The Wheel of Time Companion

by Robert Jordan

  Fen Mizar. Joline’s Saldaean Warder. Both Fen and fellow Warder Blaeric had broad shoulders and narrow waists; Fen was a little heavier in the chest and shoulders. The pair of them talked alike, thought alike and moved alike. Standing about 5'11" tall, Fen had dark, tilted eyes, high cheekbones, a wide mouth and straight black hair to his shoulders. His complexion was coppery. Fen seemed not to like anyone much except for Joline. After Teslyn dosed Joline with forkroot and the Seanchan arrived, Fen and Blaeric were able to get Joline out of the palace, but not out of Ebou Dar. They joined Mat and left Ebou Dar with Luca’s show. They traveled with the Band of the Red Hand until returning to the White Tower with Joline.

  Fendry, Millis. See Millis Fendry

  fennel. See gray fennel, red fennel and whitefennel

  Fennel. A farrier with Perrin’s army who was sent ahead with Basel Gill before the battle at Malden. When Gill and his party had to change direction to avoid impassable roads, Fennel stayed behind to let Perrin know where they had gone.

  Fera Sormen. An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah publicly and of the Black Ajah in truth. A member of the loyalist contingent, she had a strength level of 33(21). Born in 864 NE, she went to the White Tower in 882 NE. After spending thirteen years as a novice and nine years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 904 NE. Fera helped to kidnap Rand from Cairhien, and was captured at Dumai’s Wells. She was treated as da’tsang by the Aiel until, under Verin’s Compulsion, she found reason to swear oath to Rand, which she did before Cadsuane departed Cairhien for Far Madding. In Fera’s case, unlike Elza’s, her oath-swearing was entirely a ruse, a lie allowed by her Black Ajah affiliation.

  Feragaine Saralman. An Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah who served as Amyrlin from 732 to 754 NE. Feragaine was in large part a puppet of the Hall. Like Marasale, she was chosen because the Hall thought they could control her; in large part they managed to. She made efforts to restore the power and authority of the Amyrlin Seat but was almost always outmaneuvered by the Hall, who seemed to know what she was going to do before she made a move. Her interests, like those of many Blues, had always lain outside the White Tower and its politics, and she floundered badly in the treacherous currents of the Hall.

  Feraighin. A “youngish” Aiel Wise One who came to meet Rand and Perrin’s party as they neared Cairhien after Dumai’s Wells. She had red hair and brilliant blue eyes and spoke hurriedly. She could channel but was not strong in use of the Power.

  Feran. A man of the Chareen Aiel and the Seia Doon society. His greatfather was Sorilea’s sister-son. He tried to attract Enaila’s attention with no success for over a year. He was tall and handsome, with red hair; unfortunately, he laughed like a braying mule and picked at his ears.

  Ferane Neheran. A Domani Aes Sedai of the White Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 21(9). Born in 727 NE, she went to the White Tower in 742 NE. After spending nine years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 957 NE. She had a Warder. About 5'2" tall, Ferane was decidedly plump—even dumpy—with coppery skin, a round face, dark eyes and long black hair that often needed a brush. Often as vague as a Brown and always as untidy, she frequently bore ink stains on her plump fingers. Despite her appearance, she could still use the skills she had learned as a Domani girl; many considered it remarkable that she could captivate a man’s attention very quickly when she wished to. Ferane was raised Sitter in 981 NE and served until 992 NE. She was made First Reasoner of the White Ajah, and when the Tower split in 999 NE, she sent White Sitter Saroiya Farseen to the rebels and took her chair.

  Fergansea. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars.

  Fergin. An Andoran Redarm in the Band of the Red Hand. About 5'10" tall, he was skinny, with brown hair and pale brown eyes. Fergin was about thirty-five years old when he joined the Band of the Red Hand. He liked to gamble almost as much as he liked women. A good soldier—not the best, but good—sadly he wasn’t very bright about other things. He survived recovering the Bowl of the Winds in the Rahad, along with Harnan, Gorderan and Metwyn, but was later killed by the gholam in Mat’s camp outside Caemlyn.

  ferris. A green herb that was sprinkled on soup.

  Festival of Birds. A feast celebrated in Ebou Dar in the month of Taisham.

