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Wheel of Time: characters, places & organizations

A basic, browsable guide to Wheel of Time's registered characters, places and organizations, part of this project's knowledge-graph pilot. Coverage follows a fixed selection rule (viewpoint characters, each series' protagonists and antagonists, and recurring named roles) rather than an attempt at completeness.

Characters

• Aviendha principal
• Egwene al'Vere principal (titles: Amyrlin Seat; dead)
• Matrim Cauthon principal (aka Mat; titles: Prince of the Ravens)
• Moiraine Damodred principal (titles: Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah)
• Nynaeve al'Meara principal (titles: Wisdom of Emond's Field)
• Perrin Aybara principal (aka Perrin Goldeneyes)
• Rand al'Thor principal (aka The Dragon Reborn, Car'a'carn)
• Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag principal (aka Fortuona Athaem Devi Paendrag, Daughter of the Nine Moons; titles: Empress of Seanchan)
• Birgitte Silverbow major (titles: Captain-General of the Queen's Guard of Andor; dead)
• Cadsuane Melaidhrin major
• Demandred major (aka Barid Bel Medar, Bao the Wyld; dead)
• Elayne Trakand major (titles: Queen of Andor)
• Faile Bashere major (aka Zarine ni Bashere t'Aybara)
• Galad Damodred major (aka Galadedrid Damodred; titles: Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light)
• Gawyn Trakand major (titles: First Prince of the Sword; dead)
• Graendal major (aka Hessalam; dead)
• Ishamael major (aka Moridin, Elan Morin Tedronai; dead)
• Lan Mandragoran major (titles: al'Lan Mandragoran, King of Malkier)
• Lanfear major (aka Mierin Eronaile)
• Logain Ablar major (aka the False Dragon)
• Mazrim Taim major (aka M'Hael; dead)
• Min Farshaw major
• Moghedien major
• Morgase Trakand major (titles: Queen of Andor)
• Siuan Sanche major (titles: Amyrlin Seat)
• The Dark One major (aka Shai'tan)
• Verin Mathwin major (dead)
• Artur Hawkwing supporting (titles: High King; historical)
• Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron supporting (titles: First of Mayene)
• Davram Bashere supporting (titles: Marshal-General to Queen Tenobia of Saldaea; dead)
• Egeanin Tamarath supporting (aka Leilwin Shipless)
• Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan supporting (titles: Amyrlin Seat)
• Loial supporting
• Padan Fain supporting (aka Mordeth; dead)
• Rhuarc supporting (titles: Clan chief of the Taardad Aiel; dead)
• Talmanes Delovinde supporting
• Thom Merrilin supporting

Places

• Andor nation
• Caemlyn city (in Andor)
• Cairhien nation
• Dumai's Wells landmark
• Emond's Field town (in The Two Rivers)
• Malden town
• Mayene nation
• Rhuidean city (in The Aiel Waste)
• Saldaea nation
• Seanchan continent
• Shara continent
• Shayol Ghul landmark
• Tar Valon city
• Tear nation
• The Aiel Waste region
• The Stone of Tear structure (in Tear)
• The Two Rivers region
• The White Tower structure (in Tar Valon)

Organizations

• Aes Sedai order
• Cha Faile military
• Children of the Light military, religion
• House Bashere noble_house
• House Paeron noble_house
• House Trakand noble_house
• The Band of the Red Hand military
• The Black Ajah order
• The Black Tower order, military
• The Forsaken other
• The Queen's Guard of Andor military
• The Sea Folk (Atha'an Miere) other
• The Shaido other
• The Taardad Aiel other
• The Wise Ones order
• The Younglings military, order

Eras

• Age of Legends
  A prior Age of great technological and magical achievement, ended by the War of the Shadow and the Dark One's partial release, roughly 3,000 years before the main series.
• The Breaking of the World
  The catastrophic period following the tainting of saidin, when male channelers went mad and reshaped the face of the world; dates within it are poorly preserved.
• Third Age (New Era)
  The current age of the main series, dated in New Era (NE) years counting from the founding of the White Tower/the modern calendar reform after the Breaking.

