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Megana. An Aiel Wise One mentioned along with Bair as setting watches for Rand’s return in Cairhien after Dumai’s Wells. She was mentioned again with Bair as not knowing what the wetlander doings in and around Cairhien meant.

Mehar. A town in Saldaea. It was the home of Vilnar, a Saldaean soldier patrolling Caemlyn after Rand had taken over the city. Vilnar thought about a girl there who he wanted to marry.

Mehtan. One of the Seanchan military clerks in Captain Faloun’s office in Almizar, Amadicia. He was eaten from the inside by borer beetles.

Meidani Eschede. An Arafellin Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 17(5). Born in 949 NE, she went to the White Tower in 967 NE. After spending eight years as a novice and seven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 982 NE. Her Warder was Leonin. Meidani was 5'8" tall, and slim; her bosom was not particularly large, but seemed larger because of her slenderness, something that gave her concern. Quite pretty, she had dark golden wavy hair that fell to her shoulders, sometimes with ornaments or pins, as she liked jewelry. Her features included big blue eyes, full lips and a high melodious voice. Meidani had less control over her facial expressions than most Aes Sedai, at least when she was angry or resentful; then, her mouth could assume almost a sullen pout, and her eyes could narrow resentfully or blaze with anger. These were all the more evident because she usually did control her tone of voice. It was almost always over personal matters that she got angry or sullen; when she was about her business of negotiation and mediation, she had very good control of her facial expressions.

Meidani was entered into the novice book a few weeks before Elaida, and the two quickly became pillow friends as novices; Meidani was a little shocked that Elaida insisted on breaking it off when she was raised Accepted before Meidani. She was not jealous of Elaida’s rapid advancement, but Elaida took a special interest in her, pushing her to strive and achieve; Elaida being Elaida, this often took the form of seeing that Meidani had extra lessons, extra chores, or a visit to the Mistress of Novices when she failed to live up to Elaida’s expectations. Meidani always harbored resentment about that; plainly she was never going to be on the same level of strength as Elaida, and she thought that Elaida wanted more from her than she could do. In fact, she might well have progressed faster, but the same stubbornness that would show up later in her life manifested itself, gaining her ever more extra chores and additional visits to the Mistress of Novices.

Meidani was only a fair to average negotiator and mediator. If she felt that matters were not progressing as they should, she would dig in her heels even when it was to the detriment of actually achieving a solution.

Meidani 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, Meidani 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. Also, many believed she harbored resentment against Siuan for passing her by so swiftly; she did, but not enough for her to support the manner of Siuan’s removal.

Some were aware that she had been pillow friends with Elaida, and thought that her return indicated a continuing loyalty. Meidani was coopted by Seaine and Pevara to aid in their search for the Black Ajah; they ordered her to try to resume her former relationship with Elaida to acquire information. Meidani did—she had taken an oath of obedience to the Black Ajah hunters—and even though Elaida was aware that Meidani was a ferret, she spent time with her to gain information of her own. Egwene ordered Meidani to ask for a private lesson with her, then coerced her into leading Egwene to the group searching for the Black Ajah; Egwene convinced them to remove the oath of obedience. Egwene also had Meidani remove Verin’s body from her novice room.

Meilan Mendiana. A High Lord of Tear. Upper servants of his House wore blue six-pointed stars on red. Tall for a Tairen, he was lean and hard with gray hair, dark eyes, a pointed beard and an oily voice. When needed he had an oily manner as well, but was otherwise stiff-necked. He stooped in Rand’s presence and hated it and hated it even more if Rand told him to stand straight. He sometimes spoke to Rand half subserviently, half as if explaining to a child. He was contemptuous of peasants. Meilan was given command of forces to move into Cairhien to restore order and feed the hungry. He aspired to the Sun Throne of Cairhien and thought Maringil was his chief rival. Despite previous relationships with Hearne, Simaan and Estanda, he felt secure because he had plainly directed his ambitions away from Tear to Cairhien. He was assassinated in Cairhien on Colavaere’s orders.

Meilyn Arganya. An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah with a strength level of 10(+3). Born in 698 NE, she went to the White Tower in 714 NE. After spending seven years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 728 NE. Her Warder was Andro. About 5'8" tall, she had silver-gray hair, blue eyes and a thrusting chin. Meilyn was one of the sisters called in by Tamra Ospenya to carry out the search for the newborn Dragon Reborn in secret. She was killed by the Black Ajah in 979 NE; she was reported to have died in her sleep, but Siuan was hiding under her bed at the time and there was no body when she came out.

Meira. A Wise One of the Shaido Aiel (not a Jumai) with the ability to channel and a strength level of 24(12). About 5'6" tall, she had a long, usually grim face, blue eyes and a thin mouth. Her smile was awkward because she so seldom practiced it. Her laugh was as dry and as narrow as her face. Greedy for riches, Meira was one of Sevanna’s inner circle of plotters. She accompanied Sevanna to the Aes Sedai camp the day she saw Rand beaten. She took part in or was present at the murder of Desaine. She was with Sevanna at Dumai’s Wells and at the meeting with “Caddar” and “Maisia.” She helped question the Seanchan prisoner in Amadicia, while the Jumai were settled at a captured estate approximately ten days after their arrival.

Meise. A young Aiel girl, the daughter of Norlesh and Metalan, seen in Aviendha’s visions of the future in Rhuidean.

Melaidhrin, Cadsuane. See Cadsuane Melaidhrin

Melaine. A Wise One of the Jhirad sept of the Goshien Aiel with the ability to channel and a strength level of 17(5). She was also a dreamwalker; Amys and Melaine were the best at interpreting the dream, although Bair was better at manipulating Tel’aran’rhiod. Melaine had red-gold, sun-colored hair that hung to her hips, and green eyes. A beautiful woman who looked no older than thirty, she was in fact somewhere between eighty-four and 110. She married Bael and was sister-wife to Dorindha; despite her greater age and her position as a Wise One, not to mention her personality, she deferred to Dorindha, who was the senior sister-wife and thus her elder first-sister, the roofmistress of the clan hold, and an even more commanding person than Melaine, though usually in a much quieter fashion. At first, she considered Bael impossible and frustrating, saying jokingly that she had to marry him or kill him. She eventually asked Amys and Bair to intercede with Dorindha to see whether Dorindha could accept her as sister-wife. She went to Caemlyn with Rand to join Bael, and joked about the impatience and frustration of a newly wed woman being away from her husband. She certainly went running to find him. According to Min, Melaine and Bael were expecting identical twin daughters; Melaine proposed to name them after Min and Egwene. Melaine was instrumental in Min being accepted by the Wise Ones as a sort of Wise One herself.

Melaine fought the Black Ajah in Tel’aran’rhiod, but she was near term at the Last Battle and served only as support.

Melanril Asegora. A young Tairen nobleman. He had dark eyes, a sharp nose and a pointed beard. During the fighting in Cairhien, he was given command of the Cairhienin and Tairen forces after Weiramon was sent south. Mat saw through a looking glass that they were headed into an ambush by the Shaido, and warned them about it. Melanril was killed in the battle.

Melare. An Andoran Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Plump with ample hips, she had a mouth that looked ready to smile, bright blue eyes and thick black eyebrows. She helped Arebia, Zanica and others, one from each of the other Ajahs, capture Leane at Southharbor in Tar Valon. Melare and Desala questioned Leane the night she was captured. Unlike Desala, Melare disliked flogging even for one like that. She was one of five Reds who accompanied Pevara to the Black Tower with the intention of bonding Asha’man. Pevara chose her because Melare sent money to Andor to pay for her grandnephews’ education as she had for her nieces and nephews. She was Turned to the Shadow while at the Black Tower.

Melarned. One of Ituralde’s officers present at Ituralde’s first meeting with Rand; he was squat.

Melasune. A queen of Andor during the War of the Hundred Years who reigned from FY 1035 to FY 1046.

Melavaire Someinellin. A stout Cairhienin Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the loyalist contingent. She was inches shorter than Egwene. White flecked her dark hair. She was a kindly woman who could be fearsome when angry. Melavaire was walking with Beonin in the Tower when Egwene saw Beonin and accused her of betrayal; Melavaire was miffed, but Beonin asked her to walk away. Her Warder was a squat man even wider than she.

Melchor, Cyprien. One of the Counsels of Far Madding who met with Cadsuane’s party when they arrived. She had protruding teeth.

Meldarath, Suroth Sabelle. See Suroth Sabelle Meldarath of Asinbayar and Barsabba

Melfane Dawlish. The niece of Elayne’s maid Essande. Stout and jolly, but firm, Melfane was a midwife and dispenser of herbs and ointments from a shop on Candle Street. She became Elayne’s midwife. Her son Jaem sometimes helped her.

Melia. Hurin’s Shienaran wife.

Melindhra. A woman of the Jumai sept of the Shaido Aiel and Far Dareis Mai. She was taller than Mat with eyes the color of a clear morning sky and hair like spun gold. She went to join the Maidens around Rand. She and Mat became lovers, but she was a Darkfriend and died trying to kill Mat with a knife bearing nine golden bees as decoration, linking her to Sammael/Lord Brend.

Melisinde. A female character in The Flame, the Blade and the Heart. Egwene read about her one night before going to sleep.

Melitene. Tuon’s der’sul’dam. She had less black than gray in her long hair. Melitene was an experienced woman, both in her craft and in catching nuances. After Tuon disappeared and Karede began the hunt for her, Melitene laughed about Mylen’s fierce wanting to find Tuon, and her worship of Tuon. After Elaida was captured by the Seanchan at the White Tower and became the damane Suffa, Melitene had her demonstrate Traveling to Tuon.

Mellar, Doilin. See Doilin Mellar

Melli Craeb. The owner of The Seven-Striped Lass, a tavern in Caemlyn. She was pretty, with a round face, a nice bosom and curly auburn hair, and Mat thought she would be a good match for Talmanes. When Mat asked for Melli’s advice about Verin’s letter, she snatched it and offered to open it for him. She always fancied going to Tar Valon and becoming an Aes Sedai.

Melloy, Sharina. See Sharina Melloy

Melore. A Domani Kin who was part of the Knitting Circle in Ebou Dar and wore the red belt of a Wise Woman. She was plump, with a nice bosom, and had a touch of gray in her hair. She was not strong enough in the Power to have been allowed to test for Aes Sedai or strong enough to make a gateway of any size whatsoever. She accompanied Elayne and Nynaeve to the Rahad to find the Bowl of the Winds and was killed by the gholam.

Melten. A lean, mop-haired member of the Band of the Red Hand who dressed like an Andoran but spoke like a Borderlander. He was a talented juggler.

Melvara. An Aes Sedai whose name was on Verin’s list of Black Ajah.

Melway, Kirin. See Kirin Melway

Memara. An Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 34(22). She had a pleasant exterior appearance and an apparently pleasant personality; this pleasantness disguised a personality like a tiger on steroids. When she had a goal, she was not willing to allow anything to stand in the way—not anything at all—and she was willing to do anything at all that did not directly violate the Three Oaths to attain that goal. Memara was sent to Saldaea by Elaida in a failed attempt to influence Tenobia, who left her behind when she went to meet with the other Borderland rulers.

Men of Fire and Women of Air. A book written by Elora daughter of Amar daughter of Coura; Loial considered it one of the best about Aes Sedai dealing with men who could channel.

Mendair, Lawdrin. See Lawdrin Mendair

Mendan. An Aielman who with Coram guarded Verin in the Aiel camp, when she questioned the Aes Sedai prisoners after Dumai’s Wells about the Tower’s plans for Rand. A large, bulky man with startlingly blue eyes and axe-handle-wide shoulders, he was siswai’aman.

Mendao. A Shienaran soldier who traveled with Perrin and Ingtar in search of the Horn of Valere. After Moiraine sent him and the other Shienaran soldiers to Jehannah, he was killed in a duel with three Hunters for the Horn.

Mendiana. A noble House in Tear. Its High Seat was Lord Meilan; its sign blue six-pointed stars on red.

Meneril Chuliandred. A young Cairhienin lesser noble, brother of Doressin and brother-in-law to Lady Alaine Chuliandred. Stripes ran halfway down his chest. Meneril had a scar from the civil war that pulled up the left corner of his mouth in a permanent sardonic smile, and he had gaunt cheeks. He shaved the front of his head after the fashion of Cairhienin soldiers. Meneril was part of the Illian invasion army, attached to Semaradrid.

Menford, Idrelle. See Idrelle Menford

Menuki Nachiman. The wife of King Paitar of Arafel. They were devoted to one another; Menuki knew that he was hers to his bootsoles.

Mer. A bull s’redit tended by Cerandin in Valan Luca’s circus. Luca called it a “boar-horse” to deflect from its true identity.

Mera. An Aiel woman whose daughter was a Wise One’s apprentice; she also had two other daughters and two grown sons but no sister-wife. Mera was of the opinion that the way to handle any chief—hold, sept or clan, or the Car’a’carn—was the same as the way to handle a husband.

