Black Ajah Character List

Author: Adoen Calloden

The Black Ajah is the unofficial eighth Ajah of the White Tower. Its identity is secret, and each of its members also belongs to another Ajah. Heavily denied by the Tower both publicly and privately, the Black Ajah is nevertheless a reality of life in the Fourth Age. The only person to know the identity of all Black sisters in the Tower is the Nae'blis to the Dark One and the Head of the Black Ajah. Generally, most sisters know of only a few other members, a system which has been in place for thousands of years as a last defense against allowing themselves to be revealed.

These are the known members of the Black Ajah, their original Ajah, their descriptions, some highlighted deeds and current status in alphabetical order.

• Alviarin Freidhen (White Ajah) plays a key role in Siuan's deposition and is therefore raised to Keeper of the Chronicles for Elaida. She is also the Head of the Black Ajah and a member of the Supreme Council; she reports to Mesaana and has been marked by Shaidar Haran himself (CoT, ch. 21). She is exposed following Verin's revelations and has left the White Tower (TGS, Ch. epilogue). She is swan-necked (TSR, Ch. 1), tall and slim (TFoH, Prologue).

• Amico Nagoyin (Yellow Ajah) is killed by Slayer in Tear. She is the youngest of the Black Ajah who left the Tower, only four years older than Egwene and Elayne (TDR, Ch. 25). She is slender and pretty with a long neck and pale skin (TDR, Ch. 51). She is a beautiful woman, with large, dark eyes (TSR, Ch. 5). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Asne Zeramene (Green Ajah) is killed by a lightning bolt created by the circle of Sea Folk Windfinders during the rescue of Elayne (KoD, Ch. 32). She has been of the Green Ajah for some hundred and thirty years and is from Saldaea. She has four Warders, one of them, Powl, being also a Darkfriend. She has dark, tilted eyes and a bold nose (TSR, Ch. 38). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Atuan Larisett (Yellow Ajah) has been exposed by Talene as Black Ajah (CoT, Prologue). She is one who teaches in the White Tower. She is not bonded. She is a striking Taraboner with dark hair in thin, brightly beaded braids that hang to her waist (CoT, Prologue).

• Berylla Naron (Blue Ajah) is lean almost to scrawniness and a fine manipulator (TFoH, Ch. 18). Her current location is unknown. She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Careane Fransi (Green Ajah) was an Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah for over fifty years. After the split in the White Tower, she joined the rebel Aes Sedai. She is bonded to Cieryl Arjuna, Venr Kosaan and Tavan. She is stabbed to death in Caemlyn by Vandene Namelle in revenge for her sister Adeleas' murder. She is Domani and is almost stout with shoulders as wide and arms as thick as most men; however, despite her heft, she moves like a swan (ACoS, Ch. 30).

• Chesmal Emry (Yellow Ajah) is from Ghealdan. She kills Vandene (KoD, Ch. 31). and is captured in Caemlyn. She is a tall, handsome woman, dark-haired and dark-eyed (TFoH, Ch. 18). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Dagdara Finchey (Yellow Ajah) is as wide and tall as most men, with gray hair (TFoH, Ch. 50) and a round face (LoC, Ch. 8). She sides with the Salidar Aes Sedai and is a good healer. She is now exposed following Verin's revelations (TGS, Ch. 39).

• Delana Mosalaine (Gray Ajah) is former Sitter in the rebel Hall. She was last seen fleeing the rebel camp with Halima Saranov/Aran'gar. She is Shienaran. She is not bonded. Her hair is so fair that there is no telling whether there is white in it or not and she is stout. Her voice is deep for a woman, but melodious, and she is oddly graceful for one so stout (LoC, Ch. 12).

• Duhara Basaheen (Red Ajah) is from Arad Doman. She is the Keeper of the Chronicles for Sierin Vayu and later a Sitter. She is sent by Elaida to Caemlyn to become Elayne's advisor, and remains there even though Elayne has rejected her (KoD, Ch. 31). She is now exposed following Verin's revelations (TGS, Ch. 39).

• Eldrith Jhondar (Brown Ajah) is captured in Caemlyn. Her Warder is Kennit. She kills Marillin Gemalphin's cats. She is round-faced and is plump (TSR, Ch. 38). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Elza Penfell (Green Ajah) is Andoran and is sworn to Rand al'Thor after she was captured by the Asha'man at Dumai's Wells (LoC, Ch. 55). She is a pleasant-faced, handsome woman with brown eyes (WH, Ch. 13; (KoD, Ch. 20). She has sworn fealty to Rand because she believes he must be at the Last Battle if the Dark One is to defeat him (WH, Ch. 35; CoT, Ch. 24). She is finally balefired by Rand after having helped Semirhage to capture him (TGS, Ch. 22).

• Evanellein (Gray Ajah) is a Sitter and sides with Elaida. Her status as Black Ajah is unsure, but the fact she flees the White tower before being asked to reswear the Three Oaths makes her a likely candidate (TGS, Ch. 46).

• Falion Bhoda (White Ajah) is Kandori and is captured in Caemlyn. She is long-faced, cold and has dark, glossy hair (TFoH, Ch. 18; TPoD, Ch. 28). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Fera (White Ajah) is currently in Cairhien and her status as Black Ajah is unknown. She has sworn fealty to Rand al'Thor and is being held by the Wise ones (CoT, Ch. 24).

• Galina Casban (Red Ajah) is the former Head of the Red Ajah and a former Member of the Supreme Council of the Black, being second in command. She is exposed as Black Ajah by Talene. Galina is part of the group that kidnaps Rand (LoC, Ch. 53). She escapes during the battle of Dumai's Wells (LoC, Ch. 55) but is later caught by the Shaido (ACoS, Prologue). She has to swear submission on an binding rod to Sevanna and Therava. She betrays Faile and tries to kill her, and then tries to escape the Shaido. However, Therava catches her, orders her to never try to escape again, and decides to take her back to the Aiel Waste (KoD, Ch. 30). She is raven-haired, round-faced and has a plump, demanding mouth and hard eyes (LoC, Ch. 27).

