The Wheel of Time Companion

by Robert Jordan

  Leuese Mulan. An old Tairen fisherman who became wealthy after finding three cuendillar bowls and a cup in his nets, but later could not remember where. He bought a trading ship.

  Lewin clan. A Two Rivers family. See Adine, Ban, Dannil, Emry, Flann, Jillie, Kiem, Kimry, Laila Dearn, Natley, Tell and Win Lewin

  Lewin. A young Jenn Aiel man from the time soon after the Breaking. Adan was his greatfather, Saralin his mother and Maigrin his sister. When he was six, his father and greatmother were killed by bandits. When he was older, his sister and another girl, Colline, were kidnapped by bandits. Lewin, Colline’s brother Charlin and some of their friends went to save the girls; they used weapons, killed the bandits and were cast out by their families. Lewin gathered others like him, and stayed near the Jenn; he married and fathered Jeordan, who never saw his father smile. His wife died of fever. If Jenn came to him and asked, he and his men would help to rescue their loved ones.

  Lewin, Mistress. An Emond’s Field woman. When Nynaeve caught her daughter Kimry in the hayloft with Bar Dowtry, Nynaeve punished Kimry first and then Mistress Lewin took over.

  Lews Therin Telamon. A leader in the Age of Legends. A very accomplished man, he held many offices and wrote critically and publicly acclaimed books. For a time he was romantically involved with Mierin, who later used the name Lanfear, but her ambition and the realization that she saw him as a path to power soured him on her. He ended the relationship long before the drilling of the Bore, but Mierin continued to pursue him. He met and fell in love with Ilyena Moerelle Dalisar; Mierin disrupted their wedding and continued to make a public nuisance of herself.

  Lews Therin was named the first among the Servants and sat in the High Seat. He wore the Ring of Tamyrlin and summoned the Nine Rods of Dominion. He was known as the Lord of the Morning, the Prince of the Dawn and the Dragon. At the onset of the War of Power, the people turned to the Aes Sedai to defend and guide them. Lews Therin was chosen to lead the human soldiers, the Ogier and the Aes Sedai in the fight to prevent the Dark One from breaking free of his prison.

  Lews Therin was a good leader, but the war was a seesaw affair. Lews Therin defeated Ishamael at Paaran Disen, but the Shadow had its successes as well. The forces of the Light came up with two very different plans. Lews Therin wanted to use a circle of seven women and six men to place seven focus points around the thinness of the Pattern at Shayol Ghul to seal the Dark One away. Latra Posae, another Aes Sedai, spearheaded an effort to attempt to prevail by construction of two huge sa’angreal, one for saidar and one for saidin, that were to be used to contain the Dark One. Many thought Lews Therin’s plan too risky; Latra Posae felt so strongly about it that she convinced all the female Aes Sedai to make an agreement that no woman would link with a man to help seal the Dark One’s prison; this agreement came to be known as the Fateful Concord. The sa’angreal were constructed, but access keys were needed to use them, and these access keys were hidden in an area taken over by the forces of the Shadow. Latra Posae and the women held to their concord, hoping that the access keys could be rescued. At the same time, the Shadow pressed hard and won many victories; Lews Therin believed that if they waited any longer, the Shadow would certainly prevail.

  Accompanied by 113 male Aes Sedai, known somewhat inaccurately as the Hundred Companions, and ten thousand soldiers, Lews Therin attacked the Bore. A nice surprise awaited: The thirteen most important of the Aes Sedai sworn to the Shadow were meeting. Lews Therin and his men placed the seals, but not without cost. In the battle to do so, forty-five of the Companions were killed, and a high percentage of soldiers. That was only a small part of the damage; a backblast from the Dark One tainted saidin. Lews Therin and the sixty-eight other survivors went mad on the spot.

  In his madness, Lews Therin killed everyone who carried any of his blood, as well as everyone he loved, thus earning the name Kinslayer. Ishamael went to Lews Therin, and returned him to sanity so that he could know what he had done. In his grief, the Dragon traveled to a wide empty place and drew too much of the One Power. He died, and Dragonmount rose to mark his grave.

  In the Third Age, Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, heard Lews Therin’s voice in his head; what he learned from it helped him in his fight against the Shadow.

