The Wheel of Time Companion

by Robert Jordan

  tiganza. A dance performed by Tinkers. It was danced by women, and could be danced for men, but it was considered by Tinker women a celebration of being a woman. Most movement was from the waist down, involving considerable rolling of the hips, which was emphasized by a shawl held behind the dancer at waist height. The music always included drums and was rhythmically repetitive.

  Tigraine Mantear. The daughter of Queen Mordrellen of Andor and Daughter-Heir to the throne of Andor. Her sign was a woman’s hand gripping a thorny rose stem with a white blossom. Born in 950 NE, Tigraine was in the White Tower in 966–967 NE; she had no ability to channel, but was awarded the Great Serpent ring anyway, a tradition between Andor and the Tower. Her time in the Tower was largely an education given by women who were very skillful politically. Tigraine married Taringail Damodred, the nephew of King Laman of Cairhien, shortly after her return from the White Tower, as part of a treaty which, it was hoped, would bring lasting peace between Andor and Cairhien. Their son Galadedrid was born in 970 NE.

  In 972 NE, she ran away because of a Foretelling by Gitara Moroso, vanishing from Caemlyn and abandoning her husband and son. She fled to the Waste and joined the Aiel, taking the name Shaiel, which was Old Tongue for “Woman Who Is Dedicated.” She became Far Dareis Mai, which was unheard of for a wetlander. She fell in love with Janduin, clan chief of the Taardad, but refused to give up the spear for him even after she became pregnant. He could refuse her nothing, so she was not forced to return to the Three-fold Land when her pregnancy was discovered. She died of wounds on the slopes of Dragonmount, giving birth to a son during the Battle of the Shining Walls. Her newborn child was found and carried away by Tam al’Thor, an officer in the Illianer Companions.

  Tihera, Rodrivar. See Rodrivar Tihera

  Tijds. A young soldier in Bryne’s army for the rebel Aes Sedai who alerted Bryne to the Seanchan attack on the White Tower.

  Tim. A young Two Rivers man who joined Perrin’s band and was killed by a Trolloc ambush south of the Waterwood.

  Time of Change. A term referring to the end of an Age.

  Time of Illusions. The Amayar, who practiced the Water Way on Tremalking, believed that their daily reality was an illusion, and they believed a prophecy indicating that the destruction of the female Choedan Kal found on Tremalking would be tied to the end of the Time of Illusions. See Illusion, 2nd entry

  Time of Madness. Another name used for the Breaking of the World and the years after the Dark One’s counterstroke tainted the male half of the True Source, when male Aes Sedai went mad and Broke the World. The exact duration of this period was unknown, but it is believed to have lasted nearly one hundred years. It ended completely only with the death of the last male Aes Sedai.

  time units. Days were broken into segments; when a certain time was reached, chimes rang. In the White Tower, First Rise was very early morning, before dawn, followed by Second and Third Rise. High was around midmorning, and Midmorning chimes were also rung. Prime and Trine were in the afternoon. After supper came Full, and Last meant that all novices were supposed to be quiet and in bed. Second Low occurred in the small hours of the morning.

  In Cairhien, Second Even was a time when supper could be eaten.

  Time, The Wheel of. A book by Sulamein so Bhagad, Chief Historian at the Court of the Sun, the Fourth Age.

  Timna. An Amayar woman who was one of the Guides of the Sea Folk, on Tremalking. She saw the glow of the Choedan Kal, and smiled to think that she would see the fulfillment of prophecy and the end of Illusion.

  Timolan. The clan chief of the Miagoma Aiel. He was a widower, although the Wise Ones were working to find him a new wife. Timolan was 6'3" tall and weighed 225 pounds. When he was young, he tried to unite the Aiel clans. Timolan was part of the Aiel forces with Rand in Cairhien; he was suspicious that Rhuarc had not accompanied him to fight against the Shaido intrusion into Cairhien, not aware that Rand had been kidnapped by the Aes Sedai. When learning that Rand had been taken, Timolan thought that Rand had betrayed the Aiel. After the battle at Dumai’s Wells, Rand sent him to help deal with the Shaido at Kinslayer’s Dagger and later sent him and others to Arad Doman to bring order.

  Timora, Lady. A Shienaran woman who was an attendant to Lady Amalisa in Fal Dara. She found Perrin alone in a courtyard and reported it to Liandrin, who had been looking for Perrin, Mat and Rand.

  timsin. A root used in tea to relieve a headache.