  Festival of Fools. The Kandor name of the Feast of Fools.

  Festival of Lanterns. A festival celebrated on the first day of the month of Choren in Arad Doman, Tarabon, Amadicia, Ghealdan, Altara, Murandy and Illian.

  Festival of Unreason. The Saldaean name for the Feast of Fools.

  Fetches. See Myrddraal

  feverbane. A plant used medicinally to treat fever.

  Field of Bekkar. Site of the last victory of King Aemon against the Shadowspawn; he marched from Bekkar back to his doom in Manetheren. It was also known as the Field of Blood.

  Field of Merrilor. A place in the southwestern corner of Shienar, at the confluence of the Rivers Mora and Erinin. Leaders of all the nations met here at Rand’s request. At first, the countries were divided according to whether they supported Rand’s intention to break the seals on the Dark One’s prison before resealing the Bore, and those opposing such a move, including Egwene and Elayne. With Moiraine’s help, Rand convinced the nations of the need to conduct the Last Battle as he saw fit. He also provided for a duration of peace following the Last Battle by having everyone sign a treaty called the Dragon’s Peace. A great portion of the Last Battle was fought at the Field of Merrilor, largely driven by Mat’s decision to make a last stand there; he assessed that the natural topography of Merrilor would give the armies of Light the greatest advantage against the Shadowspawn. Natural features of Merrilor included broad grasslands; a dense forest to the east that included Stedding Sholoon; Dashar Knob, a steep rocky outcrop on the Shienaran side of the River Mora; the plateaued Polov Heights; and an expanse of bogs on the Arafellin side, separated by a road extending from Hawal Ford across the Mora, a main transit point between the two countries.

  Fields of Peace. A location in Seanchan, possibly in Seandar or thereabouts, that was aflame after the fall of the Empress.

  Fifth Treaty of Falme. A treaty negotiated by Merana intended to stop the squabbling between Arad Doman and Tarabon over Almoth Plain. In the end, she felt as if she had been rolled downhill in a barrel, and the treaty turned out to be worth less than the wax in its seals. Merana reflected that she had not been in love since well before this treaty.

  Filger. A scout in the Band of the Red Hand. A lean man with thinning hair, he was in Caemlyn when the Trollocs attacked, and reported to Talmanes that the Trollocs had taken the walls and only one gate was holding.

  Finchey, Dagdara. See Dagdara Finchey

  Fingers of the Dragon. The delta region of Tear, where the River Erinin met the Sea of Storms. It was a winding maze of waterways broad and narrow, some choked with knifegrass. Vast plains of reeds separated clusters of low islands forested with spider-rooted trees seen nowhere else. Channel dredgers were used to keep the waterways open. By law, no ship was allowed to pass through the Fingers without a Tairen pilot aboard.

  Finndal, Lord. An Andoran man with whose wife Thom Merrilin once flirted.

  Finngar, Ewin. See Ewin Finngar

  Finsas, Captain. An officer in Ituralde’s army who was injured by trebuchet-thrown Trolloc corpses at Maradon.

  Fionnda Annariz. A High Lady of Tear. Beautiful, with a stern face and hard eyes, she tried to meet Rand at the Royal Palace of Cairhien, but he Traveled to Caemlyn. She was also seen talking with Alaine Chuliandred. Fionnda took to wearing outlandish clothes.

  Firchon Pass. A narrow canyon-like feature on the border between Arafel and Kandor. The Silverwall Keeps was found there.

  fire. A drink that was a corrupt version of oosquai.

  Fire. One of the Five Powers. See Five Powers

  fire wands. Implements used by Thom Merrilin in his fire-eating act.

  Fireheart. A tall black gelding ridden by Elayne.

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p; firesticks. An invention of Aludra’s. They were small sticks with blue-gray heads that produced a flame when rubbed against an unsmooth surface. They had to be packed carefully because their heads were rough, and if they rubbed against each other they could ignite. She also called them “strikers.”

  Firewisp. A horse taken by Edesina, with permission, from the Band of the Red Hand, for the trip back to the White Tower.

  First Among Servants. The title of the head Aes Sedai in the Age of Legends.

  First Councilor. An advisor to the Queen of Kandor. Ethenielle’s First Councilor was Serailla.

  First Counsel. The highest-ranking of the Counsels in Far Madding.

