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'''When were you raised to Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah?'''<br>  
 
'''When were you raised to Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah?'''<br>  
  
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I honestly don't remember. Sometime in August 2003, I think...I'm sure it's in the records and will have to be looked up.<br>   
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August 2003, and I had to go look that up.<br>   
  
 
'''Why did you choose Brown?'''<br>  
 
'''Why did you choose Brown?'''<br>  
  
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There's a silly story behind why I chose Brown for my roleplaying incarnation of Eniara at Dragonmount, back before I joined TarValon.net. I'll leave that for some other time. Suffice it to say that being very entrenched as a Brown by the time I came here, I just went with what was familiar. It stuck and here I am. I tend to consider myself more Rainbow Ajah than anything, but Brown foremost among the other stripes. <br>
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I picked Brown for what was, at least it seems now, a pretty silly reason long before I joined TarValon.net. In any case, I was very entrenched as a Brown by the time I came here so I just went with what was familiar. It stuck and here I am. I tend to consider myself more Rainbow Ajah than anything, but Brown foremost among the other stripes. <br>
  
 
'''Are you like the Browns in the Books?''' <br>
 
'''Are you like the Browns in the Books?''' <br>
  
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A lot of the time, yes. I've always been a voracious bookworm and I habitually read about and learn new things. Wikipedia can be worse than crack! I also worked in a university library for awhile. <br>
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A lot of the time, yes. I've always been a voracious bookworm and I am addicted to learning. Wikipedia can be such an addictive drug! While studying at Michigan State I also worked for the university library and I now work for the University of Auckland on a very Brown special map digitization and distribution project. <br>
  
 
'''Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?'''<br>  
 
'''Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?'''<br>  
  
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Yes, and yes. <br>
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Yes, and yes. I've always wanted to write my own crazily complicated book series but I don't have to focus to actually type it.<br>
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'''Do you have a favorite Brown Ajah character from the novels?'''<br>
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This is a no-brainer I think.  Verin Mathwin totally wins the Brown Ajah Award of the Age for Awesomeness.
  
 
'''How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?'''<br>  
 
'''How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?'''<br>  
  
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I'm enough of an oldbie I joined before the city was conceived.  I don't remember much about being a novice or Accepted. They were too long ago and at the time I had a lot of my energy directed into other online communities, leaving me mostly a lurker here. I do remember it took me (what felt like) forever to be raised to Aes Sedai, and that the Hall turned me down the first time I was put forward for raising because not enough people knew who I was. <br>
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I'm enough of an oldbie that I joined before the city was created.  I honestly don't remember much about being a novice or Accepted. At the time I had a lot of my energy directed into other online communities, leaving me mostly a lurker here. I do remember it took me a year (that felt like forever) to be raised to Aes Sedai, and that the Hall turned me down the first time I was put forward because too few people knew who I was. <br>
  
 
'''How long have you been a member of TV.net?'''<br>  
 
'''How long have you been a member of TV.net?'''<br>  
  
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More than 7 years. I joined in September 2002 after finding myself captivated by Eleyan and company at Dragon*con that year. <br>  
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September 2012 will be 10 years. Wow.  It seems a lifetime ago I first met Eleyan and company at Dragon*con 2002. <br>  
  
 
'''What things do you do for TV.net?''' <br>
 
'''What things do you do for TV.net?''' <br>
  
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Right now I'm serving as the Assistant Director of Research. Most of my time in that position so far has been dedicated to a re-read I'm doing of the series, partly in preparation to launch headfirst into some major Library expansion after the release of The Gathering Storm. I've also served as Treasurer, the Events Committee head for several parties, and spent two terms as Sitter for the Brown Ajah. <br>
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Right now I'm serving as the Assistant Director of Research. Most of my time in that position so far has brainstorm assistance to the Director and some library editing. I've also served as Treasurer, the Events Committee head for several official parties, and spent two terms as Sitter for the Brown Ajah. I try to contribute to the fandom in obscure ways as well.  One summer I convinced my mother to spend several months sewing 3' x 5' flags of the 15 Westlands nations, and to my great pleasure they still get lots of use at Dragon*Con and Jordan*Con each year. <br>
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'''How long have you been a fan of The Wheel of Time and how did you get to read the Series?''' <br>
  
