WOT Glossary

Adan, Heran (ay-DAN, HEH-ran: The Governor Of Baerlon

Aes Sedai (EYEZ seh-DEYE): Wielders of the One Power. Since the Time Of Madness, all surviving Aes Sedai are women. Widely distusted and feared, even hated, they are blamed by many for the Breaking of the World, and are generally thought to meddle in the affairs of nations. At the same time, few rulers will be without an Aes Sedai adviser, even in lands where the existence of such a connection must be kept secret. Used as an honorific, so: Sheriam Sedai; and as a high honorific, so: Sheriam Aes Sedai. Ref: Ajah, Amyrlin Seat

Age Lace: Ref: Pattern of an Age

Age Of Legends: The Age ended by the War of the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. A time when Aes Sedai performed wonders now only dreamed of. Ref: Wheel Of Time

Agelmar; Lord Agelmar of House Jagad (AGH-el-mar, JAH-gad): Lord of Fal Dara. His sign is three running red foxes.

Aiel (eye-EEL): The people of the Aiel Waste. Fierce and hardy. Also called Aielmen. They veil their faces before they kill, giving rise to the saying "acting like a black veiled Aiel" to describe someone who is being violent. Deadly warriors with weapons or with nothing but their bare hands, they will not touch a sword. Their pipers play them into battle with the music of dances, and Aielmen call battle "the Dance."

Ajah (AH-jah): Societies among the Aes Sedai, to which all Aes Sedai belong. They are designated by colors: Blue Ajah, Red Ajah, White Ajah, Green Ajah, Brown Ajah, Yellow Ajah, and Grey Ajah. Each follows a specific philosophy of the use of the One Power and purposes of the Aes Sedai. For example, the Red Ajah bends all its energies to finding and gentling men who are attempting to wield the Power. The Brown Ajah, on the other hand, forsakes involvement with the world and dedicates itself to seeking knowledge. There are rumors (hotly denied, and never safely mentioned in front of any Aes Sedai) of a Black Ajah, dedicated to serving the Dark One.

Al Ellisande! (ahlehl-lih-SAHN-dah): In the Old Tongue, "For the Rose of the Sun"

Aldieb (ahl-DEEB): In the Old Tongue,"West Wind," the wind that brings the spring rains.

al'Meara, Nynaeve (ahl-MEER-ah, NIGH-neev): The Wisdom of Emond's Field.

al'Thor, Rand (ahl-THOR, RAND): A young farmer and sheepherder from the Two Rivers.

al'Vere, Egwene (ahl-VEER, eh-GWAIN): Youngest daughter of the innkeeper in Emond's Field.

Amyrlin Seat (AHM-ehr-lin): (1.) The title of the leader of the Aes Sedai. Elected for life by the Hall of the Tower, the highest council of the Aes Sedai, which consists of three representatives from each of the seven Ajahs. The Amyrlin Seat has, theoretically at least, almost supreme authority among the Aes Sedai. She ranks as the equal of a king or queen. (2.) The throne upon which the leader of the Aes Sedai sits.

Andor (AN-door): The realm within which the Two Rivers lies. The sign of Andor is a rampant white lion on a field of red.

Angreal (ahn-gree-AHL): A very rare object which allows anyone capable of channeling the One Power to handle a greater amount of the Power than would be safely possible unaided. Remnants of the Age of Legends, the means of their making is no longer known. Ref: Sa'sangreal.

Arafel (AH-rah-fehl): One of the Borderlands. The sign of Arafel is three white roses on a field of red, quartered with three red roses on a field of white.

Aram (AY-ram): A young man of the Tuatha'an.

Avendesora (Ah-vehn-deh-SO-rah): In the Old Tongue, "the Tree Of Life." Mentioned in many stories and legends.

Aybara, Perrin (ay-BAHR-ah, PEHR-rihn): A young blacksmith's apprentice from Emond's Field.

Ba'alzamon (bah-AHL-zah-mon): In the Trolloc tongue, "Heart of the Dark." Believed to be the Trolloc name for the Dark One.

Baerlon (BAYR-lon): A city in Andor on the road from Caemlyn to the mines in the Mountains of Mist.

Barran, Doral (BAHR-rahn, DOOR-ahl): The Wisdom in Emond's Field prior to Nynaeve al'Meara.

Bel Tine (BEHL TINE): Spring festival in the Two RIvers.

Biteme (BITE-me): A small, almost invisible biting insect.

Black Ajah: Ref:Ajah.