Mera’din. The Brotherless, an Aiel term used to denote those without clan or sept. The Brotherless were men who could not or would not accept Rand al’Thor, a wetlander, as the Car’a’carn and so abandoned clan and sept, joining the Shaido. They would not have supported Sevanna’s plans for Rand, had they known of them, but she kept that knowledge from them.

Merada lace. A type of lace on the collar of a dress that Nynaeve wore in Ebou Dar.

Meraighdin, Bonwhin. See Bonwhin Meraighdin

Meralda Belmondes. A Tairen woman who was a member of Cha Faile. Almost 5'7" tall, she was solid with a very dark complexion. Selande was able to overawe her with a look; Meralda was bold, and quick with her tongue, but had no doubt that Selande was in charge of Cha Faile. Meralda was one of the scouts sent into Bethal after Perrin’s group arrived in Ghealdan.

Meramor. An Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah and the loyalist contingent who welcomed Nynaeve into the Yellow Ajah when she returned after the Tower reunited.

Merana Ambrey. An Andoran Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 17(5). Born in Caemlyn in 889 NE, she went to the White Tower in 907 NE. After spending five years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 918 NE. About 5'4" tall and on the slim side of a medium build, she was dark-haired with cool hazel eyes—light brown flecked with yellow. She had a Warder named Basan, who was killed before the Aiel War. She was part of the futile Gray effort after the Aiel War to make the Grand Coalition more than a name. Merana was the leader of the rebel embassy to Rand in Caemlyn; her leadership was eroded by the arrival of Bera and Kiruna, who were both stronger than she, and she did not have an Amyrlin’s authority to back her. After the battle at Dumai’s Wells, she swore herself to Rand. She negotiated with the Sea Folk on Rand’s behalf, and went with Alanna to the rebels in Haddon Mirk to negotiate an end to the rebellion in Tear. They came to terms with the rebels; the agreement included Darlin becoming the King of Tear.

Merchants, Council of. The body responsible for electing the King in Arad Doman; it was almost always composed entirely of women.

Merdagon, Turanine. See Turanine Merdagon

Merean Redhill. An Andoran Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah publicly and of the Black Ajah in truth. She had a strength level of 14(2). Born in 716 NE, she was 5'8" tall, and plump, with graying hair. She bonded a Warder ten or more years after gaining the shawl. After he died, she never bonded another. Stories said she was in love with him, and still mourned him. In truth, he had been a Darkfriend; Merean didn’t want the difficulties of handling a Warder who was not, and never found another she thought suitable. Besides, without the strictures of the Three Oaths, she never found the need. She served as Mistress of Novices under Noane Masadim and Tamra Ospenya. She was a friendly woman, warm and easygoing, generally. Most novices and Accepted never figured her out. She could cosset and soothe with the best, when necessary, but she could go easy on an initiate one time for something, then come down like a ton of bricks for something lesser. Still, she did offer a shoulder to cry on and advice when an initiate couldn’t ask even her best friend, and many more girls went to her on their own than were sent for punishment.

At Tamra’s death, Merean was replaced by Sierin’s choice. She then took part in the male channeler pogrom; she went to Kandor and killed Ethenielle’s young son Diryk; his father, Prince Consort Brys; and Iselle, the daughter of Lan’s first lover. Moiraine was unable to save those three, but she killed Merean and destroyed her body, and then secretly destroyed all of her belongings, so that it seemed Merean had simply vanished from the Aesdaishar Palace. In the uproar over the deaths of Brys, Diryk and Iselle, Merean’s disappearance went almost unnoticed.

Merekel. 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 Merekel and the other soldiers before meeting Lan, and had told them to wait along the southern roadway for Lan and his men to come along.

Meresin Daganred. A Cairhienin nobleman and son of Lord Daganred. He was pale and slender with a long nose, a narrow face and the front of his head shaved. His con was made up of vertical wavy red and white stripes. He escaped from Cairhien when the Shaido were laying siege and went to Rand in Eianrod, then rode back to Cairhien with a message. He became an officer in the Band of the Red Hand, and commanded the Second Banner of Horse, with the title Lieutenant Lord.

Merhan, Nalasia. See Nalasia Merhan

Meri. A maid of Egwene’s, along with Selame and Chesa, who helped dress and undress her, and attended her during the day. She was a refugee and a puritan, dour-faced and gloomy, with a pinched nose, a permanently down-turned mouth and dark eyes sharp with censure, and her flat tone of voice turned every meaning head-to-heels. Her black hair, coiled tightly over her ears, seemed to pull her face painfully. Meri always wore drab dark gray. She was provided by Romanda, for whom she was spying. On the journey north from Salidar, she and Selame were murdered by Halima. Halima didn’t want spies watching Egwene because they might have seen or overheard something that would have endangered her own position and safety. Egwene’s other maid Chesa survived simply because she wasn’t a spy for anyone, just a maid.

Meri do Ahlan a’Conlin. A Murandian noblewoman who claimed to be the descendant of the first queen of Murandy. She followed her husband when he fought in the Aiel War, and gave birth to a son, Sedrin, a week before Moiraine and Siuan went to the Murandian camp to collect names of the newborn. Meri said that she intended to frame the coins of the Tower bounty, given to women who gave birth near the end of the Aiel War, so that Sedrin would always know that he had been honored by the White Tower.

Merici. A woman in Valan Luca’s show who had the prettiest eyes, according to Olver.

Merilille Ceandevin. A Cairhienin Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 22(10). Born in 827 NE, she went to the White Tower in 845 NE. After spending thirteen years as a novice and twelve years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 870 NE. About 5'1" tall, pale and slender with large liquid dark eyes and glossy black hair, she was an elegant woman, though she could become distracted. Of the Kin, Solain Morgellein (833–852 NE) was Accepted over her from the time she entered until being put out in 852 NE; Merilille remembered jumping when Solain snapped her fingers. Other Kin, Asra Zigane (929 NE; 4 months), Derys Nirmala (926–936 NE), Garenia Rosoinde (923–928 NE) and Sarainya Vostovan (940–950 NE) were all in the Tower after she became Aes Sedai. Merilille was the leader of the rebel embassy to Queen Tylin in Ebou Dar. She put Elayne on trial for making contact with the Kin, but when Elayne asserted herself as the representative of the Amyrlin Seat, Merilille found that all her training left her no choice but to acquiesce, however reluctantly. That did not mean she could not try to convince Elayne of other courses, however; she certainly did that.

While Healing the Sea Folk Windfinders at the Kin’s farm, Merilille was maneuvered into saying that she would be one of the Aes Sedai who would teach the Sea Folk. As soon as the first snows fell, Renaile din Calon claimed Merilille and immediately began running her ragged. Renaile and the three Windfinders to clan Wavemistresses soon were all making Merilille hop at their command. While Merilille obviously was not considered an apprentice, when they had beds, she was forced to share one with her maid, Pol, and the two apprentice Windfinders, Talaan and Metarra. Once they reached Caemlyn, this squeezing of Merilille continued. Rather than accept being sent to the Atha’an Miere ships for a year, Merilille fled the Royal Palace in Caemlyn with Talaan, an apprentice Windfinder.

Merinloe. A place in Seanchan. Lady Morsa, encountered by Rand and Aviendha when they Traveled to Seanchan, was to be put to the question when she and the Seeker Jalindin returned to Merinloe.

Merise Haindehl. A Taraboner Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah, uncommitted to any contingent. She had a strength level of 14(2). Born in 798 NE, she went to the White Tower in 811 NE; she was thirteen but lied about her age. After two years, her lie was discovered, and as a result she spent fifteen years as a novice, five years as Accepted and was only raised to the shawl in 831 NE. About 5'7" tall, with dark eyes and dark hair worn pulled severely back and a pale ivory complexion, she was stern-faced with a stern manner. Some thought her beautiful without being pretty, some saw her as handsome, while others saw only severity. She had a strong Taraboner accent. Merise was not as good at Healing as was Corele, by her own admission. Her Warders were Nethan Conwy, Bassane Maliandred and Jahar Narishma, an Asha’man. Merise had a firm hand with her Warders, but she dressed them very well. She was one of the uncommitted Aes Sedai Rand found following Cadsuane Melaidhrin in Cairhien after Dumai’s Wells. Cadsuane trusted Merise perhaps more than any of the others. She went with Cadsuane and the others to Far Madding and Shadar Logoth; at Shadar Logoth she linked with Narishma and Elza to help protect Rand and Nynaeve during the cleansing. When Rand awarded the dragon pin to Narishma afterward, Merise took it away from him, saying that he could only accept what she said he could; she later gave it back. Merise and Narishma went to the rebel Aes Sedai with Rand’s offer that they might bond forty-seven Asha’man as Warders. Merise fought in the Last Battle as part of Lan’s forces at first, then later alongside Egwene.

Merk. 1) A character from the Age before the Age of Legends featured in a gleeman’s tale. He was a giant who fought with Mosk using spears of fire. 2) One of Renald Fanwar’s farmhands.

Merlon, Renala. See Renala Merlon

Merrilin, Thom. See Thom Merrilin

Merrilor, Field of. See Field of Merrilor

Mervin Poel. An inventor and a member of Rand’s Academy of Cairhien. Bearded and balding, after many trials he managed to make steamwagons that could travel a hundred miles in a day pulling wagons.

Merya. A Saldaean woman with whom Elyas lived for a year. She shouted his ears off, and threw dishes at his head. Every time Elyas thought of leaving, she’d want to make up, and he would stay. She finally left him, though, saying he was too restrained. While telling Perrin about her, Elyas rubbed at a knife scar on his face.

Merym. An Arafellin Aes Sedai of the White Ajah and the loyalist contingent who was a member of the party that caught Egwene as she changed the harbor chains in Tar Valon to cuendillar. She and Jala galloped off for the Tower as soon as they saw who had been captured.

Mesaana. One of the Forsaken; her name before turning to the Shadow was Saine Tarasind. She was about four hundred years old and had a strength level of 2(+11), a step below Lanfear, but equal to Cyndane. Her goal in life was to do research at the Collam Daan, and it was fairly certain that her failure to achieve that was the key factor in her eventual decision to go over to the Shadow. She held several field commands for the Shadow, but she shone as a governor of conquered territories. She engaged in all the usual atrocities, and she used her skill as a teacher to set up schools that corrupted children. These children were taught to destroy, and they did it very well. Mesaana was hardheaded, practical and intelligent, except insofar as her own motivations and weaknesses were concerned, anyway. She had an analytical mind, and never cared about looks or appearances. She seemed dreamy, but only because she was often absorbed in her own thoughts and plans. She was really very observant. Her interest was real power; however, she knew that this came through the Dark One, and had no interest in trying to set up an earthly power base. She certainly had no objections to seeing other Forsaken go down or be diminished, since she would strive as hard as any for the Dark One’s favor.

She had a close and rather peculiar relationship with Demandred and Semirhage. They were not exactly allies, or they were allies only to the degree needed to keep the others off their backs, but they frequently acted in concert, and none of the three had ever betrayed the other two in any way, which was not to say that any one of them would not work for personal advantage with respect to the other two as well as the others.

When she awoke in the Third Age, she went to the White Tower. She vaguely resembled Danelle, the peripatetic Brown sister whose identity she assumed after squeezing relevant information out of her and killing her. This she did herself; while she did not have the skill of Semirhage at torture or of Graendal in penetrating another’s mind, she was quite able to make Danelle tell her sufficient about herself for Mesaana to carry off her impersonation, though it did require her to mask her prodigious ability to channel. She needed little Illusion to pass as Danelle because of their strong physical resemblance and Danelle’s lack of friends and long absences from the White Tower.

Slight and 5'5" tall, with big blue eyes, Mesaana was pretty rather than beautiful, and appeared to be just short of her middle years. As Danelle, she was part of the group that arrested Siuan, and later part of the council advising Elaida. Mesaana ran the Black Ajah in the Tower through Alviarin, to whom she appeared as a woman of silver and shadow. Even her voice was disguised, like crystal chimes speaking. While she communicated most of her orders through Alviarin, and led Alviarin to believe all went through her, she made contact with the twelve other sisters on the Supreme Council, and she learned all of the members’ names. Despite taking control of the Black, she did not know all the ins and outs of it, the things they knew or the rituals. She assumed a great deal more knowledge than she actually had, though she did know what went on between Elaida and Alviarin even before Alviarin reported it, and she seemed to know it word-perfectly. In addition to being in the one spot where more information was gathered on world events than anywhere else, Mesaana caused Elaida to increase the number of the Tower Guards and take other moves that made a peaceful solution with the rebels more difficult even if she were willing. She also was responsible for the proclamation that 1) recognized Rand as the Dragon Reborn while at the same time not-so-subtly condemning him, and 2) condemned everyone who had aided or would aid him. That made sure the wedge between Rand and the Tower was firmly in place while at the same time 1) weakening Rand to some extent because of those who would abandon him or fail to come to him, and 2) weakening the Tower by taking away its flexibility while at the same time giving many people who had gone over to Rand no choice, except to oppose the Tower. And of course, Mesaana was responsible for the loyalist Tower finding itself divided internally far more deeply than it had been since the decades after its founding and possibly more than then.

