Faile ni Bashere t'Aybara

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fah-Eel nih bah-SHEER ti-ay-BAHR-ah ; suggested

General

Name

Lady Faile ni Bashere t'Aybara.

Age

Approximately the same age as Perrin Aybara, Rand al'Thor and Matrim Cauthon

Description

Faile is tall and slender with black hair and dark tilted eyes. She also has a bold nose that often gives her the look of a falcon (TDR, Ch. 33).

Childhood

Faile grew up in the Saldaean court houses, where she is a member of high nobility. Her father, Lord [Davram Bashere], is the Marshal-General for the Saldaean Army, and is also the uncle of Queen Tenobia. Her mother, Lady Deira Bashere, named her Zarine. She felt it should be a name suited to a woman who relaxed, and let her noble husband take care of everything.

After leaving Saldaea

Faile is an independent woman, and took the name of Mandarb, blade in the Old Tongue before travelling to Illian to become a Hunter for the Horn (TDR, Ch. 35). When she first meets Perrin Aybara in Falme, she declares that she is a hunter for the horn, and decides that the group are the ones she will travel with to find the Horn before any other. She discovers that Lan’s horse is named Mandarb, so opts for the name Faile, meaning falcon, in order to impress Perrin. She travels with Perrin to Emond's Field, after the Whitecloaks captured Mat Cauthon’s family, and killed Perrin’s. Faile provided constant support during that time, and romance between the two blossomed. They were married after their town was well defended against a large Trolloc invasion, and both now live as Lord and Lady in the Two Rivers.

As an aside, a viewing by Min Farshaw stated that Perrin Aybara would have a hawk and a falcon in his life. Her viewing became true when Faile married Perrin, and it was revealed that Berelain sur Paendrag was the hawk due to her Royal crest.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Faile has always shown that she can assess each situation clearly, and is more than capable of teaching Perrin the ways of being a Lord in his home town of Emond’s Field.

She is also intelligent, and is able to learn most new things. Most notably her knowledge of the Maiden’s handtalk that Bain and Chiad taught her. This became useful when they were captured by the Shaido (TPoD, Ch. 30).

She is also known for her secrecy. She has many eyes and ears across Cairhien, who report information to Faile when she needs it. These people call themselves Cha Faile, the Falcon’s Talon, and they are loyal to her alone.

However, Faile has proved that she lies in many situations to bring them to her advantage. She gave a false name twice, and also lied about her background to Perrin Aybara so she wouldn’t seem as important as she was. She is also willing to put herself in compromising positions in order to gain advantages over others (ACoS, Ch. 5).

