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Keeper Of The Chronicles

Keeper of the Chronicles

A fictional title that exists in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series. A position held by a female Aes Sedai only, she is second in authority to the Amyrlin Seat and also acts as her secretary. She is chosen for life by the Hall of the Tower, usually from the same Ajah as the Amyrlin. Some Keeper of the Chronicles:
- Leane Sharif
- Tarna Feir
- Alviarin Freidhen
- Sheriam Bayanar
- Gitara Moroso Category: The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan

:Alternative meanings: Robert Jordan (lawyer) for the former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Robert Jordan (character) for the character in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Robert Jordan is the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. (born October 17, 1948). It has been speculated that the pen name is from the main character of Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, but Robert Jordan has since clarified on his blog [http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/] that his pen names were chosen from three lists of names using his real initials, and that "Robert Jordan" contains all three of his initials in a first name and a surname. He is best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina and holds an undergraduate degree in physics from The Citadel, the military college of South Carolina. He is a history buff and served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army.

Bibliography

Fallon

(under the pen name Reagan O'Neal)
- The Fallon Legacy (1981)
- The Fallon Pride (1982)
- The Fallon Blood (1995)

Conan the Barbarian

Jordan is one of several writers who has written pastiches of the original Conan the Barbarian stories. #Conan the Defender (1982) #Conan the Invincible (1982) #Conan the Triumphant (1983) #Conan the Unconquered (1983) #Conan the Destroyer (1984) #Conan the Magnificent (1984) #Conan the Victorious (1984) #Conan: King of Thieves (1984) Although some bibliographies list it, Conan: King of Thieves does not exist. It was the original title of the second Conan movie. Robert Jordan had already been hired to do the novelization and Tor had already applied for an ISBN when the title was changed to Conan the Destroyer. (http://encyclopaedia-wot.org:8008/main/biblio/nonwotbib.html) They were packed into two separate volumes:
- The Conan Chronicles
- Further Chronicles of Conan

The Wheel of Time

Eleven books of a projected twelve total comprising the main sequence have been published thus far. Many fans of the earlier books have been disappointed by a change in Jordan's style over the course of the series. In particular, the pace of events has slowed significantly, with a greater focus on minor characters and politics at the cost of action. This is perhaps most evident in the tenth book, Crossroads of Twilight, which Jordan admitted in a 2005 Podcast interview was potentially his worst work to date. You can find chapter summaries for the first ten Wheel of Time books [http://wotmania.com/chaptersummaries.asp here.] The eleventh, titled Knife of Dreams, was released on 11 October 2005 and has not yet been summarized. # The Eye of the World (15 January 1990) # The Great Hunt (15 November 1990) # The Dragon Reborn 15 October 1991) # The Shadow Rising (15 September 1992) # The Fires of Heaven (15 October 1993) # Lord of Chaos (15 October 1994) # A Crown of Swords (15 May 1996) # The Path of Daggers (20 October 1998) # Winter's Heart (9 November 2000) # Crossroads of Twilight (7 January 2003) # Knife of Dreams (11 October 2005) # A Memory of Light (working title) (2007 - if his publishers pressure him, or most likely middle-late 2008, considering his 2.5+ year release pattern) In addition to the main sequence, Robert Jordan has also written some accessory works:
- The World of Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time (13 November 1998, reference book, written in collaboration with Teresa Patterson)
- This reference book includes "The Strike at Shayol Ghul", a short story published online in 1996 which was republished in print as part of this reference book
- New Spring (February 2000, novella, published in volume three of Tor's Legends anthology, edited by Robert Silverberg)
- New Spring (January 2004, novel, an expanded work superseding the earlier novella)
- From The Two Rivers, a repackaging of the first half of The Eye Of The World for a younger market, includes an additional prologue titled Ravens. Jordan also has spoken of plans to write two other prequels after finishing the main sequence[http://www.dragonmount.com/News/News-2004-05.aspx].

