Lauraine al'Thone

Lauraine al'Thone
Real Name	Laura
Location	Windsor, ON
Birthday	February 6, 1989
TarValon.Net Information
Affiliation	Green Ajah
Rank	Aes Sedai
Title	Tar Valon Times Staff
Join Date	August 8, 2010
Bonded to	Stephen Lightheart
Link to Forum Profile

Previously known as Lauraine Berryn.

Tower History

• Joined TarValon.Net: August 8, 2010
• Joined Tower: October 4, 2010
• Raised Accepted: March 25, 2011
• Aspired Green: July 2, 2011
• Raised Aes Sedai: December 16, 2011

Tower Involvement

Current

• Heart of the Green Ajah: January 1, 2013 - present
• Tar Valon Times Staff: October 10, 2012 - present
  • Tar Valon Times Articles
• Green Herald: September 1, 2012 - present

Previous

• Tar Valon Times Staff: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
  • Tar Valon Times Articles
• Outreach Activities Team: May 22, 2011 - December 31, 2011
• Online Events Team: January 25, 2011 - May 22, 2011

Awards

• Best Avatar - 2012

Merits

Silver

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Tower Relationships

Bonding

• Bonded to Stephen Lightheart, San d'ma Shadar: March 26, 2012 - present

Mentoring

Mentor

• Viola Al'Shinnen

Mentees

• Mirindyin Zakura

Other Tower Relationships

• Married to Azi al'Thone

Official Event Attendance

• Fall Ball 2012
• JordanCon 2010
• JordanCon 2011
• Anniversary Party 2013 - Fenton, Michigan, USA

Senior Member Interview

January 4, 2012

• Why did you choose Green?

I really hate these questions because everyone defines their Ajah differently. I define being green as being a strong, passionate individual who fights for what they believe in and those they love. To me, being green is about striving to be the best person I can be and coming out of every situation a better and stronger person. It's about not giving up when life gets tough, speaking your mind when it matters, and staying true to one's self in the meantime. I choose Green, because that definition is who I feel I am as an individual.

• Are you like the Greens in the books? Do you like to have fun with men? Are you a fierce warrior?

In some ways, I am like the Greens in the books. In other ways, not so much. I don't fit the stereotypical Green mold in many ways- I'm more introverted and slow to warm up to people. I love to have fun- but I am by no means the life of the party. Once I decide that I like you however, you've got a friend for life! Regarding having fun with men - who doesn't enjoy that?! In all seriousness, I've always got along better with men than with woman, my friendships with them tend to come a bit more naturally. I love men, and I appreciate men, and in a way I prefer men, but I'm not flirt and have never been the girl who is always surrounded by them! As far as being a fierce warrior goes, to my knowledge I've never been described as fierce by anyone, though I like to pretend I am evil most of them time :D

• How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?

I began a fan of the series after attending my first JordanCon. I went with Anthony to JordanCon in 2010, had dinner one night with Eleyan, (who was then the Amyrlin) and Padra Sedai. After talking with them for a bit, and meeting a few other cool people, we decided to join the website. Not long after, I started reading the books. So yes, I'm one of the few people who joined the site without actually being a fan of the series haha!

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

Well, I sorta described how I was introduced to the website above, so I will ignore that bit. What convinced me to stay and become a Senior Member was the same thing that convinced me to join the website in the first place, and that is obviously- the people on the site. Really, a large part of what makes this site work differently than other online forums and fansites are all of the real life events. I've been so lucky to meet so many awesome people, many of which I consider to be very dear friends. This is not just a website to me in any sense- its a place I can come to at the end of the day to be myself and be surrounded by great people.

• What do you do in "real life"?

In real life, I am a full time live-out nanny of an awesome little 3 year old boy. We spend our days going to playgroups and baby yoga, building forts and mucking around in play dough. I am not a millionaire, unfortunately, but I'm great at making him giggle and kissing his boo boo's better, and all in all- I love what I do.

• Do you have any hobbies?

I love to read, to write, to cook and consequently eat, and most of all: to spend time with my awesome fiance and friends.