Blasted Lands: Desolated lands surrounding Shayol Ghul, beyond the Great Blight.

Blight, the: Ref: Great Blight, the.

Blue Ajah: Ref: Ajah.

Borderlands, the: The nations bordering the Great Blight: Saldaea, Arafel, Kandor, and Shienar.

Bornhald, Dain (BOHRN-hahld, DAY-ihn): An officer of the Children of the Light, son of Lord Captain Geofram Bornhald.

Bornhald, Geofram (BOHRN-hahld, JEHF-rahm): A Lord Captain of the Children of the Light.

Breaking of the World, the: When Lews Therin Telamon and the Hundred Companions resealed the Dark One's prison, the counterstroke tainted saidin. Eventually every male Aes Sedai went horribly insane. In their madness these men, who could wield the One Power to a degree now unknown, changed the face of the earth. They caused great earthquakes, leveled mountain ranges, raised new mountains, lifted dry land where seas had been, made the ocean rush in where dry land had been. Many parts of the world were completely depopulated, and the survivors were scattered like dust on the wind. This destruction is remembered in stories, legends and history as the Breaking of the World. Ref: Hundred Companions, the

Bryne, Gareth (BRIHN, GAH-rehth): Captain-General of the Queens Guard in Andor. Also serves as morgase's First Prince of the Sword. His sign is three golden stars, each of five rays.

Byar, Jaret (BY-ahr, JAH-ret): An officer of the Children of the Light.

Caemlyn (KAYM-lihn): The capital city of Andor.

Cairhien (KEYE-ree-EHN): Both a nation along the Spine of the World and the capital city of that nation. The city was burned and looted during the Aiel War (976-978 NE). The sign of Cairhien is a many-rayed golden sun rising from the bottom of a field of sky blue.

Carai an Caldazar (cah-REYE ahn cahl-dah-ZAHR): In the Old Tongue, "For the honor of the Red Eagle!" The ancient battle cry of Manetheren.

Carai an Ellisande: In the Old Tongue, "For the honor of the Rose of the Sun!" The battle cry of the last king of Manetheren.

Cauthon, Matrim (Mat) (CAW-thon, MAT-tihm): A young farmer from the Two Rivers.

Channel: (1) (verb) To control the flow of the One Power. (2) (noun) The act of controlling the flow of the One Power.

Charin, Jain (CHAH-rihn, JAY-ihn): Re.Farstrider, Jain.

Children Of The Light: A society holding strict ascetic beliefs dedicated to the defeat of the Dark One and the destruction of all Darkfriends. Founded during the War of the Hundred Years by Lothair Mantelar (LOH-thayr MAHN-tee-LAHR) to proselytize against increasing numbers of Darkfriends, they evolved during the war into a completely military organisation, extremely rigid in their beliefs and completely certain that only they know the truth and the right. They hate Aes Sedai, considering them, and any who support of befriend them, Darkfriends. They are known disparagingly as Whitecloaks; their sign is a golden sunburst on a field of white.

Covenant of the Ten Nations: A union formed in the centuries after the Breaking of the World (circa AB). Dedicated to the defeat of the Dark One. Broken apart by the Trolloc Wars.

Cuendillar (CWAIN-deh-yar): Ref. Heartstone.

Damodred, Lord Galadedrid (DAHM-oh-drehd, gah-LAHD-eh-drihd): Only son of Taringail Damodred and Tigraine; half-brother to Elayne and Gawyn. His sign is a winged silver sword, point-down.

Damodred, Prince Taringail (DAHM-oh-drehd, TAH-rihn-gail): A Royal Prince of Cairhien, he married Tigraine and fathered Galadredid. When Tigraine disappeared and was declared dead, he married Morgase and fathered Elayne and Gawyn. He vanished under mysterious circumstances and has been presumed dead for many years. His sign was a golden, double-bitted battle axe.

Dark One: Most common name, used in every land, for Shai'tan: the source of evil, antithesis of the Creator. Imprisoned by the Creator at the moment of Creation in a prison at Shayol Ghul; an attempt to free him from that prison brought about the War of the Shadow, the tainting of Saidin, the Breaking of the World, and the end of the Age of Legends.

Dark One, naming the: Saying the true name of the Dark One (Shai'tan) draws his attention, inevitably bringing ill-fortune at best, disaster at worst. For that reason many euphemisms are used, among them the Dark One, Father of Lies, Sightblinder, Lord Of The Grave, Shepherd Of The Night, Heartsbane, Heartfang, Grassburner, and Leafblighter. Someone who seems to be inviting ill fortune is often said to be "naming the Dark One."

