The Wheel of Time Companion

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Iagin Handar. A Defender of the Stone in Tear. He was stocky, with a puckered scar that ran from his forehead across the bridge of his nose down to his jaw; he earned the scar when the Trollocs attacked the Stone. When Rand Traveled into the Heart of the Stone with Cadsuane, Handar was guarding it.

Ianelle. One of Tuon’s sul’dam. She held Lidya’s leash, and was the one who caned her for her Foretelling. She did not like punishing Lidya, and smiled when Tuon told her she could put ointment on Lidya’s welts. She was part of Karede’s group that searched for Tuon when she was missing. She was present at Tuon’s audience when Beslan swore to Tuon, although her name was recorded there as “Lanelle.”

Ianor. One of the group of Shienaran soldiers who joined Lan in eastern Kandor as he traveled toward Tarwin’s Gap. Andere told the protesting Lan that he had run into a group of soldiers, including Ianor, before meeting Lan, and had told them to wait along the southern roadway for Lan and his men to come along.

Ibrella. A novice in Salidar with the rebels; her potential strength level was 14(2). She was born in 980 NE in a village a few days’ travel from Salidar. Ibrella was enrolled in the novice book in 999 NE by the rebels in Salidar after Elayne and Nynaeve reached the village. She wanted to see how big a flame she could make with the Power and nearly set fire to a novice class that Elayne was teaching.

ice pepper. An edible pepper from Saldaea whose fruit was long, white and very hot. It was a valuable commodity cargo.

Idrelle Menford. A lanky, hard-eyed Accepted with a long nose. She often wore a frown. She taught a novice class that Egwene disrupted by juggling balls of fire. Egwene embarrassed Idrelle in her first class teaching novices by outdoing anything Idrelle could possibly try.

Idrien Tarsin. A Cairhienin woman who was the Headmistress of the Academy of Cairhien. She took the title of Headmistress because everyone else was calling themselves Master of This and Mistress of That. She was 5'5" tall, and stocky, and straight-backed enough to make her seem a head taller than she was. There was more gray than black in her hair, and her voice was surprisingly sweet and youthful, a startling contrast to her blunt face. It hardened, though, with students and teachers; Idrien held a tight rein on the school. She preferred practical things to flighty, and would rather have not had to deal with philosophers, historians and arithmetists. Before she became Headmistress, she designed a giant crossbow that the Cairhienin used against the Shaido who were besieging the city; it hurled a small spear a full mile hard enough to drive through a man. Idrien found Herid Fel torn limb from limb in his study.

Ieine. A Kin and a member of the Knitting Circle in Ebou Dar. She wore the red belt of a Wise Woman. Her strength level was 31(19); she was not strong enough to make a gateway of any size whatsoever. Born in 629 NE, she went to the White Tower in 646 NE. She was nine years a novice and was put out of the Tower after refusing to begin the test for Accepted the third time. Of medium build and about 5'8" tall, she was very dark and pretty, despite lines at the corners of her eyes. She had a little gray in her hair. Ieine was in on the capture of Ispan, and forced her ahead by twisting her arm up into her back and clutching the back of her neck with her fist—half terrified of manhandling an Aes Sedai, half determined. She was present at a meeting with the Windfinders in the Tarasin Palace, and part of manipulating them, on orders from Elayne and Nynaeve. Ieine traveled to Caemlyn with Elayne from Ebou Dar.

Ifeyina. A Far Dareis Mai who went to Maradon with Rand.

Igaine Luin. An Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah who served as Amyrlin from 476 to 520 NE. Igaine was an Amyrlin of average strength, chosen in large part because she would lead the Tower away from the open involvement in the world that her four predecessors had espoused.

Ihvon. One of Alanna’s two Warders. He had dark hair and dark eyes and was tall, slender and whipcord tough. When Perrin’s band was ambushed by Trollocs in the Two Rivers, Ihvon saved Perrin from a Myrddraal and led the band to the Tinkers’ camp. He and Tomas showed the Emond’s Fielders how to build catapults and participated in the defense of Emond’s Field. He also fought at Dumai’s Wells and accompanied Alanna and Cadsuane to Far Madding.

Ijaz Mountains. A region in Seanchan famous for its high-quality kaf.

Ikane Bridge. A bridge in Far Madding connecting the city via the Illian Gate to the mainland at a town called Daigan.

