The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
Ages
A spoke in the Wheel of Time.
Pattern of an Age
"The Wheel of Time weaves the threads of human lives into the
Pattern of an Age, often called simply the Pattern, which forms the
substance of reality for that Age."
Web of Destiny
A great change in the Pattern of an Age, centered on one or more
people who are ta'veren. In the Old Tongue, it is called
"Ta'maral'ailen."
Ta'veren
"A person around whom the Wheel of Time weaves all
surrounding life-threads, perhaps ALL life-threads, to form a Web
of Destiny."
Known Ta'veren:
Artur Hawkwing
Mabriam en Shereed
Mat Cauthon
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Perrin Aybara
Rand al'Thor
"There are threads to the One Power, and each person who can
channel the One Power can usually grasp some threads better
than others. These threads are named according to the sort of
things that can be done using them - Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and
Spirit - and are called the Five Powers....While Spirit was found
equally in men and in women, great ability with Earth and/or Fire
was found much more often among men, with Water and/or Air
among women."
Gentling/Stilling
Gentling is:
"The act, performed by Aes Sedai, of shutting off a male who can
channel from the One Power...A man who has been gentled can
still sense the True Source, but he cannot touch it."
Stilling is:
"The act, performed by Aes Sedai, of shutting off a female who
can channel from the One Power...A woman who has been stilled
can still sense the True Source, but she cannot touch it."
Organizations/Societies
Aes
Sedai
Aiel
Asha'ma
n
Band of
the Red
Hand
Cha
Faile
Children
of the
Light
Council
of Nine
Darkfriend
s
Daughters
of Silence
Dragonswo
rn
Dreadlords
Forsaken
Hand of
the Light:
Children of
the Light
Guild
of Illumina
tors
Kin
Legion of the Dragon
Salidar Aes Sedai
Sea Folk
Seanchan
Tuatha'an/Tinkers/Tra
veling People
Whitecloaks: Children
of the Light
Younglings
Aes Sedai
"Servant to All" in the Old Tongue
Wielders of the One Power.
Their organization is headquartered in the White Tower in the
city of Tar Valon.
Amrylin Seat
The leader of the Aes Sedai, she is elected for life by the Hall of
the Tower. She has almost supreme authority among the Aes
Sedai. She forsakes her Ajah and is considered to be of all Ajahs
and of none.
Recent Amyrlin Seats
Ajahs
All Aes Sedai except the Amrylin Seat belong to an Ajah. Each
follows a specific philosophy of the use of the One Power and the
purposes of the Aes Sedai. There are seven official Ajahs, each
designated by a color. The eighth, unofficial Ajah is the Black Ajah.
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Blue Ajah
The Blue sisters involve themselves with causes and justice.
The Blue Ajah is the second smallest one, but it has the most
extensive network of eyes-and-ears. The head of the Blue
Ajah is called the First Selector.
All members of the Blue Ajah were expelled from the White
Tower and, by default, are associated with the Salidar Aes
Sedai (The Aes Sedai who are in rebellion against the White
Tower Aes Sedai. Their original headquarters were located
in Salidar.)
Red Ajah
The red Ajah bends its energies to finding men who
can channel and gentling them.
Although women cannot detect saidin, they can read the
residue of the weaves and that is their primary tool for
tracking. Galina Casban, the head of the Red Ajah, is called
the Highest. After Galina's disappearance Tsutama Rath is
elected Highest.
o When the White Tower split, all of the Red Ajah
remained loyal to the Tower.
White Ajah
The White, largely eschewing both the world and the value of
worldly knowledge, devotes itself to questions of philosophy
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Darkfriends
"Those who follow the Dark One and believe they will gain great
power and rewards when he is freed from his prison."
Darkfriends sometimes call themselves
Dark, Atha'an Shadar in the Old Tongue.
Friends
of
the
Forsaken
The name given to thirteen of the most powerful Aes Sedai of
the Age of Legends, thus among most powerful ever known, who
went over to the Dark One during the War of the Shadow in return
for the promise of immortality.
According to both legend and fragmentary records, they were
imprisoned along with Dark One when his prison was re-sealed.
The names given to them are still used to frighten children. They
prefer to call themselves The Chosen.
Male Forsaken
Female Forsaken
Aginor (M)
Asmodean (M)
Balthamel (M)
Be'lal (M)
Ishamael (M)
Demandred (M)
Rahvin (M)
Sammael (M)
Osan'gar (M)
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Graendal (F)
Lanfear (F)
Mesaana (F)
Moghedien (F)
Semirhage (F)
Aran'gar (F)
Cyndane (F)
Moridin (M)
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