Final Volume

In October 18 at a book signing at West Chester, Jordan gave a working title of the 12th book as A Memory of Light. Apparently this is only a working title, as it could possibly change by the time it is published. He also threatened that the final volume of the saga "could be 2000-page monster" as one of the visitors told Dragonmount.com, because he has so many dangling plot threads to wrap up in a single volume. Jordan also said that he has already been working tightly on the installement. He also mentioned the possibility of several 'outrigger' novels, a reversal on previous comments, that he will conclude his work on the world with the prequels. After he finishes work on the main plotline, he said that he will think about the idea and then if he find it suitable - he will start work. [http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/publisher/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001264611 According to Tor publisher], with the end of the series is finally in sight, Jordan's agent Nat Sobel says that he and the publisher are pressuring Jordan “in the nicest way possible” to try and complete Book 12 so that it can be out within 18 months.

Infinity of Heaven

Jordan has mentioned several times that he plans another fantasy series set in a different kind of world. He has said that it will be a Shogun-like series about a man in his 30s who suffers a shipwreck in an unknown culture and world. The books will take detail his adventures there, and will be titled Infinity of Heaven [http://www.tarvalon.net/news.asp?article=334]. He has said that he will begin writing these after he finishes his work on the main sequence books of The Wheel of Time after Book 12. Jordan said that "Infinity of Heaven almost certainly will be written before the prequels, though I might do them between the Infinity books." Also according to dragonmount.com Jordan plans to write some side-story novels, before completely abandoning his decade-long work. Thus work on this saga isn't expected to begin before 2008 at best. Jordan has particularly stressed that this series will be significantly shorter than the Wheel of Time saga (about 6 books long and essentially two trilogies), despite the resulting irony in the series title.

Other works

- Cheyenne Raiders (1982, under the pseudonym Jackson O'Reilly)

External links

- Robert Jordan's blog (hosted by www.DRAGONMOUNT.com) [http://www.dragonmount.com/RobertJordan/]
- Bibliography: [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Robert_Jordan.htm Fantastic Fiction], [http://scifan.com/writers/jj/JordanRobert.asp SciFan]
- [http://www.dragonmount.com/ Dragonmount], a large Wheel Of Time community site with roleplaying
- [http://www.tarvalon.net/ The White Tower - TarValon.net], a large site focused upon community rather than roleplay
- [http://www.wotmania.com/ wotmania], another large community
- [http://www.silklantern.com/ Silklantern.com]: fan-run site
- [http://a1110.g.akamai.net/7/1110/5507/v001/bookstream.download.akamai.com/5507/bw/bs/0765306298/default.htm? Interviews of Robert Jordan on The Wheel of Time]
- [http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org/ Encyclopaedia WoT]: extensive database of Wheel of Time information
- [http://www.darkfriends.net/wheel/ Wheel of Time FAQ]: a fairly definitive FAQ, including Wheel of Time references to mythology and religion
- [http://www.ageoflegends.net Information on Wheel of Time programming] at Dragon
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- [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2003-01-22-jordan_x.htm Article on Robert Jordan from USA Today]
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- [http://http://p079.ezboard.com/btheoryland Theoryland for WoT Message Boards] Jordan, Robert Jordan, Robert Jordan, Robert Jordan, Robert nb:Robert Jordan

Aes Sedai

The Aes Sedai are a society from the fictional universe of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series of books.

Brief history

In the Age of Legends

Aes Sedai, in the Old Tongue, means "servants of all," and the Aes Sedai of the Age of Legends lived up to this definition. They aided mankind as scientists, healers and philosophers. Women used saidar and men saidin, as today, although it is believed that channelers in the Age of Legends were much stronger, or at least more knowledgeable in the Power than modern equivalents; it is believed that they could fly, and things that would seem miraculous today were supposedly commonplace to them. Some of their lost Talents, such as Traveling (teleportation) and Dreaming, have only just been rediscovered. As today, however, the greatest works were wrought by men and women working together. It was, ironically, an Aes Sedai research team at the Collam Daan that ripped open the Dark One's Prison. The researchers, headed by Mierin Eronaile, thought they had found a power that both men and women could wield. They were mistaken. What followed was a general decline of civilization over the course of several hundred years, followed by the War of Power. In the end, the Dragon, with the help of the Hundred Companions, sealed the Dark One and the Forsaken in his prison at Shayol Ghul, and the Dark One's final counterattack tainted saidin itself, driving all male Aes Sedai mad. The women could not control them, and the men rampaged across the known world, boiling oceans, raising mountains where there were none, killing countless innocents. This was the Breaking of the World. Whilst some of the men managed to find refuge in Ogier stedding (where they could not touch the Power, and therefore would not go mad), after a time they left the stedding hoping that the taint to the saidin had disappeared. It had not and they went insane, prolonging the breaking of the world (but ensuring that it was not as disastrous as if all the men had gone insane all at once).

