-bottomed ships set sail from the port village of Medo, upriver from Hawal Ford, to carry passengers and cargo down the Rivers Mora and Erinin to points south.

Hawk, Black. Symbol of Shienar, a swooping black hawk on a field of yellow gold. It was seen on the coats of guards at the Fal Dara keep.

Hawkwing, Artur. See Artur Hawkwing

Hawkwing’s Shield. An alternate name for the constellation known as the Shield.

Hayde. An Aiel Wise One. She and Shanni were in charge of the apprentice Elenar of the Daryne; Amys suggested that they could encourage Elenar to speed up her training and go to Rhuidean, so they could compare her experience with Aviendha’s.

Haywain, the. A constellation.

Hazzan, Razina. See Razina Hazzan

He Who Comes With the Dawn. An Aiel name for the Car’a’carn, the chief of chiefs. According to Aiel prophecy, a man would come from Rhuidean at dawn, marked with two Dragons, and lead them across the Dragonwall. See Car’a’carn

healall. A medicinal herb that was used in an ointment.

Healers. 1) People with knowledge of natural healing methods; they were sometimes called Wisdoms or Readers. 2) Seanchan doctors. Healers had a greater knowledge of medicine than was common east of the Aryth Ocean. With no Healing to call on, there was a need to find this knowledge, spurred somewhat early on by knowledge of what could be done with Healing, though this was eventually forgotten. A Healer could be male or female; there were about equal numbers of each. There was no fear of being taken for one using the Power in Healers; Aes Sedai having long been reduced to damane in Seanchan, there was no memory at all of Healing.

Healing. One of the Talents of channelers. In Healing, Spirit predominated, but Air and Water were also used, and, in Nynaeve’s case, even Earth and Fire. Nynaeve developed and used the full range of flows in her style of Healing.

There were several types of Healing: In one, everything was Healed completely and utterly. If a cut was Healed, not even a scar was left behind. The injury or illness might as well never have been. This was the only known way to Heal a wound from a Myrddraal’s Thakan’dar-wrought blade, though in that one case it did leave a scar, often an ugly one. This method took energy from the Healer and considerable energy from the one Healed. The amount of energy required from each depended on the severity of the wounds or illness, although the greater part always came from the one being Healed. The advantages would appear obvious, but the disadvantage was that the energy taken from the one Healed had to be replenished; the one Healed would feel hungry, and needed to eat. The more severe the wound or illness, the more they had to eat; it was quite possible to starve to death consuming ordinarily sufficient quantities of food. For that reason, this method was not often used on the most serious wounds—which required increased intake of food in disproportionate amounts, and took a disproportionate amount of strength from the Healer—or when there were many wounds to be treated, in which case the Healer’s strength might not have lasted long enough.

The second type of Healing produced what appeared to be a month or more of healing. That is, once it was done, it seemed that the wound or illness had had a month or two of recovery/healing time. This method left scars, though much less than natural healing would have. It also required less strength from the one being Healed, though it still required a fair amount. Note: Other factors also affected the Healing in both of these methods. The skill of the Healer and the amount of Talent possessed by the Healer were of greater importance than the Healer’s strength in the Power, though that did play some part. If two women possessed the same degree of Talent in Healing, the one with the greater strength in the Power was able to do more with her Talent. In fact, a woman lesser in the Power but greater in Healing might well have been able to do more than her sister who was greater in the Power but lesser in Healing. If a channeler was being Healed, the Healing would go better if the channeler embraced the Power while being Healed.

A third method of applying the weaves produced an alleviation of pain. This could be used at levels from merely reducing the pain to wiping it out completely. At lower levels of ability with Healing this could not be done, especially for wiping pain out, without drowsiness or even unconsciousness resulting in the patient. At the upper levels of ability, the drowsiness and/or unconsciousness might have been dispensed with, but that was a matter of the skill/level of Talent, and they could have been kept, too, if the Healer wished it.

A fourth method of applying the weaves washed away fatigue, wiping all of the toxins and poisons out of the muscles, and breaking them down harmlessly. As with other parts of Healing, the ability to do this was dependent on skill, level of Talent, and to a lesser extent, on strength in the Power.

Heape. A location in the gleeman’s tale, “Mara and the Three Foolish Kings,” recited by Thom Merrilin in The Woman of Tanchico inn, when Mat met him in Tar Valon before leaving the city.