  Leya. A Tuatha’an woman. Gray-haired but with few lines on her face, she rode into the Mountains of Mist to find Moiraine and report to her about the fighting on Almoth Plain. Trollocs attacked while she was there, and Leya was killed by a Fade.

  Leyn. An Aiel Wise One who could channel quite strongly. When Cadsuane first arrived at the palace in Cairhien, Leyn watched her walk past with cold eyes in a stony face.

  Liah. A woman of the Cosaida sept of the Chareen Aiel and Far Dareis Mai. Her hair was nearly black, which was rare and prized among the Aiel, and both of her cheeks bore scars. She often bounced on her toes when she laughed and looked with disgust at even a practice sword. About Rand’s age, Liah was with him in Caemlyn and went to Shadar Logoth with him and the Ogier; there she was lost. The others left, assuming her dead, because night was coming. When Rand was fighting Sammael in Shadar Logoth, he saw her; she had gone feral. He killed her with balefire to save her the agony of death from Mashadar. The names of the dead blazed in Rand’s head, and her name burned especially after he had killed her.

  Liale Mosrara. A Taraboner rug weaver. One of the refugees who went to the Two Rivers, she asked permission of Faile to start producing rugs, which Faile granted. Liale promised the first and finest from her looms to Perrin and Faile.

  Lian. One of the Heroes of the Horn featured in “Lian’s Stand,” recited by Thom, and part of The Great Hunt of the Horn.

  Lian. A woman of the Nine Valleys sept of the Taardad Aiel. She was the wife of Rhuarc, the roofmistress of Cold Rocks Hold, sister-wife and first-sister through adoption to Amys and sister-mother to Aviendha. She had blue eyes and yellow hair with some gray at the temples. She was more than handsome, and looked older than Amys but younger than Rhuarc. She and Amys both had children by Rhuarc; they had daughters as old as or older than Berelain. Lian welcomed Rhuarc, Rand and Heirn to Cold Rocks Hold; she gave Couladin permission to enter, but as one friendless and alone. She would not accept a guest gift from Moiraine, but was pleased with those that Mat and Rand gave her.

  Liandrin Guirale. A Taraboner Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah in public and of the Black Ajah in truth. She had a strength level of 14(2). Born in 964 NE, she went to the White Tower in 979 NE. After spending five years as a novice and five years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 989 NE. She was a brown-eyed honey blonde about 5'5" tall, with a full-lipped rosebud mouth and a lush body. She wore her hair in beaded braids and was pretty in a doll-like way. Born to a poor family, she worked hard to ape the manners and speech of upper-crust Taraboners. Liandrin knew a form of Compulsion, but it was very weak and spotty. She called it “opening people” to her suggestions. She was weak in Healing, unable to Heal more than scrapes and bruises. That irritated her because the ability to kill with the Power that Rianna and Chesmal had was strongly linked to the talent for Healing.

  Liandrin was one of two Red sisters who accompanied Siuan on her visit to Fal Dara. While there, Liandrin used her Compulsion to force Amalisa to search for Rand. She gave at least one lesson to Nynaeve and Egwene on the way from Fal Dara to Medo, but she was more interested in the three boys than in the lessons. She tricked Egwene, Nynaeve, Elayne and Min into going to Falme so that they might be captured and the channelers made damane, but that did not go as planned and only Egwene was captured. In late 998 NE, she was the leader of the original thirteen members of the Black Ajah who fled the White Tower. Those thirteen went to Tear, where they captured Egwene, Nynaeve and Elayne; after that plot failed, Liandrin went to Tanchico. She then traveled to Amador and was coopted by Moghedien to search for Nynaeve. Liandrin tried to attack Moghedien with her Compulsion, but she was shielded with a knotted, tied-off shield and Compelled to live. Moghedien then turned her over to Darkfriend
s in Amador, who treated her roughly because of her former poor treatment of them. When the Seanchan took Amadicia, she attempted to betray her captors as Darkfriends, hoping to escape. Instead, she fell into the hands of the High Lady Suroth, who despised all Aes Sedai in general and Liandrin in particular, and was made da’covale. She could not even use the leverage of threatening to betray Suroth for the simple reason that under Seanchan law, the word of a da’covale was not accepted as evidence; in fact, no one was likely to believe or even listen to any accusations a da’covale made. Liandrin poisoned Alwhin to try to make points with Suroth. Because Moghedien’s shield was still in place, Liandrin was not leashed, although rumors began circulating that Suroth had a marath’damane in her household. Suroth considered collaring her at that point.