Mesaana was summoned and failed to appear at Shadar Logoth when Rand was cleansing the taint on saidin; Shaidar Haran went to the White Tower and punished her severely. She and the Black Ajah battled Egwene and Aes Sedai in Tel’aran’rhiod. Mesaana put an a’dam on Egwene while in the dream world, but Egwene was able to resist through sheer willpower; Mesaana’s mind was destroyed during this mental battle.

Meseau, Sevlana. See Sevlana Meseau

Mesianos, Doraise. See Doraise Mesianos

Mestra. A member of the Black Ajah who had fled the Tower. Part of the group that attacked Egwene in Tel’aran’rhiod at the White Tower, she died when Egwene hit her with a ball of fire.

Metalan. An Aiel man in the distant future seen in Aviendha’s visions in Rhuidean. His wife was Norlesh; they had five children; three had died earlier. He tried to trade gems for food with outlanders, but the Raven Empress had forbidden trade with Aiel. A fourth child died soon after his failure to trade.

Metarra din Junalle. A Sea Folk Windfinder apprentice, too young to have earned a salt name. Her strength level was 9(4), roughly equal to Elayne and Egwene. Slightly plump but physically strong, she had very big, dark eyes, so black they seemed purple. She had no nose chain, and only a single earring in the left ear to balance three in the right. She was part of the circle that used the Bowl of the Winds and afterward went to Caemlyn with Elayne’s group; when Zaida left Caemlyn, Metarra went with her.

Methin, Eldrid. A cook in the Sun Palace in Cairhien. When Loial and Karldin visited, Eldrid talked of how dangerous and deadly Rand was.

Metwyn. A Cairhienin Redarm in the Band of the Red Hand. He looked boyish, though he was about thirty years old when he joined the Band. About 5'8" tall with a medium build, he had a pale complexion, black hair and dark eyes. Metwyn was very quick with his hands, a very good soldier and swordsman—the best of the lot, though Gorderan was close behind—but he had a temper that could lead him into tavern brawls. Along with Harnan, Fergin and Gorderan, he survived the recovery of the Bowl of the Winds in the Rahad.

Mezar Kurin. A Domani Dedicated Asha’man associated with Logain. He bonded Adrielle of the Gray Ajah. A copper-skinned man in his middle years, he had a plain face, touches of gray at the temples of his black hair and a garnet in his left ear. His dark eyes had a sad look to them. He grinned openly, though, and stroked his thin mustache when Gabrelle came out of Logain’s house in the morning. Mezar was part of the meeting with Logain that Toveine witnessed. She thought he might have been a minor nobleman. He accompanied Rand to the meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Taim Turned him to the Shadow and promoted him to full Asha’man. Mezar and Welyn took Evin to be Turned.

Mia ayende, Aes Sedai! Caballein misain ye! Inde muagdhe Aes Sedai misain ye! Mia ayende! Old Tongue for “I am a free man, Aes Sedai. I am no Aes Sedai meat.”

Mia dovienya nesodhin soende. Old Tongue for “Luck carry me through.”

Mia’cova. Old Tongue for “One Who Owns Me,” or “My Owner.”

Miagoma. An Aiel clan. Its clan chief was Timolan.

Micara. A Wise One of the Shaido Aiel with the ability to channel and a strength level of 27(15), the weakest among the eighty Wise Ones with Therava. About 5'7" tall, and young and pretty, she had red hair, a delicate mouth and large, intent blue eyes. Micara shielded Galina when Therava brought her to Sevanna’s camp after Dumai’s Wells.

Midean’s Ford. An old song of Manetheren. It told of a battle. Aedomon led the Saferi against Manetheren, pillaging and burning, driving all before them until King Buiryn gathered Manetheren’s strength. The men of Manetheren met the Saferi at Midean’s Ford, holding, though heavily outnumbered, through three days of unrelenting battle, while the river ran red and vultures blackened the sky. On the third day, with their numbers dwindling, Buiryn and his men fought their way across the ford, driving deep into Aedomon’s army, seeking to turn the enemy back by killing Aedomon himself. The Saferi forces were too great, however, and they swept around Buiryn’s men, trapping them. Surrounding their king and the Red Eagle banner, they fought on, refusing to surrender even when it was clear that they would die. In the song, their courage touched Aedomon’s heart, and he allowed the remnant to go free, turning his army back to Safer in honor of them.

Mat’s memories told a different story: He remembered advising Buiryn not to accept Aedomon’s offer to let them go free; but Buiryn said that the smallest chance was better than none. Aedomon drew his spearmen back and waited until the Manetheren remnants were strung out and nearly to the ford; then his hidden archers rose and the cavalry charged in, killing everyone.

Miedelle Caeren. Nasin Caeren’s wife; she died circa 970 NE.

Miereallen. An Ogier-built city in Safer, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking; Falme later rose on the same site.

Mierin Eronaile. Lanfear’s original name.

Miesa. A serving woman to Delana Mosalaine.

Migel Sahera. Avene Sahera’s son. His name was on the list of possible Dragons Reborn, but he had been born a week before Gitara’s Foretelling, thirty miles from Dragonmount.

Mighty. Arganda’s horse, killed by a Trolloc in the Last Battle.

Miheres, Aldin. A mercenary commander working for Arymilla. He attacked Caemlyn and was killed by Birgitte with an arrow through the neck.

Mikel of the Pure Heart. A Hero of the Horn. He appeared at the battle against the Seanchan at Falme. When Rand saw him, he became aware of the myriad names Mikel had gone by in his many lives.

Mikhel Najirah. A Seanchan Banner-General under Captain-General Galgan. Lanky and graying, he escorted Suroth to the meeting with Galgan about attacks on Seanchan positions in Tarabon. He was also present when Beslan swore allegiance to Tuon.

Mikio Vadere. A Kandori Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 18(6). Born in 907 NE, she went to the White Tower in 923 NE. After spending twelve years as a novice and eleven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 946 NE. Mikio was 5'5" tall, and plump, with a round face, black hair worn short of her shoulders and dark brown eyes. Physically quite strong, she had a fairly ordinary appearance. Her eyes were the most striking thing about her; they were intent and inquisitive always; she had a way of noticing small things that escaped others’ notice. Mikio had two Warders, one in his mid-twenties and the other in his middle years. 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, Mikio was out of the White Tower when Siuan was deposed and the Tower broke, so there was no flight to arouse any suspicions toward her. Apparently, she simply returned in answer to Elaida’s summons.

Mil Tesen. A gossipy peddler with a floppy hat and a grizzled face. Gawyn encountered him in the Cairhienin countryside and asked for news of the world; Mil told him that Rand had taken Andor and killed Morgase, and possibly Elayne.

Milam Harnder. The Second Librarian in the Royal Palace, Caemlyn. A chubby man who blinked incessantly, Harnder was a Brown Ajah agent who reported to one of their eyes-and-ears at the Hoop and Arrow Inn, Mistress Fendry. Demira was on her way to meet Harnder when she was attacked by men dressed as Aiel. Harnder served Morgase, and before her, Mordrellen. Elayne knew that he was a Brown Ajah agent.

Mili. The subject of a gleeman’s tale, “Goodwife Mili and the Silk Merchant.”

Mili Skane. An Andoran woman originally from a village near Whitebridge who was a saddler’s daughter. She was born circa 977 NE. About 5'4" tall, she was pretty in a sharp-featured way, with brown eyes and brown hair that she brushed to glossiness. There was no warmth in her face; it seemed to lack feeling. She spoke with almost the accents of an Andoran noble. Mili went to the White Tower at fifteen but was told she could not learn to channel. Within the year she found a circle of Darkfriends, joined it and killed her first man—her first nonpersonal murder, anyway. Over the next seven years, she added nineteen more assassinations, and her kills for personal reasons would more than double the number. Among Darkfriends she was considered one of the best assassins available. It was generally believed that Mili could find anyone or anything. She had a circle which answered to her; they were mostly older than she and included several real nobles.

Included in her personal total of murders were the real Shiaine Avarhin and Shiaine’s father, Willim Avarhin, the last two members of a minor noble family with a lineage back to the founding of Andor, and their sole servant. Mili was nineteen when she killed them; the murders were for the sole purpose of providing a cover, to allow Mili to use Shiaine’s name, although the use of Willim’s seals enabled her to obtain his remaining money. Mili believed that only a few among the Darkfriends knew her secret, and that the reclusive lives of Avarhin and his daughter made it unlikely she could ever be found out.

Mili attempted to kill Mat and Rand with a hot-bladed dagger in a barn when they were on their way to Caemlyn. She managed to keep this encounter secret, since she preferred to have it thought she had failed to find and intercept them than that she had done so and failed.

Mat later spotted her in Ebou Dar, where she was working for Jaichim Carridin. She had a particular hatred for Carridin, who mistreated her when she was working for him in Ebou Dar. He also discovered her misappropriation of gold for her own use, especially her gambling habit. Shiaine liked gambling with something close to addiction.

Moridin sent her to Caemlyn, where she very much enjoyed killing Carridin, whom she drowned in brandy. Because of Darkfriend hierarchies, Shiaine would have groveled for Old Cully, the beggar in charge of Darkfriends in Ebou Dar, or others who held a high enough position, but then she had gained the protection of Moridin. Moridin also gave her Falion and Marillin to serve her. Mili worked to create chaos in Caemlyn, arranging much of the arson and setting conditions for crime, and was reasonably successful. When Elayne attempted to take her and Black Ajah sisters at Mili’s house on Full Moon Street prisoner, the tables were turned and Elayne was captured. Elayne was rescued, though, and Mili captured. Freed by Jaq Lounalt, she escaped.

Milisair Chadmar. A member of the Domani Council of Merchants. Barely into her thirties when Rand arrived in Bandar Eban, she had lots of curves and dark hair in tight curls that hung past her shoulders. Rand ordered her to bring him the last messenger who had come from King Alsalam; Milisair, who had put the messenger in a dungeon where he had died, tried to flee, but was caught. She told Rand that the messenger was dead, and Rand threw her in her own dungeon. Nynaeve found her, suffering from poison that had been given her by Kerb, who was under Graendal’s Compulsion, and Healed her. Rand had her returned to her home before he left Bandar Eban, but she fled the city within the hour.

Milis din Shalada Three Stars. The Sailmistress of the Whitecap, which took food to Bandar Eban. She had some gray in her straight black hair. When she arrived in Bandar Eban, Iralin would not let her unload her grain because he thought it was probably spoiled and he feared riots. Rand and Iralin visited her on the ship, and all the unopened grain was found to be fine.

Milking Tears. A lost Talent of unknown use; Egwene hoped that Moghedien could tell her about it, but she knew nothing.

Milla al’Azar. The young Wisdom of Taren Ferry who was chosen after the Trollocs wiped out the population of Taren Ferry. She simpered around Perrin. When the four Wisdoms visited Faile, Milla admitted that none of them knew the Wisdom technique of Listening to the Wind and that she was so frightened about the weather that she was not sleeping well at all. She was very uncertain around the older Wisdoms; Faile considered speaking to the Women’s Circle in Taren Ferry about having her replaced, as a Wisdom was supposed to be mature and in control of herself.

Milli Ayellin. A Two Rivers girl. She took the wolfhead banner to Leof Torfinn when Wil al’Seen didn’t want to carry it.

Millin, Mistress. A farmer in whose cow barn Gawyn and his Younglings stayed in Dorlan.

Millis Fendry. The innkeeper at The Hoop and Arrow in Caemlyn, and an eyes-and-ears for the Brown Ajah in the White Tower. She kept pigeons; every time Milam Harnder visited her, a pigeon flew north.

Milo, Soran. See Soran Milo

Milsa. The wife of Zeram, a bootmaker, who was known for controlling the purse strings. She rented out rooms above Zeram’s shop on Blue Carp Street in Far Madding to anyone who didn’t mind being locked in at night; she had stairs put in right up to the third floor for privacy, but she wouldn’t pay for having a new door cut as well, so the stairs came out in the shop, and she would not leave that unlocked at night. Torval and Gedwyn stayed there.

Min Farshaw. Her full name was Elmindreda Farshaw, and she was born outside Baerlon in 975 NE. Min was orphaned young. Her mother died in childbirth, her father in a mining accident later; they had gone up to the mines for a fresh start. Min was sent back to Baerlon to be raised by her three aunts, Miren, Rana and Jan, who lived together, making a living as seamstresses. Already something of a tomboy from her time at the mines, she was used to boys’ clothes. Her aunts tried to make her a proper lady, as defined in Baerlon, and disapproved strongly of her wearing breeches. Miren seemed to understand a little. Min gave up running with the urchins when she was about thirteen. Since she would never be a seamstress—she simply hated doing embroidery, for which she had no facility at all—she had to have some kind of trade, and what she chose for herself was to be a groom. Her aunts argued for over a year before she was allowed to, though she had been sneaking down to the stables on the sly when she could. She had equated horses with travel, with the places her aunts’ visitors told stories of, but quickly learned horses meant manure and mucking out. She stuck it out for a long time through stubbornness.