Timeline

  • Zarineses Perrin in Remen (TDR, Ch. 33).
  • Zarine follows the group and jumps aboard the Snow Goose. She calls herself "Faile" (TDR, Ch. 35).
  • They arrive at Illian, and Faile joins Moiraine, Lan, Perrin and Loial (TDR, Ch. 41).
  • Moiraine, Lan, Perrin, Loial and Faile arrive at Tear (TDR, Ch. 50).
  • She finds herself in Tel’aran’rhiod after a trap went off in Loial’s room (TDR, Ch. 53).
  • Perrin frees Faile after being attacked by falcons. They realise their feelings for each other after Perrin wakes up (TDR, Ch. 55).
  • Faile becomes friends with Bain and Chiad (TSR, Ch. 2).
  • Faile and Perrin are attacked by Perrin’s axe (TSR, Ch. 2).
  • Faile is angry at Perrin for looking at Berelain in a certain way (TSR, Ch. 3).
  • Faile tricks Loial into promising to take her through the Ways so she can accompany Perrin (TSR, Ch. 16).
  • Loial leads Perrin, Faile, Gaul, Bain and Chiad through the Ways to the site of ancientManetheren. They are attacked by Trollocs and a Fade, then the Black Wind (TSR, Ch. 27).
  • After three days travel, they near Emond's Field. Perrin and Gaul go to the Winespring Inn followed by Faile, Bain and Chiad. Perrin learns his family is dead (TSR, Ch. 29).
  • Faile and others ride to scout the Whitecloak encampment at Watch Hill. Halfway there, they stop at Jac al'Seen's place (TSR, Ch. 32).
  • Perrin leads his growing party to Watch Hill. Perrin, Faile and the Aiel rescue the Whitecloaks' prisoners (TSR, Ch. 33).
  • Faile accompanies Lord Luc to Perrin's camp. She then accompanies him hunting Trollocs and is caught in the ambush (TSR, Ch. 40).
  • Faile and others enter a Tinker camp after a battle with Trollocs (TSR, Ch. 41).
  • Faile follows Perrin and Verin into the Winespring Inn. She helps hold him down while Alanna Heals him (TSR, Ch. 43).
  • Faile tells Perrin that Loial and Gaul went to the Waygate. He wants to go after them. She wants him in bed. They compromise with him riding around the village (TSR, Ch. 44).
  • Faile accompanies Perrin as he busily organizes (TSR, Ch. 45).
  • Perrin asks Faile to go for help. She agrees, but her price is a wedding so they are married. She and Bain ride north (TSR, Ch. 46).
  • Bain and Faile return with an army from Watch Hill that helps win the battle of Emond's Field (TSR, Ch. 47).
  • Faile figures out that Alanna wants to bond Perrin and threatens to kill her if she does (LoC, Ch. 11).
  • Faile holds court in her and Perrin's manor house. She dispenses fair justice. She goes to talk with Perrin and he tells her he must go to Rand. She intends to accompany him (LoC, Prologue).
  • Perrin and Faile arrive in Caemlyn with an army of Two Rivers men. They meet with Rand in the Royal Palace (LoC, Ch. 45).
  • Faile meets with her mother, Deira Bashere, then with Davram Bashere and Perrin. Her parents agree to accept Perrin as their son-in-law (LoC, Ch. 46).
  • Perrin and Faile accompany Rand when he Travels from Caemlyn to Cairhien (LoC, Ch. 49).
  • Faile traps Loial into playing endless games of stones when Perrin is around (LoC, Ch. 51).
  • Faile gives Rand's sword to Perrin to take with him in the rescue attempt (LoC, Ch. 54).
  • She has taken a position as one of Colavaere's attendants to gain information. She accuses Colavaere of treason and murder. After Colavaere faints she suggests killing her (ACoS, Ch. 5).
  • Faile accompanies Perrin to Ghealdan (ACoS, Ch. 5).
  • Faile offers to make Maighdin and her group servants. Late that night she meets with Cha Faile members to hear the report on their secret scouting in Bethal (TPoD, Ch. 8).
  • Faile sends Basel Gill and some Cha Faile members into Bethal ostensibly to get supplies (TPoD, Ch. 9).
  • Faile, and others are captured by Sevanna's Shaido (TPoD, Ch. 30).
  • Faile and the others are marched, then carried back to the Shaido camp (WH, Ch. 3).
  • After Galina Heals their frostbite, Faile and the others march with the Shaido. Faile, Alliandre and Maighdin become separated from Arrela, Lacile, Bain and Chiad. Therava sets them to spy on Sevanna, then Galina sets them to retrieve Therava's binder (WH, Ch. 4).
  • As gai'shain to the Sevanna, Faile, Alliandre, Maighdin and Dairaine all share a single tent. Faile is terrified when three ripples pass through reality. Theril brings her the binder he stole from Therava and she hides it in a building (KoD, Ch. 5).
  • Faile and Alliandre are beaten because Sevanna's bath is not hot enough. Faile tells Galina she has the binder and, after a fight, they agree to meet the next morning (KoD, Ch. 26).
  • Faile, Alliandre, Maighdin, Arrela and Lacile go into town. Faile retrieves the binder and they meet Galina. She insists they go into the basement of a burned out house. Galina leaves with the binder and collapses the stairway. Maighdin channels to signal for help (KoD, Ch. 28).
  • Rolan, Jhoradin and Kinhuin free Faile, Arrela, Lacile, Alliandre and Maighdin from the rubble. Perrin sees Rolan leading Faile and kills him with his hammer. Faile stabs Kinhuin in the back. After the battle, Perrin introduces Faile and Alliandre to Banner-General Tylee Khirgan (KoD, Ch. 30).

Quotes

"Farmboy! Perhaps I will call myself Faile. My father used to call me that, when I was little. It means 'falcon.' "

"Loial does not know everything. He isn't very old for an Ogier."

"I'll not have you bleeding to death on me. That would be just like you, to die and leave me the work of burying you. You have no consideration. Hold still."

"You addle-brained lummox! You don't have to do any such crackpate thing! You goose-brain! If you try it, I'll hang you myself!"

"My husband, you have the courage of three men. And the sense of a child on leading strings. Why is it that as a man’s courage goes up, his sense goes down?"

The worst sin a general can commit, worse than blundering, worse than losing, worse than anything, is to desert the men who depend on him. Men fight when they should run, and fools fight when they should run. But I had no need to say it twice.