  First Covenant. A promise of the early Aiel, the Da’shain, to serve the Aes Sedai and to follow the Way of the Leaf, a pacific way of life. It was also known as simply “the Covenant.”

  First Day. The second day of the Feast of Lights, when charity was encouraged. It was also called Firstday.

  First Legion. The Seanchan legion led by Tylee Kirgan in the Last Battle.

  First Moment. The time when all life was created.

  First of Mayene. The title of the ruler of Mayene; her banner was a golden hawk on a blue field.

  First Prince of the Sword. The title normally held by the eldest brother of the Queen of Andor, who was trained from childhood to command the Queen’s armies in time of war and to be her advisor in time of peace. If the Queen had no surviving brother, she would appoint someone to that title.

  First Reasoner. The title of the head of the White Ajah.

  First Rise. An early morning hour.

  First Selector. The title of the head of the Blue Ajah.

  First Twelve. A decision-making body found in each Sea Folk clan and the Atha’an Miere as a whole; among other things, they chose new Wavemistresses.

  First Watcher. One of the Watchers Over the Waves placed in a cage suspended from the Tower over Falme harbor by the Seanchan; when he died, the Seanchan picked another to replace him.

  First Weaver. The title of the head of the Yellow Ajah.

  first-brothers. See Aiel kinship

  first-sisters. See Aiel kinship

  Firstday. The second day of the Feast of Lights, when charity was encouraged. It was also called First Day.

  fist. A unit of one hundred to two hundred Trollocs.

  Fists of Heaven. Lightly armed and lightly armored Seanchan infantry carried into battle on the backs of the flying creatures called to’raken. All were small men or women largely because of limits as to how much weight a to’raken could carry for any distance. Considered to be among the toughest soldiers, they were used primarily for raids, surprise assaults on positions at an enemy’s rear, and where speed in getting into place was of the essence. Fists’ uniforms were brown, boiled-leather armor with a clenched fist embossed on the breastplate and a steel helmet painted to look like a giant insect’s head. They sometimes wore a sort of coverall made of fur-lined waxed linen over wool. Fists were equipped with gauntlets and goggles made of crystal, and were held in their saddles by safety straps. They carried shortswords which they called “cat-gutters” and used light crossbows which could be disassembled and carried in a bag.

  Fitch, Master. The innkeeper of The Stag and Lion in Baerlon. He was as big around as Master al’Vere and was a chatter with a pleasant grin, plump hands and wisps of hair sticking out in all directions. His inn was burned down after Moiraine, Rand and their party stayed there, but gold was sent from Tar Valon to rebuild it.

  five-finger. A root used in ointment to heal bruises.

  Five Powers, the. There were threads to the One Power, and each person who could channel the One Power could usually grasp some threads better than others. These threads were named according to the sorts of things that could be done using them—Earth, Air (sometimes called Wind), Fire, Water and Spirit—and were called the Five Powers. Any wielder of the One Power would have a greater degree of strength with one, or possibly two, of these, and lesser strength in the others. Some few may have had great strength with three, but after the Age of Legends no one had great strength with all five. Even in the Age of Legends it was extremely rare. The degrees of strength could vary greatly between individuals, so that some who could channel were much stronger than others.

  Performing certain acts with the One Power required the ability in one or more of the Five Powers. For example, starting or controlling a fire required Fire, and affecting the weather required Air and Water, while Healing required Water and Spirit. While Spirit was found equally in men and in women, great ability with Earth and/or Fire occurred much more often among men, with Water and/or Air among women. There were exceptions, but Earth and Fire came to be regarded as male Powers, Air and Water as female. Generally, no ability was considered stronger than any other, though there was 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 was lost.

  Five Sisters, the. A constellation.

  flame and the void, the. A concentration or meditation technique, where the mind was cleared of thoughts, sometimes aided by the use of a candle or other external focusing device. Skilled users of swords and bows employed the technique, for example, to become one with their weapon and one with their target or opponent, removing obstacles of rational thought and emotion from their endeavor and giving them an advantage in combat. A similar technique was used to help male channelers harness their skills in the use of saidin. See also Oneness and void, the

  Flame of Tar Valon, the. A stylized representation of a flame; a white teardrop with the point upward. It was the symbol of the Aes Sedai and one of the titles of the Amyrlin Seat.