Darkfriends: Those who follow the Dark One and believe they will gain great power and rewards when he is freed from his prison.

Daughter-heir: Title of the heir to the throne of Andor. The eldest daughter of the Queen succeeds her mother on the throne. Without a surviving daughter, the throne goes to the nearest female blood-relation of the Queen.

Dha-vol, Dhai'mon (DAH-vohl, DEYE-mon): Ref. Trollocs.

Djevik K'Shar (DJEH-vihk KEH-SHAHR): In the Trolloc tongue, "The Dying Ground." The Trolloc name for the Aiel Waste.

Domon, Bayle (DOH-mon, BAIL): The captain of the Spray.

Dragon, the: The name by which Lews Therin Telamon was known during the War of the Shadow. In the madness which overtook all male Aes Sedai, Lews Therin killed every living person who carried any of his blood, as well as everyone he loved, thus earning the name Kinslayer. A saying is now used,"taken by the Dragon," or "possessed of the Dragon," to indicate that someone is endangering those around him or threatening them, especially if without cause. Ref. Dragon Reborn.

Dragon, false: Occasionally men claim to be the Dragon Reborn, and sometimes one of them gains following enough to require an army to put it down. Some have begun wars that involved many nations. Over the centuries most have been men unable to channel the One Power, but a few could. All, however, either disappeared, or were captured or killed, without fulfilling any of the Prophecies concerning the Rebirth of the Dragon. These men are called false Dragons. Ref. Dragon Reborn,

Dragon Reborn: According to prophecy and legend the Dragon will be born again at mankind's greatest hour of need to save the world. This is not something people look forward to, both because the prophecies say the Dragon Reborn will bring a new Breaking to the world, and because Lews Therin Kinslayer, the Dragon, is a name to make men shudder, even more than three thousand years after his death. Ref. Dragon, the; Dargon, false.

Dragon's Fang: A stylized mark, usually black, in the shape of a teardrop balanced on its point. Scrawled on a door or a house, it is an accusation of evil against the people inside.

Dreadlords: Those men and women who, able to channel the One Power, went over to the Shadow during the Trolloc Wars, acting as commanders of the Trolloc forces.