Hearne. A High Lord of Tear. He had a narrow face and tugged his earlobe unconsciously when furious. He was one of most active plotters against Rand in the Stone. Rand sent him to Cairhien under Meilan to restore order and feed the hungry. He was sent back south from Cairhien, leading one of the last large parties of Tairens to depart, and joined the rebellion against Rand gathering near Haddon Mirk under Darlin. Merana and Rafela negotiated a settlement with Hearne and the other rebels; that settlement made Darlin king.

Heart Guard. Heroic Manetheren cavalry troops that Mat commanded against the Trollocs in an earlier life. Its Old Tongue name was Valdar Cuebeyari. When Mat awakened from his Healing in the Tower, he remembered a battle in which his bannerman stood close with the Red Eagle above his head, and he shouted “Manetheren!” This was an old blood memory, as Mat had not yet been to Rhuidean.

Heart of the Dark. Another name for the Dark One.

Heart of the Plain, The. An inn in Far Madding. Rand walked by without going in, when he was looking for information on the renegade Asha’man who had tried to kill him.

Heart of the Stone. The chamber within the Stone of Tear that housed Callandor. Tairens did not like admitting that the Heart of the Stone existed. The High Lords were the only people permitted in the Heart of the Stone, and they went only four times a year, at the twin demands of law and custom. It was a great vaulted chamber with huge polished redstone columns, ten feet thick, rising into shadowed heights above golden lamps hanging on golden chains.

Heartfang. A name for the Dark One among wolves.

heartleaf. An herb prepared in a tea, possibly to prevent pregnancy.

Hearts of Flame. A collection of love stories that novice Elin Warrel read outside the Amyrlin’s quarters in the White Tower.

Heartsbane. A name for the Dark One used in the Borderlands.

heartsblush. A plant having small red flowers. Cadsuane used an image of this flower on a piece of embroidery.

Heartseeker. The wolves’ name for Graendal.

hedge-doctor. A person, usually a man, who dealt in healing without the necessary skills. Healing was considered a woman’s art and knowledge.

Heeth Tower. A watchtower on the Kandori Blightborder, commanded by Malenarin Rai. It was overrun by Trollocs.

Hehyal. A member of the Dawn Runners society of the Aiel who was party to tricking Queen Talana into attacking the Aiel, seen in Aviendha’s viewing of the future in Rhuidean.

Heidia. A slender Far Dareis Mai who accompanied Rand and Min when they returned to Bandar Eban.

Heilin, Mistress. The innkeeper of The White Ring in Maderin. She was round with an ample bosom and suspiciously black hair.

Heirn. The sept chief of the Jindo sept of the Taardad Aiel, and a member of the Tain Shari society. He was tall and stocky with a leathery face. Heirn escorted the Wise Ones when they went to Chaendaer; he said that it was to protect them, but in truth it was to protect Rhuarc and the Taardad from the Shaido. Heirn liked Two Rivers tabac, and sometimes showed Rand the Aiel method of fighting.

Helmke. A member of Ituralde’s forces in Saldaea. He was a sturdy, long-limbed Domani.

Helvin, Master. The innkeeper of The Gates of Heaven, Canluum, Kandor. He was bald and nearly as wide as he was tall.

Hend the Striker. A Hero of the Horn. He was dark-skinned and carried a hammer in one hand and a spike in the other.

Henre Haslin. A man who once served as Master of the Sword for the Queen’s Guards in Caemlyn. He had a bulbous red nose and a fringe of white hair. Dismissed by Gaebril because he was too loyal to Morgase, he climbed into a bottle on hearing of her death. Rand persuaded him to teach the sword to the Asha’man at the Black Tower. Taim dismissed him because he felt that swords were a waste of time for men who could channel, but Rand forced Taim to bring Henre back.

Henren, Lord. An Andoran nobleman at least eighteen years older than Rand. He was blocky, bald and hard-eyed. He opposed Morgase in the Succession and became Gaebril’s sycophant. He was used by Rand, and then fled once Rand reached an accommodation with Dyelin.

hensfoot. A leafy weed. Sahra Covenry pulled hensfoot on Mistress Elward’s farm just before she was murdered.

Heran Adan. The governor of Baerlon, Andor. When the Whitecloaks came to Baerlon, he decreed that only ten at a time could enter the city.

Herid. A Darkfriend wagon driver who worked for Kadere. He fell partially through the twisted red doorway in the Waste; he was never right in the head afterward, and ran away as soon as he reached Cairhien.

