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(tEoTW) Wielders of the One power. Since the time of madness, all surviving
Aes sedai are women. Widely distrusted 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 also as a high honorific,
so: Sheriam Aes Sedai. See alsoAjah; Amyrlin Seat.
(tEoTW) The Age of Legends ended by the War of the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. A time when Aes Sedai performed wonders now only dreamed of. See also Wheel of Time.
(tEoTW) 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 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 the Aielmen call battle
"the Dance." See also Aiel kinship terms; Aiel War; Aiel warrior societies; Aiel Waste.
(tEoTW) The harsh, rugged and all-but-waterless land east of the Spine
of the World. Few outsiders venture there, not only because water is impossible
to find for anyone not born there, but because the Aiel consider at war with all
other peoples and do not welcome strangers. See also Aiel; Aiel kinship terms; Aiel War; Aiel warrior societies.
(tEoTW) Societies among the Aes Sedai, to which all Aes Sedai belong. They are designated by colors: Blue Ajah, Red Ajah, While Ajah, Green Ajah, Brown Ajah Yellow Ajah, and Gray 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.
(tEoTW) (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.
(tEoTW) A very rare object which allows any one capable of channeling the One Power lo 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.