Ila. A Tuatha’an woman who was Raen’s wife and Aram’s grandmother. Plump, with gray hair and smooth cheeks, she made Egwene, Perrin and Elyas welcome when they visited the Tinker camp, and helped Faile and Perrin when he was injured by Trollocs. She was devastated when Aram gave up the Way of the Leaf and refused to speak to him. In the Last Battle, she and Raen helped with the wounded.

Ilain Dormaile. Moiraine’s banker in Tar Valon, a Cairhienin. She was slim, graying and a hand shorter than Moiraine. Her elder brother was Moiraine’s father’s banker in Cairhien, and handled Moiraine’s affairs there as well. A Cairhienin man visited Ilain, claiming to be a member of the Tower Guard and presenting a letter purported to be from the Amyrlin Seat, demanding to see Moiraine’s financial information. Ilain recognized that the signature was a forgery and imprisoned the man. He bribed one of her employees and escaped before the real Tower Guards arrived. Ilain had her employee strapped and hired him out as bilgeboy on a rivership; he was to be put ashore penniless unless he persuaded the captain to keep him on.

Ileande. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars.

Illeisien. An Aes Sedai uncommitted to any faction. She and four other sisters stumbled on Tenobia’s preparations to march to meet the other Borderland monarchs, somehow learned of her intentions and accompanied Tenobia south. In Tenobia’s view, they were even more intent on secrecy than she.

Illian. Both a country and its capital city on the Sea of Storms. Its sigil was nine golden bees arranged in a diamond, from top to bottom 1-2-3-2-1: the Golden Bees. Its banner was the Golden Bees on a field of dark green and ringed in gold if flown where the sovereign was present.

The nation of Illian took its name from the eponymous city. It was founded in roughly FY 1094 by Lord Nicoli Merseneos den Ballin, who captured the city of Illian in that year and quickly gained a following among the nobles and people of the region. He was considered a fair, just and intelligent, if not always wise, ruler, and people tired of nearly a hundred years of warfare flocked to support him. His House ruled Illian for nearly three hundred years, until it died out in all but the most distant lines.

Supposedly the King, styled Anointed by the Light, King of Illian, Lion of the Coast, Defender of the Sea of Storms, was the absolute ruler, advised by the Council of Nine and the Assemblage. Historically, the King, the Council of Nine and the Assemblage actually had engaged in a three-way struggle for real power since the nation was founded. First one had the upper hand, then another. The Council of the Nine were powerful noblemen, and the Assemblage was an elected body chosen by the merchants and guilds, including the craft guilds. Ordinary shopkeepers had no vote unless they were members of a guild. The man in the street certainly had no vote.

Illian was traditionally where the Great Hunt for the Horn of Valere was called. Those wanting to take the oath as Hunters came to swear in the great square in the city, the Square of Tammaz. When the Hunt was called in 998 NE, it was the first calling in some four hundred years. Illianers believed that the Horn should be brought to Illian—returned, they called it, though without a shred of proof that the Horn had ever been in Illian. Nevertheless Illianers believed that whoever found it would take it there, where it would be used by their king or queen to summon the Heroes of the Horn for the Last Battle. It was said that Illianers would follow the Dark One himself if he came bearing the Horn of Valere.

As in most nations, the army of Illian in fact consisted primarily of levies raised by various nobles. Most noblewomen used a lance-captain to actually command their forces when they took to the field. Noblemen were expected to lead whether or not they were fit to do so.

In Illian, there was much more chance for a commoner to rise to rank than in most nations. A good many officers serving various nobles and in the Companions were commoners.

The heart of the Illianer army, and the only standing unit, was the Companions, which were in effect the King’s bodyguard. They also provided such standing garrisons as the King maintained in various parts of the country. They did not provide police forces in the city of Illian; there was a City Watch there. In total, the Companions numbered between five thousand and six thousand men. There were a fair number of foreigners among the Companions, though no Tairens, Altarans or Murandians. It was not unusual for foreign commoners to rise to rank among the Companions, though command of the Companions was very seldom, if ever, attained by a foreigner.