Herid Fel. A scholar at Rand’s school in Cairhien and the author of Reason and Unreason. He was stout, with thin gray hair. Rand asked him for help in figuring out how to seal the Bore. He was murdered by the gholam to stop him from talking to Rand. Fel provided clues that helped Rand when he removed the taint from saidin and during his struggle with the Dark One in the Last Battle.

Herimon, Seaine. See Seaine Herimon

Hernvil, Jakob. See Jakob Hernvil

Hero of Salmarna. See Bukama Marenellin

Heroes of the Horn. Heroes of the Ages who could be summoned from the grave to fight by sounding the Horn of Valere. They were called at the Battle of Falme and the Last Battle. When a viewer saw the dead heroes summoned by the Horn of Valere, he or she would know who each one was without being told. All that was necessary was to know some version of any legend or tale with which that hero was linked and then the viewer not only recognized the dead hero, the viewer knew other names for him or her, even though they might come from other times or other cultures.

heron-marked sword. A heron engraved on a sword blade indicated that the sword’s owner was a blademaster. Tam’s sword had a bronze heron visible on the hilt, and another one on its black scabbard. See blademaster

Herot’s Crossing. The site of the last battle of Malkier against the Shadow’s forces, where Lan’s parents were killed and the Seven Towers fell.

Hessalam. Old Tongue for “without forgiveness,” it was the name given to Graendal after her failures led to her death and reappearance in an ugly body.

Hevan, Gates of. A place betrayed by Sammael, where he became known as Destroyer of Hope.

hide. A measure of land, 100 × 100 paces.

High Chant. See Bards, Forms of Recitation of

High Chasaline. A feastday for reflecting on one’s good fortune and blessings, observed on the twelfth day of Taisham; it was also known as the Day of Reflection. It was considered bad form to complain about anything on High Chasaline; in the Two Rivers, anyone who voiced a complaint could find a bucket of water upended over his or her head to wash away bad luck.

High Days. Special days in Caemlyn on which the Queen distributed the Queen’s Bounty, a charity of food.

High Guard of Malkier. The battlefield guard for the King of Malkier.

High Inquisitor. The title for the leader of the Hand of the Light.

High King. A title for Artur Hawkwing. See Artur Hawkwing

High Lords of Tear. Acting as a council, the High Lords were historically the rulers of the nation of Tear, which had neither king nor queen until shortly before the Last Battle. Their numbers were not fixed, and varied over the years from as many as twenty to as few as six. They should not be confused with the Lords of the Land, who were lesser Tairen lords.

High Plain. A sept of the Goshien Aiel.

High Seat. A position as leader of the Aes Sedai in the days of Lews Therin.

highchests. A type of furniture.

Highest. The name given the head of the Red Ajah.

Highest Daughter. Tuon’s title of address when she was empress presumptive and not wearing the veil.

Hightower, Master. A ferryman in Taren Ferry, Andor. He had a narrow face and pointed features. He took Lan and Moiraine and the Emond’s Fielders across the Taren on his ferry; once they were across, Moiraine persuaded him and his men to get off the ferry. The ferry then went down in a whirlpool. When Nynaeve arrived, she made Master Hightower row her across the Taren in a small boat.

Hilde Barran. A plump Two Rivers girl with the ability to channel. Doral Barran was her grandmother. She was among the young women recruited by Verin and Alanna whom Rand saw and terrified at Culain’s Hound in Caemlyn. She was taken to join the rebel Aes Sedai.

Hills, Doirlon. A geographical feature located in northeast Illian.

Hills of Absher. A landform found in Andor between Baerlon and Whitebridge.

Hills of Kintara. A range just north of and bordering Far Madding.

Hilltop. A Taren Ferry family name.

Hinderstap. A village in Murandy with a secret it kept from the rest of the world, until Mat Cauthon visited. Each night at sundown, everyone went crazy and started killing each other; the next morning they all woke up in their beds, whether or not they had been killed the night before. The villagers fought upriver from Merrilor in the Last Battle, taking advantage of their special nature.

Hirare Nachiman. The leader of the Arafellin contingent at the Battle of the Shining Walls. He was the younger brother of Paitar, the King. Lord Hirare was the fourth to command—after Lord Agelmar Jagad of Shienar, Pedron Niall of the Children of the Light, and Lord Aranvor Naldwin of the Andoran Queen’s Guard—and was killed in a skirmish during the pursuit of the Aiel to Kinslayer’s Dagger after the battle.