  Lidan. A serving girl at The Nine Rings in Tremonsien, Cairhien. She was sent to fetch Selene’s bags.

  Lideine Rajan. An Aes Sedai who lived at the time of the formation of the White Tower.

  Lidrin. A young officer from Arad Doman, the son of Lord Shimron, who served under Rodel Ituralde. A scar ran across the left side of his face, and he wore a fashionable thin black mustache. Lidrin was with Ituralde at Darluna when they sprang the trap on the Seanchan and when Rand met with Ituralde the first time. Lidrin was skeptical when Rand said he was the Dragon Reborn, and objected to going with Rand to see proof. At the battle outside Maradon, Ituralde sent him to lead a detachment of archers at the battlements; he was killed during the battle after going on a suicidal charge when he should have retreated.

  Lidya. A damane belonging to Tuon. Red-haired with freckled cheeks, she spoke a Foretelling for Tuon, saying, “Beware the fox that makes the ravens fly, for he will marry you and carry you away. Beware the man who remembers Hawkwing’s face, for he will marry you and set you free. Beware the man of the red hand, for him you will marry and none other.” Tuon was displeased, and had Lidya caned for it, although the next day she ordered the sul’dam to give Lidya lionheart for the pain and a sweet custard as a treat. Lidya was part of Karede’s group that searched for Tuon when she was missing.

  Lieutenant-General. An officer who commanded a legion of a varying number of banners. A Lieutenant-General wore four thin plumes.

  Lifa. A Darkfriend merchant who ran supplies for the Shadow through the Blasted Lands to a spot near the Town. Faile’s party captured her caravan, presumably killed her and her three Darkfriend guards, and freed her captives.

  Light Blessed Throne. The royal throne of Ghealdan.

  Light, Children of the. See Children of the Light

  Light of the Heavens, Light of the World. Other names for the Creator.

  Light of Truth, The. An inn in Sienda, Amadicia. Its innkeeper was Mistress Jheran. Elayne and Nynaeve stayed there after leaving Tanchico; they met Galad in the common room and then quickly left town.

  Lighteater. See Dark One

  Lights, Feast of. See Feast of Lights

  lightskirt. A woman of easy virtue.

  lightstick. An illumination device from the Age of Legends. It looked like a plain glass rod, thicker than a man’s thumb but not quite as long as a forearm. When held in the hand it glowed as brightly as a lantern. It shattered like glass as well, and could start a fire if broken.

  Lillen Moiral. Moghedien’s name in the Age of Legends.

  Lincora din Omen. A Sea Folk Wavemistress who was one of the First Twelve. She met with the others of the First Twelve in Illian and turned her back when Harine arrived.

  Lind Taglien. The innkeeper of The Great Gathering, at the Black Tower. Short and dark-haired, she wore dresses covered in lovely embroidery. She maintained a library with a considerable number of books.

  Lindsar. An Ogier woman who was the eldest of the Ogier in Stedding Sholoon. Though she was too old to fight in the Last Battle, she allowed Androl and Pevara to use the stedding to trap a group of Darkfriends, including Alviarin and some of Taim’s cronies. She thought that perhaps a few decades in the peace of the stedding might change their outlook.

  Lines, the. These joined the Worlds That Might Be, laid by those who knew the Numbers of Chaos; a part of the process used in the construction of Portal Stones. Verin spoke of the Lines after Rand had channeled too much Power into a Portal Stone and experienced many of his alternate lives.

  Lini Eltring. The childhood nurse of Elayne, Morgase and Morgase’s mother. Mouthy and independent, she had a tendency to treat everyone like a child in the schoolroom, but she did know when to hold her peace sometimes, though never very often, it seemed, with Morgase or Elayne. She was a frail-appearing woman, with her white hair drawn back in a bun from a narrow face with skin like thin parchment. Her back was straight, her voice was clear and steady and her dark eyes were sharp. Lini could make a snort sound delicate when she wished. She saw her charges as children still, in many ways; and as Morgase said, she would not curtsy if the whole court were watching. Lini had a brisk but gentle voice for telling one things such as that one’s pony had a broken leg and must be put down. Her gnarled fingers used to linger on Morgase’s cheek to check for fever. Always a great one for neatness, she believed there was a place for everything, and everything should be in its place. Lini possessed a massive number of aphorisms for which she was famous within the household, and which she voiced whenever the circumstances merited.