After the breaking

The female Aes Sedai organized themselves on the island of Tar Valon, and built the White Tower, which the city of Tar Valon grew around. Their policies have since changed. The Aes Sedai, though still 'servants of all,' keep their own agenda. Though they still provide aid and altruism to any who ask, it is said that any gift from an Aes Sedai has a price, and often one you never see coming. The Amyrlin Seat, the woman chosen to govern the Aes Sedai, became as powerful as any king, queen or legislative body. The Aes Sedai also ensured that any man with the ability to channel would be severed ("gentled") from the Power. While the Aes Sedai overcame great crises such as the Trolloc Wars, the War of the Hundred Years, the Aiel War, and many corrupt Amyrlins, an event in 999 NE broke the Tower's unity. Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, an ambitious sister of the Red Ajah, overthrew Siuan Sanche, the ruling Amyrlin and formerly of the Blue Ajah, and assumed the Amyrlin Seat herself; in response, the Aes Sedai split into armed camps, one in support of Elaida and one in rebellion. There has always been strife between Reds and Blues, and now the rift seems too great to be healed: there are no Blues at the White Tower supporting Elaida, and no Reds with the rebels. The other Ajahs are equally split between three groups: one with the rebels, one with Elaida, and one waiting to see what will happen and which side will win. The rebels made their home base in Salidar (the birthplace of one of the Blues' most celebrated Amyrlins) and gathered strength there temporarily; they have since moved to Tar Valon to attempt to retake it and depose Elaida.

Ajahs

Aes Sedai divide themselves into seven Ajahs. Originally, the Ajahs were distinct sects of Aes Sedai which formed after the Breaking, each seperate from the others, but later merged together to form the current Sisterhood. Currently an Ajah is a sub-society which has representation on the administrative councils; its own ideology and purpose for its members; its own ruling head or heads; and its own spy network. The Ajahs are (from largest to smallest) Red, Green, Grey, Brown, Yellow, Blue, and White. There is also an eighth Ajah, the Black, whose existence is hotly denied and, in fact, was unconfirmed until quite recently. Black sisters keep their allegiance a secret and belong to another Ajah as well, so it is difficult to determine if any given sister is Black.

The Red Ajah

The Red Ajah is the largest Ajah. They have, for millennia, been seeking out men who can channel and gentling them. They do this mostly by detecting the residue of weaves made from saidin. As part of their ideology they despise men, and even refuse to bond Warders. Red sisters generally do not have friends outside of their Ajah. Reds are rarely raised to be Amyrlin; only two known Amyrlins have ever been dethroned, and they were both Red. The last Red to be raised to the Stole was Bonwhin, whose attempt at controlling Artur Hawkwing led to an attempted invasion of Tar Valon by Hawkwing. She was removed and replaced with Deane Aryman, a Blue. Reds and Blues have been at odds ever since. The Ajah is governed by a leader known as Highest. Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan, a Red, has recently been raised to Amyrlin, causing a divide between sisters of all Ajahs. Important Reds include Elaida, Galina Casban, Tarna Feir, Silviana Brehon, Tsutama Rath, Sashalle Anderly, Teslyn Baradon, Pevara, Duhara and Toveine Gazal.

The Blue Ajah

The second smallest Ajah after the White, but has influence beyond what its size would predict. This is in part due to the fact that many Amyrlins over the years have been of the Blue. Blue sisters strive for causes and justice, and they also have the most extensive eyes-and-ears network of any ajah. They are closely allied with the Green, a friendship that has lasted a thousand years, and are on good terms with the Brown as well. The Blues have a long standing feud with the Red Ajah. All Ajahs have traditions; some of the Blue traditions include never wearing red inside the tower, they must wear all blue the first of each month, and they must wear blue stockings when leaving Tar Valon. The Blue Ajah is governed by a leader, known as the Head Selector. When Siuan Sanche was removed, the Blues fled Elaida's wrath and organized the rebel faction of the Aes Sedai secretly at Salidar. Not one Blue remained with Elaida. Important Blues include Moiraine Damodred, Aeldra Najaf, Cetalia Delarme, Moria Karentanis, Siuan Sanche, Rafela Cindal , Aeldene Stonebridge, Kairen Stang , Sheriam Bayanar, Reiko, Leane Sharif (after being Healed from her stilling, she switched to the Green Ajah), Ispan Shefar (she was also part of the Black Ajah) and Gitara Moroso.