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'''How did you get to read the Series?''' <br>
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It's a pretty funny story, actually. Says a lot about my character in high school.  In the spring of 1998 I was a lowly freshman who'd recently changed high schools. Unfortunately for me -- being the bookworm that I was -- the only English class with space available was a class of students who were not blessed with, shall we say, "langage abilities." Most of my classmates hated reading, writing, and anything associated with either of those.  So there I was, about a month into a daily routine of beating my head on my desk, when we get assigned an end-of-year book report. We were encouraged to pick any book we wanted so long as it was more than 100 pages, and then present both a written report and an oral presentation. I walked into the school library and immediately went hunting the fattest fiction book I could find. I'll admit it was a bit of snobbery on my part, but I was determined to demonstrate my displeasure via showing off. What caught my eye was a beat-up copy of The Eye of the World. I'd not devlved into the fantasy genre at that point, but the plot synopsis looked interesting so I decided to give it a try. The teacher was skeptical about the book size but she let me pick it anyway. I plowed through tEotW like candy and went right back for The Great Hunt. The look on my classmates' faces when I plunked down not just one, but two 800-page books on my desk and proceeded to do my report on both was priceless. And, by the time I gave that report, I was already devouring book 4. The rest has been history. I was caught hook, line, and sinker and quit counting the series re-reads I've done since after my 13th time through tEotW. <br>  
  
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It's a pretty funny story, actually. Way back 11 years ago, in 1998 , I was a lowly freshman who'd recently moved and changed high schools. At the new educational institution they had honors courses in everything except freshman English, and unfortunately for me -- being the bookworm brainiac -- the only English class that would fit my schedule and had availability was a class of students who were not blessed with, shall we say, "langage abilities." Most of the kids in that class hated reading, writing, and anything associated with either of those.  So there I was, about a month into said class (and beating my head on my desk in frustration everyday) when we get assigned an end-of-year book report. We could pick any book we wanted so long as it was more than 100 pages, and it'd require both a written report and an oral presentation. I walked into the school library amidst the groans of my peers and immediately went hunting the fattest fiction book I could find. I'll admit it was a bit of snobbery on my part but I was determined this was my chance to shine. What caught my eye was a beat-up copy of The Eye of the World. I'd not gotten really into fantasy stories at that point, but the plot synopsis looked interesting so I thought I'd give it a try. The teacher was skeptical about the book but she let me sign up for my report with it anyway. I plowed through tEotW like candy and went right back for The Great Hunt. The look on my classmates' faces when I plunked down not one, but two 800-page books on my desk to give my oral report was priceless. And, by the time I gave that report, I was already onto reading book 4. The rest has been history. I was caught hook, line, and sinker and quit counting the series re-reads I've done since after I finished re-read #13 of tEotW. <br>
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'''Who is your favorite hero?'''<br>
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Moiraine has been my favorite book character since I first picked up The Eye of the World, and she remains so to this day. Oh the agony of waiting more than a decade for her to come back, jumping for every book to find her yet again absent! As for favorite nation, I'll have to pick Kandor. It's more of a love of the Borderlands in general, but I created my roleplaying version of Eniara with her as Kandori so I'll always have a special place in my heart for that nation. <br>
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'''Favorite bad guy/gal?'''<br>
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This is tougher. I think I'll have to pick Graendal. There's a little piece of me, I think, that would like to go totally hedonistic and get away with it.<br>
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'''Favorite book and scene?'''<br>
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Favorite book is a toss up between New Spring and The Fires of Heaven.  My favorite scene is when Rand reads the letter Moiraine left him after sacrificing herself fighting Lanfear. I'm always a sucker for the great good, giving up everything to protect someone scenarios.<br>
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'''If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?'''<br>
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I think after more than a decade spent immersed in online communities as an Aes Sedai, I really would have to be a part of the Tower if dropped into Randland. It's either that or joining the Aiel.<br>
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'''How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?'''<br>
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<br>I was first exposed to TarValon.net when a small group of members attended Dragon*Con 2003.  It took meeting one person to convince me to join...Melissa Craib.
  