Hirshanin. A Ghealdanin soldier that Arganda sent to fetch a map for Perrin and him to examine for potential ambush places on the Jehannah Road.

Hob, Old. A name for the Dark One.

Hoffley, Master. A banker in Caemlyn who made a loan to Elayne after learning of the discovery of first-quality alum on her estates in Danabar.

Hoigan, Sarin. Nisao Dachen’s Warder. He was bald-headed, with a black beard. He was about 5'9" tall, and wide enough to make him seem shorter.

Hol Cuchone. The home of Raidhen in 400 AB.

Holcom. A messenger for Gareth Bryne at the Last Battle. He was spindly, with a face like a horse.

Holder of the Keys. The title for Corgaide, the woman in charge of the servants in the Sun Palace in Cairhien.

Holding, Great. See Great Holding

Holdwin, Raimun. See Raimun Holdwin

honeykissers. An Ebou Dari term for young women who chased men.

Honorless. The Aiel name for the Samma N’Sei.

hooded viper. An extremely deadly snake found in the Drowned Lands.

Hook, the. A ridge, so called because of its shape, near Tar Valon.

Hoop and Arrow, The. A Caemlyn inn whose innkeeper was Millis Fendry, an eyes-and-ears for the Brown Ajah. Every few days Master Harnder, another eyes-and-ears of the Brown, visited the inn; each time, she sent a pigeon flying north.

Hopper. An old male wolf with whom Perrin had a special connection. He was black and gray with long white teeth and yellow eyes—a scarred and grizzled fighter with thick, rough, shaggy fur. He was impassive with knowledge of the years, old but full of guile, and devoted to Dapple, his pack leader. He had wanted to soar like an eagle when he was young. His left eye was pecked out by ravens, and then he was killed by Whitecloaks. He continued to meet with Perrin in the wolf dream, often chasing Perrin out of the wolf dream for his own safety, and teaching Perrin how to manipulate and survive the wolf dream. He was killed in the wolf dream by Slayer.

Hopwil, Eben. See Eben Hopwil

Horn, Great Hunt of the. See Great Hunt of the Horn

Horn of Valere, the. A golden curled horn, bearing the words “Tia mi aven Moridin isainde vadin,” meaning “The grave is no bar to my call.” Legend said that it had been hidden to keep it safe until the Last Battle, at which time it would be blown to call up legendary heroes from the past. Moiraine and company found the Horn at the Eye of the World, and took it to Agelmar at Fal Dara to give to the Amyrlin, Siuan Sanche. Padan Fain and Shadowspawn stole the Horn there, and a pursuit began to recover it, culminating in Rand and Loial stealing it back. It was stolen yet again by Darkfriends, and arrived at Lord Barthanes’ manor in Cairhien. Fain next took the Horn to the Seanchan High Lord Turak, but Rand recovered it after killing Turak. Mat blew it at Falme and called up the Heroes of the Horn in battle against the Seanchan. Verin then turned the Horn over to Siuan, and it was stored in the White Tower until it was given to Faile to take to Mat in the Last Battle. Faile and her party were betrayed by a Darkfriend, but Olver escaped with the Horn; threatened by Trollocs, he blew it. At the end of the Last Battle, Birgitte told Olver to find someplace nobody would look, a place he could forget, and toss the Horn into it.

Horns. The name Ituralde’s troops called Trollocs resembling goats.

Hornsounder. A term for one who blew the Horn of Valere.

Hornval, Master. A Taraboner tile maker who settled in Emond’s Field as a refugee.

Hornwell, Master and Mistress. The caretakers at one of Elayne’s estates in Andor. Master Hornwell was stout and gray-haired; Mistress Hornwell resembled her husband, except less round and less gray. Elayne and her party from Ebou Dar stayed at that estate on the way to Caemlyn.

Hot Springs Hold. The home of Colinda, an Aiel Wise One, in the Waste.

Houses, Game of. See Daes Dae’mar

hoverfly. The equivalent of a helicopter in the Age of Legends.

Hovian, Corele. See Corele Hovian

Howal Gode. A Darkfriend merchant Rand and Mat encountered in Four Kings, Andor. Sleekly fleshy, he had soft-looking hands with a ring on every finger. He tried to talk Rand and Mat into coming with him; when Rand resisted he planned to kidnap them. He and his men were killed by lightning that Rand summoned. In a dream Rand had after, he saw Gode badly burned; Ba’alzamon turned him to dust.