  Flame, the Blade and the Heart, The. An anthology of tales of adventure and romance featuring historical characters.

  Flann Barstere. A young Two Rivers man from Watch Hill. Perrin had hunted with him, and once helped him dig one of his father’s cows out of a boghole in the Waterwood. A lanky fellow with a dent in his chin, he joined Perrin’s army and acted as a banner carrier on the trip to So Habor.

  Flann Lewin. A Two Rivers farmer. He was a gnarled, gray-headed beanpole. Adine was his wife, and Tell and Dannil his nephews. Flann’s farm was attacked by Trollocs; Whitecloaks were able to drive them off, but Flann decided to take his family to Jac al’Seen’s farm. There he met Perrin, and was convinced to move his family into Emond’s Field for safety. Flann took part in the defense of Emond’s Field.

  flatwort. A medicinal herb used in tea for fatigue, to clear the head, and to treat sore muscles.

  Flern. A Lightmaker who killed Malidra, a scavenging Aiel, seen in Aviendha’s view of the future in Rhuidean.

  Flinn, Damer. See Damer Flinn

  flip. An Aiel game involving throwing a knife into the dirt.

  flipskirt. A woman of easy virtue.

  Floran Gelb. A crewman on Bayle Domon’s Spray, although not a good one. He was a scrawny man, often none too clean, with a weaselly smile and often an ingratiating manner. He was none too bright but always ready with excuses. He was sleeping on guard the night Rand, Mat and Thom came aboard near Shadar Logoth, and that wasn’t his first bad misstep. Bayle Domon threw him off the ship in Whitebridge, where he started talk that set Rand and company running. He turned up again in Tanchico, selling information, recovered a’dam and other items to Egeanin. He was supposed to be helping, unknowingly, in the recovery of damane and sul’dam who had been left behind or deserted at Falme, but he had kidnapped at least one woman who had no connection to the Seanchan, which left Egeanin no choice but to kill her or send her off to be sold. He and his thugs attempted to kidnap Elayne and Nynaeve, but the latter fought back, assisted by Egeanin, and drove them off.

  Florry, Jeral. See Jeral Florry

  flows. Streams of one or more of the Five Powers applied o
r woven by channelers across space to accomplish a specific purpose. Early on, Egwene channeled two flows for the first time; that is, she wove flows to do two different things simultaneously. That was something most Aes Sedai could not do to any large degree. It had nothing to do with strength, or even knowledge, but rather a type of dexterity developed through learning-by-doing. It became more difficult to learn the longer one waited to learn. Working two flows was more than twice as hard as working one; working three much more than twice again working two. Rand could work a huge number of flows.

  focusing. See leading

  Fogh the Tireless. A historical military commander, credited with the saying, “If you do not learn from your losses, you will be ruled by them.”

  Folded Light. A weave made of Fire and Air that rendered a channeler invisible.

  Foolday. A festival celebrated in the fall where people wore masks and played pranks, and everyone exchanged sweets and small pastries. Everyone’s role was changed about, so that servants gave orders and those whom the servants worked for had to serve. The silliest and most foolish man and woman were crowned as King Fool and Queen Fool, and for that day everyone had to do as they said. It was also known as the Feast of Fools.

  Forae, Andaya. See Andaya Forae

  Foregate. A secondary city outside the gates of Cairhien. It once surrounded the city from riverbank to riverbank, a maze and warren of dirt streets crisscrossing at all angles. The clothing of the people was often shabby, but a colorful mix from every land. Here hawkers, peddlers, shopkeepers and barbers all called their wares and services. Most buildings were of wood, some seven stories high. The Foregate had theaters and a constant carnival atmosphere. It was burned when the Shaido invaded Cairhien.

  Forel Market. A half-deserted village in Andor in which Elayne and her companions stayed on her way to Caemlyn to claim the throne. A carpenter told Elayne, traveling incognito, that Elayne was alive, but that the Dragon Reborn, one of the “black-eyed Aielmen,” was going to put her on the throne, which he thought she should claim on her own if allowed to by Dyelin. Elayne’s party spent some time here because of rain and then snow, and Aviendha bought warm clothes for everyone with gems she had in a bag.