The Companions’ breastplates were worked with the Nine Bees, usually burnished; they wore pointed, conical steel helmets with face-bars; and green coats, with cuffs ringed with yellow or gold braid for officers. Officers also wore plumes on their helmets. The First Captain had four rings of gold braid on his cuffs; his helmet bore three thin, golden plumes. The Second Captain had three rings of gold braid on his cuffs; his helmet also bore three thin plumes, but his were gold-tipped green. Lieutenants had two yellow rings on their cuffs, and two green plumes on their helmets. Under-lieutenants had one yellow ring on each cuff, and one green plume on their helmets. Bannermen had two broken rings of yellow on each cuff, and wore a single thin yellow plume. Squadmen had a single broken ring of yellow on each cuff, and wore no plumes.

Tam al’Thor served with the Companions for years, and rose to become Second Captain before returning to Two Rivers after the Aiel War. Demetre Marcolin served under Tam in the Aiel War, and later became their leader as First Captain. The Companions fought in Rand’s campaign against the Seanchan, and in the Last Battle.

Illian had no naval forces, as such. When pirates appeared, one or more nobles were ordered to raise sufficient forces to put them down; the same rules applied when there was any other need for naval action.

Marriages were sometimes arranged in Illian, sometimes between people who had never met. These marriages were arranged by the mothers, or by aunts if the mothers were dead. The bride-to-be was sometimes consulted and sometimes not; consulting her was considered a concession or favor. For that matter, the groom-to-be was sometimes consulted and sometimes not, but more often not. It was possible for both to be informed of their impending nuptials only after everything had been arranged. This happened among common folk as well as among nobles.

The city, and indeed the nation, celebrated a great many feasts and festivals, often with one running right into another, or sometimes even overlapping. While Illianers normally were a fairly sober lot, in particular inhabitants of the city, these feasts and festivals were usually typified by a carnival atmosphere, costumes that often showed too much flesh, drinking, carousing and license, though not to the extent of Cairhienin during the Feast of Lights. Still, Illianers plainly let down their hair during festivals and feasts, relaxing from their normal sobriety.

There were guilds in Illian, but they were not so pervasive as in Altara, Kandor and Arafel. The Assemblage gave them, collectively, a great deal of power. Shipbuilding was important, especially in the city, as well as the making of rope, sails, pitch and all things needed for shipbuilding. Seaborne trade was life’s blood to the city; there was great competition over this with Tear, Ebou Dar and the Sea Folk. This competition contributed to the wars between Illian and Tear. Perfume was a major export, and there was glassmaking, most especially mirrors and fine bowls and first-rate looking glasses. Illian was famous for the best work in silver and gold, and for clocks, which, along with those of Tear, were considered second only to those of the Sea Folk for accuracy. Illian produced cutlery of high quality, though not the finest, which was from Andor. The weaving of cloth and carpets was also practiced. Olives were cultivated, producing oil for lamps and cooking; Illian was a major source of oil for lamps. Illian also produced beef, leather and leather goods; the city claimed to produce the best leather in the world, and though others might have had as good, in truth none made better. The Illianer reputation was certainly for the finest and best. Wine, cheese, weapons and pearls were other products of Illian.

Illian Gate, the. One of the gates in Far Madding.

Illuminators. See Guild of Illuminators

Illusion. 1) A state of consciousness related to what is experienced as reality, according to the beliefs of the Amayar. Timna, an Amayar on Tremalking, smiled to think she might see the end of Illusion, a state extant prior to the fulfillment of prophecy. 2) A weave, also known as Mask of Mirrors or Mirror of Mists, which allowed one to change one’s appearance. See also Time of Illusions

Illustrious and Honored Guild of Bookers. The guild in Ebou Dar that regulated betting. They wore red vests with open books embroidered on the breast. Bookers also took bets on whether cargo would arrive, a form of insurance.

Ilyena Therin Moerelle. Also known as Ilyena Sunhair, born Ilyena Moerelle Dalisar, she was the wife of Lews Therin Telamon. In his madness caused by the taint on saidin, Lews Therin killed her, their children, and every person who was related to him.

Iman. The capital city of Safer, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking; it was later the site of Katar in Arad Doman.

Imfaral. The sixth-largest city in Seanchan and home of the Towers of Midnight. It came up when Tuon thought about omens and how they were the same no matter the location.

Imran. A sept of the Shaarad Aiel.

Imre Stand. The site of a Trolloc attack in the Aiel Waste, while Rand and the Aiel were passing through on their way from Rhuidean to Cold Rocks Hold.

inacal. The name given by Demandred to captives taken by the Sharans.

ina’ta. A plant growing in the Waste. Its bark was good for starting a fire.