She tried other things. She worked as a tavern maid for about a month; but she didn’t like wearing dresses, and she didn’t like being pinched. She tried being a weaver’s apprentice, but she disliked being inside all day, doing the repetitive motions, and did a stint as a dyer’s apprentice, which she hated because the dyes stank and she could never get clean of them completely. She found being an assistant in a shop selling cloth not bad, but she had to wear dresses again; she had the same problem as an assistant in a cutlery shop.

Min sometimes saw auras and images around people, and could tell some things about the person’s future from the aura. Her ability to see images began manifesting when she was about twelve, at the onset of puberty. It took a year or so for it to grow fully, and another six months before she began realizing that what she saw would really happen. Her aunts had thought she was just having the kinds of fancies that girls sometimes did at that age. Her time of actually telling people about predictions only lasted another year and a half, until she was fifteen.

It didn’t take long for her to realize that she couldn’t change what would happen; once she saw a man lying in the street dead with a broken neck and knew it was meant for that afternoon. She convinced him not to go up on his roof to check for loose slates, so he went off to a tavern instead, mainly to please the little girl and partly because he’d rather go have some ale anyway; a chimney pot toppled over him and killed him an hour later. Min said a man on the next street was going to marry a woman she saw him with, but he was already married. When he ran off with the other woman, his wife took a mob to Min’s aunts’ house claiming that Min was responsible for her husband leaving. The aunts told her a way to get out of it, and she took it. She told them all she had learned about the woman’s husband and the barmaid by snooping. That was how she had learned everything she had told anybody. The Baerlon folk hadn’t really wanted to be a mob, and probably most were looking for an excuse not to hurt her, so they believed and went away, most telling her aunts they ought to keep a closer rein on her or beat her for snooping so. That was the end of her career as a fortune-teller.

Min was about eighteen when some Aes Sedai came through. Someone told them the old stories of the girl claiming she could see things about people, and they sought Min out because it might be a manifestation of the One Power. They quickly found out she couldn’t channel and couldn’t be taught, but she was so awed by Aes Sedai that she betrayed her ability. They tried to find out some way for it to be associated with the Power, but concluded it was not. One of the Aes Sedai told Moiraine about Min.

Min was about 5'5" tall, except when she wore her boots with the three-inch heels, which put her at about 5'8". Dark ringlets hung to her shoulders. Her dark eyes were even bigger than Egwene’s. She had a low, but definitely womanly voice. She often wore a boy’s coat and breeches, with flowers embroidered on the lapels and running up the sides of snug pant legs that were tucked into those boots. Min was capable of a wry, sometimes mysterious, grin, and she grinned a good deal around Rand, sometimes on the point of laughing. She could give a smart remark with the best of them; she could also shake a fist, and stamp a foot. She first met Rand in Baerlon, where she was working at the inn where he and Moiraine’s group stayed after leaving Two Rivers. She was summoned to the White Tower, and there became friends with Elayne, Nynaeve and Egwene. When Liandrin tricked the others into going to Falme, Min went along. She bit Elbar, Suroth’s man, and he wanted to kill her, but Egwene promised to cooperate with the sul’dam who held her if they let Min live. Min was allowed a fair amount of freedom in Falme, although she was forced to wear a dress. She visited Egwene, met up with Elayne and Nynaeve and plotted to free Egwene with them. After Rand was injured fighting Ishamael, she found him; Lanfear went to her and told her that Rand belonged to her. Min wintered in Rand’s camp in the Mountains of Mist. After he set out alone, Moiraine sent her to the White Tower with a report for Siuan. When she arrived, she saw auras that indicated that many Aes Sedai would be injured or killed. Siuan persuaded her to stay in the Tower, pretending to be a foolish young woman who could not decide between two suitors, using her full name, which few people knew. Laras, the Mistress of the Kitchens, took Min under her wing. After Siuan and Leane were deposed and stilled, Laras helped Min free them. As they escaped, Logain joined them.

Siuan tried to find where the rest of the Blue Ajah was gathering, so that they could join them. Along the way, the group spent the night in a barn, unbeknownst to its owners. When the owner discovered them, a lantern was dropped and the barn, and the milkcows it contained, burned. The three women were caught and tried by Gareth Bryne. Each swore an oath to work for Bryne until the price of the barn and the cows was paid off, but on their way to Bryne’s estate Logain freed them and they made their way to Salidar, where Aes Sedai opposed to Elaida had gathered. The rebels sent an embassy to Rand, and Min went with them. She and Rand became close.

Min was kidnapped by the Tower Aes Sedai along with Rand. On discovering that she was in the camp, he was enraged and killed two of Erian’s Warders. After the battle at Dumai’s Wells, she went with him back to Cairhien. She became one of Rand’s consorts, and, with Aviendha and Elayne, bonded him. She started reading books of philosophy intently, especially Herid Fel’s books, which eventually helped answer the question of how Rand was to deal with the Dark One. She spent most of her time as Rand’s companion, helping to keep him human as being the Dragon Reborn put increasingly greater strains on him. Her unique position with Rand made her a person of interest to Cadsuane, especially after Rand banished Cadsuane from his company, and she used Min to keep tabs on Rand and try to guide him. Dobraine began calling Min “My Lady Ta’veren.”

Min was with Rand when Semirhage destroyed his hand, and later when Semirhage put a Dominion Band on him demanding he strangle Min, an act avoided after Rand gained access to the True Power and balefired the Forsaken. Min accompanied Rand to the Field of Merrilor, but he would not let her go with him to Shayol Ghul in the Last Battle, sending her instead to Egwene’s battlefront to watch over events for him there. She served as a clerk in Egwene’s army, and then was sent by Bryne to deliver a message to the Seanchan, requesting cavalry. Tuon was saved from an assassination attempt by Min’s foretelling, and Tuon made her her new Truthspeaker. Mat sent her back to Egwene’s army, to warn Egwene that Bryne was acting the Darkfriend and was about to lead her army to destruction. Returning to Tuon’s court, Min saved Tuon’s life again when Gray Men and the Sharans destroyed her command post at Dashar Knob. She stayed with the Seanchan until the end of the Last Battle, and attended Rand’s funeral at Shayol Ghul.

Minde. A town in Murandy whose inhabitants boasted of their bad tempers. The two noblemen who were about to beat Olver before Mat saved him were from Minde.

Minds. What Ituralde’s troops called wolf-headed Trollocs, who were often among the most intelligent. See also Narg

mindtrap. A device, cage-like in appearance, applied in the Pit of Doom to one out of favor with the Dark One, which enslaved one totally to whomever held the mindtrap. It was possible to be released from a mindtrap, but the device was feared by the Forsaken. It was called cour’souvra in Old Tongue.

Miners’ Rest, The. A rough tavern in Baerlon where Min worked for a short time in her early days.

Minly, Talene. See Talene Minly

Mintai, Stedding. A stedding located in the mountains north of the River Dhagon.

Miraj, Kennar. See Kennar Miraj

Mirala. The daughter of Thulin, the blacksmith in Oak Water, a Borderlands village. Her mother was Gallanha. When Thulin packed up and headed north, Mirala went with him.

Mirane Larinen. A Kinswoman who traveled with Elayne to Caemlyn. When she first went to the White Tower, she hid a beloved doll outside because she had heard that everything she owned would be burned. After she was put out of the Tower, she retrieved it, and always took it with her when she moved, although she would always hide it. Mirane vanished and was believed to have run away until Derys found her doll hidden behind a cupboard; she was actually killed by Careane Fransi.

Mire, the. A swamp at the far end of the Waterwood in the Two Rivers.

Miren. One of Min’s aunts. She never married, but while all three of her aunts gave advice about men, along with everything else, Miren definitely seemed to know what she was talking about with respect to men. When Min got in trouble with neighbors because of talking about her viewings, Miren promised to spank her for spreading tales, but did not do it since she knew the truth.

Miri. A tall, pale-haired damane killed during Semirhage’s attempted capture of Rand. Tanera, the sul’dam with whom she was paired, was killed as well.

Mirlene Cornwell. An Andoran Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 26(14). Born in 867 NE, she went to the White Tower in 883 NE. After spending eleven years as a novice and seven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 901 NE. She was part of the expedition to kidnap Rand, and she and her two Warders were killed at Dumai’s Wells.

Mirror of Mists, the. See Mask of Mirrors

Mirrors of the Wheel. A book written before the Breaking about the alternate worlds behind Portal Stones. According to Selene, some of those worlds were like mirrors, especially those without people. Some reflected only great events that occurred in their own world, whereas some had a shadow of the reflection even before the event occurred.

Mishael. An Atha’an Miere man who was the husband of Shalon. Shalon was afraid that if Mishael found out about her relationship with Ailil, he would declare their marriage vows broken.

Mishima, Bakayar. See Bakayar Mishima

Mishraile, Atal. See Atal Mishraile

Mist. A gray mare that belonged to brigands who captured Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne; after the brigands were killed, Egwene chose her, named her and rode her to Tear. Mist was also her mount on her journey to and from the Waste.

Mist, Mountains of. A mountain range oriented north-south, found immediately west of Emond’s Field; it separated Arad Doman and Tarabon from Andor and Ghealdan.

Mistress of Novices. A position in the White Tower. The Mistress of Novices had authority over all novices and Accepted, and over all of their training and studies.

The Mistress of Novices usually was appointed by the Amyrlin; there were cases of her being chosen by the Hall and forced on an Amyrlin, but not many. Although named by the Amyrlin, she did not serve at the Amyrlin’s pleasure any more than the Keeper did; she could only be removed by the greater consensus of the Hall except in the case of certain specific misdeeds, in which case only the lesser consensus was required.

With few exceptions, it required at least the lesser consensus of the Hall to override the Mistress of Novices regarding almost anything to do with her charges. Some things were set in the law, including strictures against singling out any girl for either favor or censure without cause, but by and large she could reward or punish as she chose. The manner in which novices were fed, clothed and housed was largely in her control. The manner in which Accepted were fed, clothed and housed was only somewhat less controlled by her. Accepted were given individual rooms, or even apartments, since there were fewer of them, for example, and she could not make them all live in the small cubicles given to novices; an Accepted as well as a novice could still find herself feeding on bread and water, and while Accepted were allowed more jewelry than novices and seldom called down for excessive ornament, at least once they had progressed a little, she could restrict them just as severely as the novices if she chose.

The authority of the Mistress of Novices over her charges was such, according to the law, that she could in some cases defy the Amyrlin Seat or anything below the lesser consensus of the Hall or in some cases, the greater, regarding them. An Aes Sedai who was instructing novices or Accepted could discipline those she taught herself, but except in this teacher/pupil relationship, punishment was in the hands of the Mistress of Novices. An Aes Sedai could send a novice or Accepted running on any task, or send them to the Mistress of Novices’ study, but it was the Mistress of Novices who decided what punishment to dole out, if any, and the sister who sent the girl had no say. The Mistress of Novices would have been heartily offended had any sister tried to take a hand. By law, not even the Amyrlin Seat could tell the Mistress of Novices what reward or punishment to give any of the novices or Accepted.

Many Mistresses of Novices said that the girls in their charge were theirs and that the girls belonged to them. This attitude was generally accepted by the sisters. Some Mistresses of Novices used this to be unremittingly harsh on their charges, much harsher than Silviana, but it was also used to protect the girls from sisters, Sitters and even the Amyrlin Seat. All Aes Sedai were goddesses in the eyes of novices, and not much less in the eyes of Accepted, but even the Amyrlin Seat had to go through the Mistress of Novices for almost anything concerning both novices and Accepted.

Mistress of the Ships. A woman equivalent to a queen among the Sea Folk. The Mistress of the Ships was chosen by the First Twelve of the Atha’an Miere, the twelve ranking Wavemistresses, and she could not be removed except by the unanimous vote of the First Twelve, and a vote to remove that failed meant that each woman who had voted for it had to resign her position as a Wavemistress. The Mistress of the Ships had a degree of absolute authority that would be envied by any shorebound ruler. In certain circumstances, however, such as warfare and/or battle, the Mistress of the Ships was expected to yield to her Master of the Blades. The Mistress of the Ships rated a fringed blue parasol of four tiers, and wore six fat gold earrings in each ear.

Mitsobar, House. A noble House in Altara. Its High Seat was Tylin until her death, and then Beslan; its sign the Anchor and Sword. See Tylin Quintara and Beslan Mitsobar

Mitsora Caal. An Aes Sedai who lived at the time of the formation of the White Tower.

