Katerine Alruddin

Atarah al'Norahn

General

Katerine is an Aes Sedai of both the Red and Black Ajahs. She has worn the shawl for seventeen years, and has been Black Ajah for twelve of those. (LoC, Prologue.)

Katerine has raven-black hair that goes to her waist, and hard eyes set in a sharp face. (New Spring, Ch. 5; Lord of Chaos, Ch. 51) She also has a sharp tongue. When Katerine was Accepted, she would often speak acidly to novices and other Accepted, though she was milder than milk-water and all obsequious smiles when there were Aes Sedai around. (NS, Ch. 5)

Timeline

• Katerine is an Accepted when Gitara Moroso has her Foretelling about the Dragon Reborn. Along with the other Accepted, she ventures out of the White Tower to take down the names of all children born within sight of the Tower at the end of the Aiel War. (NS, Ch. 3; NS, Ch. 4; NS, Ch. 5; NS, Ch. 6; NS, Ch. 8)
• Katerine leaves Tar Valon with Coiren's embassy to Rand. (LoC, Prologue)
• Katerine speaks with Colavaere Saighan, telling her that they plan to remove Rand. (LoC, Ch. 25)
• Katerine and the rest of the embassy kidnap Rand. (LoC, Ch. 51)
• Katerine is captured at Dumai's Wells. (LoC, Ch. 55)
• Katerine escapes from her captors. (TPoD, Prologue)
• Katerine reaches Dorlan, a hamlet just east of Tar Valon, and takes command of the Aes Sedai there. (CoT, Prologue)

Miscellaneous

• After leaving the Tower with Coiren's embassy, Katerine learned that Galina is also Black Ajah. Before this, she had only known the identity of two other Black sisters. (LoC, Prologue)
• Galina is twice Katerine's age. (LoC, Prologue)
• Rand hates Katerine, since she was one of the Aes Sedai who beat him. (ACoS, Ch. 7)

Quotes

"One day she'll cut herself with that tongue." (Siuan to Moiraine about Katerine, New Spring, Chapter 5)

"Of necessity Black sisters kept themselves hidden, even from each other. Their rare gatherings were held with faces covered and voices disguised. Before Galina, Katerine had known only two to recognize. Orders were left on her pillow, or in a pocket of her cloak, the ink ready to vanish if any hand but hers touched the paper. She had a secret place to leave messages, and dire orders not to try to see who came to take them. She had never disobeyed." (Katerine thinks to herself about the Black Ajah; Lord of Chaos, Prologue)

"We intend to offer him escort to Tar Valon. Once he leaves Cairhien for Tar Valon, there will be -- a vacuum here." (Katerine to Colavaere about Rand; Lord of Chaos, Chapter 25)