  Tinkers. The Traveling People. See Tuatha’an

  Tinna. A woman who was turned out of the Tower for complicated reasons she was unwilling to share. She joined the Dragonsworn, and became their leader in the Last Battle. She had the bearing of a lady, the build of an Aiel and the coloring of a Saldaean.

  Tion. A Wise One of the Shaido Aiel (not a Jumai) with the ability to channel. About 5'10" tall, and stout, with broad hips, a round face and gray eyes, she often appeared placid. She was a no-nonsense kind of woman, but she was ambitious or she wouldn’t have been with Sevanna. Tion often spoke out of turn, at least in Sevanna’s estimation. One of Sevanna’s inner circle of plotters, she accompanied Sevanna to the Aes Sedai camp the day she saw Rand beaten and took part in or at least was present at the murder of Desaine. She was with Sevanna at Dumai’s Wells and at the meeting with “Caddar” and “Maisia.” While the Jumai were settled at a captured estate approximately ten days after their arrival in Amadicia, she helped question the Seanchan prisoner.

  Tipsy Gelding, The. A small inn in Hinderstap. It was three streets out from the center of town, in the back west corner of the village, and was more of a tavern than an inn. It had a wooden board carved with what looked like a drunken horse sitting inside one of the windows; none of those windows had glass. Mat chose to go there to gamble for supplies; he lost a lot, and then bet everything on one last toss; Mayor Barlden insisted on making the toss. Mat won, but the sun set and everything went crazy.

  Tirado, Yseidre. One of the founders of Tear.

  Tiras. A Seanchan soldier who was Bakuun’s First Lieutenant. A bony man a head taller than Bakuun, he had an unfortunate scrap of beard. He was a good soldier, if a touch overconfident. He brought Bakuun the scouting report of an enemy force not ten miles east, in the Venir Mountains of Altara.

  tirewoman. Another term for “maid.”

  Tirish Adar. A feast celebrated from the rise of the first full moon in Adar until the rise of the next moon. In most places, no one slept during that period.

  Tirraso, Tellindal. A clerk who worked in Lews Therin’s headquarters in the War of Power. He was killed in an attack by Demandred.

  Tishar, Elisane. An Aes Sedai at the formation of the White Tower.

  Tius, Varkel. A man with Perrin’s army who had trouble getting canvas to repair torn tents.

  To Sail Beyond the Sunset. A book read by Loial.

  to’raken. A large Seanchan flying animal brought from a parallel world. In general appearance it was similar to the raken, except that it was much larger and was mottled brown in color rather than gray. Its wingspan was more than 120 feet. Like the raken, it crouched when on the ground, rather than standing erect, raising only its head to look around, but even so its back could be nine feet or more above the ground. An herbivore and an egg layer, it laid one egg at a time. It did not perch in trees, however large, preferring the tops of cliffs or hills.

  Unlike the raken, which could simply throw itself into the air, a to’raken taking off from level ground ran as much as a hundred paces while flapping its wings before launching itself. Its intelligence was roughly equal to that of a horse. As awkward as the raken, or more so on the ground, the to’raken was neither as agile in the air nor as fast as the raken, with a maximum speed of a little more than twice that of a horse. It did not perch on vertical surfaces, nor on surfaces nearly as precipitous as those a raken would risk, but on surfaces that were steep, it used the same spread-wing clutching.

  The to’raken would not fly at all in significant snowfall or heavy rain. Cold weather d
id not bother it greatly, however, nor did heat.

  The to’raken could fly much farther than a raken without rest, as much as a thousand miles at moderate speed and with only one morat in the saddle. It could also carry a much larger load. With one morat mounted, a to’raken could carry an additional one thousand pounds or more of cargo as far as two hundred miles. It was primarily used for transporting people who needed to be moved quickly, or for other cargo that was considered urgent. While it occasionally was used in battle, with archers or crossbowmen behind a single morat, bringing the bowmen low enough and slow enough to be effective also brought the to’raken within range of arrows and crossbow bolts from the ground, and an injured to’raken did not fly well; in fact, it often refused to fly farther than a safe landing point—safe from the point of view of the to’raken, not necessarily of the morat’to’raken. Its effectiveness in this role was too low for the risk to an extremely valuable animal. Like the raken, the to’raken was controlled by reins, attached to rings fixed permanently in the animal’s horny nostrils, and knee pressure.