Events

• Artur Hawkwing's unification of the lands (Third Age (New Era))
• Rand al'Thor's cleansing of saidin (Third Age (New Era))
• The Aiel War (Third Age (New Era))
• The Battle of Dumai's Wells (Third Age (New Era))
• The Battle of Falme (Third Age (New Era))
• The Battle of Malden (Third Age (New Era))
• The Battle of the Two Rivers (Third Age (New Era))
• The Breaking of the World (The Breaking of the World)
• The Fall of the Stone of Tear (Third Age (New Era))
• The Last Battle (Tarmon Gai'don) (Third Age (New Era))
• The Seanchan Assault on the White Tower (Third Age (New Era))
• The Seanchan invasion of the mainland (Third Age (New Era))
• The Trolloc Wars (Third Age (New Era))
• The War of the Shadow (Age of Legends)

Concepts

• Ajahs of the White Tower other
  The seven color-coded societies within the Aes Sedai (Blue, Red, White, Green, Brown, Yellow, Gray), each with a different focus, plus the secret, outlawed Black Ajah sworn to the Shadow.
• Balefire magic_system
  An extremely dangerous and forbidden use of the One Power that burns a person or object out of the Pattern itself, undoing their recent actions and threatening to unravel reality if overused.
• Compulsion magic_system
  A forbidden weave of the One Power that bends a victim's mind and will, associated in the Third Age chiefly with Forsaken such as Graendal, Rahvin and Semirhage.
• Ta'veren prophecy
  A person around whom the Wheel of Time weaves the Pattern of the Age with unusual intensity, bending the odds of chance events around them and those close to them; Rand, Mat and Perrin are all ta'veren.
• The Horn of Valere object_artifact
  A legendary artifact that, when blown, calls the greatest heroes of the past back from death to fight; central to the Last Battle prophecies.
• The One Power (saidin and saidar) magic_system
  The single source of magical power in the world, split into a male half (saidin) and a female half (saidar); saidin was tainted by the Dark One at the end of the Age of Legends until Rand al'Thor cleanses it.
• The Wheel of Time and the Pattern other
  The series' governing cosmology: an Age Lace of the Wheel spins seven-spoked Ages in an endless, repeating cycle, weaving all lives into the Pattern; the Dragon is reborn each Age the Wheel requires him.