 
'''To whom are you bonded, if you're bonded?''' <br>
 
'''To whom are you bonded, if you're bonded?''' <br>
  
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Ciaran al'Trystan - We met over a discussion in chat about our mutual love of highland cows. <br>
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I've had 6 great years so far  bonded to the amazing Ciaran al'Trystan.  He and I orginally met in chat and clicked over our mutual love of highland cows. It's just gotten weirder in the years since. <br>
  
 
'''Who is your mentee, if you have one?''' <br>
 
'''Who is your mentee, if you have one?''' <br>
  
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Alas, I've never had a mentee at TarValon.net. <br>
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Alas, I've never had an official mentee at TarValon.net. <br>
  
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'''Who is your favorite character of the Series? Favorite Nation?'''<br>  
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'''Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)'''<br>  
  
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Moiraine has been my favorite fantasy character since I first picked up The Eye of the World, and she remains so to this day. Oh the agony of waiting the last 11 years for her to come back, jumping for every book to find her yet again absent! As for favorite nation, I'll have to pick Kandor. It's more of a love of the Borderlands in general, but I created my roleplaying version of Eniara with her as Kandori so I'll always have a special place in my heart for that nation. <br>
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I'm going to assume this is just official functions so I don't have to list all of the minor parties I've attended.  I attended every Dragon*Con between 2002 and 2008. I was also at JordanCon 2009 and ComicCon 2005 (the year Robert Jordan was there promoting New Spring). Add to that list Fall Ball '04 (Albuquerque), 5th Anni (Corpus Christi), Fall Ball '06 (Toronto), and most recently 10th Anni (Charleston). I have yet to go to a party that I regretted attending. Some have been completely fantastic, some have had major drama, and at some I've had minor meltdowns. That being said, I love going and will continue to attend any opportunity I can. Now that I'm in New Zealand I've got a chance to try and drum up more events for the South Pacific.<br>
  
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'''Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)'''<br>  
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'''What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?''' <br>
  
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I'm going to assume this is just official functions so I don't have to list all of the minor parties I've attended.  I have attended every Dragon*Con since 2002, with the exception of 2009. I was at JordanCon 2009 and ComicCon 2005 (the year Robert Jordan was there promoting New Spring). TarValon.net-only events I've attended include Fall Ball '04 (Albuquerque), 5th Anni (Corpus Christi), and Fall Ball '06 (Toronto). I've also been at two Admin Meetings. I have yet to go to a party that I regretted attending. Some have been completely fantastic, some have had major drama, and some have found me having minor meltdowns. That being said, I love going and will continue to attend any I can. I certainly believe people should make the effort to attend at least one Real Life Function to add the in-person dynamic to their online interactions. It takes feeling part of a community to a whole new level. They'll also probably find that RL Functions are like Pringles...once you pop you can't stop! <br>
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I'm an eclectic musicphile and like something of pretty much everything. The only two genres I for the most part dislike are gangsta rap and heavy metal.<br>  
  
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'''What kind of music do you like?''' <br>
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'''What do you do in "real life?"'''<br>
  
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I'm an eclectic music junkie and like something of pretty much everything. The only two genres I for the most part dislike are gangsta rap and heavy metal.<br>  
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I do lots of things.  For work I am a Geographics Technician with the University of Auckland's School of Environment.  I'm also a full-time wife to Ayendra Sedai, I help with my ex-flatmate's crazy film projects, I read, I watch movies, I play video games (primarily LOTRO and Stronghold 2 these days), and I get out hiking when the weather is good. I also started learning to kiteboard this past summer.  New Zealand is a fabulous place for outdoor pursuits! <br>
  