Inala. A Domani novice in the White Tower whom Egwene recruited and linked with to fight the Seanchan.

Incastar. A place where there was an enclave afraid of progress. It was in the area of Far Madding during the Age of Legends.

Indirian. A man of the Chane Rocks sept of the Codarra Aiel who was the clan chief of the Codarra. His hold was Red Springs Hold and his Wise One was Sarinde. Jalys was his wife. Indirian was 6'4" tall and weighed 180 pounds—the heat of the Waste had melted away every spare ounce of flesh and a few more besides. His cheekbones stood out sharply, and his eyes glittered like emeralds set in caves. He had thinning white hair, thick white eyebrows and a long nose. His voice was deep and rich, which was a shock coming from such a gaunt face. When Rand was kidnapped, Indirian wanted to attack the White Tower. He was with Rand in Cairhien. Rand sent him to help deal with the Shaido, and later sent him and others to Arad Doman to bring order.

Indrahar. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars.

Ines. A woman in the rebel camp below Cairhien. She was a darkly handsome woman with a long hard face, well-practiced in anger. When Min and Rand visited the camp, Darlin told Ines and Rovair to give them their horses.

Ines Demain. A widowed noblewoman from Chachin who named her son Rahien because she saw the dawn come up over Dragonmount. Rahien was born in a farmhouse almost two miles from Dragonmount the day after the Aiel began their retreat from Tar Valon. When Moiraine and Siuan wanted to interview Ines, she was in seclusion at the Aesdaishar Palace, mourning her husband, who had fallen over dead in his breakfast porridge. He was a much older man, but she loved him. She was given ten rooms and a garden on the south side of the palace; her husband had been a close friend to Prince Brys. She remained to herself a full month, seeing no one but close family. Her servants only came out when absolutely necessary. Siuan flirted with one of her servants to get the details of Rahien’s birth.

Ingathering of the Lances. A term used by Agelmar to describe the Shienarans coming together to defend their border.

Ingtar Shinowa. A Shienaran lord and soldier who was also a Darkfriend. His sigil was the Gray Owl. Ingtar greeted Moiraine, Rand and their party when they reached Fal Dara and took them to Lord Agelmar. When Moiraine and the others started for the Blight, he led them to the Blightborder, although he was worried that he would miss the battle at Tarwin’s Gap. At a meeting of Darkfriends, Ingtar received orders, and when he encountered Rand and a Myrddraal, he sent Rand away and went with the Fade to free Fain. After the Horn of Valere was stolen, Ingtar led the men south to find it, with Hurin as his guide. When Rand, Hurin and Loial crossed to the parallel world, he worried that he wouldn’t be able to follow the Horn, but Perrin stepped up and helped him follow. Ingtar and his men arrived in Cairhien just after the Horn had been stolen again. He went with Rand to Barthanes’ manor, Stedding Tsofu and through the Portal Stone to Toman Head. He led the party into Falme, where they recovered the Horn and the dagger. After confessing to Rand, he sacrificed himself to save Rand and the others.

Inishlinni. Inhabitants of Inishlinn, a place in Murandy where its citizens identified more with the place than the country. Anaiya brought up the Inishlinni when telling Moiraine about how quickly the Murandians had dealt with a false Dragon, surprising for such a proud, independent people. They probably took such quick action for fear that someone would take it as an excuse to raid their country.

Inlow, Master. The innkeeper at The Queen’s Man, between Four Kings and Caemlyn in Andor. He was willing to hire Rand and Mat to perform for his customers, but Rand took sick, and he wanted them to leave. Mat threatened to take Rand into the common room if Inlow didn’t help; he gave them some food and allowed them to sleep in his barn, where Mili Skane tried to kill them.

Inner City. The older part of Caemlyn, Ogier-built, that contained the Royal Palace. It was ringed by tall white walls. This part of the city was hilly, and streets spiraled upward, following the contours of its hills, rising past towers glittering in a hundred colors toward the golden domes and pale spires of the Royal Palace perched atop the highest hill. The Mondel Gate was an entrance to the Inner City.

