Terms Glossary B
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Bailene: A festival celebrated on the ninth day of Amadaine
Balefire: A dangerous weave that it not only destroys whatever it is used against, it destroys it before it hits.
Balescream: An occasional effect of using balefire, it feels as though the pattern itself is rippling, when creation itself howls in pain
Banath People A set of tribes that lived on what is now Almoth Plain
Bannerman: A military rank among NCOs
Battle of Bekkar: A battle during the Trolloc Wars, also known as the Field of Blood
Battle of Darulna A battle in Rodel Ituralde's campaign against the Seanchan.
Battle of the Shining Walls: The final battle in the Aiel War, outside Tar Valon, where Laman was killed
Bel Arvina: A feast celebrating the first day of autumn
Bel Tine: A feast celebrating the end of winter
Bhan'sheen: One of the twelve primary bands in the social order of Trollocs. Its badge is a dagger-pierced skull.
Biteme: A tiny buzzing insect considered an annoyance
Birds, Festival of: A festival celebrated in the southern regions two days before Maddin's Day in winter.
Bittern: A musical instrument wih six, nine or twelve strings
Black Ajah: An secret Ajah, dedicated to the Dark One before its exposure.
Black Eyes: One of the Aiel Warrior societies
Blacklance: A highly venomous snake
Bleakness: The feeling of loss and desolation many Aiel had on learning their true heritage
Blessing of the Nets: A festival celebrated in small fishing villages
Bloodwash Falls A place where Mat has a memory of fighting a man called Nashif.
Blue Ajah: One of the smallest Ajahs, second to only the White, i concerns itself with justice and causes
Borderland: A nation that borders the Blight
Bore: The hole drilled into the Dark One's prison in the Age of Legends
Bowl of the Winds: A ter'angreal used to control the weather that was used far beyond its intended capacity
Breakbone Fever: A disease where the sufferer writhes as though their bones are going to break
Breaking: The period following the sealing of the Dark One where the male Aes Sedai went mad and destroyed what remained of civilisation.
Brotherless: The mera'din, Aiel who abandoned clan to join the society among the Shaido because they could not accept Rand as Car'a'carn
Brothers of the Eagle: Far Aldazar Din, an Aiel Warrior Society
Brown Ajah: One of the groups of Aes Sedai, dedicated to knowledge
Bubble of Evil: A miasma, rising up from the Dark One that latches on to the Pattern to cause twisted events
Buchaner Rebellion: A rebellion led by Birgitte in her life as Jethari Moondancer
Burn Out: To lose the ability to use or sense the One Power, usually by drawing too much of it