Aravine Carnel

Author: Leora Oldessroth

General

Aravine Carnel is plump and has a plain, tired face (WH, Ch. 4; KoD, Ch. 28); she is from Amadicia and is either a wealthy merchant or a noble (CoT, Ch. 9). Faile thinks she is probably a noblewoman because she is unused to saying "please" (CoT, Ch. 9).

Timeline

• Aravine is one of the gai'shain who brings Faile food when she is first captured by the Shaido (WH, Ch. 4).

• Aravine steps in to defend Maighdin/Morgase when Galina attacks her (CoT, Ch. 9).

• Aravine tells Faile that Sevanna wants to see her, but shows her that [Arrela] and Lacile have been captured first (CoT, Ch. 9).

• Aravine swears fealty to Faile and asks Faile to taker her along when she escapes (CoT, Ch. 9).

• Aravine is with Faile when Alvon and Theril bring her the binding rod of Therava (KoD, Ch. 5).

• Aravine waits outside Faile's tent the morning Faile goes to meet Galina in Malden; Faile tells Aravine that she cannot come right now but that Faile will be back for her (KoD, Ch. 28).

• Aravine finds Faile and the others buried in a pile of rubble in Malden. She tells Faile that Galina pulled the building down on top of them (KoD, Ch. 29).

• Once Perrin finds Faile, Faile directs Aravine to gather up all the gai'shain she can find so they can be taken to safety (KoD, Ch. 30).

• Aravine quickly organises the former gai'shan by nationality (TGS, Ch. 9).

• She becomes Perrin's unofficial Steward (ToM, Ch. 6).

• She organises the departure when Perrin fights the trollocs (ToM, Ch. 34).

• She organises Perrin's forces when the go to the Field of Merrilor (ToM, Ch. 53).

Relationships

Aldin has struck up an interest in her (ToM, Ch. 34).