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''Author: Zashara Da'sainne''

BAYR

==General==

Bair is a [[Wise One]] with a creased face, grandmotherly look, and strong, reedy voice. She is of the Haido Sept of the [[Shaarad]] [[Aiel]]. She cannot channel, yet she is a [[Dreamwalker]] ({{tsr|23}}). She has white hair ({{tsr|48}}). She is thin and bony, with pale blue eyes, and a leathery, wrinkled face ({{tsr|52}}). When she was young, she had yellow hair ({{tfoh|7}}).

==Timeline==

* Bair is the first Wise One to give [[Rand]] permission to enter [[Rhuidean]] ({{tsr|23}}). 

* Bair breaks up the impending fight between the [[Shaido]] and Rand's party and tells Rand to show the Dragon signs ({{tsr|34}}). 

* Bair and the other Wise Ones tell Rand the story of [[Tigraine Mantear|his parents]] ({{tsr|34}}). 

* Bair assigns [[Aviendha]] the task of spying on Rand for the Wise Ones ({{tsr|35}}). 

* Rand consults with Bair about Rhuidean and gets a few reluctant answers from her ({{tsr|48}}). 

* Bair discusses Aviendha, Rand, and other issues with the other Wise Ones, [[Moiraine]], and [[Egwene]] when they are camping out near Rhuidean ({{tfoh|5}}). 

* Bair agrees to approach [[Dorindha (1)|Dorindha]] for [[Melaine]], regarding the issue of [[Aiel#Kinship Terms|sister-wives]] ({{tfoh|5}}). 

* Egwene finds Bair's dreams and sees that she dreams about one of her husbands ({{tfoh|7}}). 

* Bair lectures Elayne about the [[Tel'aran'rhiod|World of Dreams]] and [[Nynaeve]]'s absence ({{tfoh|24}}). 

* Bair and the other Wise Ones keep visiting nobles from bothering Rand after the battle in [[Cairhien (Nation)|Cairhien]] ({{tfoh|45}}). 

* Bair and the others help Egwene after the attack by Lanfear. They forbid her from entering ''Tel'aran'rhiod'' until she recovers ({{tfoh|53}}). 

* Bair takes Egwene on a short trip into ''Tel'aran'rhiod'' to see if she has recovered ({{loc|32}}). 

* Bair considered [[Colavaere]]'s seizure of the [[Cairhien (Nation)|Cairhienin]] throne to be of little importance ({{acos|7}}). 

*Bair, [[Amys]], and Melaine question Aviendha and tell her she will be punished for going scouting as she is not yet a Wise One ({{tgs|3}}).

*Bair, Amys, and Melaine are present when Rand meets with the Clan chiefs and tells them his plan for [[Arad Doman]] ({{tgs|7}}).

*Aviendha tells Amys, Bair, and Melaine that she is ready to become a Wise One ({{tgs|23}}).

*Bairis with [[Cadsuane]] when Nynaeve arrives to tell them what happened at [[Natrin's Barrow]] ({{tgs|37}}).

*When Cadsuane says Nynaeve may be the only one of the current crop who is salvageable, Amys corrects her and says Egwene has much honour, and Bair nods her head in agreement ({{tgs|37}}).

*Bair meets with Egwene in ''tel'aran'rhiod'' and tells her that Rand has changed ({{tom|14}}).

*Egwene suggests to her that the [[White Tower]] might send novices to train with the Wise Ones ({{tom|14}}).

*Egwene tells her that Rand intends to break the [[seals]], and Bair leaves to consult the clans ({{tom|14}}).

*Bair meets with Egwene and the [[Windfinders]] and discusses the possibility of an alliance between the three groups ({{tom|36}}).

*Bair aids in the battle against the [[Black Ajah]] ({{tom|37}}, {{ch13|38}}).

==Relationships==

She is second strongest willed Wise One, after [[Sorilea]] ({{tfoh|5}}). 

Bair has had three husbands, all of whom are now dead ({{tfoh|5}}). 

==Miscellaneous==

* Bair was one of the Wise Ones who trained [[Amys]] ({{tsr|23}}). 

* Rand thinks that Bair knows something more than she is letting on about his relationship with Aviendha ({{tsr|50}}). 

* Bair is unwilling to enter Rhuidean even after Rand opens it up to everyone ({{tfoh|5}}). 

* Bair sees potential in Nynaeve, and comments that she could learn a lot if she were not so stubborn ({{tfoh|5}}). 

==Quotes==

"Do you wish to be a Wise One, [[Couladin]]? Put on a dress and come to me, and I will see if you can be trained. Until then, be silent when Wise Ones speak!" ({{tsr2|Chapter 23}}).

"Hazy or not, these women could duel [[Siuan Sanche]] stare for stare. Especially Bair." (Nynaeve; {{tsr2|Chapter 23}}).

"Behold what has never been seen before. A ''Car'a'carn'' has been chosen, a chief of chiefs. Born of a [[Maiden]], he has come with the dawn from Rhuidean, according to prophecy, to unite the Aiel. The fulfillment of prophecy has begun" ({{tsr2|Chapter 34}}).

"Bair could very likely make Siuan Sanche jump through hoops, and Bair could not even channel" (Egwene; {{tfoh2|Chapter 5}}).

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