How they connect

• Artur Hawkwing is the ruler of Caemlyn
• Aviendha is a sibling of Elayne Trakand
• Aviendha is bonded with Rand al'Thor
• Aviendha killed Rhuarc
• Aviendha is a member of The Taardad Aiel
• Aviendha is a member of The Wise Ones
• Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron is the lover of Galad Damodred
• Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron is the leader of House Paeron
• Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron is the ruler of Mayene
• Birgitte Silverbow is bonded with Elayne Trakand
• Birgitte Silverbow is an ally of Matrim Cauthon
• Birgitte Silverbow is the leader of The Queen's Guard of Andor
• Cadsuane Melaidhrin is a member of Aes Sedai
• Cadsuane Melaidhrin is the mentor of Rand al'Thor
• Davram Bashere is the father of Faile Bashere
• Davram Bashere is the leader of House Bashere
• Demandred killed Gawyn Trakand
• Demandred is the ruler of Shara
• Demandred worships The Dark One
• Demandred is a member of The Forsaken
• Egeanin Tamarath is an ally of Egwene al'Vere
• Egeanin Tamarath is an ally of Elayne Trakand
• Egeanin Tamarath is an ally of Nynaeve al'Meara
• Egwene al'Vere is the leader of Aes Sedai
• Egwene al'Vere is an ally of Elayne Trakand
• Egwene al'Vere is an ally of Nynaeve al'Meara
• Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan is the leader of Aes Sedai
• Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan is an enemy of Egwene al'Vere
• Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan is an enemy of Siuan Sanche
• Elayne Trakand is a member of Aes Sedai
• Elayne Trakand is a half-sibling of Galad Damodred
• Elayne Trakand is a member of House Trakand
• Elayne Trakand is the ruler of House Trakand
• Faile Bashere is an ally of Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron
• Faile Bashere founded Cha Faile
• Faile Bashere is the leader of Cha Faile
• Faile Bashere is a member of House Bashere
• Faile Bashere is the spouse of Perrin Aybara
• Galad Damodred is the leader of Children of the Light
• Galad Damodred is an ally of Perrin Aybara
• Gawyn Trakand is the spouse of Egwene al'Vere
• Gawyn Trakand is bonded with Egwene al'Vere
• Gawyn Trakand is a sibling of Elayne Trakand
• Gawyn Trakand is a half-sibling of Galad Damodred
• Gawyn Trakand is the leader of The Younglings
• Graendal is an enemy of Perrin Aybara
• Graendal worships The Dark One
• Graendal is a member of The Forsaken
• Ishamael is an enemy of Rand al'Thor
• Ishamael worships The Dark One
• Ishamael is a member of The Forsaken
• Lan Mandragoran killed Demandred
• Lanfear is an enemy of Ishamael
• Lanfear is the lover of Rand al'Thor
• Lanfear worships The Dark One
• Lanfear is a member of The Forsaken
• Logain Ablar is a member of The Black Tower
• Loial is an ally of Rand al'Thor
• Matrim Cauthon is an ally of Perrin Aybara
• Matrim Cauthon founded The Band of the Red Hand
• Matrim Cauthon is the leader of The Band of the Red Hand
• Mazrim Taim is the leader of The Black Tower
• Mazrim Taim worships The Dark One
• Moghedien is an enemy of Nynaeve al'Meara
• Moghedien worships The Dark One
• Moghedien is a member of The Forsaken
• Moiraine Damodred is a member of Aes Sedai
• Moiraine Damodred is the spouse of Lan Mandragoran
• Moiraine Damodred is bonded with Lan Mandragoran
• Moiraine Damodred is the mentor of Matrim Cauthon
• Moiraine Damodred is the mentor of Perrin Aybara
• Moiraine Damodred is the mentor of Rand al'Thor
• Moiraine Damodred is a member of Tar Valon
• Morgase Trakand is the ruler of Andor
• Morgase Trakand is the mother of Elayne Trakand
• Morgase Trakand is the foster parent of Galad Damodred
• Morgase Trakand is the mother of Gawyn Trakand
• Morgase Trakand is the ruler of House Trakand
• Nynaeve al'Meara is a member of Aes Sedai
• Nynaeve al'Meara is an ally of Elayne Trakand
• Nynaeve al'Meara is the spouse of Lan Mandragoran
• Padan Fain is an enemy of Rand al'Thor
• Padan Fain is an ally of The Forsaken (supposed)
• Perrin Aybara is the ruler of The Two Rivers
• Rand al'Thor is an enemy of Aes Sedai (supposed)
• Rand al'Thor is the lover of Aviendha
• Rand al'Thor is the lover of Egwene al'Vere
• Rand al'Thor is an ally of Egwene al'Vere
• Rand al'Thor is the lover of Elayne Trakand
• Rand al'Thor is an ally of Matrim Cauthon
• Rand al'Thor is the lover of Min Farshaw
• Rand al'Thor is an ally of Perrin Aybara
• Rand al'Thor is a member of Rhuidean
• Rand al'Thor is an enemy of The Dark One
• Rand al'Thor is the ruler of The Two Rivers
• Rhuarc is the mentor of Rand al'Thor
• Rhuarc is the leader of The Taardad Aiel
• Siuan Sanche is the leader of Aes Sedai
• Siuan Sanche is the mentor of Egwene al'Vere
• Talmanes Delovinde is an ally of Matrim Cauthon
• Talmanes Delovinde is a member of The Band of the Red Hand
• The Black Ajah is a cadet branch of Aes Sedai
• The Wise Ones is an enemy of The Shaido
• Thom Merrilin is an ally of Rand al'Thor
• Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag is the spouse of Matrim Cauthon
• Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag is the ruler of Seanchan
• Verin Mathwin is a member of Aes Sedai
• Verin Mathwin is an ally of Egwene al'Vere
• Verin Mathwin is a member of The Black Ajah