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Merise Haindehl

An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. Her Warders are Bassane and Nethan. She is Taraboner.

Physical Description

She has a stern face and wears her dark hair severely drawn back. Despite that her accent identifies her as Taraboner. (WH,Ch13) She is tall and more than handsome with blue eyes. (WH,Ch23) She is a tall woman with dark hair and an ivory face. She wears dark green and a silver comb in her hair. (KoD,Ch23)

Chronology

• Merise bonds Jahar Narishma as her Warder. (WH,Ch25)
• When Alanna collapses, Merise sends Jahar to Cadsuane, then brings Alanna to her room and tries to Heal her. (WH,Ch13)
• Corele, Daigian, Merise, Kumira, Damer, Eben and Jahar accompany Cadsuane as she Travels from the Sun Palace to Far Madding. (WH,Ch23)
• Cadsuane leaves Merise in charge of the others when she, Verin and Kumira go to meet with the Counsels in the Hall of the Counsels. (WH,Ch24)
• When Rand and Lan are imprisoned, Cadsuane and her party, including Corele, Daigian, Kumira and Merise, go to the Hall of the Counsels where Cadsuane bullies them into releasing Rand and Lan. (WH,Ch34)
• Corele, Daigian, Kumira and Merise accompany Rand, Cadsuane and the others from Far Madding to Shadar Logoth. Merise, Jahar and Elza link and stay at the top of the hill. With Cadsuane directing them, they use Callandor to drive off the Forsaken. (WH,Ch35)
• Corele, Daigian, Merise, Beldeine, Elza, Erian, Nesune, Sarene and Verin accompany Cadsuane and Rand to the Pendaloan estate in eastern Tear to recuperate. (CoT,Ch23)
• Merise is shocked when Rand asks her to consider unbonding Jahar. (CoT,Ch23)
• Beldeine considers an Asha'man as a Warder. Merise counsels her to talk with Daigian about the consequences. (CoT,Ch23)
• Per Rand's request, Merise, Jahar Narishma, Bassane and Nethan visit the Salidar Aes Sedai camp with an offer that they may bond forty-seven Asha'man. Narishma detects saidin in use. (KoD,Ch23)
• Merise and Narishma accompany Rand to his meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Merise waits a few miles away with the Saldaeans and most of the others while Narishma is one of the six who accompany Rand to Lady Deirdru's manor. Afterwards, Merise Heals Narishma's injuries. (KoD,Ch27)
• Nynaeve, Cadsuane, Logain and Merise are with Rand when he returns the sul'dam and damane to Ebou Dar. (TGS,Prologue)
• Merise questions Semirhage while Cadsuane and Narishma watch. Erian, Sarene and Nesune hold her shield. (TGS,Ch5)
• Merise, Corele and Cadsuane attend the meeting with Rand and the clan chiefs to discuss the plan for Arad Doman. (TGS,Ch7)
• Merise criticizes Aviendha�s technique in putting out the fire and says she should be in the White Tower, but Melaine puts her in her place. (TGS,Ch11)
• Cadsuane, Merise, Sarene, Erian and Beldeine check on Rand after the attack. Merise reports that Daigian is dead, Nesune and Corele are in a trance and Elza is missing. (TGS,Ch23)
• Corele, Merise, Narishma and Alivia are in Rand�s retinue when he enters Bandar Eban. (TGS,Ch29)
• Nynaeve, Merise, Cadsuane, Corele and Damer Flinn watch the procession of ghosts from the city walls of Bandar Eban. (TGS,Ch32)
• Nynaeve reports to Cadsuane, Merise and the Wise Ones how Rand destroyed Natrin's Barrow and Graendal. (TGS,Ch37)
• Beldeine, Corele, Erian, Merise, Nesune and Sarene are among the Aes Sedai who accompany Rand from Bandar Eban to the Stone of Tear. (TGS,Ch42)
• Nynaeve reports to Cadsuane, Corele, Merise and Min on the meeting with the Borderlanders. (TGS,Ch44)
• Corele, Merise and Beldeine wait with Cadsuane, Nynaeve and Min to hear how Tam�s meeting with Rand goes. (TGS,Ch48)
• Corele, Merise, Flinn, Narishma, Nynaeve, Min and others join Rand upon his return. (ToM,Ch13)
• Cadsuane finds King Alsalam on the Caralain Grass and brings him to Tear. She and Merise are keeping him company when Rand returns from Maradon with Rodel Ituralde. (ToM,Ch32)
• Rand Travels to Far Madding with Narishma, Cadsuane, Merise, Min, Nynaeve and others to meet with the Borderlanders rulers. They slap him and question him on Tellindal Tirraso. He answers correctly and they acknowledge him as the Dragon Reborn. He tells them to swear fealty to him or he will not take them with him to the Last Battle. (ToM,Ch51)

Other References

• WH,Ch13 - Cadsuane trusts Merise more than any of the other Aes Sedai with her.
• WH,Ch25 - Cadsuane tells Rand that Corele, Daigian and Merise bonded Damer, Eben and Jahar as Warders.
• CoT,Prologue - Samitsu thinks Merise has done the best job of all in taming Jahar, her bonded Asha'man.
• CoT,Ch24 � Cadsuane is disgusted at the idea of Asha'man bonding Aes Sedai instead of the reverse like Corele, Daigian and Merise.
• KoD,Ch23 � Her full name is Merise Haindehl.
• TGS,Ch17 � Cadsuane is hesitant to question Semirhage herself after Merise failed.

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