Miyasi. An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah publicly but of the Black Ajah in truth. Of the loyalist contingent, she was tall and plump with iron-gray hair worn in a bun on top of her head. A stern woman, she brooked no nonsense and saw nonsense everywhere. Her arm was even stronger than Ferane’s, according to Egwene. She only liked walnuts that were whole. She was guarding Leane on one of Egwene’s visits, and she was one who questioned Egwene about the best way to deal with Rand. Her name was on Verin’s list of the Black Ajah.

Miyora. A woman with a leopard act in Valan Luca’s show. She was plump and wore skirts that glittered with silvery spangles.

Mizar, Fen. See Fen Mizar

Moad din Nopara Red Hawk. An Atha’an Miere man who was Swordmaster to Harine din Togara Two Winds, Wavemistress of Clan Shodein. About 5'10" tall, with mostly gray hair and a hard face, he wore five earrings in each ear. He had a sword with an ornate hilt and one matching, curved dagger behind his sash. Harine gave him so much leeway that anyone who didn’t know Harine might have thought they were lovers.

Modair. A son of Artur Hawkwing and Amaline Paendrag Tagora. He and his twin sister Amira were born in FY 942. Modair was killed in battle in FY 959; Hawkwing composed a poem, “Loss,” about his grief.

Modarra. A Wise One of the Shaido Aiel (not a Jumai) with the ability to channel and a strength level of 25(13). At 6'2", she was as tall as most Aielmen, and she was lean and pretty. She liked to mother others—anyone within reach. She would, in Sevanna’s opinion, try to settle a dispute between wetlanders, even Treekillers. One of Sevanna’s inner circle of plotters, she accompanied Sevanna to the Aes Sedai camp the day she saw Rand beaten. She took part in or was present at the murder of Desaine. Modarra and Someryn were the Wise Ones most firmly in Sevanna’s grasp, at least, in Sevanna’s opinion. Modarra was with Sevanna at Dumai’s Wells and at the meeting with “Caddar” and “Maisia.” She helped question the Seanchan prisoner in Amadicia, while the Jumai were settled at a captured estate approximately ten days after their arrival. She, Therava and Belinde led a large number of Shaido back toward the Three-fold Land after the rout at Malden.

Modrellein. A queen of Andor some seven hundred years before Elayne went to the White Tower. At the Battle of Cuallin Dhen, Queen Modrellein rallied the Andoran army to defeat the Tairen army.

Moerad, Jalwin. See Jalwin Moerad

Moerelle, Ilyena Therin. See Ilyena Therin Moerelle

moghedien. The Old Tongue name for a tiny spider found in the Age of Legends that spun its webs in secret places. Its bite was poisonous enough to kill in heartbeats.

Moghedien. One of the Forsaken. She was also called the Spider. Her name in the Age of Legends was Lillen Moiral, and her strength level was 4(+9). She had large, dark eyes and dark hair spilling loose to her shoulders, and was about 5'5" tall. She was strong and striking, but not beautiful, appearing to be not yet in her middle years. Her voice was melodious. Before going over to the Shadow, Lillen Moiral was an “advisor for investments,” a profession which no source explained. Whatever the work entailed, it was recorded that she was cautioned a number of times, and even disciplined, for violating the ethics of it and laws surrounding it. Moghedien was always a skulker in shadows, a coward who hung back; she scoffed at those who were fool enough to take open risks but at the same time hated them and envied their achievements, and hated them because she was sure they despised her hanging back.

When she awoke in the Third Age, Moghedien continued her skulking ways. After doing some research, she posed as Gyldin, a maid in the house occupied by eleven members of the Black Ajah. She located Elayne and Nynaeve and used Compulsion on them. Nynaeve saw Moghedien in the Panarch’s Palace in Tel’aran’rhiod, remembered Moghedien’s visit and was able to overcome that Compulsion. They met in the waking world in the Panarch’s Palace museum and fought; Nynaeve bested and bound Moghedien, but Moghedien escaped and followed the Black Ajah members to Amador, where she revealed herself and sent them on assorted tasks.

In Tel’aran’rhiod, Moghedien trapped Nynaeve and Birgitte, but Birgitte wounded her with bow and arrow; Moghedien cast Birgitte out of Tel’aran’rhiod. When Moghedien woke, Chesmal Healed her, but Liandrin attempted her weak form of Compulsion on Moghedien. Moghedien did not succumb and shielded Liandrin with an intricately knotted shield and turned her over to Temaile for punishment. She then went to Samara, acquired two young boys and posing as Marigan took ship with Nynaeve and Elayne to Salidar. She trapped Nynaeve in Tel’aran’rhiod, but Nynaeve fought loose and put an a’dam on Moghedien and forced her to go with her to Caemlyn where they helped Rand kill Rahvin. Nynaeve realized that Moghedien had to be in Salidar in the waking world, and gave her forkroot. Moghedien was then collared with the chainless a’dam that Elayne had made, and forced to act as a servant and teacher. Moghedien was not eager to let anyone else know she was a captive, or that she had taught Elayne and Nynaeve things about the Power. Moghedien knew as much about Healing as Nynaeve did about blacksmithing—hardly more than enough to Heal a bruise. But she passed on some useful tricks, such as a way to eavesdrop using the Power, wrapping oneself in light to become invisible, inverting weaves and hiding one’s ability to channel. She did manage to hold back her connection with the very Black sisters Nynaeve, Elayne and Egwene had been hunting, as well as whatever she knew of the Chosen’s plans and/or orders from him. She was freed by Aran’gar.

Reporting to Shayol Ghul as ordered after her rescue by Halima, she was fitted with a mindtrap and imprisoned in a vacuole, a bubble outside the Pattern where time flowed differently. There she was abused sexually by Shaidar Haran, the huge Myrddraal. Few women could have survived those attentions with their sanity intact, but she did, partly by letting the Myrddraal break her. It was not pretense; long before the end, she was ready to do anything the Myrddraal wanted. Brought out of the vacuole, she discovered that her mindtrap was now in the hands of a young man calling himself Moridin, a man who could channel the True Power and was doing so despite the dire risks. He did not demand servility from her, but obedience he did insist upon, requiring her to always wear red-and-black, his colors, as a form of livery, though he insisted it was not that. When she was sent to Ebou Dar to hurry the search of her minions there for Moridin’s purposes—to find the cache for him—she diverted long enough for a failed attempt to balefire Nynaeve. She and Cyndane went to Graendal to inform her that Moridin was Nae’blis.

Moghedien went to Shadar Logoth when Rand used the Choedan Kal, but stayed back from the fighting. At the time of the Last Battle, Moghedien posed as a servant with the Seanchan and tried to keep the Seanchan from rejoining the battle, but was exposed by Min. She impersonated Demandred after his death and tried to rally the Sharans, but had her position fired upon by dragons. She was collared by Seanchan sul’dam and taken to Ebou Dar.

Moilin. An Ogier woman who was the author of A Study of the War of the Shadow. She was the daughter of Hamada daughter of Juendan.

Moir, Hal. See Hal Moir

Moiraine Damodred. A Cairhienin Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah and uncommitted to any contingent. Her original strength level was 13(1), but after her imprisonment by the Eelfinn it was reduced to 66(54). Born to House Damodred, the royal family of Cairhien, in 956 NE, she went to the White Tower in 972 NE. After spending three years as a novice and three years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in late 978 NE. Her Warder was Lan Mandragoran until she went through the redstone doorway. She was 5'2" tall, and slim, with dark hair falling in waves to her shoulders, large dark eyes and fair skin.

Moiraine’s great-grandmother, Carewin Damodred, ruled Cairhien for more than fifty years. Her father, Dalresin, was a scholar who married the second time for love, choosing another scholar. This was at best looked at askance by the rest of the family, since he should have married for land or to secure power for House Damodred; he was mocked by his brothers, King Laman, Moressin and Aldecain; all three died in the Aiel War. Moiraine was the youngest half-sister of Taringail Damodred, who married Tigraine Mantear, Daughter-Heir of Andor, and, after Tigraine disappeared, married Morgase Trakand, who had by then been crowned Queen of Andor. Moiraine was thus the aunt of Galad, Gawyn and Elayne. Moiraine also had two older sisters, Anvaere and Innloine. She was also a cousin of Lady Caraline Damodred, who succeeded Barthanes as High Seat. With the exception of Moiraine’s father, the Damodreds had a dark reputation. The longer the House held the Sun Throne, the darker their deeds became. For that reason, Moiraine rarely used her House name.

Technically, Moiraine was a wilder. It caught everyone by surprise when the ability came out before she was sixteen. She recognized immediately what she was doing, but rather than telling anyone, waited until returning to Cairhien and the Royal Palace, where she could tell King Laman’s Aes Sedai advisor. By that time, Moiraine had already taught herself the eavesdropping trick, and a few other things. In order to help her avoid the crisis, the advisor taught her for a short time before sending her on to Tar Valon. The facts, the details, were hidden to keep Moiraine from having the stigma of being a wilder, but Siuan and a few others knew.

Moiraine was novice and Accepted with Siuan; they arrived on the same day, not a usual thing, and even more unusually, were raised Aes Sedai on the same day. She and Siuan became very close friends. As was common with a good many friendships in the cloistered society of novices, Siuan and Moiraine turned to one another more and more for comfort, and they eventually became pillow friends, continuing up to the time they were raised Aes Sedai and to some extent for a time thereafter. Neither was lesbian; they were simply young women with normal libidos in a situation where they were cut off from the opposite sex. Siuan was always the leader between them, which surprised Moiraine at first, until she realized that it felt natural, and that Siuan had been born to lead. Elaida left the Tower for Andor in 974 NE, but she did return and kept an eye on the pair. Elaida was very strict with both of them, insisting they live up to her standards of performance, not giving them one inch of slack in their studies and their public behavior, and in their obedience to the rules. The last time Moiraine and Siuan were punished as Accepted was actually after they had passed the tests for the shawl, which, though they were supposed to spend the night in contemplation and meditation, they decided to celebrate by playing a prank on Elaida, who had remained in the Tower for a short visit after the Battle of the Shining Walls. They were caught by her, trying to sneak mice into her bed, and while some sisters might have forgiven two who were to be raised Aes Sedai in the morning, she immediately took them to Merean Redhill, the Mistress of Novices, who was not best pleased at being roused out of her bed and decided to make their punishment memorable. Thus they went to the ceremony raising them Aes Sedai with soundly strapped bottoms, making them probably unique in the history of the White Tower.

Moiraine and Siuan were attending Tamra Ospenya, the Amyrlin Seat, as Accepted when Gitara Moroso, who was then Keeper of the Chronicles, made her Foretelling and dropped dead. She said, “He is born again! I feel him! The Dragon takes his first breath on the slope of Dragonmount! He is coming! He is coming! Light help us! Light help the world! He lies in the snow and cries like the thunder! He burns like the sun!” The key time, as was evident from Gitara’s specific mention of snow, was between her Foretelling and the sudden thaw that melted the snow for a time, a matter of ten days. As Accepted, and even as Aes Sedai, after being raised shortly afterward, they were not made part of Tamra’s search for the child. Instead, she called in various senior sisters in secret while relegating Siuan and Moiraine to helping gather the names of women who had given birth while the Tower was threatened by the Aiel. All of the women contacted were given one hundred gold crowns in thanksgiving for the Tower being spared, but it was Siuan and Moiraine who winnowed down the names to those who had, surely or possibly, given birth during the key ten days and who might possibly have given birth on Dragonmount. This came to several hundred women, most very hard to locate with the army melting away. They finished this winnowing before Tamra’s death, indeed, before being raised Aes Sedai, but Moiraine was held by Tamra’s command to stay in Tar Valon and do various make-work. With Tamra’s death, Siuan and Moiraine were freed to take part in the search, since each had a list of the names to go by. Unfortunately, Siuan was tapped by Cetalia Delarme, the head of the Blue Ajah eyes-and-ears, to work for her as soon she had the shawl, so Moiraine set off alone.

Over the next few months, they learned that Tamra had been murdered, that the Black Ajah really existed, that the Black was also searching for the Dragon Reborn and that the Black did not know that he was a newborn since they were killing any man or boy who showed anything that might be interpreted as an early sign that he could channel, such as uncommon luck or a sudden rise to prominence.

At Aesdaishar Palace in Chachin, Moiraine fought and killed Merean Redhill, a member of the Black Ajah, but not before Merean killed Diryk, who was thought to be too lucky, his father Brys and Edeyn Arrel’s daughter Iselle. Lan Mandragoran fought Ryne, a Darkfriend working with Merean, and killed him. Moiraine disposed of the bodies and persuaded Lan to give up his personal fight and become her Warder.

Moiraine and Lan spent many years searching for the Dragon Reborn in many places; in 998 NE they arrived in the village of Emond’s Field. There she found three young men of the proper age, but all were said to have been born in the Two Rivers. She gave each a coin that would let her find them, wherever they went. She also found two young women with the ability to channel. On Winternight, Trollocs attacked Emond’s Field, and Moiraine and Lan helped to fight them. The next day, Rand al’Thor brought his injured father to her, and she Healed him. She convinced Rand, Mat Cauthon and Perrin Aybara that the Trollocs, and the Myrddraal they had seen, were after them, and that they needed to flee, in secret, with her. Egwene al’Vere, the young woman Rand thought he would marry, saw that the boys were up to something and decided to join them; Thom Merrilin, the visiting gleeman, also joined them. Nynaeve al’Meara, the Wisdom of Emond’s Field, followed them some days later and caught up with them in Baerlon.