The Green Ajah

Greens call themselves "The Battle Ajah," as their primary purpose is to prepare themselves for Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, when the Dark One breaks free and must be opposed. They are also the White Tower's counter to the Dreadlords, channelers (both men and women) who have openly gone to the Shadow and sometimes lead their armies in battle. (Interestingly, Dreadlords have not been seen in recent events, despite the rising of the Dark One's power.) Greens are also willing to bond more than one Warder and are known for their love of men; in this way, the Green is almost the ideological opposite of the Red. Greens are also known to marry their Warders (how they manage this if they have more than one is a question that has not been resolved). However, they do not oppose the gentling of men who can channel, as the example of Cadsuane Melaidhrin clearly sets. They have a long history of friendship with the Blues, and generally oppose the Red, although they were siding with them in many issues before the Tower broke. While many Greens did side with the rebel Blues, many stayed with the Elaida in the Tower. The Greens are governed by a single woman known as the Captain General. Important Greens include Elayne Trakand, Cadsuane Melaidhrin, Alanna Mosvani, Myrelle Berengari, Joline Maza, Kiruna Nachiman, Adelorna Bastine, Vandene Namelle, Bera Harkin, and Leane Sharif.

The Yellow Ajah

The Yellows dedicate themselves to the art of Healing, a Talent which not all sisters possess, but which is considered a requirement for entry into the Ajah. The best Healers are always Yellow sisters, and it is said they will try to Heal anything. Until recently it was thought that stilling could not be Healed, although a new sister, Nynaeve al'Meara, has discovered a cure, giving a new role to the Yellow Ajah. They are a smaller Ajah and have a minimal eyes-and-ears organization. Their leader is called the Head Weaver. Important Yellows include Nynaeve al'Meara, Narenwin Barda, Romanda Cassin, Salita Toranes, Corele Hovian, Samitsu Tamagowa, Nisao Dachen, Ryma Galfrey and Amico Nagoyin who was later discovered to be of the Black Ajah.

The Brown Ajah

The Browns dedicate themselves to knowledge and history and generally forsake the mundane world. They can be usually found in the Great Library in the White Tower (which they administer), looking for something new to study. Min Farshaw's viewings and Perrin Aybara's status as a Wolfbrother have come under their scrutiny more than once. They are the wisest concerning Tower and One Power history, although not infalliable. For the past few centuries they have been at odds with the Blue Ajah, but they are not enemies. They are not governed by a sole woman, but by a ruling council. Important Browns include Verin Mathwin, Demira Eriff, Kumira, Masuri Sokawa, Morvrin, Jesse Bilal, Nesune Bihara, Adeleas Namelle, Danelle, Takima, Saerin Asnobar and Theodrin Dabei.

The White Ajah

The smallest Ajah in the Tower. They ignore the social causes that define the Blue, Grey, Green and Red Ajahs and also have no room for the worldly knowledge that the Browns and to some extent the Yellows seek. They preoccupy themselves with questions of philosophy and truth, and it is said that they have no room in their hearts for passions. It was White sisters who first made the connection between the Reds' gentling crusade and the dwindling numbers and strength of female channelers. They proposed to the Tower that male channelers should, either before or after gentling, be allowed to mate with Aes Sedai. The Hall of the Tower flatly refused the idea (especially after one Green Sitter joked that, since the Whites had come up with the idea, they should be the one to bear the children). Whites are friendly with Blues, and generally oppose Reds; however, when Elaida became Amyrlin, it was a White, Alviarin, who became her Keeper of the Chronicles. The Head of the White Ajah is called the First Reasoner. The First Reasoner in Tar Valon is Ferane Neheran Important Whites includes Alviarin Freidhen, Sarene Nemdahl, Seaine Herimon, Norine Dovarna, Daigian Moseneillin and Falion Bhoda.