Hu. An irascible old farmer in a rooster joke.

Hu al’Dai. A Two Rivers farmer who was the father of Bili. His farm lay between Emond’s Field and Watch Hill.

Hu Barran. A stableman at The Winespring Inn, Emond’s Field, along with his brother Tad. He was lanky and taciturn, seldom saying more than three words strung together. Hu participated in the defense of Emond’s Field and later joined Perrin’s army at Malden against the Shaido.

Hu Marwin. A young Two Rivers man whose farm lay between Emond’s Field and Watch Hill. He took part in the rescue of the Luhhans and Cauthons from the Whitecloaks and later accompanied Perrin to Caemlyn. Hu fought at Dumai’s Wells, and followed Perrin to Cairhien and Ghealdan. Because he was a good tracker, Hu was one of the two men Jondyn Barran took with him to search for the kidnapped Faile; the other was Get Ayliah. Jondyn, Get and Hu went after the fleeing inhabitants of Malden, but all they found was some information and a sketched map of the town.

Huan. 1) A Seanchan so’jhin who served as High Lord Turak’s Voice. His family served the Seanchan House of Aladon for eleven generations. The left side of his head was shaved, and the hair on the right side was pale gold and worn in a braid to his shoulder. He struck Fain for not speaking properly to the High Lord; Fain later murdered him. 2) An uncle of Siuan Sanche who was a gambler and didn’t like to work; he died pulling children out of a burning building.

Huan Mallia. The Tairen captain of the Gray Gull, which transported Mat and Thom from Tar Valon to Aringill. He was tall and blue-eyed with a dark pointed beard. He hated Aes Sedai and the Power, though he tried not to be too open about it.

Huldin, Kely. See Kely Huldin

hullworm. A worm that burrowed into the hull of ships.

Hundred Companions, the. One hundred thirteen male Aes Sedai, among the most powerful of the Age of Legends, who, led by Lews Therin Telamon, launched the final stroke that ended the War of the Shadow by sealing the Dark One back into his prison. The Dark One’s counterstroke tainted saidin; the Hundred Companions went mad on the spot and began the Breaking of the World.

hundred-heads. A creature covered in tendrils found on the bottom of ponds in Andor.

hundred-legs. An insect with numerous legs.

hundredarms. A tentacled creature found in the bottom of Waterwood ponds.

Hundredman. A Whitecloak soldier whose rank was between an officer and a common soldier, and who theoretically commanded one hundred men.

Hunt, the Last. The wolves’ term for the Last Battle.

Hunt, Wild. See Wild Hunt

Hunters of the Horn. Individuals who took part in the Great Hunt of the Horn, a hunt called to search for the Horn of Valere. Festivities for the hunt took place in Illian and coincided with the Feast of Teven. It was claimed that the tradition dated back to the Age of Legends.

Hurd. A man who worked as a stablehand for Toke Fearnim in Jurador, a salt town in Altara.

Hurin. A Shienaran sniffer and thief-taker whose obligation was to Lord Agelmar. He was about 5'10" tall, and lean, with a lined face and graying hair worn long. He had a longish nose that he rubbed. Hurin’s wife was Melia. He wore a short-bladed sword, and a notched sword-breaker hung at his belt, along with a cudgel. Hurin traveled to Cairhien and Maradon professionally. He could smell violence, not evil, and could track those who did the violence, though the track faded over time, greater violence taking a longer time to fade. He could not always tell a Darkfriend by smell. With Rand and others on the hunt for the Horn of Valere, he wound up at Falme, when Mat blew the Horn. Hurin returned to Shienar carrying word of Rand as the Dragon Reborn. The news sparked some skirmishes in Shienar and Arafel. Hurin reconnected with Rand before the Last Battle. He died helping to repel a Trolloc attack on Polov Heights during the Last Battle.

Hurn, Rowan. See Rowan Hurn

Hyam Kinch. An Andoran farmer who gave Mat and Rand a ride on their way to Caemlyn. An older man, quiet but friendly, he offered to let Rand and Mat stay at his house while Rand recovered. He knew that they were running from something, but didn’t believe that they were Darkfriends.

Hyran. A man who was Nicola’s intended. He became a follower of the Prophet and was killed when someone split his head with an axe.