The group started for Tar Valon, with Draghkar, Myrddraal and Trollocs chasing them. Moiraine and Lan were able to keep them just a step ahead of the Shadowspawn. Finally they were forced to shelter in Shadar Logoth; when against all expectations Trollocs entered the ruined city, the group gathered itself to flee. Mashadar, the deadly fog, appeared, though, and the group was separated. Moiraine, Lan and Nynaeve remained together, but they didn’t know where the others had gone. They started toward Caemlyn, hoping to find them. They found Perrin and Egwene being held by Whitecloaks and rescued them. When they reached Caemlyn, they found Rand and Mat at The Queen’s Blessing, as well as the Ogier Loial. Mat was suffering from his attachment to the dagger he had stolen from Mordeth; Moiraine was able to Heal him somewhat. The boys told Moiraine of the dreams that they had had of Ba’alzamon, Perrin and Egwene told of a story they had heard from Tinkers, and Loial told of one heard in the stedding. Moiraine realized that the group needed to go to the Eye of the World.

With Loial to guide them, they traveled through the Ways to Fal Dara, where they learned that Padan Fain, a Darkfriend, had been following them. The next morning they set off into the Blight to find the Green Man and the Eye of the World. There Aginor and Balthamel appeared and injured Moiraine. The Green Man killed Balthamel, and Rand killed Aginor, and Moiraine knew for sure that Rand was the Dragon Reborn. Hidden in the empty Eye, they found Lews Therin’s banner, a broken seal of the Dark One’s prison and the Horn of Valere.

They returned to Fal Dara; Siuan, who had become the Amyrlin Seat, visited them there. Trollocs attacked and the Horn was stolen, and Rand, Mat, Perrin and Shienaran soldiers went after it. Egwene and Nynaeve headed for the Tower, and Moiraine did some research. She also told Lan that if she died his bond would pass to Myrelle. Moiraine went to Falme, and was reunited with Rand. They wintered in the Mountains of Mist, and Moiraine talked to many of her eyes-and-ears. Rand left in secret, headed for the Stone of Tear, and Moiraine, Lan, Loial and Perrin went after him. They arrived in Tear, picking up Faile along the way. Moiraine realized that Be’lal was running Tear, and was trying to kill Rand. She arrived in time to balefire Be’lal, and Rand took Callandor. Moiraine, Rand and Mat all went through the redstone doorframe to ask questions of the Aelfinn; Moiraine also let slip that she knew who she would marry. Although she did not reveal details, Min Farshaw had told her that she would marry Thom Merrilin.

When Rand determined to go to the Aiel Waste, Moiraine and Lan accompanied him. Moiraine went to Rhuidean, and went through the ter’angreal that the Wise Ones used. There she saw all possible future skeins of her life, though these ran together in such a way as to leave her only with chunks; things that she must do, things she must not do. After Rand was proclaimed the Car’a’carn by the Aiel, she went with him back to Cairhien, trying to teach him as much as she could.

As she had seen in Rhuidean, a day came where news of Morgase arrived. Moiraine led Rand to the docks of Cairhien and the redstone doorframe ter’angreal leading to the realm of the Eelfinn; Lanfear appeared and attacked Rand and his companions. She flung Moiraine under a wagon, but Moiraine pulled herself up, tackled Lanfear, and both went through the doorframe, destroying it in the process. Lan felt the bond release, and he and the others believed Moiraine dead.

Moiraine was not dead, but was held captive by the Eelfinn, who fed on her emotions and drained her ability to use the One Power. She had left a letter for Thom, however, that told him how she might be rescued. Mat, Thom and Noal Charin, who was truly Jain Farstrider, went into the realm of the Eelfinn and Aelfinn through the Tower of Ghenjei and rescued her. She kept the ter’angreal that she and Lanfear had been fighting over when they went through the doorframe; without it, she could channel only weakly. She and Thom were married, and she bonded Thom as her Warder.

Moiraine went to the Field of Merrilor, where she convinced the nations to sign the Dragon’s Peace, and she accompanied Rand to Shayol Ghul when he fought the Dark One.

Moiral, Lillen. Moghedien’s name in the Age of Legends.

Moisen. A battle in the Whitecloak War, also known as the Troubles among the Whitecloaks, in which the Whitecloaks tried to take Altara. Niall thought it the worst battle he had ever fought, when armies blundered into one another in the night near Moisen, and how that battle had seemed as bright as a summer’s day compared to the one he was fighting at that time, given reports of numerous events across the world from Omerna and Balwer.

Mol Hara Square. A large square located in front of the Tarasin Palace in Ebou Dar.

Moldine Gate. A gate in the south wall of the city of Ebou Dar.

Molvaine Gap. A narrow valley, northeast of Maderin in Altara on the border of Murandy, beyond the Malvide Narrows on the eastern side of the Damora Mountains. The Seanchan had an army there; Mat wanted to draw them out so that he could pass through the gap.

Monaelle. A Wise One of the Goshien Aiel with the ability to channel and a strength level of 45(33), which would have been barely strong enough for her to have attained the shawl. About 5'6" tall, she was short for an Aiel woman, and had gray eyes, yellow hair with hints of red and a mild, motherly face. She appeared to be not far into her middle years. Of high standing, although the weakest in the Power there, Monaelle led the ceremony in which Aviendha and Elayne became first-sisters. She was the only woman at the adoption ceremony who was not taller than Elayne. Monaelle bore seven children and told Aviendha that she had to make sure that Elayne got plenty of fresh air. Monaelle checked Elayne’s babes with a weave called Caressing the Child; she also acted as Elayne’s midwife until the Aiel left Caemlyn.

Mondevin, Jorille. The Royal Historian to the Court of Ethenielle of Kandor; she wrote the introduction to “The Strike at Shayol Ghul.”

Mondoran, Jaric. See Jaric Mondoran

Mondwin, Luthair Paendrag. See Luthair Paendrag Mondwin

money. See currency

Montem al’San. A Two Rivers man in Perrin’s army. He was guarding Perrin the day he encountered Whitecloaks on the Jehannah Road.

months. See Farede Calendar

Monuments Past. A history book that Min read.

Moondancer, Jethari. See Jethari Moondancer and Birgitte

moondrop. A flowering plant. Graendal had its blossom in her hair at one point. It was also embroidered on Nasin Caeren’s lapels.

Moonflower. Leane’s gray mare that she rode from Tar Valon to Salidar.

Moonglow. A mare of Tairen stock that belonged to a member of the Band of the Red Hand. He died, and Joline took her to go to Tar Valon.

Moonhunter. The wolves’ name for Lanfear.

Moonlight. A white mare ridden by Nynaeve when she accompanied Rand to meet Hurin as a representative of the Borderland rulers.

Moonshadow. A deep brown mare from royal stables in Caemlyn, ridden by Elayne during the Last Battle. Moonshadow was killed when one of Hanlon’s men drove a sword through her neck.

Moor. A hired hand at Almen Bunt’s sister Alysa’s apple orchard in Andor.

Moorwyn, Niande. See Niande Moorwyn

Mor, Almurat. See Almurat Mor

Mora, River. A river forming the border between Arafel and Shienar, flowing southwest into the River Erinin.

Mora. 1) A Wise One of the Shaarad Aiel at Colrada Hold with the ability to channel. A dreamwalker, she taught Bair. When she was nearly three hundred years old, Mora died of a bloodsnake bite. 2) A Wise One of the Goshien Aiel several generations after the Last Battle. Seen in Aviendha’s vision of the future in Rhuidean, Mora met with Ladalin, Tamaav, Takei and Jorshem; they decided that the Aiel must retreat to the Three-fold Land.

Moradri. An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She was a long-limbed Mayener, and had two Mayener Warders who were rumored to be her brothers. When the Seanchan attacked the Tower, Moradri went to various groups fighting in the Tower and told them that she and Saerin were trying to set up a formal command center. She mapped out for Saerin the location and Ajah of each group fighting.

morat. A Seanchan term placed before the name of an animal to mean handler of the animal. A morat’grolm, for example, was a handler of grolm. There were also morat’lopar, morat’raken, morat’to’raken and morat’torm. See also der’morat

Moraton, Soffi. A woman with Perrin’s army who tore her tent during a stream crossing and had no trouble getting it repaired.

Mord. A broken-nosed Domani thug who worked for Jorgin, Milisair’s questioner, in the torture business.

Mordaine. A Jenn Aiel woman during the building of Rhuidean. She, Dermon and Narisse met with the Aiel clan chiefs and told them that they must come to Rhuidean if they wanted to lead. Mordaine also told the Aiel that the Jenn’s days were dwindling, and they would soon all be dead. A graying woman with deep-set green eyes, she looked as if she could have been Narisse’s sister.

Mordero daghain pas duente cuebiyar. An Old Tongue expression meaning “My heart holds no fear of death.”

Mordeth. A councilor who convinced the city of Aridhol to use the Darkfriends’ ways against the Darkfriends, thus bringing its destruction and earning it a new name, Shadar Logoth (“Where the Shadow Waits”). Only one thing survived in Shadar Logoth besides the hate that killed it, and that was Mordeth himself, bound in the ruins for two thousand years, waiting for someone to come whose soul he could consume and so take on new flesh. When Rand, Mat and Perrin were exploring Shadar Logoth, he tried in vain to get them to help carry his treasure to his horses; if he could convince someone to accompany him to the walls, he would have been able to consume them. When he encountered Padan Fain, he could not consume Fain’s soul because it had been touched directly by the Dark One; the two blended into a far more evil being. Fain/Mordeth was not harmed in the Ways by the Black Wind because of professional courtesy.

Mordeth, Jeraal. The name used by Padan Fain when he was in Cairhien advising Toram Riatin.

Mordrellen Mantear. A queen of Andor who took the throne in 964 NE after the death of her mother Dolera. She had four older brothers. In 935–936 NE, Mordrellen spent two years in the White Tower; she had no ability to channel, but as per tradition, she received the Great Serpent ring on departing. Mordrellen was very close to the White Tower, making frequent return visits despite the distance. She was the last queen of Andor from the Mantear family. In 972 NE, shortly after her daughter Tigraine disappeared, Mordrellen died, some said of grief. Morgase of House Trakand then gained the throne after a two-year power struggle known as the Succession.

Morear. A member of Jarid Sarand’s personal guard. Faced with Jarid’s growing insanity, Morear and Jarid’s other men rebelled against Jarid, and tied him to a tree; Morear gagged him. The men then went off to fight in the Last Battle.

Moreina. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars; Tear later occupied the site. See Fel Moreina

Morel. Father of Dal father of Haman, the last being an Ogier Elder of Stedding Shangtai.

Morelin Samared. The name used by Elayne after escaping Ronde Macura and while traveling with Luca’s show.

Morelle. A town near the southernmost boundary claimed by Cairhien, halfway from Cairhien to the River Iralell. Rand told Maringil and others that he had sent some Aiel to catch bandits, and that the Stone Dogs had killed nearly two hundred near Morelle.

Morena. An Aiel woman who served as Wise One for Erim of the Chareen Aiel.

Morenal Ocean. A body of water bordering eastern Shara and western Seanchan.

Moressin Damodred. Laman’s brother and Moiraine’s uncle. He was cruel and vicious and held Moiraine’s father in contempt. He was killed at the end of the Aiel War, along with his brothers Laman and Aldecain.

Morgase Trakand. By the Grace of the Light, Queen of Andor, Defender of the Realm, Protector of the People, High Seat of House Trakand. Her sign was three golden keys, and the sign of House Trakand was a silver keystone. She had strong blue eyes and red-gold hair that fell in waves and curls to her shoulders. Rand thought she was what Elayne would look like when maturity ripened her into full bloom; because of her admittedly minuscule ability to channel, she looked little more than thirty. Shorter than her daughter, Morgase was about 5'6" tall. Her face was a perfect oval, like her daughter’s, and her lips were a little on the full side. Born in 957 NE, she went to the White Tower in 971 NE. After Tigraine disappeared, she was allowed to return to Andor and contend for the throne. She was given the Great Serpent ring on leaving, despite her meager abilities, as a sign of the Tower’s favor; the White Tower very much wanted a woman who had trained with them to take the Lion Throne. She did so, and soon after married Taringail Damodred, to mark the smooth continuation of rule within Andor and to maintain the treaties and agreements with Cairhien that Taringail’s earlier marriage had cemented. With him she had two children, Gawyn and Elayne; she also loved Galad, Taringail’s son by Tigraine, very much.

