The Children of the Light - known disparagingly as Whitecloaks - are a military and religious organisation based in Amador, the capital of Amadicia. They believe that Aes Sedai are servants of the Dark One and that channelling is inherently evil, making them among the most dangerous opponents of anyone who can use the One Power. Their Questioners, the Hand of the Light, use torture to extract confessions of Darkfriendship. Despite their fanaticism they are a genuine military force and political power in the Westlands, and their hostility to Perrin - who killed two of their number in self-defence - drives a significant subplot across multiple books.