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Alviarin Freidhen

Pronunciation: ahl-vee-AH-rihn FREYE-dhehn

An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah and head of the Black Ajah.

Physical Description She has a swan neck. (TSR,Ch1) She is tall and slim. (TFoH,Prologue)

Elaida and Alviarin by Richard Boyé

Chronology

• Ishamael places Alviarin at the head of the Black Ajah after he kills Jarna Malari. (ACoS,Prologue)
• Alviarin arrives at Fal Dara as part of the Amyrlin Seat's entourage. (TGH,Ch2)
• On their way to Medo, Alviarin gives Egwene and Nynaeve lessons on channeling. (TGH,Ch12)
• Alviarin and the rest of the Amyrlin's party arrive at Tar Valon. (TGH,Ch18)
• Alviarin is the White Ajah representative for the concluding ceremony of Egwene's Accepted test. (TDR,Ch23)
• Elaida confides in Alviarin her suspicions about Siuan. (TSR,Ch1)
• Alviarin is one of Elaida's party that takes Siuan into custody. (TSR,Ch47)
• Alviarin is made Keeper of the Chronicles when Elaida is raised to the Amyrlin Seat. (TSR,Ch47)
• Alviarin meets with Elaida and her Council. She is starting to make decisions and take actions without consulting Elaida. (TFoH,Prologue)
• Alviarin catches Fain stealing the ruby dagger. Unsure of his status as a Darkfriend, she lets him go. (TFoH,Ch19)
• Alviarin sends a letter to Rand in Cairhien telling him that he has supporters in the White Tower. (TFoH,Ch51)
• Alviarin begins countermanding Elaida's orders. (LoC,Ch7)
• Alviarin meets with Elaida in her quarters. Back in her own quarters she reports in detail to Mesaana. Mesaana orders her to keep pressing Elaida to increase the Tower Guard and teaches her to make a gateway. (ACoS,Prologue)
• Mesaana informs Alviarin about events at Dumai's Wells and the Asha'man. She hears from the Ajahs about events in Cairhien. She passes none of this information to Elaida. (ACoS,Ch32)
• Alviarin wakes Elaida with Covarla and news of the disaster at Dumai's Wells. She takes over and begins giving orders to Elaida who complies. (ACoS,Ch32)
• Alviarin returns to the White Tower after disappearing for two weeks. She punishes Elaida for taking independent action then has her sign a decree acknowledging Rand as the Dragon Reborn but declaring him a ward of the White Tower. She later meets with Mesaana who orders her to learn why the Ajah heads are secretly meeting. (TPoD,Ch25)
• Alviarin again leaves the White Tower for parts unknown. (CoT,Prologue)
• While away from the White Tower, Alviarin visits Shadar Logoth and Tremalking. (CoT,Ch21)
• Alviarin returns to the White Tower to find herself displaced as Keeper. In a panic, she summons Mesaana who starts to punish her. Shaidar Haran appears and marks Alviarin as his. He orders her to find those who hunt the Black Ajah and bring them to him. He sends her away as he starts to punish Mesaana. (CoT,Ch21)
• The White Ajah spurns Alviarin for disgracing them. She orders the Black Ajah to find Talene and to watch Yukiri and Doesine closely. (KoD,Prologue)
• Egwene sees Alviarin starting a penance session with Silviana. Alviarin hints that she can help Egwene escape. (KoD,Ch24)
• Alviarin is outed as Black Ajah but manages to escape before she can be caught. (TGS,Epilogue)
• After Egwene leaves Silviana�s study, Alviarin arrives for her session but she is late. (TGS,Ch2)
• Alviarin is outed as Black Ajah but she manages to escape the White Tower before she can be captured. (TGS,Epilogue)
• In Tel'aran'rhiod, Alviarin and Talva attack Egwene. Alviarin�s blast kills Talva then Alviarin vanishes. ToM,Ch14)
• In the battle in Tel'aran'rhiod, Alviarin kills Shevan and Carlinya. ToM,Ch37)
• After capturing Egwene in Tel'aran'rhiod, Mesaana sends Alviarin to call off the rest of the Black Ajah attackers. She escapes. ToM,Ch38)

Other References

• TSR,Ch31 - Verin recalls that Alviarin was most upset when she suggested that the White Ajah should serve as the hosts in their plan to breed gentled men.
• TFoH,Ch19 - Alviarin has never been to Shayol Ghul.
• TFoH,Ch51 - Alviarin's last name is Freidhen.
• TFoH,Ch51 - Rand discusses Alviarin's letter with Moiraine, but neither is sure what the truth of it is.
• TFoH,Ch53 - In her letter to Rand, Moiraine warns him to be as wary of Verin as he is of Alviarin.
• LoC,Ch7 - Siuan finds evidence that Alviarin is countermanding Elaida's orders.
• LoC,Ch27 - Rand believed Alviarin's letter and thinks that she leads a faction in the White Tower that secretly supports him.
• LoC,Ch27 - When Rand asks the White Tower delegation about Alviarin, Galina answers leading Rand to believe that she is in league with Alviarin and secretly supports him.
• LoC,Ch53 - Galina thinks she might be able to use Min to get the upper hand on Alviarin.
• ACoS,Prologue - Elaida is starting to feel threatened by Alviarin.
• ACoS,Ch9 - Egwene and Leane worry that Rand believes that Alviarin is his friend.
• ACoS,Ch33 - Rand has nightmares about Alviarin, Elaida, Egwene, Nynaeve and all the Aes Sedai standing against him.
• ACoS,Ch40 - Only Galina and two others know that Alviarin is head of the Black Ajah.
• TPoD,Prologue - Rand is certain that he has supporters in the White Tower.
• WH,Ch12 - From Alviarin's note Rand still believes that he has secret supporters in the White Tower.
• KoD,Prologue � Seaine finally figures out that Elaida set her hunting for treasonous acts by Alviarin, not for the Black Ajah.
• KoD,Ch2 � Elaida is still furious over the divisive mess Alviarin created in the White Tower.
• TGS,Ch16 � When Egwene meets with Ferane, Miyasi and Tesan, she reminds them that the White Ajah played an integral role in raising Elaida and how Alviarin failed as Keeper.
• TGS,Ch39 � Alviarin�s name is in Verin�s book as Black Ajah. Egwene tells Meidani that she and the Sitters must do whatever they can to capture her.

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