Morgase’s marriage was not happy. She became closer to the bard of her House, Thomdril Merrilin, who had helped her considerably in gaining the throne through his deftness at the Game of Houses, and after Taringail’s death, they became lovers. When Thom went off without telling her, and met her anger for anger on his return, she issued arrest warrants which were never canceled. Some time after Thom Merrilin left, she became lovers with Gareth Bryne, the Lord Captain Commander of her Queen’s Guards.

Rahvin, posing as Gaebril, arrived in Caemlyn and used Compulsion on her and alienated her from her closest friends and strongest supporters. She was able to overcome the Compulsion enough to flee, although she continued to suffer memory blackouts and memory tricks for quite some time after. She tried to get Bryne, whom she had exiled, to help her regain her throne, but he was not at Kore Springs. She went to Amadicia to seek help from Ailron, but the Whitecloaks were the true power there and they held her. While Pedron Niall was alive, she was not treated badly, but after his death she was tortured by Asunawa and violated by Valda. She was held briefly by the Seanchan when they took Amador and escaped with the help of Sebban Balwer. She abdicated her throne, although she kept that quiet. She was rescued from Dragonsworn by Perrin’s party and, as Maighdin Dorlain, became Faile’s lady’s maid. Morgase developed feelings for Tallanvor, who was younger than herself, but she kept him at arm’s length for a long time because of her bad experiences with Gaebril and Valda. She was among those taken gai’shain by Sevanna and the Shaido; she used her ability to channel to signal for help when she and others were trapped by Galina. Her true identity was revealed at Perrin’s meeting with Galad, and she served as judge at Perrin’s trial for killing Whitecloaks.

She married Tallanvor, and revealed to her children that she was still alive.

During the Last Battle, she organized efforts to tend the battlefield wounded.

Morgeillin, Solain. See Solain Morgeillin

Mori. A Maiden traveling with Perrin. She investigated the area near the Jehannah Road that had developed characteristics of the Blight.

Moria Elward. A woman who ran a farm near Tar Valon. For penance, novice Sahra Covenry was sent to work for her. Both Moria and Sahra were killed by an Aes Sedai of the Black Ajah.

Moria Karentanis. An Illianer Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah in public and of the Black Ajah in truth. Her strength level was 25(13). Born in 840 NE, she went to the White Tower in 854 NE. After spending eight years as a novice and seven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 869 NE. Moria was an ordinary-looking woman, so much so that some at first missed the ageless quality about her. According to Anaiya, she was harder, or tougher, at least, than Lelaine; she was not part of Lelaine’s clique. She was not particularly graceful, though she bounded to her feet before the report on Shadar Logoth. In 999 NE she was raised Sitter for the Blue in Salidar, replacing the Blue Sitter who was killed in the fighting when Siuan was deposed. Like the other Blues, she was strongly in favor of removing Elaida, but like many others, she disliked the openness of what the Aes Sedai were doing, showing the world the division in the Tower, and she wished there were some other way. Moria’s name was on Verin’s list of the Black Ajah; she was captured, stilled and beheaded.

Moridin. The Old Tongue word for “death,” it was the name given to the resurrected Ishamael. His strength level was ++1, the highest possible level for a man. He was 6'5" to 6'6" tall with broad shoulders and brilliant blue eyes. His body was somewhere in its mid twenties, and was stopped short of beauty by a chin that was too strong. Despite his resurrection in a new, young body, he was still more than a little mad, and still suffered from delusions of godhood. Despite being half-mad and megalomaniacal, he was highly intelligent and damned clever. After being named Nae’blis, Moridin had both Moghedien and Cyndane in his power, held by cour’souvra. He also persuaded Graendal to cooperate, though she was not held by anything except her knowledge that he seemingly had the Dark One’s favor, as evidenced among other things by Shaidar Haran, and her fear that her schemes and involvement with Sammael might be discovered.

Moridin knew that the seals on the Dark One’s prison were weakening, physically and otherwise, and more, he knew why. He arranged for Taim to deliver a seal to Rand, partly to ensure that Taim was well received and partly in the hope that the seal would be placed with any others that Rand might have. Moridin believed that Rand had other seals, and thought that Dobraine and Bashere were likely candidates for guardians; he sent agents to try to retrieve them.

Moridin observed Sammael and Graendal’s meeting with Sevanna and the Wise Ones.

When Rand was in danger of falling into a pit in Shadar Logoth, Moridin rescued him; as Mashadar moved toward them, they both released balefire against it, and the streams crossed, making them fall. He gave Rand some helpful pointers on defeating Sammael.

Moridin sent Mili Skane to Caemlyn, giving her Falion and Marillin as servants and arranging for Hanlon to go to her; under Moridin’s orders, Mili killed Carridin. Moridin told Kisman to kill Rand if he must, but that it was most important to bring him everything in Rand’s possession. At a meeting of the Forsaken, he ordered the deaths of Mat and Perrin, but said that Rand was his. After Semirhage was captured by Rand, Moridin refused Mesaana and Demandred’s plea to free her; he was angry because she had injured Rand. He gave Graendal a dreamspike and set her to kill Perrin; when her schemes failed, he punished her by killing her and putting her soul in an ugly body. At Shayol Ghul, Moridin faced Rand in the Last Battle; Rand prevailed and carried Moridin out of the Pit of Doom. The two swapped bodies; Moridin, in Rand’s body, died. See also Ishamael

Moril. A man who knows no fear, in a song sung at The White Ring in Maderin, Altara.

Morin. The first Maiden of the Spear. A pretty, yellow-haired Jenn Aiel and a dreamer, she went to the martial Aiel and asked for their help in rescuing her daughter, who had been kidnapped. Though it was not required of a woman, she elected to go with the Aiel on the mission; Jeordam shortened a spear for her and taught her to use it. She told him that she had seen his face in a dream. Morin later bore Jeordam a son.

Morly Hardlin. An Asha’man who reached the rank of Dedicated. He was a member of Logain’s faction, and was with Logain when Logain took Toveine. He bonded Lemai Ambani, a Red.

Morning Clouds. A younger male wolf in Wildfire’s pack. Perrin contacted him for information after he and others set out to find the kidnapped Rand.

Morning Directives. At the Black Tower, standing orders and orders for the day were read out to the Asha’man.

Morning Mist. A female wolf. When Shadowspawn raided the camp in the Mountains of Mist and Leya died, Morning Mist was the only one still living among seven wolves that attacked and killed a Fade.

Morning Tide. See Shalon din Togara Morning Tide

morning drop. A flower used in Aiel bridal wreaths to signify the bride’s submissive nature.

Morninglight. A wolf in Oak Dancer’s pack. He invited Perrin to hunt; later he, Hopper and other wolves helped teach Perrin to follow someone in the wolf dream. Slayer killed Morninglight.

morningstar. A plant bearing a white flower; the cut flower had a stem long enough to use in a vase. Moiraine, Nynaeve and Egwene wore these flowers in their hair when they were with the Green Man.

Moroso, Gitara. See Gitara Moroso

Morr, Fedwin. See Fedwin Morr

Morrigan. A queen of Andor during the War of the Hundred Years. She reigned from FY 1103 to FY 1114.

Morrigan, Varuna. See Varuna Morrigan

Morsa, Lady. A Seanchan noblewoman. She was ordered held by Jalindin after a confrontation with Rand and Aviendha once Aviendha fled by gateway to Seanchan and Rand followed, apparently because of knowledge Morsa might have had concerning events east of the Aryth Ocean. Morsa recognized Rand, having seen him in the sky above Falme.

Morsad, Berenicia. See Berenicia Morsad

Morvrin Thakanos. An Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 15(3). Born in 777 NE in Illian, she went to the White Tower in 795 NE. After spending seven years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 808 NE. Standing 5'5" tall, and stout, with a round face, brown eyes and gray-streaked hair, Morvrin was a placid sort, sometimes with an absently vague look. She required a great deal of proof for anything. Her Warder was Jori. A member of Sheriam’s council in Salidar, she was one of three, with Sheriam and Myrelle, who stood for Egwene, “heart for heart, soul for soul, life for life.” Morvrin was forced to swear personal fealty to Egwene because of the ferrets sent to the White Tower, done without the knowledge of the Hall because of fear that some of the rebel Hall might be Black Ajah. Morvrin was part of the battle in Tel’aran’rhiod against some of the Black Ajah at the White Tower until she and others were taken out of the dream on Amys’ orders.

Mos Shirare. A fortress town in Shienar. When Agelmar was going to find the Trollocs at Tarwin’s Gap while Rand, at the same time, was going to meet the Green Man, he mentioned that he would be joining other Shienaran armies, including the one from Mos Shirare. And when Siuan, the Amyrlin, visited Fal Dara, Agelmar told her a bard from Mos Shirare had been selected to entertain her.

Mosaada. A sept of the Goshien Aiel.

Mosadorin. A place where the legendary Green sister Caraighan Maconar single-handedly put down a rebellion after the Breaking.

Mosalaine, Delana. See Delana Mosalaine

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

Moselle, Amira. See Amira Moselle

Mosenain, Catrelle. An ironmonger’s daughter from Maerone whom Daved Hanlon murdered and threw down a well after she disclosed that he had impregnated her.

Moseneillin, Daigian. See Daigian Moseneillin

Moshaine. A sept of the Shaido Aiel.

Moshea. A Tinker in Raen’s band. When Perrin was in Raen’s wagon after the Trolloc ambush, Ila sent Raen to see if Moshea had the wheel on his wagon yet.

Mosinel, Ared. Rahvin’s name before he turned to the Shadow.

Mosk the Giant. A character from the Age before the Age of Legends featured in a gleeman’s tale. He was a giant who fought Elsbet, the Queen of All, with his Lance of Fire, and fought Merk using spears of fire.

Mosra. A town in Altara on the western border near the River Eldar and Amadicia. Ailron had laid claim to it and other villages so that Pedron Niall, who controlled Ailron, could choke river traffic to Ebou Dar and thereby take over Altara.

Mosrara, Liale. See Liale Mosrara

Mosvani, Alanna. See Alanna Mosvani

motai. The Aiel name for a sweet crunchy grub found in the Waste.

Motara, Sereine dar Shamelle. The author of Commentaries on the Karaethon Cycle. She was Counsel-Sister to Comaelle, High Queen of Jaramide, circa 325 AB, the Third Age.

Motheneos, Elinde. A supporter of Amalasan who tried to free him from the White Tower; he failed and died.

Mothers. Wisdom-equivalents in Seanchan. These were village wise women knowledgeable in dispensing herbs and cures. They were generally called “Mother,” though there were other regional names. The degree to which they were respected by the Healers varied widely; some Healers considered them useful when there was no Healer available or until a Healer could be summoned; others considered them a nuisance. There was no fear among Mothers of being taken for one using the Power; Aes Sedai having long been reduced to damane in Seanchan, there was no memory at all of Healing.

Mount Sardlen. A mountain in Murandy.

Mountain Dancers. An Aiel warrior society; they were also known as Hama N’dore.

mountain king snake. A deadly snake.

Mountains of Dhoom. A range of mountains situated on an east-west axis in the north, just below the Blasted Lands.

Mountains of Mist. A mountain range oriented north-south, found immediately west of Emond’s Field. It separated Arad Doman and Tarabon from Andor and Ghealdan.

Mowly. See Careme and Ellya Mowly

Muad Cheade. A former Marshal-General of Saldaea. He was mad but a great general, never coming close to losing. He once ordered twenty-three trees chopped down because they were looking at him; he then demanded that they be buried and gave the oration.

Muad’drin tia dar allende caba’drin rhadiem! Old Tongue for “Infantry prepare to pass cavalry forward!”

Muadh. A grizzled Child of the Light who was with Geofram Bornhald on Toman Head. Muadh fell into the hands of Darkfriends once; his face was so scarred from it that it took even the strongest aback, and he could only speak in a whispered growl. In a village where thirty people, including some children, were hanged, Muadh told Geofram that the group that had done the hanging included two men who looked just like Child Wuan and Child Earwin. Those two were men that Geofram had been forced earlier to hand over to Questioners.

mudfish. A fish not worth eating.

mudgin. A fool.

Muelin. A woman who was a contortionist with Valan Luca’s show, hired from a show that had been nearly destroyed by a rioting mob. She lived with other contortionists in a virulently yellow wagon.

Mulaen. A Seanchan superior servant in Falme in the house where the damane were kept; she had charge of the quarters for damane. She burned Min’s coat and breeches and gave Min her choice of garments to indicate her place in the hierarchy. Min had to comply if she wanted to continue visiting Egwene. Mulaen had a droning nasal voice and a sharp way with any damane who did not remember every word of her boring lectures.

Mulan, Leuese. An old Tairen fisherman who became wealthy after finding three cuendillar bowls and a cup in his nets, but later could not remember where. He bought a trading ship.

Mulinda. A Salidar serving woman in service to the rebel Aes Sedai. She was skinny and gaped a lot. She shared a room with Satina, Emara and Ronelle in the same house where Elayne and Nynaeve lived. She was there the night the “bubble of evil” hit, and was caught under the bed when it flipped.