	WOT Glossary Adan, Heran (ay-DAN, HEH-ran: The Governor Of Baerlon Aes Sedai (EYEZ seh-DEYE): Wielders of the One Power. Since the Time Of Madness, all surviving Aes Sedai are women. Widely distusted and feared, even hated, they are blamed by many for the Breaking of the World, and are generally thought to meddle in the affairs of nations. At the same time, few rulers will be without an Aes Sedai adviser, even in lands where the existence of such a connection must be kept secret. Used as an honorific, so: Sheriam Sedai; and as a high honorific, so: Sheriam Aes Sedai. Ref: Ajah, Amyrlin Seat Age Lace: Ref: Pattern of an Age Age Of Legends: The Age ended by the War of the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. A time when Aes Sedai performed wonders now only dreamed of. Ref: Wheel Of Time Agelmar; Lord Agelmar of House Jagad (AGH-el-mar, JAH-gad): Lord of Fal Dara. His sign is three running red foxes. Aiel (eye-EEL): The people of the Aiel Waste. Fierce and hardy. Also called Aielmen. They veil their faces before they kill, giving rise to the saying "acting like a black veiled Aiel" to describe someone who is being violent. Deadly warriors with weapons or with nothing but their bare hands, they will not touch a sword. Their pipers play them into battle with the music of dances, and Aielmen call battle "the Dance." Ajah (AH-jah): Societies among the Aes Sedai, to which all Aes Sedai belong. They are designated by colors: Blue Ajah, Red Ajah, White Ajah, Green Ajah, Brown Ajah, Yellow Ajah, and Grey Ajah. Each follows a specific philosophy of the use of the One Power and purposes of the Aes Sedai. For example, the Red Ajah bends all its energies to finding and gentling men who are attempting to wield the Power. The Brown Ajah, on the other hand, forsakes involvement with the world and dedicates itself to seeking knowledge. There are rumors (hotly denied, and never safely mentioned in front of any Aes Sedai) of a Black Ajah, dedicated to serving the Dark One. Al Ellisande! (ahlehl-lih-SAHN-dah): In the Old Tongue, "For the Rose of the Sun" Aldieb (ahl-DEEB): In the Old Tongue,"West Wind," the wind that brings the spring rains. al'Meara, Nynaeve (ahl-MEER-ah, NIGH-neev): The Wisdom of Emond's Field. al'Thor, Rand (ahl-THOR, RAND): A young farmer and sheepherder from the Two Rivers. al'Vere, Egwene (ahl-VEER, eh-GWAIN): Youngest daughter of the innkeeper in Emond's Field. Amyrlin Seat (AHM-ehr-lin): (1.) The title of the leader of the Aes Sedai. Elected for life by the Hall of the Tower, the highest council of the Aes Sedai, which consists of three representatives from each of the seven Ajahs. The Amyrlin Seat has, theoretically at least, almost supreme authority among the Aes Sedai. She ranks as the equal of a king or queen. (2.) The throne upon which the leader of the Aes Sedai sits. Andor (AN-door): The realm within which the Two Rivers lies. The sign of Andor is a rampant white lion on a field of red. Angreal (ahn-gree-AHL): A very rare object which allows anyone capable of channeling the One Power to handle a greater amount of the Power than would be safely possible unaided. Remnants of the Age of Legends, the means of their making is no longer known. Ref: Sa'sangreal. Arafel (AH-rah-fehl): One of the Borderlands. The sign of Arafel is three white roses on a field of red, quartered with three red roses on a field of white. Aram (AY-ram): A young man of the Tuatha'an. Avendesora (Ah-vehn-deh-SO-rah): In the Old Tongue, "the Tree Of Life." Mentioned in many stories and legends. Aybara, Perrin (ay-BAHR-ah, PEHR-rihn): A young blacksmith's apprentice from Emond's Field. Ba'alzamon (bah-AHL-zah-mon): In the Trolloc tongue, "Heart of the Dark." Believed to be the Trolloc name for the Dark One. Baerlon (BAYR-lon): A city in Andor on the road from Caemlyn to the mines in the Mountains of Mist. Barran, Doral (BAHR-rahn, DOOR-ahl): The Wisdom in Emond's Field prior to Nynaeve al'Meara. Bel Tine (BEHL TINE): Spring festival in the Two RIvers. Biteme (BITE-me): A small, almost invisible biting insect. Black Ajah: Ref:Ajah. Blasted Lands: Desolated lands surrounding Shayol Ghul, beyond the Great Blight. Blight, the: Ref: Great Blight, the. Blue Ajah: Ref: Ajah. Borderlands, the: The nations bordering the Great Blight: Saldaea, Arafel, Kandor, and Shienar. Bornhald, Dain (BOHRN-hahld, DAY-ihn): An officer of the Children of the Light, son of Lord Captain Geofram Bornhald. Bornhald, Geofram (BOHRN-hahld, JEHF-rahm): A Lord Captain of the Children of the Light. Breaking of the World, the: When Lews Therin Telamon and the Hundred Companions resealed the Dark One's prison, the counterstroke tainted saidin. Eventually every male Aes Sedai went horribly insane. In their madness these men, who could wield the One Power to a degree now unknown, changed the face of the earth. They caused great earthquakes, leveled mountain ranges, raised new mountains, lifted dry land where seas had been, made the ocean rush in where dry land had been. Many parts of the world were completely depopulated, and the survivors were scattered like dust on the wind. This destruction is remembered in stories, legends and history as the Breaking of the World. Ref: Hundred Companions, the Bryne, Gareth (BRIHN, GAH-rehth): Captain-General of the Queens Guard in Andor. Also serves as morgase's First Prince of the Sword. His sign is three golden stars, each of five