The Gray Ajah

The diplomats of the White Tower are Grays: they are ambassadors, conflict mediators, and treaty drafters. They also provide justice through the law, whether it is in a palace or on a farm. Little else is known about them, although their leader is called the Head Clerk. Worth mentioning is the Grays tried to hold together the coalition of nations that fought against the Aiel during the Aiel War but failed. Though it has not been confirmed, it is logical to assume that Grays are skilled at political maneuvering. Important Grays include Merilille Ceandevin, Annoura Larisen, Andaya Forae, Beonin, Merana Ambrey, Yukiri and Delana Mosalaine.

The Black Ajah

The Black Ajah is an unofficial and secret Ajah, comprised of sisters which hide in other Ajahs and who have forsaken their Oaths as Aes Sedai and have sworn to serve the Dark One. Until recently Aes Sedai denied fervently the existence of the Black. The Black Ajah is administered by a Great Council of Thirteen. It is thought that the Black Ajah was founded by Ishamael himself, who was not bound completely into Shayol Ghul as the rest of the Forsaken were. Reports of its existence were only recently accepted by other sisters when Liandrin, a Red, fled the Tower along with twelve other sisters which were: Temaile Kinderode, Rianna Andomeran, Eldrith Jhondar, Joiya Byir, Chesmal Emry, Berylla Naron, Jeaine Caide, Asne Zeramene, Amico Nagoyin, Marillin Gemalphin, Falion Bhoda and Ispan Shefar- stealing several ter'angreal and killing a number of Tower personnel. The Ajah is currently controlled by Mesaana, who is undercover in the White Tower. Since Blacks can violate the Three Oaths, it is logical to assume that they somehow have access to the Oath Rod (which, with Alviarin, Elaida's right-hand woman, in the Ajah, isn't much of a stretch). Other Blacks include Alviarin Freidhen, Galina Casban, Talene Minly, and Elza Penfell. Black sisters are organized into "hearts," a group of three women who know each other, who each know one sister in another heart. Only those very high in the Council (perhaps only the highest) know of every Black sister.

Achieving the Shawl

To become Aes Sedai is a long process. Girls with the spark or who can learn to channel are taken to the Tower at a young age, usually in their teens. They start out as novices, and wear a white dress. They attend classes taught by sisters and Accepted concerning the One Power. They have hardly any time for themselves, because when they are not training they are usually doing chores. They live a meager existence, with their dorms a small room with hardly any material possessions. They are governed by the Mistress of Novices, who is appointed by the Amyrlin. When Aes Sedai feel that a novice has proven herself worthy and respectful, she is summoned to a ceremony which will raise her to Accepted. She has the right to refuse the ceremony twice, but on the third time if she refuses she will be put out of the Tower. The ceremony consists of the novice walking naked through three archways, and once she starts she cannot stop, or she will be put out of the Tower. The Archways are a ter'angreal. When the novice walks through the first, she is faced with a fear from her past. She is usually bewildered and does not know how she got there, remembering nothing. When she comes out, she walks through the second archway, where she is presented with a fear from the present. The third archway is for a fear that is to come. No one knows if the fears come true, or if the world they are transported to is real. When they are in these dimensions, novices do not remember anything from their lives, and so do not always remember that the way out will only come once; this is the challenge of the ter'angreal, and some women never come back. If they channel while within the arches, the novice may burn herself out and permanently lose the ability to channel. Novices are also not allowed to speak of what they saw or did in the archways. Once Accepted, the women have more privileges and are not usually forced to do chores. They can also wear the Aes Sedai serpent ring, but only on their ring finger. They train harder and also teach courses to novices. They spend several years more as Accepted, although when they are deemed ready to become full Aes Sedai they are summoned for another testing ceremony. The Accepted is brought to a chamber where sisters cause a ter'angreal to activate. The Accepted steps in. In this world, the Accepted seeks out a symbol on the ground and weaves a hundred very complex threads while retaining perfect composure. The sisters simulate distractions to try to throw her off.