 
'''What is the craziest/stupidest thing you've ever done?'''<br>  
 
'''What is the craziest/stupidest thing you've ever done?'''<br>  
  
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I work really hard to not be crazy or stupid -- have a phobia of looking näive or ignorant -- so I'm not sure how to answer this. Does dedicating the bulk of the last decade to living and breathing a fantasy book series and its associated communities count? <br>
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I work really hard to not be crazy or stupid so I'm not sure how to answer this. Does dedicating the bulk of the last decade to living and breathing a fantasy book series and its associated communities count? Or maybe more crazy would be embracing my inner wanderlust and packing up and moving to foreign cultures.<br>
  
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'''What job do you have?''' <br>
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'''Do you have a pet?'''<br>  
  
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Through January 2010 I'll continue with two jobs as an overnight produce stocker and cook. Come February I'll finally be launching into my chosen career as a cartography/GIS specialist. <br>
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Not right now. We desperately want a cat but we put it off until we obtained NZ permanent residency.  Now that we have that, our apartment is too small... <br>
  
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'''Do you have a pet?'''<br>  
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'''What languages do you speak?''' <br>
  
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Not right now. Our last pet we had to put to sleep about six months ago. I rescued a pregnant stray cat in May, but as we're leaving the country we can't keep any animals. So, she and two of her kittens are now living at the in-laws. I desperately want a dog again but that'll have to wait until we're established and are sure we're not changing countries again for awhile. <br>
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Alas, only English. I'd give anything for an immersive set of courses in Scottish Gaelic, though. I've tried teaching myself piecemeal but I get so distracted I forget what I've learned and always have to start over. <br>
  
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'''What languages do you speak?''' <br>
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'''Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?'''<br>
  
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Alas, only English. I'd give anything for an intensive set of courses in Scottish Gaelic, though. I've tried teaching myself piecemeal but I get so distracted I forget what I've learned and always have to start over. <br>
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Let's see...a small sampling would be A Song of Ice and Fire, Brandon Sanderson's assorted works, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy and latest book, Tamir Triad, and I still adore The Chronicles of Narnia.  Recently my Warder turned me onto Malazan Book of the Fallen and I've just finished book 1.<br>
  
 
'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''<br>  
 
'''What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?'''<br>  
  
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Pharaoh. Short of that, a veterinarian.<br>  
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When I was little I wanted to be pharaoh. *lol*  All through high school I was determined to become a veterinarian, but in college I realized the vet school work load would overwhelm me.<br>  
  
 
'''Seanchan or Shara?'''<br>  
 
'''Seanchan or Shara?'''<br>  
  
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Considering both are pretty hard on channelers, how about neither? Instead I'll pick my sidekick Shara Sedai. <br>
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Considering both are pretty hard on channelers, how about neither? Instead I'll choose to spend time with my sidekick, Shara Sedai. <br>  
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'''Verin or Adeleas?'''<br>
 
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This one is easy...Verin. We don't know enough about Adeleas to really get to know her and Verin has a lovely Green stripe. <br>
 
  
 
'''Board games or computer games?'''<br>  
 
'''Board games or computer games?'''<br>  

Revision as of 19:51, 7 May 2012

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Eniara Kisharad
Real Name Shannon
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Birthday August 10
TarValon.Net Information
Affiliation Brown Ajah
Rank Aes Sedai
Title Asst. Director of Research
Join Date Sep 7, 2002
Bonded to Ciaran al'Trystan
Link to Forum Profile

Tower History

Tower Involvement

Current

Previous

Awards

Members' Choice Award 2007: Walking WoT Encyclopedia:

Merits

Gold

Silver

Tower Relationships

Bonding

Bonded to Ciaran al'Trystan February 15, 2006 - present.

Mentoring

Mentor

Jorryn Varna

Mentees

Other Tower Relationships

Official Event Attendance

Senior Member Interview

What is your Tower name?

Eniara Kisharad

When were you raised to Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah?