Innina Darenhold. A Taraboner Aes Sedai of Red Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Innina took part in the kidnapping of Rand from Cairhien and was captured at Dumai’s Wells. She was treated as da’tsang by the Aiel until, under Verin’s Compulsion, she found reason to swear oath to Rand, which she had done before Cadsuane departed Cairhien for Far Madding. Innina and the other Reds among the captives were the very last to swear.

Innloine Damodred. Moiraine’s sister. A warm and loving mother, she was not very bright, but she was very stubborn.

Instructions, Theory of. A philosophical theory known to the Aes Sedai that fell out of favor. It was mentioned by Sarene while entering Far Madding.

inverted weave. A weave manipulated in such a way that only the channeler could see it.

Iona. Bethamin’s sul’dam roommate in Ebou Dar. Iona favored the local brandy, which she kept in a flask.

Ionin Spring Inn. An inn in Altara that Egwene passed while traveling through Tel’aran’rhiod in the flesh to Salidar.

Ionin Spring. A village in Altara. Egwene passed by while on the way to Salidar, riding in the flesh while in Tel’aran’rhiod.

Iralell, River. A river flowing southwest from the Spine of the World to the River Erinin, halfway between Aringill and Tear.

Iralin. A dockmaster in Bandar Eban. He was clean-shaven and willowy. As Rand was leaving Bandar Eban, Iralin reported that all of the food on the docks and aboard Sea Folk ships had spoiled. When Rand returned, Iralin had put up barricades to keep people from the spoiled food. He and Rand boarded a Sea Folk ship and found food that was not spoiled. Rand made Iralin the Steward of Bandar Eban and named him to the Council of Merchants.

Irella. A skinny Accepted whom Nynaeve fought with and who dragged Else Grinwell by the ear.

Irenvelle. A nation that arose from the War of the Hundred Years.

Irgain Fatamed. A Domani Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Born in 931 NE, she went to the White Tower in 946 NE. After spending six years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 958 NE. She had bright blue eyes, unusual for a Domani. Irgain was part of the follow-on party to the embassy sent by Elaida to Rand in Cairhien. At Dumai’s Wells Irgain was one of three sisters stilled by Rand during his escape, and she was captured. She had two Warders; one dropped dead from the shock when she was stilled, and the other was killed fighting the Shaido. She was not treated as da’tsang by the Aiel, but Verin still used her Compulsion on her, and she found a reason to swear oath to Rand. Irgain was Healed by Damer Flinn, in Cairhien. She was restored to full strength, as near as anyone could tell. After her stilling and Healing, she was no longer held by the Three Oaths.

Irinjavar. A battle site in Saldaea where Bashere’s forces fought Mazrim Taim when he was a false Dragon. Taim claimed that he had Bashere beaten there until the visions of Rand appeared in the sky.

Iron Mountain. A sept of the Taardad Aiel.

Ironhand, Balwen. See Balwen Mayel

Isam Mandragoran. Lan’s cousin, who as an infant fled Malkier with his mother, Breyan ti Malcain Mandragoran, as it was being overrun, and was not seen again. In the Blight the Dark One made him into a sort of hybrid with Luc Mantear. See Slayer

Isan. A Maiden of the Jarra sept of the Chareen Aiel who died at Dumai’s Wells. Rand added her name to the list of women who had died for him.

Isebaille Tobanyi. A historical Domani Aes Sedai who surrendered her brothers and the throne of Arad Doman to enemies on orders from the White Tower. Faile told Perrin the story as an example of Aes Sedai doing what the White Tower told them to.

Isebele. The ruler of Dal Calain, a country that disappeared during the Trolloc Wars. Isebele made Amyrlin Seat Anghara come to her. Mat thought that Tylin was like Isebele, who was in one of his memories given him by the Eelfinn.

Iselle Arrel. The daughter of Edeyn Arrel. She was born in 962 NE and died in a fall in Chachin in 979 NE. Her death was supposedly an accident, and was the reason that her mother retired from life. Prince Brys and his son, Diryk, died at the same time. All were victims of Merean Redhill, a Black sister, who was part of the male channeler pogrom.