The Oath Rod

When an Accepted passes the test, she is brought to another ceremony with the Amyrlin and representatives of every Ajah present (obviously the Black is not summoned). The Oath Rod, a ter'angreal that binds Aes Sedai to whatever oath they swear on it while channeling into it, is given to them. The Accepted then swears the Three Oaths. The Oaths were not always a part of the Aes Sedai tradition, and some sisters wish it still wasn't. The Rod was discovered sometime between the Trolloc Wars and the War of a Hundred Years. While sisters are bound to their Ajahs, they needed a common set of goals and principles to bind sisters of every Ajah together. The Accepted swears to never speak a lie, never make a weapon for a man to kill another with, and never to use the One Power as a weapon except against Shadowspawn, unless her life is in danger, or her Warder's, or the life of another sister. Sisters cannot break these oaths, though they can be circumvented (for instance, an Aes Sedai may deliberately put herself in danger to remove the constraint on using the Power as a weapon; likewise, she can make a statement that is misleading but technically true). Once they have sworn the oaths, the Accepted is now an Aes Sedai and chooses her Ajah. Unknown to the Aes Sedai is that the Oath Rod is in fact a ter'angreal which was used in the Age of Legends to bind criminals against further acts of law breaking. Also unrealized is that use of the Oath Rod shortens the life span of those who are bound by it, potentially by hundreds of years in the case of a channeller.

The Hall of the Tower

The Hall of the Tower is the administrative body of the Aes Sedai and White Tower. It is comprised of 21 Sitters, who act like senators, three from each Ajah. There is also an Amyrlin Seat and the Keeper of the Chronicles. The Hall creates all official policy for Tar Valon.

The Amyrlin Seat

The Amyrlin Seat, or simply the Amyrlin, is possibly the most powerful woman on the continent. She is appointed for life by the Hall, and sheds any affiliation she has to her Ajah. The Amyrlin is from no Ajah, and from all. She wears a stole with all seven Ajah colors. She is the head of all Aes Sedai, they refer to her as Mother and she to them as Children ("Daughters"). She is assisted in her duties by the Keeper of the Chronicles, who is second in command, and is usually from the same Ajah as the Amyrlin. Her full title is 'The Watcher of the Seals, The Flame of Tar Valon, The Amyrlin Seat' (in reference to the seven seals used to shut the Dark One's prison, though until quite recently, no-one knew where any of the seals were). The actual chair the Amyrlin rules over the hall from is also called the Amyrlin Seat.

The Keeper of the Chronicles

The Amyrlin's second-in-command, the Keeper's duties include being secretary to the Amyrlin and overseeing the offical bussiness of the Tower. What is known is that the Amyrlin chooses her and that she, too, is appointed for life (either hers or the Amyrlin's, whomever passes away first). Traditionally, the Keeper comes from the same Ajah as the Amyrlin, but there have been exceptions. Recently, both Elaida a'Roihan (of the Tower) and Egwene al'Vere (of the Salidar rebels) have chosen Keepers from Ajahs other than their own. Unlike the Amyrlin, the Keeper does not shed her Ajah affiliation. Siuan Sanche's Keeper was Leane Sharif (both of the Blue); Elaida's is Alviarin Freidhein (of the White), and Egwene's is Sheriam Bayanar, Siuan's former Mistress of Novices (of the Blue). The Keeper wears a stole in the color of the Ajah she was raised from.

Sitters

Sitters are highly esteemed sisters who have been chosen within their Ajah to represent their Ajah and its interests in the Hall of the Tower. Typically, the leader or head of the Ajah is not a Sitter. Category:Wheel of Time organizations

Amyrlin Seat

A fictional title from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. The Amyrlin Seat, or Amyrlin as it is shortened to, is the leader of the Aes Sedai in Tar Valon. She is chosen by the Hall of the Tower for life, and forsakes her former Ajah to be seen as "from all Ajahs and yet of none". Hers is the supreme authority among the Aes Sedai, although she can be deposed for malfeasance by the Sitters in the Hall. It is a position held only by a female who can channel, and presumably only by one who belongs to the White Tower. Interestingly, White Tower law considers the Amyrlin Seat to be an Aes Sedai after having been raised, but does not require it as a prerequisite for raising. Category:The Wheel of Time

Secretary

A secretary is an office/administrative support position. The title refers to a person who performs routine, administrative, or personal tasks for a superior. These office employees perform duties such as typing, computer processing, and scheduling for an executive. They usually work at desks in offices.
- Since the Renaissance until the late 19th century, men involved in the daily correspondance and their activities of the mighty had assumed the title of secretary (or in other cases clerk), which contains the word secret to indicate the confidential -hence potentially influential- nature of such work.