  Lini’s great treasures were the six oval ivory miniatures of her three charges—Morgase; Morgase’s mother, Maighdin; and Elayne—each as a babe and as a young woman. She cared little or nothing for the Tower or for Aes Sedai, except that they were necessary in certain circumstances. As for Rand, she knew a little of the Prophecies and knew that the Dragon Reborn was necessary, but to her, there was little to choose between a man who could channel and a rabid wolf in one’s bedroom. Of course, Lini would have shooed the rabid wolf out with a broom. Perhaps needless to say, the Asha’man were not her favorite men by a far margin.

  When Morgase broke through Rahvin’s Compulsion and went on the lam, Lini accompanied her. She didn’t like Whitecloaks and didn’t approve of Morgase seeking help in Amadicia; what occurred in Andor was a problem for Andor to solve. Lini stopped Morgase from committing suicide after she had been violated by Valda, and brought her to her senses.

  After Faile took “Maighdin” and her party into her service, Lini became her lady’s maid, with seniority over Maighdin and Breane, as she was eldest and the one who seemed best to understand the job. Once Maighdin was taken by the Shaido, Lini believed that Perrin had slept with Berelain and made her feelings about that quite plain to him and everyone else.

  Before the battle at Malden, Lini was sent with Gill and others to make their way north to the Jehannah Road, but bad conditions made them change their route, and they were captured by Whitecloaks before Perrin could find them. Galad freed them when Perrin showed up for his trial.

  Lini insisted that Morgase and Tallanvor marry before returning to Caemlyn.

  Lini’s sayings.

  “A fool abandons friends, and gives up silver for shiny brass.”

  “A fool puts a burr under the saddle before she rides.”

  “A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what’s inside first.”

  “A full stomach at midday makes for a dull head in the afternoon.”

  “A gnarled old branch dulls the blade that severs a sapling.”

  “A man is a man, on a throne or in a pigsty.”

  “A secret spoken finds wings.”

  “A shoat squealing under a fence just attracts the fox, when it should be trying to run.”

  “A slow horse does not always reach the end of the journey.”

  “A weeping woman is a bucket with no bottom.”

  “A young lion charges quickest, and when you least expect it.”

  “Always plan ahead, but worry too hard over next year and you can trip over tomorrow.”

  “An open sack hides nothing, and an open door hides little, but an open man is surely hiding some
thing.”

  “Anyone who allows two roosters in the same barnyard deserves the ruckus they get.”

  “Be sure of yourself, girl, but not too sure.”

  “Better to face the bear than run from it.”

  “Do not cut off your ears because you do not like your earrings.”

  “Dragging feet never finish a journey.”

  “Even a queen stubs her toe, but a wise woman watches the path.”

  “Fools only listen to themselves.”

  “If you don’t look for snakes, you cannot complain when one bites you.”

  “It isn’t the stone you see that trips you on your nose.”

  “It’s one of the things men are for, taking the blame. They usually deserve it, even if you don’t know exactly how.”

  “It’s too late to change your mind after you’ve jumped off the cliff.”

  “Kittens tangle your yarn, men tangle your wits, and it’s simple as breathing for both.”

  “Men keep sticking their hands in the fire thinking this time it will not burn.”

  “No knife is sharper than a sister’s hate.”

  “Not thinking about a thorn doesn’t make it hurt your foot less.”

  “Only fools kiss hornets or bite fire.”

  “Peel the apple in your hand, girl, not the one on the tree.”

  “Poke the meekest dog too often and he will bite.”

  “‘Should’ and ‘would’ build no bridges.”

  “Sup from too many dishes, and you deserve a bellyache that’ll split you open.”

  “Tears are for after; they just waste time before.”

  “The blindest are those who keep their eyes shut.”

  “The pike does not ask the frog’s permission before dining.”

  “The right medicine always tastes bitter. Most of all for a child who throws a sulky tantrum.”