August 2003, and I had to go look that up.

Why did you choose Brown?

I picked Brown for what was, at least it seems now, a pretty silly reason long before I joined TarValon.net. In any case, I was very entrenched as a Brown by the time I came here so I just went with what was familiar. It stuck and here I am. I tend to consider myself more Rainbow Ajah than anything, but Brown foremost among the other stripes.

Are you like the Browns in the Books?

A lot of the time, yes. I've always been a voracious bookworm and I am addicted to learning. Wikipedia can be such an addictive drug! While studying at Michigan State I also worked for the university library and I now work for the University of Auckland on a very Brown special map digitization and distribution project.

Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?

Yes, and yes. I've always wanted to write my own crazily complicated book series but I don't have to focus to actually type it.


Do you have a favorite Brown Ajah character from the novels?
This is a no-brainer I think. Verin Mathwin totally wins the Brown Ajah Award of the Age for Awesomeness.

How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?

I'm enough of an oldbie that I joined before the city was created. I honestly don't remember much about being a novice or Accepted. At the time I had a lot of my energy directed into other online communities, leaving me mostly a lurker here. I do remember it took me a year (that felt like forever) to be raised to Aes Sedai, and that the Hall turned me down the first time I was put forward because too few people knew who I was.

How long have you been a member of TV.net?

September 2012 will be 10 years. Wow. It seems a lifetime ago I first met Eleyan and company at Dragon*con 2002.

What things do you do for TV.net?

Right now I'm serving as the Assistant Director of Research. Most of my time in that position so far has brainstorm assistance to the Director and some library editing. I've also served as Treasurer, the Events Committee head for several official parties, and spent two terms as Sitter for the Brown Ajah. I try to contribute to the fandom in obscure ways as well. One summer I convinced my mother to spend several months sewing 3' x 5' flags of the 15 Westlands nations, and to my great pleasure they still get lots of use at Dragon*Con and Jordan*Con each year.

How long have you been a fan of The Wheel of Time and how did you get to read the Series?

It's a pretty funny story, actually. Says a lot about my character in high school. In the spring of 1998 I was a lowly freshman who'd recently changed high schools. Unfortunately for me -- being the bookworm that I was -- the only English class with space available was a class of students who were not blessed with, shall we say, "langage abilities." Most of my classmates hated reading, writing, and anything associated with either of those. So there I was, about a month into a daily routine of beating my head on my desk, when we get assigned an end-of-year book report. We were encouraged to pick any book we wanted so long as it was more than 100 pages, and then present both a written report and an oral presentation. I walked into the school library and immediately went hunting the fattest fiction book I could find. I'll admit it was a bit of snobbery on my part, but I was determined to demonstrate my displeasure via showing off. What caught my eye was a beat-up copy of The Eye of the World. I'd not devlved into the fantasy genre at that point, but the plot synopsis looked interesting so I decided to give it a try. The teacher was skeptical about the book size but she let me pick it anyway. I plowed through tEotW like candy and went right back for The Great Hunt. The look on my classmates' faces when I plunked down not just one, but two 800-page books on my desk and proceeded to do my report on both was priceless. And, by the time I gave that report, I was already devouring book 4. The rest has been history. I was caught hook, line, and sinker and quit counting the series re-reads I've done since after my 13th time through tEotW.

Who is your favorite hero?

Moiraine has been my favorite book character since I first picked up The Eye of the World, and she remains so to this day. Oh the agony of waiting more than a decade for her to come back, jumping for every book to find her yet again absent! As for favorite nation, I'll have to pick Kandor. It's more of a love of the Borderlands in general, but I created my roleplaying version of Eniara with her as Kandori so I'll always have a special place in my heart for that nation.

Favorite bad guy/gal?

This is tougher. I think I'll have to pick Graendal. There's a little piece of me, I think, that would like to go totally hedonistic and get away with it.

Favorite book and scene?