Ordinary sense

- In the 1880s, with the invention of the typewriter, more women began to enter the field, and since World War I, the role of secretary has been primarily associated with women. By the 1930s, fewer men were entering the secretarial field. In an effort to promote professionalism amongst US secretaries, the National Secretaries Association was created in 1942. Today, this organization is known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) The organization developed the first standardized test for office workers called the Certified Professional Secretaries Examination (CPS). It was first administered in 1951. In 1952, Mary Barrett, president of the National Secretaries Association, C. King Woodbridge, president of Dictaphone Corporation, and American businessman Harry F. Klemfuss created a special Secretary's Day holiday, to recognize the hard work of the staff in the office. The holiday caught on, and during the fourth week of April is now celebrated in offices all over the world. It has been renamed "Administrative Professional's Week" to highlight the increased responsibility of today's secretary and other administrative workers, and to avoid embarrassment to those who believe "secretary" refers only to women or to unskilled workers. At the administrative level many job descriptions blur into each other; a secretary in one company might be called an administrative assistant in another. However, while Administrative Assistant is a truly generic term, not necessarily implying directly working for a superior, Secretary tends to be biased towards typing-based activities directed by a superior. Other titles describing jobs similar to or overlapping those of the traditional secretary are Office Coordinator, Executive Assistant, Office Manager and Administrative Professional. Secretarial jobs are popular as they require few formal qualifications and yet can be skilled jobs. At the most basic end of the spectrum a secretary may need only a good command of the prevailing office language and the ability to type, while at the other end of the spectrum they may be required to take dictation by writing in shorthand at spoken-language rates, type at high speeds using technical language, organise diaries and carry out administrative duties which may include accountancy. Other common tasks are filing and fetching papers (or the equivalent files and databases online), and planning meetings. Interaction with the general public varies from none to extensive, though in the modern US those whose work entails customer service requests are often called "customer service representatives". They are distinct from those called "secretaries" because the scope of their work is smaller. A large urban supermarket, for instance, will have office staff working in enclosed offices in addition to checkout staff, with the latter usually only handling their own receipts for that day's sales while the professional staff must reconcile all accounts daily. Temporary employment agencies often fill secretarial jobs. ----

Private Secretary

This term denotes a secretary who is assigned to assist the person of a high dignitary, such as a prince or statesman, or high cleric, or of a wealthy person or celebrity, so a return to the more influential origins of the word secretary, and has remained mainly a man's job. The actual tasks and status vary greatly per position, and even over time to the same 'master position' While it may still be a rather informal position, some officies have themselves become quite institutionalized, especially assisting the very highest placed persons, such as:
- UK&Commonwealth Private Secretary to the Sovereign
- Catholic church- Private Secretary to the Pope, often filled by a titular archbishop, as Stanislaw Dziwisz to his Polish compatriot John Paul II (after his death, nominated to the late pope's own pre-Vatican see of Krakow)

Diplomacy

The diplomatic ranks of First -, Second and Third Secretary rank under Counsellor, but above Attache

Political and administrative titles

- In some Anglo-Saxon and other countries, the word secretary, as the short form of the (cabinet or lower) ministerial rank or specific portfolio title Secretary of State (see that article), is the politician in charge of a department of government, and performs duties equal to that of a minister of a ministry, for example The Secretary of Defense.
- A permanent secretary
- In a large bureaucratic hierarchy, there can be a host of titles including or variations of the word secretary, such as:
- Chief secretary
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Other uses

- The term secretary (or secrétaire in French) is also used to describe a specific type of desk with an hinged working surface, such as a secretary desk, a fall front desk or a Bargueno desk.
- Secretary is also the name of a film.
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Hall of the Tower

A ruling body of Aes Sedai that exists in the White Tower, answerable to but able to depose the Amyrlin Seat. The Hall is comprised of three Sitters (typically among the oldest and most powerful sisters) from each Ajah. Since the White Tower split following the overthrow of Siuan Sanche for supporting the Dragon Reborn, each of the factions has their own Hall of the Tower. The Salidar Hall does not have any Red Sitters, nor does the current White Tower have a Blue one. In fact, to all appearances, neither faction contains any Aes Sedai of the opposing Ajah; the schism was complete and total on that front. Category: Wheel of Time organizations

