Androl Genhald

Author: Kyria d'Oreyn

General

Androl Genhald is a Taraboner Asha'man with the rank of a Dedicated. He is a square fellow with heavy eyebrows, wearing a gold signet ring. He has a talent for making gateways (TGS, Ch. 5) and can make large gateways even though he should not be strong enough to make a functional one (ToM, Ch. 46). It was because of this that he was raised dedicated, though Logain had to go to Rand as Taim refused (ToM, Ch. 56). After Logain takes most of the loyal trained men, Androl becomes the unwilling de facto leader of the remainder of the loyal faction (ToM, Ch. 46). He is trying to hide the details of his past and sometimes tries to keep the details of just how much he knows hidden (ToM, Ch. 46).

He has a mild form of madness and feels that the shadows are creeping towards him every time he holds saidin for long periods of time. He is aware that this is madness due to the taint, but this doesn't stop him from beleiving it completely (ToM, Ch. 46)

Timeline

Before going to the Black Tower, he had travelled widely, learned the sword from his own instructors, had a dozen apprenticships including one with a master architect and learned the horse well enough to shoot an arrow from horseback (ToM, Ch. 46, Ch. 56).

He reports daily to [[Logain] and tells him he has found two more Asha'man interested in "that new kind of Healing this Nynaeve used on Logain" (WH, Ch. 2).

He cannot understand why Gedwyn, Kisman, Rochaid and Torval, who are all Taim's men, would desert (WH, Ch. 2).

Coteren tries to embarrass him by demonstrating how weak in the Power Androl is. Canler and Nalaam both seize the Power to defend him, but he persuades them against a confrontation (ToM, Ch. 46).

After Travelling into and out of the Black Tower is prevented, he has the loyal men survey the perimeter to see the extent of the problem (ToM, Ch. 56).

He realises that Mezar is no longer Mezar. He tells Norley to have the loyal men moved into a shared barracks (ToM, Ch. 56).

He goes to see Pevara and asks for her assistance (ToM, Ch. 56).

Quotes

"Something's wrong in this place. Something worse than you understand. Once, long ago, men and women who worked the power strove together. They were stronger for it. Please. Hear me out" (To Pevara, Towers of Midnight, Chapter 56).