rays. Byar, Jaret (BY-ahr, JAH-ret): An officer of the Children of the Light. Caemlyn (KAYM-lihn): The capital city of Andor. Cairhien (KEYE-ree-EHN): Both a nation along the Spine of the World and the capital city of that nation. The city was burned and looted during the Aiel War (976-978 NE). The sign of Cairhien is a many-rayed golden sun rising from the bottom of a field of sky blue. Carai an Caldazar (cah-REYE ahn cahl-dah-ZAHR): In the Old Tongue, "For the honor of the Red Eagle!" The ancient battle cry of Manetheren. Carai an Ellisande: In the Old Tongue, "For the honor of the Rose of the Sun!" The battle cry of the last king of Manetheren. Cauthon, Matrim (Mat) (CAW-thon, MAT-tihm): A young farmer from the Two Rivers. Channel: (1) (verb) To control the flow of the One Power. (2) (noun) The act of controlling the flow of the One Power. Charin, Jain (CHAH-rihn, JAY-ihn): Re.Farstrider, Jain. Children Of The Light: A society holding strict ascetic beliefs dedicated to the defeat of the Dark One and the destruction of all Darkfriends. Founded during the War of the Hundred Years by Lothair Mantelar (LOH-thayr MAHN-tee-LAHR) to proselytize against increasing numbers of Darkfriends, they evolved during the war into a completely military organisation, extremely rigid in their beliefs and completely certain that only they know the truth and the right. They hate Aes Sedai, considering them, and any who support of befriend them, Darkfriends. They are known disparagingly as Whitecloaks; their sign is a golden sunburst on a field of white. Covenant of the Ten Nations: A union formed in the centuries after the Breaking of the World (circa AB). Dedicated to the defeat of the Dark One. Broken apart by the Trolloc Wars. Cuendillar (CWAIN-deh-yar): Ref. Heartstone. Damodred, Lord Galadedrid (DAHM-oh-drehd, gah-LAHD-eh-drihd): Only son of Taringail Damodred and Tigraine; half-brother to Elayne and Gawyn. His sign is a winged silver sword, point-down. Damodred, Prince Taringail (DAHM-oh-drehd, TAH-rihn-gail): A Royal Prince of Cairhien, he married Tigraine and fathered Galadredid. When Tigraine disappeared and was declared dead, he married Morgase and fathered Elayne and Gawyn. He vanished under mysterious circumstances and has been presumed dead for many years. His sign was a golden, double-bitted battle axe. Dark One: Most common name, used in every land, for Shai'tan: the source of evil, antithesis of the Creator. Imprisoned by the Creator at the moment of Creation in a prison at Shayol Ghul; an attempt to free him from that prison brought about the War of the Shadow, the tainting of Saidin, the Breaking of the World, and the end of the Age of Legends. Dark One, naming the: Saying the true name of the Dark One (Shai'tan) draws his attention, inevitably bringing ill-fortune at best, disaster at worst. For that reason many euphemisms are used, among them the Dark One, Father of Lies, Sightblinder, Lord Of The Grave, Shepherd Of The Night, Heartsbane, Heartfang, Grassburner, and Leafblighter. Someone who seems to be inviting ill fortune is often said to be "naming the Dark One." Darkfriends: Those who follow the Dark One and believe they will gain great power and rewards when he is freed from his prison. Daughter-heir: Title of the heir to the throne of Andor. The eldest daughter of the Queen succeeds her mother on the throne. Without a surviving daughter, the throne goes to the nearest female blood-relation of the Queen. Dha-vol, Dhai'mon (DAH-vohl, DEYE-mon): Ref. Trollocs. Djevik K'Shar (DJEH-vihk KEH-SHAHR): In the Trolloc tongue, "The Dying Ground." The Trolloc name for the Aiel Waste. Domon, Bayle (DOH-mon, BAIL): The captain of the Spray. Dragon, the: The name by which Lews Therin Telamon was known during the War of the Shadow. In the madness which overtook all male Aes Sedai, Lews Therin killed every living person who carried any of his blood, as well as everyone he loved, thus earning the name Kinslayer. A saying is now used,"taken by the Dragon," or "possessed of the Dragon," to indicate that someone is endangering those around him or threatening them, especially if without cause. Ref. Dragon Reborn. Dragon, false: Occasionally men claim to be the Dragon Reborn, and sometimes one of them gains following enough to require an army to put it down. Some have begun wars that involved many nations. Over the centuries most have been men unable to channel the One Power, but a few could. All, however, either disappeared, or were captured or killed, without fulfilling any of the Prophecies concerning the Rebirth of the Dragon. These men are called false Dragons. Ref. Dragon Reborn, Dragon Reborn: According to prophecy and legend the Dragon will be born again at mankind's greatest hour of need to save the world. This is not something people look forward to, both because the prophecies say the Dragon Reborn will bring a new Breaking to the world, and because Lews Therin Kinslayer, the Dragon, is a name to make men shudder, even more than three thousand years after his death. Ref. Dragon, the; Dargon, false. Dragon's Fang: A stylized mark, usually black, in the shape of a teardrop balanced on its point. Scrawled on a door or a house, it is an accusation of evil against the people inside. Dreadlords: Those men and women who, able to channel the One Power, went over to the Shadow during the Trolloc Wars, acting as commanders of the Trolloc forces.