Bair

Author: Zashara Da'sainne

General

Bair is a Wise One with a creased face, grandmotherly look, and strong, reedy voice. She is of the Haido Sept of the Shaarad Aiel. She cannot channel, yet she is a Dreamwalker (TSR, Ch. 23). She has white hair (TSR, Ch. 48). She is thin and bony, with pale blue eyes and a leathery, wrinkled face (TSR, Ch. 52). When she was young, she had yellow hair (TFoH, Ch. 7).

Timeline

• Bair is the first Wise One to give Rand permission to enter Rhuidean (TSR, Ch. 23).

• Bair breaks up the impending fight between the Shaido and Rand's party and tells Rand to show the Dragon signs (TSR, Ch. 34).

• Bair and the other Wise Ones tell Rand the story of his parents (TSR, Ch. 34).

• Bair assigns Aviendha the task of spying on Rand for the Wise Ones (TSR, Ch. 35).

• Rand consults with Bair about Rhuidean and gets a few reluctant answers from her (TSR, Ch. 48).

• Bair discusses Aviendha, Rand, and other issues with the other Wise Ones, Moraine, and Egwene when they are camping out near Rhuidean (TFoH, Ch. 5).

• Bair agrees to approach Dorindha for Melaine, regarding the issue of sister-wives (TFoH, Ch. 5).

• Egwene finds Bair's dreams and sees that she dreams about one of her husbands (TFoH, Ch. 7).

• Bair lectures Elayne about the World of Dreams and Nynaeve's absence (TFoH, Ch. 24).

• Bair and the other Wise Ones keep visiting nobles from bothering Rand after the battle in Cairhien (TFoH, Ch. 45).

• Bair and the others help Egwene after the attack by Lanfear. They forbid her from entering Tel'aran'rhiod until she recovers (TFoH, Ch. 53).

• Bair takes Egwene on a short trip into Tel'aran'rhiod to see if she has recovered (LoC, Ch. 32).

• Bair considered Colavaere's seizure of the Cairhienin throne to be off little importance (ACoS, Ch. 7).

Relationships

She is second strongest willed Wise One, after Sorilea (TFoH, Ch. 5).

Bair has had three husbands, all of whom are now dead (TFoH, Ch. 5).

Miscellaneous

Bair was one of the Wise Ones who trained Amys (TSR, Ch. 23).

Rand thinks that Bair knows something more than she is letting on about his relationship with Aviendha (TSR, Ch. 50).

Bair is unwilling to enter Rhuidean even after Rand opens it up to everyone (TFoH, Ch. 5).

Bair sees potential in Nynaeve, and comments that she could learn a lot if she were not so stubborn (TFoH, Ch. 5).

Quotes

"Do you wish to be a Wise One, Couladin? Put on a dress and come to me, and I will see if you can be trained. Until then, be silent when Wise Ones speak!" (TSR, Chapter 23).

"Hazy or not, these women could duel Siuan Sanche stare for stare. Especially Bair." (Nynaeve; SR, Chapter 23).

"Behold what has never been seen before. A Car'a'carn has been chosen, a chief of chiefs. Born of a Maiden, he has come with the dawn from Rhuidean, according to prophecy, to unite the Aiel. The fulfillment of prophecy has begun" (TSR, Chapter 34).

"Bair could very likely make Siuan Sanche jump through hoops, and Bair could not even channel" (Egwene;TFoH, Chapter 5).