Tarna Feir

Tarna Feir is a character in the Wheel of Time series by author Robert Jordan. She is an Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah and has worn the 'shawl' for twenty years. A former wilder, Tarna is from Altara and has pale, yellow hair, blue eyes and a prominent chin. She is said to be humorless, arrogant and haughty. Taken to the Tower as a wilder, she was unable to touch saidar unless she had her eyes closed, because one must be able to see to create the weaves, this meant Tarna was unable to channel. Red Ajah sister Galina Casban helped her overcome that by beating her until she overcame her block. She was also the one to tell Moiraine Damodred and Siuan Sanche about Gitara Moroso's death, and helps in taking the census demanded by then-Amyrlin Tamra Ospenya. Upon being made Aes Sedai, she chooses the Red Ajah. Years later, after the Tower splits, Tarna is made emmisary by Elaida Sedai and sent to Salidar to meet with the Aes Sedai there. Once there she relays Elaida's message and is told by the "Little Tower" that they need time to consider the offer. Before leaving she meets with Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara, trying to get them to return to the White Tower with her. They refuse. Scared by what she sees in Salidar, Tarna sends a report back to Elaida and makes haste for the Tower. When she arrives she is ordered to keep quiet about Battle of Dumai's Wells and is elected by the Hall to be made the new Keeper of the Chronicles when Alviarin Freidhen cannot be found. Tarna meets Pevara in secret and they discuss the White Tower/Black Tower situation, and that they must approach the Asha'man.

External links

- http://www.dragonmount.com/
- http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org/ Category: Wheel of Time characters

Alviarin Freidhen

Alviarin Friedhen is a character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah (ostensibly), Alviarin has a swan neck, and is tall and slim. Not only is Alviarin secretly head of the Black Ajah, she is made Keeper of the Chronicles when Elaida Sedai is raised to the Amyrlin Seat. She reports only to the Forsaken known as Mesaana, although she schemes even against her. After a recent meeting with Mesaana, Alviarin was marked by Shaidar Haran, who was there to reprimand the Forsaken for her failure to answer the Choedan Kal, as his property and under his protection. What effect this will have on Mesaana's authority over Alviarin remains to be seen. Category:Wheel of Time characters

Gitara Moroso

Gitara Moroso is a background character in The Wheel of Time fantasy book series by Robert Jordan. Keeper of the Chronicles to Tamra Ospenya, Amyrlin of the White Tower (973-979NE), she was well known to have the foretelling among the Aes Sedai. It is now known she played a large role in the disappearance of Tigraine Mantear, the Daughter-heir of Andor. She died foretelling the rebirth of The Dragon, by the sheer force of the prophecy. Category: Wheel of Time characters

Category:The Wheel of Time

This category contains articles about Robert Jordan's series The Wheel of Time. Wheel of Time, The Wheel of Time, The

Strazdiniai

Strazdiniai (Turdidae) - žvirblinių (Passeriformes) būrio paukščių šeima. paukščių paukščių Šeimai priklauso maži ir vidutinio dydžio paukščiai. Spalvos labai įvairios, daugelio rūšių patinai ir patelės vienodos spalvos, bet kai kurių rūšių patinai spalvingesni už pateles (lytinis dimorfizmas). Gyvena labai įvairiuose biotopuose, paprastai ant žemės arba medžiuose. Aktyvūs dieną, kartais sutemomis. Gerai gieda. Visi vabzdžialesiai, bet nemažai sulesa ir vaisių, sėklų. Maisto ieško ant žemės, medžiuose ir krūmuose. Lizdus suka medžiuose, ant žemės. Dėtyje 3-6 vienspalviai arba margi kiaušiniai. Peri apie 2 savaites. Keliaujantys paukščiai. Pasaulyje yra apie 70 genčių ir 300 rūšių, Lietuvoje aptinkama 6 rūšys:
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- Juodasis strazdas (lot. Turdus merula, angl. Blackbird)
- Smilginis strazdas (lot. Turdus pilaris, angl. Fieldfare). Pav.
- Strazdas giesmininkas (lot. Turdus philomelos, angl. Song Thrush). Pav.
- Baltabruvis strazdas (lot. Turdus iliacus, angl. Redwing). Pav.
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