Isendre. The beautiful Darkfriend mistress of the peddler Kadere, encountered in the Waste. She was dark-haired with a palely beautiful heart-shaped face and a smoky voice. She dressed in a manner more suited to a palace than the Waste and swayed enticingly when she walked. Her Darkfriend assignment was to work her way into Rand’s affections, but her progress was thwarted by the Aiel Maidens, who beat her for her behavior. Isendre stole from some of the Maidens, and Lanfear stole more and put it with what Isendre had stolen. As punishment, Isendre was worked hard by the Maidens and was allowed to wear only huge quantities of the jewelry she supposedly stole. After she kept trying to get into Rand’s bed, the Maidens named her da’tsang and worked her harder. When they caught her sneaking into Asmodean’s tent—she had been ordered to keep an eye on him as well as Rand—they stuffed her into his tent often. Isendre still tried to get near Rand, and the Maidens shaved all of her hair and beat her with nettles. She told Kadere she would not try anymore, and that Rand was bedding Aviendha. Kadere, realizing that Isendre had been broken, strangled her, butchered her body and hid the remains. The Maidens searched for her, but found nothing.

Ishamael. A Forsaken whose name before going to the Shadow was Elan Morin Tedronai. He was also known as Ba’alzamon, Heart of the Dark, and Soul of the Shadow. Elan Morin was one of the foremost philosophers of his time, possibly the foremost. His books (among them Analysis of Perceived Meaning, Reality and the Absence of Meaning and The Disassembly of Reason), while too erudite for wide popularity, were extremely influential in many areas beyond philosophy, most especially the arts. Among the first to turn to the Shadow, he called for the complete destruction of the old order—in fact, the complete destruction of everything. His public announcement of his pledge, coming from a world-respected figure at a time when famine, plagues and massive riots were racking a world that had never known them, in the middle of a conference called to discuss dealing with these problems, sparked even greater riots. It was Elan Morin who simultaneously announced to the world for the first time what it was that they faced. Although he never held a field command, he was the Dark One’s top captain-general and the most powerful of the Forsaken in the use of the One Power. Not as tall as Lews Therin, he looked like a handsome man of middle years, except for his dark eyes and cruel lips; he had a mellifluous voice. Ishamael at first believed that he had escaped the entrapment at Shayol Ghul, and indeed he was free to move and confront Lews Therin. That began driving him mad. He believed that the Dark One was sealed away again forever, and that he was left alive, but without immortality, in a world which was rapidly being destroyed. The only good point was that his connection to the Dark One held, protecting him from the taint on saidin. Some time after Lews Therin’s death, though, he discovered that he had not escaped at all. He began to fade, to grow tenuous, until he was drawn into the trap of the seals.

Roughly a thousand years later, though, the process reversed itself; he began to find himself back in the world of men, first at intervals, in a wispy form, then more solidly, until finally he seemed to be again whole and in the ordinary world. The result of his efforts that time was the Trolloc Wars, but he was not able to do more than get them started, really. He founded the Black Ajah in this period; there had been sisters who were Darkfriends before, but he was responsible for organizing them. That had a more long-lasting effect in many ways than did the Trolloc Wars. Within a matter of twenty years or so, the process reversed itself again, and he faded back into the seals.

The second time the cycle cast him out, in the same slow way, he found a world being unified (the “known” part of it, anyway) by Artur Hawkwing. He was able to turn Hawkwing’s distrust of Aes Sedai into something more, resulting in the twenty-year siege of Tar Valon and the price on Aes Sedai heads. When the process of being drawn back into the seals began again, and he realized that he was doomed to this cycle, he tried to destroy Hawkwing’s empire and humanity with a new Trolloc invasion, but Hawkwing’s army beat it back handily. That drove him mad.

The third time the cycle cast him out, it was to discover that the Dragon had been reborn. He knew this meant that the seals must be weakening; the Pattern was preparing itself for the Last Battle. His chance of breaking the cycle was at hand, and so was his chance to stand high in the favor of the Dark One, by finding and turning the Dragon Reborn. He was unsuccessful, being bested by Rand al’Thor twice and killed by him. The Dark One resurrected him and gave him a new body and a new name: Moridin. See also Moridin

Ishar Morrad Chuain. Aginor’s/Osan’gar’s name in life in the Age of Legends.