Favorite book is a toss up between New Spring and The Fires of Heaven. My favorite scene is when Rand reads the letter Moiraine left him after sacrificing herself fighting Lanfear. I'm always a sucker for the great good, giving up everything to protect someone scenarios.

If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?

I think after more than a decade spent immersed in online communities as an Aes Sedai, I really would have to be a part of the Tower if dropped into Randland. It's either that or joining the Aiel.

How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?


I was first exposed to TarValon.net when a small group of members attended Dragon*Con 2003. It took meeting one person to convince me to join...Melissa Craib.

To whom are you bonded, if you're bonded?

I've had 6 great years so far bonded to the amazing Ciaran al'Trystan. He and I orginally met in chat and clicked over our mutual love of highland cows. It's just gotten weirder in the years since.

Who is your mentee, if you have one?

Alas, I've never had an official mentee at TarValon.net.

Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)

I'm going to assume this is just official functions so I don't have to list all of the minor parties I've attended. I attended every Dragon*Con between 2002 and 2008. I was also at JordanCon 2009 and ComicCon 2005 (the year Robert Jordan was there promoting New Spring). Add to that list Fall Ball '04 (Albuquerque), 5th Anni (Corpus Christi), Fall Ball '06 (Toronto), and most recently 10th Anni (Charleston). I have yet to go to a party that I regretted attending. Some have been completely fantastic, some have had major drama, and at some I've had minor meltdowns. That being said, I love going and will continue to attend any opportunity I can. Now that I'm in New Zealand I've got a chance to try and drum up more events for the South Pacific.

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

I'm an eclectic musicphile and like something of pretty much everything. The only two genres I for the most part dislike are gangsta rap and heavy metal.

What do you do in "real life?"

I do lots of things. For work I am a Geographics Technician with the University of Auckland's School of Environment. I'm also a full-time wife to Ayendra Sedai, I help with my ex-flatmate's crazy film projects, I read, I watch movies, I play video games (primarily LOTRO and Stronghold 2 these days), and I get out hiking when the weather is good. I also started learning to kiteboard this past summer. New Zealand is a fabulous place for outdoor pursuits!

What is the craziest/stupidest thing you've ever done?

I work really hard to not be crazy or stupid so I'm not sure how to answer this. Does dedicating the bulk of the last decade to living and breathing a fantasy book series and its associated communities count? Or maybe more crazy would be embracing my inner wanderlust and packing up and moving to foreign cultures.

Do you have a pet?

Not right now. We desperately want a cat but we put it off until we obtained NZ permanent residency. Now that we have that, our apartment is too small...

What languages do you speak?

Alas, only English. I'd give anything for an immersive set of courses in Scottish Gaelic, though. I've tried teaching myself piecemeal but I get so distracted I forget what I've learned and always have to start over.

Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?

Let's see...a small sampling would be A Song of Ice and Fire, Brandon Sanderson's assorted works, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy and latest book, Tamir Triad, and I still adore The Chronicles of Narnia. Recently my Warder turned me onto Malazan Book of the Fallen and I've just finished book 1.

What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?

When I was little I wanted to be pharaoh. *lol* All through high school I was determined to become a veterinarian, but in college I realized the vet school work load would overwhelm me.

Seanchan or Shara?

Considering both are pretty hard on channelers, how about neither? Instead I'll choose to spend time with my sidekick, Shara Sedai.

Board games or computer games?

I love playing both. Computer games win out most of the time, but nothing can beat a rainy day with cup of hot tea and a good board game.

Coke or Pepsi?

Let's go with neither. I don't drink soda except the occasional diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Vernors. My vote lies with unsweet iced tea!

A short bio about yourself.

I'm a 26 year-old born and bred Michiganian, currently living in Texas but preparing to emmigrate to New Zealand in early 2010. I'm very happily married to Ayendra Kisharad, also of the Brown Ajah. I hold a Bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in Fisheries and Wildlife and a Post-graduate Diploma of Science ifrom the University of Auckland in Geography/GIS. When not wrapped up online I adore traveling, hiking, and generally enjoying the great outdoors and places I've never been.

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