Mull, Alpert. See Alpert Mull

mura. A tree found in Seanchan. It had ropelike bark and green tufts of thick needlelike leaves.

Muradin. A man of the Shaido Aiel and first-brother of Couladin. Muradin was allowed to enter Rhuidean to see whether he could be chief of the Shaido, replacing the deceased Suladric. He and Couladin had big plans, involving crossing the Dragonwall again and conquering and holding Cairhien; Sevanna planned to marry Muradin when he became chief. Muradin could not accept the history of the Aiel; he found it so repellent that he ripped out his own eyes and ate them. He did not come out of the ter’angreal.

Murandy. A nation north of Illian; its capital was Lugard. Its sigil was a red bull: the Red Bull. Its banner was the Red Bull on a field vertically striped blue and white—three blue and two white. The banner was fringed in red if flown when the sovereign was present.

Murandy was founded approximately FY 1047 by Lady Katrine do Catalan a’Coralle, who had just captured the city of Lugard, taking its name from an old name for the region around Lugard. She was assassinated after less than a year on her throne and succeeded by her son, who was succeeded in turn by his four brothers, with the throne then passing to the next generation of the House. It was estimated by some historians that during the War of the Hundred Years, Murandy averaged a new ruler every two years, and even after the war was over, the average length of rule was only eight years, usually ending with assassination or an “accident” or otherwise mysterious death. By approximately 200 NE, rulers began holding the throne for much longer periods, but only because the crown had become essentially valueless in a nation that was really only a patchwork of allegiances to towns and individual nobles. It was generally considered that Murandy survived in large part because its much stronger neighbors all had opponents or possible opponents strong enough that they were unwilling to turn their backs long enough to swallow Murandy. There was a history of border raids into Andor by Murandians going back to the War of the Hundred Years. Raids the other way were usually punitive. Northern Murandy was occupied by Andor more than once, but Andor never considered it worth the effort to hold. Murandy had one of the three false Dragons who sprang up after Logain was captured and before Rand declared himself. Murandians were quite proud of having seized the false Dragon who appeared in their midst, and doing so quickly. What they were not so proud of was the fact that they burned him alive. This was done under influence from Illian, in fact, from Lord Brend.

Murandy could have either a king or a queen. It was a hereditary monarchy, with the throne going to the eldest child alive at the ruler’s death. Murandy rarely changed its ruling House because no one cared enough to take a position that was at best a figurehead, though occasionally some lord or lady would think he or she was strong enough to unite the land. The ruler seldom controlled more than Lugard itself, and often not all of that. The countryside was a crazy quilt of individual nobles’ fiefs, and those nobles raided one another, formed alliances against one another and betrayed those alliances to form new ones at the drop of a handkerchief. Those along the border also invested considerable time in raiding across said border, mainly for horses and cattle, but also sometimes as little more than glorified bandits looting villages and manors.

The army of Murandy historically consisted of the personal levies of the nobles, who often squabbled over the command. Nobles even removed their troops in times of dire need because of these arguments. Noblewomen almost invariably used a Master of the Horse to command their soldiers, and very rarely took the field themselves. Noblemen were expected to lead whether or not they were competent to do so. There was never a permanent formation in Murandy such as the Queen’s Guards in Andor. The throne was weak, and while anyone who held the throne would have wanted such a formation to strengthen it, no one else wanted the throne strengthened, since that lessened their own power.

Murandy had some mining, including gold and silver, but the political situation never allowed any large-scale or well-organized efforts. It had a good trade in wool, and was famed for its lace. Beef, mutton and leather were also produced.

Murasaka sisters. Six women who were acrobats first with Sillia Cerano’s show and then with Valan Luca’s show. Although they called themselves sisters, they were obviously not related. Andaya and Kuan were two of the six.

Murdru Kar. Words uttered by Trollocs while fighting Lan in the Last Battle.

Murel. A Seanchan soldier in Jurador who, with two others, tried to get into Luca’s show without paying. His eyes were tilted like a Saldaean’s, and his skin was the color of honey. His standardbearer confined the three to camp for ten days and docked them ten days’ pay, since they were supposed to be unloading wagons.

Murellin. Shiaine’s henchman who posed as her servant. He was heavily muscled with sunken knuckles and sullen eyes. He was big enough that he could easily pick up a cask of brandy that Daved Hanlon didn’t think he himself could have lifted, but Murellin easily tipped it to pour the contents down the funnel stuck in Jaichim Carridin’s mouth. Shiaine made Falion available for Murellin; she asked Hanlon for something to make Murellin sleep through the night. When Elayne and her party went to Full Moon Street, Murellin was drunk in the stable; Jaem tied him up.

Murow, Letice. See Letice Murow

Musar, 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 except serving others after the encounter.

Musara. A sept of the Reyn Aiel.

Musarin. An Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Tall and white-haired, Musarin was guarding Leane when Egwene visited. When Leane’s cell started melting, Musarin and Gelarna used saidar to pull Leane free, and Musarin called for help.

Musenge. A captain in the Deathwatch Guard. A grizzled, weathered man with black hair and seemingly built for endurance, he commanded Tuon’s personal bodyguard and led five hundred of the Deathwatch Guard and one hundred Gardeners. He accompanied Karede in the search for Tuon with one hundred members of the Deathwatch Guard and twenty Gardeners. When Karede went into Mat’s camp, Musenge waited in case it was a trap. After Musenge fought alongside Mat to save Tuon, he took Elbar’s head to Tuon in Ebou Dar. When Tuon met with Rand at Falme, Musenge placed archers on nearby roofs to protect her.

mushroom, deathshead. A poisonous mushroom.

mushroom, Queen’s Crown. A flavorful type of mushroom.

mushroom, shadowshand. A mushroom that made rings on fallen logs.

Musicar. A member of the Deathwatch Guard. When Rand surprised Tuon in the garden of the Tarasin Palace, Tuon shouted for Musicar to run and fetch damane.

Mutch. A stableman at The Stag and Lion in Baerlon, Andor. Wiry and surly, Mutch complained when Moiraine and her party came in the back way at the inn, and scowled at Rand when he went off to see Baerlon. When the party was leaving, he complained about readying the horses, and sourly watched them depart.

Muyami. A group of Seanchan who did not hold to oaths strongly. Egeanin stated that she had made an oath so strong that not even a Muyami would break it.

Muyami Uprising. An unpleasantness in Seanchan during which Karede served and gained honors.

Mycal Crossin. A grain merchant in So Habor with whom Perrin did business. At first he thought that Perrin and his companions were ghosts; he was afraid of the ghosts that were appearing in So Habor. His fear overwhelmed him to the point that he stopped caring about cleanliness. Although he agreed to sell grain, the grain was full of weevils and had to be winnowed.

Myershi, Reo. An ancestor of King Paitar of Arafel who heard a Foretelling of importance about the Dragon Reborn and passed it down through his family.

Myk. A pikeman in Juilin Sandar’s squad in the Last Battle.

Mylen. A damane belonging to Tuon. She was formerly an Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah whose name was Sheraine Caminelle and who was captured at Falme; her Warder died trying to protect her. She was then taken back to Seanchan, where she arrived half dead, skin-and-bones, and refusing to eat. Tuon bought her on the docks at Shon Kifar. A Cairhienin who looked a great deal like Moiraine, she was about 4'10" and under Tuon’s care became a little plump and definitely round of bosom and bottom. Mylen had dark eyes, black hair and a pale complexion. She became the quintessential damane under Tuon’s training, utterly devoted to her. She was part of Karede’s group that searched for Tuon when she was missing. Mylen was particularly eager to free Tuon, particularly incensed that she was taken by Aes Sedai (or so she believed), and somewhat guilty because she herself used to call herself Aes Sedai, as she thought of it. She was well and truly Tuon’s, and would have fought not only for Tuon, but to stop anyone from removing her collar. She could not, of course, use the Power as a weapon even under the influence of the collar, and the other two oaths held her as well.

Myrddraal. Creatures of the Dark One, commanders of the Trollocs. They were the twisted offspring of Trollocs in which the human stock used to create the Trollocs resurfaced, but tainted by the evil that made the Trollocs. In different lands they were known by many names, among them Halfman, the Eyeless, Shadowman, Lurk, Fetch and Fade.

A Myrddraal appeared to be a fairly tall man, over six feet, with a pale, pasty-white complexion. The hair was black and flat, the lips thin and pale. There were no eyes, no eyebrows, no sign or hint that there should have been any eyes. They saw like eagles in day or night, however. Their look caused fear in the one they looked at. They moved sinuously, graceful and deadly, like serpents. They had a superior sense of smell, and a weakness for some strong odors.

Myrddraal could become all but invisible in shadows. They had a trick of seeming to vanish while remaining right there. Entering a shadow, they could travel, in a way not even the Forsaken understood, to another shadow far distant. Myrddraal could cloak themselves, and their mounts, in silence, so that not even their horses’ hooves on paving stones could be heard.

Trollocs and Myrddraal loathed deep water; neither could swim. Myrddraal would not wade into anything more than waist deep, especially if it was moving, and reluctantly at best. They had no ability to channel, but could detect the channeling of either sex. Their range was greater than even the Forsaken’s, but very dependent on the level of the One Power being used. Used very close to them, quite small flows (easily detectable by human channelers at that range) would have produced only a sort of unease, an uncertainty whether there was channeling or not. They could detect the residues of channeling at fainter levels than humans, though without being able to tell anything about what the channeling was—excepting Shaidar Haran, of course.

One of the Myrddraal’s abilities was that of controlling and cowing Trollocs consistently over time. Even Forsaken had difficulty with this; Trollocs were easily enough cowed, but the lesson seemed to last almost no time, except for Myrddraal lessons. Myrddraal could also link with a number of Trollocs, completely overriding their bestial nature and taking control of their minds and wills to create a deadly, well-disciplined fighting force almost as effective as was originally intended. Unfortunately, the Myrddraal was then the weak link. If it was killed, the Trollocs sharing the link died with it. Myrddraal were also better able to control a number of other sorts of Shadowspawn. There were, however, some sorts of Shadowspawn which even Myrddraal had a hard time controlling, and some, such as Worms, which they could not control at all.

Myrddraal had no sense of humor in the usual sense, though they did have an extremely sadistic whimsy. Myrddraal did not smile, and they certainly didn’t laugh, again excepting Shaidar Haran. A Myrddraal’s sword caused a blue flash when struck against a Power-wrought blade. The process of making these weapons was unknown, although each sword had to be quenched in a living human body in the making.

Myrdin Paendrag Maregore. The King of Shandalle and father of Artur Hawkwing. He died during the Black Plague epidemic in FY 939.

Myrelle Berengari. An Altaran Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 15(3). Born in 954 NE, she went to the White Tower in 968 NE. After spending seven years as a novice and five years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 980 NE. Among the rebels, she served as the Captain-General of the Green Ajah. About 5'4" tall, with an olive complexion and large dark eyes, she was beautiful. Her face was a perfect oval, and usually wore a knowing smile. Myrelle was noted for her fiery temper, even among the Greens. She was the first Aes Sedai in centuries to save more than one Warder whose previous Aes Sedai had died; she was able to save Nuhel Dromand and Avar Hachami. For that reason, she was chosen by Moiraine to receive Lan’s bond if anything should happen to her. After Moiraine vanished through the redstone doorway, Myrelle recruited Nisao to help heal Lan’s mind. Nicola and Areina blackmailed Myrelle and Nisao over the secret passing of the bond; Nicola wanted more lessons and Areina wanted to be around Lan.

When Egwene discovered that the bond had been passed without Lan’s agreement, she had Myrelle swear fealty to her to avoid punishment. After Kairen Stang was murdered, Myrelle bonded her Warder Llyw, although some arm-twisting by Faiselle was required for her to do it. Rumor said that she was married to Nuhel, Avar and Croi Makin, her other Warder. Myrelle passed Lan’s bond to Nynaeve after Nynaeve passed the test for Aes Sedai.

Myrelle was part of the delegation sent to the Black Tower, part of the group camped outside the walls while Taim tried to Turn Logain. Myrelle and the delegation took on new Warders and then joined Egwene’s army fighting Shadowspawn in the Last Battle on the Kandori-Arafellin border.

Myriam Copan. An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah who served as Amyrlin from 754 to 797 NE. She was justifiably known as “Beauty.” Myriam began as a weak Amyrlin known for her concern with her own looks and for her sulks and temper tantrums, as well as for her dislike of being cooped up in Tar Valon and her complete disinterest in having anything to do with running the Tower or the Aes Sedai. In 758 NE she supposedly went on a two-month retreat by herself, after which she underwent a sudden and unexplained about-face. In fact, she had been kidnapped by Cadsuane Melaidhrin and put through a short but tough course in what it meant to be adult and Amyrlin. She restored the power and authority of the Amyrlin Seat and had a distinguished reign. She was not among the most powerful of Amyrlins, but far from the least, and she developed a deft political hand.