Ishara Maravaile. The first Queen of Andor (circa FY 994–1020). At the death of Artur Hawkwing, Ishara convinced her husband, one of Hawkwing’s foremost generals, to raise the siege of Tar Valon and accompany her to Caemlyn with as many soldiers as he could break away from the army. Where others tried to seize the whole of Hawkwing’s empire and failed, Ishara took a firm hold on a small part and succeeded. She became queen rather than he king for the simple reason that she was native to the province, while he was from the Borderlands, most probably from Jaramide. Ishara sent her daughter to the White Tower to gain the Tower’s acquiescence in, if not outright support for, her actions. A son would have succeeded Ishara had not all her sons fallen. To keep the line in control of Andor, her daughter Alesinde took the throne. Nearly every noble House in Andor contained some of Ishara’s blood, and the right to claim the Lion Throne depended both on direct descent from her and on the number of lines of connection to her that could be established.

Ishara Nawan. An Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah who served as Amyrlin from 419 to 454 NE. Ishara was a strong Amyrlin; she continued the policies of her predecessors in a modified way. Under her the Tower was involved in fewer wars than under Nirelle but more than under Suilin. She gained considerable influence for the Tower, but also entangled the Tower in several dangerous situations that came to a head only after her death.

Ishigari Terasian. A nobleman, advisor and general to King Paitar of Arafel. He always looked as if he had just risen from a stupor after a drunken feast. He was about 5'10" tall, and very fat. His coat was usually rumpled, his eyes bleary and his cheeks unshaven. Though he was not as good a general as Agelmar, he was good. Ishigari accompanied Paitar to his meeting with the Borderlanders and on the hunt for Rand.

islands. Large spaces like flat-topped hills in the Ways, connected with ramps and bridges.

Islands of the Dead. The Atha’an Miere name for Seanchan, from which no Sea Folk ships had ever returned.

Isles of the Sea Folk. The main group was roughly south of Illian and Mayene, scattered throughout the Sea of Storms. It was made up of one large island, and many smaller islands of untold number. Other groups of islands that served as homeports to the Sea Folk were scattered throughout the Sea of Storms and the Aryth Ocean, including the largest, Tremalking, off the Taraboner/Amadician coast.

Ismic, Lord. The brother-in-law of Queen Ethenielle of Kandor; Ethenielle arranged his marriage to her widowed sister Nazelle.

Ispan Shefar. A Taraboner Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah in public but of the Black Ajah in truth, with a strength level of 17(5). Born in 891 NE, she went to the White Tower in 908 NE. After spending six years as a novice and eight years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 922 NE. She had dark hair, worn in a multitude of beaded braids in the Tarabon fashion, brown eyes and full lips. Ispan was disgusted by and frightened of spiders, insects, snakes and rats; she did not react well to exposure to them. She was, by nature, one of those who lorded it over everyone she was superior to, and believed that she was superior to everyone. Ispan was tempestuous, and could become passionately heated about things. She was one of the original thirteen members of the Black Ajah who fled the White Tower. She, along with Falion, was sent to Ebou Dar by Moghedien to find a cache of items of the One Power. She kissed Moghedien’s hem when learning of her task. She was captured in the Rahad and later killed by Careane, another member of the Black Ajah, to prevent her from giving up any secrets.

Istaban Novares. One of the founders of Tear. See also Tear

itch oak. A noxious weed.

itchweed. A weed that Siuan as a novice used to wash a disliked Accepted’s shift to torment her.

Ituralde. A Domani family. See Rodel and Tamsin Ituralde

Iva. An Ogier woman who was the daughter of Alar and the mother of Loial’s wife, Erith.

Ivara. A Kin Elder and a member of the Knitting Circle in Ebou Dar. Her strength level was 39(27); she was not strong enough to make a gateway of any size whatsoever. She was a dark woman with a Tairen look to her; she had plump hands and her hair had some white in it. Born in 664 NE, she went to the White Tower in 680 NE. She was twelve years a novice and was put out of the Tower after she refused the test for Accepted three times. Varuna Morrigan was Amyrlin when she went to the Tower. At the time the Seanchan invested Ebou Dar she was a prosperous and respected goldsmith. Ivara traveled with Elayne to Caemlyn’s Royal Palace.

Ivo, River. A river flowing west from the Black Hills, where it formed, into the River Arinelle.

Ivon, Child. A soldier in the Children of the Light. He was with Dain Bornhald in the Two Rivers and reported to Bornhald that Fain had been talking to three Tinkers and all three had disappeared.

Ivon, Master. A Cairhienin knifemaker. He made some knives for Dena, Thom’s lover.

Ivonell Bharatiya. A woman, possibly apocryphal, who supposedly wrote about Darkhounds before the Trolloc Wars. She was cited by Masuri.