  A morat who could handle raken could handle to’raken and vice versa, but morat’raken were considered superior to morat’to’raken. To order a morat’raken to fly a to’raken would entail a loss of face for the flier, a fact which even the Blood recognized.

  Tobanyi, Isebaille. See Isebaille Tobanyi

  Tobrad, Master. The innkeeper at the nicest inn in Hinderstap. Joline and Edesina went there to have baths; when Mat went to fetch them, he saw the cook kill Master Tobrad and then killed the cook to preserve his own hide. The next day Mat saw both at the inn.

  Tod al’Caar. A young Two Rivers man who was friends with Jondyn Barran. Lantern-jawed and a year younger than Perrin, he joined Perrin’s band. Tod’s mother willingly let him go because of the honor of her son following Perrin Goldeneyes. Tod fought at Dumai’s Wells; afterward he said that he wouldn’t mind being an Asha’man, but Perrin could smell that it wasn’t true. When Perrin met with Tylee the first time, Tod carried the Red Eagle of Manetheren. He was one of the Two Rivers men who went through the aqueduct to enter Malden.

  Todande. A noble House in Altara. It held the throne of Altara for five generations, until High Seat Anarina drained the nation’s finances and was deposed and murdered. The House never recovered. See also Anarina and Maddin Todande

  Togita, House. A noble House of Shienar; Easar Togita was king. See Easar Togita

  toh. Old Tongue for “obligation” or “duty.” The Aiel used it in their complex system of correct behavior, ji’e’toh.

  Tojar. A town from the Age of Legends. Moghedien referred to a night laborer in Tojar as someone who was worked hard.

  Tokama, Niko. A female member of the Academy of Cairhien, whose undescribed project Idrien thought was silly.

  Toke Fearnim. A stable owner in Jurador from whom Mat bought the Domani razor for Tuon. He was wiry, with a fringe of gray hair.

  Tol, Ander. A turnip farmer from the south of Cairhien who gave Rand and his companions a ride into Cairhien after the bubble of evil attacked the rebel camp.

  Tol, Ceran. The creator of “Tempo of Infinity,” an art piece from the Age of Legends.

  Tolen, Eldaya. See Eldaya Tolen

  Tolmeran Setares. A High Lord of Tear. Lean, with an iron-gray beard, Tolmeran had courage; he was brave enough to hint at doubts that Rand was the Dragon Reborn. He was smart, with far more brains than Weiramon, but with less rank, influence and power. Tolmeran was not in the Stone the night Rand took it, and he questioned the Tairen rebel claim that the fall of the Stone was an Aes Sedai trick. He was as eager to fight the Illianers as any Tairen—the two nations’ history was one of wars fought on the slightest excuse—but he seemed a little less likely than the other High Lords to think every battle could be won by one good charge.

  Tolmeran fought the Seanchan in Illian with Rand. Rand left him there, and was enraged when he found that Tolmeran and others were returning to Tear, against orders.

  Tolvina, Ailene. The stern innkeeper of The Evening Star in Chachin. Moiraine hired two of her bodyguards for escort to a bank.

  Toma dur Ahmid. The man who developed the Toman Calendar after the Breaking.

  Toma. A townsman who lived during the War of the Shadow. He punched the Da’shain Aiel Coumin in the mouth because Coumin’s parents had served Lanfear. The man said that he and others would root out those who had really served the Shadow and treat them as they had Charn, who had been hanged.

  Tomada. An Ogier during the War of the Shadow. He was with Coumin when word came that the war had ended, and Shayol Ghul had been sealed with the Forsaken inside.

  Tomaka. An alternate name for Shara, given by Rhuarc.

  Toman Calendar. A calendar devised by Toma dur Ahmid, recording years After the Breaking (AB). It was adopted approximately two centuries after the death of the last male Aes Sedai.

  Toman Head. A peninsula on the west coast, west of Almoth Plain on the Aryth Ocean, between Arad Doman and Tarabon. The peninsula was hilly, sloping up from the harbor, and forested. One of its villages, Atuan’s Mill, had a visit from the Seanchan. Its only city was Falme, where the Watchers Over the Waves kept a lookout for the return of Artur Hawkwing’s armies before the Seanchan executed them. Liandrin led Nynaeve, Egwene, Elayne and Min there, and Egwene and Min were captured by the Seanchan. It was the site of a major confrontation between Rand and the Seanchan, the Whitecloaks and Ba’alzamon.

  There was an abandoned Ogier stedding on its mountainous north coast.

