The Eye of the World (122 page)

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.
See also sa’angreal.

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.

Barron, 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:
See
Ajah.

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

Blight, the:
See
Great Blight, the.

Blue Ajah:
See
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.
See also
Hundred Companions, the.

Bryne, Gareth
(BRIHN, GAH-rehth):
Captain-General of the Queen’s 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-rihm):
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): See
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 organization, 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 or 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 200 AB). Dedicated to the defeat of the Dark One. Broken apart by the Trolloc Wars.

cuendillar
(CWAIN-deh-yar): See
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 Galadedrid. When Tigraine disappeared and was declared dead, he married Morgase and fathered Elayne and Gawyn. He died in a hunting accident. 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 Leaf blighter. 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): See
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.
See also
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.
See also
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 anew 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.
See also
Dragon, the; Dragon, false.

Dragon’s Fang, the:
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.

Easar; King Easar of House Togita
(EE-zar; toh-GHEE-tah):
King of Shienar. His sigh is a white hart, which according to Shienaran custom is held also to be a sign of Shienar along with the Black Hawk.

Elaida
(eh-LY-da):
An Aes Sedai who advises Queen Morgase of Andor.

Elayne
(ee-LAIN):
Queen Morgase’s daughter, the Daughter-heir to the Throne of Andor. Her sign is a golden lily.

Else; Else Grinwell
(EHLZ GRIHN-wehl):
A farmer’s daughter met on the Caemlyn Road.

Eyeless, the:
See
Myrddraal.

Fade:
See
Myrddraal.

Fain, Padan
(FAIN, PAHD-ahn):
A peddler who arrives in Emond’s Field just before Winternight.

Far Dareis Mai
(FAHR DAH-rize MY):
Literally, “Maidens of the Spear.” One of a number of warrior societies of the Aiel; unlike any of the others, it admits women and only women. A Maiden may not marry and remain in the society, nor may she fight while carrying a child. Any child born to a Maiden is given to another woman to raise, in such a way that no one knows who the child’s mother was. (“You may belong to no man, nor may any man belong to you, nor any child. The spear is your lover, your child, and your life.”) These children are treasured, for it is prophesied that a child born of a Maiden will unite the clans and return to the Aiel to the greatness they knew during the Age of Legends.

Farstrider, Jain
(JAY-ihn):
A hero of the northern lands who journeyed to many lands and had many adventures; the author of several books, as well as being the subject of books and stories. He vanished in 981 NE, after returning from a trip into the Great Blight which some say had taken him all the way to Shayol Ghul.

Father of Lies:
See
Dark One.

First Prince of the Sword:
Title normally held by the eldest brother of the Queen of Andor, who has been trained since childhood to command the Queen’s armies in time of war and to be her adviser in time of peace. If the Queen has no surviving brother, she will appoint someone to that title.

fist:
The basic military unit of the Trollocs, varying in number; always more than one hundred, but never more than two hundred. A fist is usually, but not always, commanded by a Myrddraal.

Five Powers, the:
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 sorts of things that can be done under them—Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit—and are called the Five Powers. Any wielder of the One Power will have a greater degree of strength with one, or possibly two, of these, and lesser strength in the others. Some few may have great strength with
three, but since the Age of Legends no one has had great strength with all five. Even then this was extremely rare. The degree of strength can vary greatly between individuals, so that some who can channel are much stronger than others. Performing certain acts with the One Power requires ability in one or more of the Five Powers. For example, starting or controlling a fire requires Fire, and affecting the weather requires Air and Water, while Healing requires Water and Spirit. 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. There were exceptions, but it was so often so that Earth and Fire came to be regarded as male Powers, Air and Water as female. Generally, no ability is considered stronger than any other, though there is a saying among Aes Sedai: “There is no rock so strong that water and wind cannot wear it away, no fire so fierce that water cannot quench it or wind snuff it out.” It should be noted this saying came into use long after the last male Aes Sedai was dead. Any equivalent saying among male Aes Sedai is long lost.