• Ispan Shefar (Blue Ajah) is assassinated by Careane Fransi to prevent Black Ajah secrets from being revealed. She wears her black hair in braids, marking her as a Taraboner. She has a delicate stomach (ACoS, Ch. 17). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Jarna Malari (Gray Ajah) has liquid brown eyes and long black hair with slashes of white at her temples (NS, Ch. 6). She is a Sitter, and the Head of the Black Ajah before Alviarin. She is killed by Ishamael for overstepping her boundaries and both having the Amyrlin killed and ordering the Dragon Reborn to be killed.

• Jeaine Caide (Green Ajah) is a slim woman, coppery-skinned and swan-necked (NS, Ch. 11; TSR, Ch. 38). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Joiya Byir (Gray Ajah) is killed by Slayer in Tear. She is old enough to be Egwene and Elayne's grandmother, with a friendly face, despite the smooth-cheeked calm of an Aes Sedai, dark hair and gray eyes (TDR, Ch. 25; Ch. 51). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Karale Sanghir (Gray Ajah) is exposed as Black Ajah by Atuan. She is from Arad Doman (KoD, Prologue).

• Katerine Alruddin (Red Ajah) is a raven-haired, hard-eyed woman with a vulpine face (LoC, Ch. 51; (KoD, Ch. 24). She helps capture Rand and beats him (ACoS, Ch. 7). She is captured by the Asha'man at Dumai's Wells (LoC, Ch. 55), but escapes and returns to the White Tower. She is part of the group that captures Egwene at Southharbor, bringing her to the White Tower, where she escorts her to classes and feeds her forkroot (KoD, Ch. 24). She is exposed following Verin's revelations and has left the White Tower (TGS, Ch. Epilogue).

• Larissa Lyndel (Yellow Ajah) is bony and plain. She sides with the rebel Aes Sedai Lord of Chaos, Chapter 30). She is exposed following Verin's revelations (TGS, Ch. 39).

• Liandrin (Red Ajah) is from Tarabon. She is young and pretty, with a doll's face and a small, petulant mouth (TGH, Ch. 4). She attends the Darkfriend gathering near Shayol Ghul (TGH, Prologue; TSR, Ch. 38). Liandrin takes Nynaeve, Egwene, Elayne and Min through a Waygate (TGH, Ch. 39), arriving in Toman Head, where she tries to turn them over to the Seanchan. She is exposed as the leader of the original thirteen until Moghedien takes control in Tanchico (TFoH, Ch. 18). She is currently a da'covale owned by High Lady Suroth and is out of action.

• Marillin Gemalphin (Brown Ajah) is from Caemlyn. She is fond of cats and goes out of her way to help injured animals (TDR, Ch. 25). She is captured in Caemlyn during the failed attempt to capture Elayne (KoD, Ch. 33). She is a narrow-faced blue-eyed woman with a wide nose (TSR, Ch. 51). She is a skinny and has lifeless pale brown hair (WH, Ch. 10). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Marris Thornhill (Brown Ajah) is from Andor. She has no Warder. She is exposed as Black Ajah by Atuan (KoD, Prologue). She is described as plump (CoT, Prologue).

• Merean Redhill (Blue Ajah) is Mistress of Novices for Tamra Ospenya. She is tall with a motherly look and hair that is more gray than not (NS, Ch. 5). She is killed by Moiraine in self-defense (NS, Ch. 26).

• Miyasi (White Ajah) is tall and plump with iron-gray hair, strong arms and a stern expression. She sides with the White Tower and helps keeping watch over Leane (KoD, Ch. 24).

• Moria Karentanis (Blue Ajah)

• Nacelle Kayama (Green Ajah)

• Nesita (Red Ajah)

• Rianna Andomeran (White Ajah) is from Kandor. Moghedien assigns Rianna her task in Tanchico which she accepts impassively (TFoH, Ch. 18) and her current location is unknown. She has black hair with a stark white streak above her left ear that frames a face that is cold with arrogant certainty (TSR, Ch. 38). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Sedore Dajenna (Yellow Ajah)

• Sheriam Bayanar (Blue Ajah)

• Talene Minly (Green Ajah) is a Sitter for the Green Ajah in the White Tower. She grew up as a farmer's daughter. Talene is revealed as Black Ajah by Doesine, Pevara, Saerin, Seaine and Yukiri when they force her to re-swear the three oaths (TPoD, Ch. 26). She claims that Elaida is also Black Ajah (WH, Prologue). Talene receives an order to appear before the Supreme Council, so Saerin hides her in a lower basement of the White Tower (KoD, Prologue). She is golden-haired, statuesque and lovely (ACoS, Ch. 32).

• Temaile Kinderode (Gray Ajah) is from Cairhien. She is one of the Black Ajah that torments Amathera (TSR, Ch. 52; Ch. 54). When Liandrin fails in an attack on Moghedien after she is wounded by Birgitte, Moghedien gives her to Temaile to soften up (TFoH, Ch. 34) and after seeing what Temaile did to Liandrin, the others are frightened of her (WH, Ch. 10). Temaile is captured in Caemlyn after the failed capture of Elayne. She is short and slight with dark hair to her shoulders, blue eyes and a fox-like face (TSR, Ch. 52). She is exposed as one of the original thirteen who left the Tower with Liandrin.

• Velina Behar (White Ajah)

• Verin Mathwin (Brown Ajah)

• Zanica (Ajah unknown)