  Tomanelle. An Aiel clan; its chief was Han.

  Tomanes, Mara. See Mara Tomanes

  Tomares, Sareitha. See Sareitha Tomares

  Tomas. Verin’s Warder. About 5'9" to 5'10" tall, but stocky, he was gray-haired and dark-eyed. Tomas was a Darkfriend, but he wanted a way out. Verin offered him a chance to make up for what he had done, even though there was really no way out; Tomas gratefully accepted. Verin, coming to her own end, gave him poison; while she was taking her own, Tomas was with his family doing the same.

  Tomas Trakand. The name that Caraline Damodred called Rand when introducing him to others in the Cairhienin rebel camp.

  Tomichi, Mistress. The innkeeper of The Plowman’s Blade in Manala, Kandor. A stout, graying woman, she seemed uneasy about two Malkieri stopping at her inn, but cheered up when Moiraine ordered breakfast.

  Tomil. A Youngling. Rajar told Tomil and his brother to escort Narenwin Sedai to the Mayor’s house when she arrived in Dorlan.

  Tonarma, Estevan. See Estevan Tonarma

  Tora Harad. A mighty fortress from Mat’s memories of ancient times. It was known for its ability to withstand a siege.

  Tora Shan. The site of a bloody battle from Mat’s ancient memories. Mat thought the battle for Cairhien was not much different from Tora Shan.

  Toram din Alta Wild Winds. A Sea Folk man who was Coine’s husband and Cargomaster of Wavedancer. Heavy-shouldered, with gray hair, he had four gold rings in each ear, three heavy gold chains around his neck, including one with a perfume box, and two curved knives tucked in his sash. He wore a peculiar wire framework that fastened over his ears to hold clear lenses in front of his eyes. When the Seanchan tried to take Wavedancer, Toram fought and cleared them off the deck, earning a long puckered scar down his cheek in the process. Toram was not happy when Coine changed her ship’s destination to Tanchico to accommodate Elayne and Nynaeve.

  Toram Riatin. A Cairhienin nobleman who was High Seat of House Riatin and wore stripes of color to his knees. About six feet tall, which was very tall for a Cairhienin, he was good-looking, with broad shoulders, slender hips, well-turned calves and dark, intelligent eyes. A bully with a cruel streak and often violent, Toram was also greedy; too much was never enough for him. He rebelled against the Dragon Reborn; after he was joined by Padan Fain as Jeraal Mordeth, he came to hate Rand with a passion.

  Toram wanted to marry Caraline Damodred and fully expected that he would; he saw it as a done deal, and th
ought that she was just being coy. He planned to combine her claim to the throne with his and expected to take the throne, relegating her to some subordinate role; in fact, if she died after the wedding, it was all to the good. The marriage could have also resulted in his descendants carrying not only the House Riatin claim to the Sun Throne, but that of House Damodred as well.

  Toram was very jealous of Caraline, and madly possessive in general. When he and Caraline were children, he pushed a mutual friend down the stairs and broke his back for riding Toram’s pony without permission.

  A blademaster, Toram dueled Rand in the rebel camp in Cairhien, not knowing whom he was fighting, thinking Rand was just a boy. It was an even match until Rand was distracted by the deadly fog, at which point, Toram nearly killed him; he held back only because he also finally realized that something strange was happening. At first he fled through the fog with Rand, Min, Caraline, Darlin, Cadsuane and Cadsuane’s compatriots. When he discovered who Rand was, he fled into the fog alone. He then went to Far Madding with Padan Fain; there he was killed by Lan.

  Toranes, Salita. See Salita Toranes

  Torean Nelondara Andiama. A High Lord of Tear, and the father of Estean. Lumpy-faced, with thin eyebrows and big ears that made his potato nose seem smaller, he looked more like a farmer than most farmers. White streaked his dark, pointed beard, and he moved languidly. He looked at women rather openly, and plainly wanted Berelain. He was a bit of a boor and a drunkard. Gold concerned Torean more than anything else, except possibly the privileges Rand had taken away from the nobles in Tear.

  Torean was one of the seven most active plotters against Rand in the Stone. Armies sent to Cairhien were to be generously financed by Torean, who accompanied them; with Meilan and Aracome, he was one of the three foremost High Lords there. He was worried because he was involved in plots with Tedosian, Hearne and Simaan and feared that Rand might punish him for that association after the three rebelled. He was with the army gathering to invade Illian and took part in the invasion.