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An organisation of women who can channel the One Power, headquartered in the White Tower in Tar Valon. The name means 'S...
A golden era of peace and technological marvels powered by the One Power, when men and women channelled together and Aes...
A warrior people inhabiting the Aiel Waste, east of the Spine of the World. Descendants of the Da'shain Aiel, pacifist s...
A vast, harsh desert east of the Spine of the World, homeland of the Aiel. Called the Three-fold Land by its inhabitants...
The seven formal divisions within the Aes Sedai, each designated by a colour and following a distinct philosophy. The Bl...
Rare devices from the Age of Legends that allow a channeller to safely handle more of the One Power than they could unai...
Male channellers who follow the Dragon Reborn. The term means 'Guardian' or 'Defender' in the Old Tongue, chosen by Rand...
The most devastating weapon in a channeller's arsenal. Balefire burns its target out of existence and also destroys the ...
The training facility for male channellers (Asha'man), established by Rand al'Thor on a farm south of Caemlyn. Under the...
A vast corrupted region north of the Borderlands, extending from the Mountains of Dhoom to Shayol Ghul. Warped by the Da...
The cataclysm that ended the Age of Legends, caused by male Aes Sedai driven mad by the Dark One's taint on saidin. In t...
A powerful male sa'angreal also known as the Sword That Is Not a Sword, housed in the Stone of Tear. The Prophecies of t...
The act of drawing upon and directing the One Power. Channellers weave flows of the Five Powers - Earth, Air (Wind), Fir...
A military organisation dedicated to finding and destroying Darkfriends and Shadowspawn, also known as Whitecloaks for t...
Also called heartstone, an indestructible substance created during the Age of Legends. Any force applied to break it, in...
The primordial force of evil, imprisoned by the Creator outside of time and the Pattern. Known by many names - Shai'tan,...
The prophesied rebirth of Lews Therin Telamon, the Dragon, who broke the world at the end of the Age of Legends. Accordi...
An enormous volcanic mountain near Tar Valon, created when Lews Therin Telamon destroyed himself with the One Power at t...
The ability to enter and navigate Tel'aran'rhiod at will, to observe and interpret prophetic dreams, and to enter the dr...
Ancient gateways predating the Age of Legends that connect to parallel worlds - realities that might have existed had di...
Also known as the Karaethon Cycle, a collection of prophecies foretelling the rebirth of the Dragon and the events surro...
Extremely rare and powerful devices that function like angreal but on a vastly greater scale. The increase in power prov...
The female half of the One Power, drawn from the True Source. Unlike saidin, channelling saidar requires surrender - a w...
The male half of the One Power, drawn from the True Source. Channelling saidin is described as a struggle against a ragi...
The people and empire from the continent of Seanchan, three thousand leagues west of the main continent. They invaded th...
A mountain in the Blasted Lands, far north of the Blight, where the Dark One's prison lies close to the world. During th...
The homeland communities of the Ogier, scattered across the Westlands. Stedding have a unique property: the One Power ca...
A person around whom the Wheel of Time weaves the threads of surrounding lives, forming a Web of Destiny. A ta'veren's p...
Specific abilities in the use of the One Power that go beyond ordinary channelling. The best known is Healing, but many ...
An island city on the River Erinin, home of the White Tower and the Aes Sedai. Built on an island created by the same ca...
The World of Dreams, also called the Unseen World, a realm that permeates and surrounds all other possible worlds. It is...
Devices crafted during the Age of Legends that use the One Power to perform specific functions. Unlike angreal and sa'an...
Three binding oaths sworn by every Accepted upon becoming full Aes Sedai, enforced by the Oath Rod (a ter'angreal). They...
A Talent allowing instantaneous transportation between locations by creating a gateway - a hole in the Pattern that conn...
Monstrous creatures of the Shadow, created during the Age of Legends by blending human and animal stock using the One Po...
A wandering people also known as the Tinkers or the Travelling People, who follow a pacifist philosophy called the Way o...
A remote region in western Andor, bordered by the Mountains of Mist, the River Taren, and the White River. Isolated and ...
A warrior bonded to an Aes Sedai through a weave of the One Power, also known as Gaidin. The bond grants enhanced physic...
A network of paths through a dimension outside the normal world, connecting Waygates near Ogier stedding and major citie...
The cosmic force that weaves the Pattern of Ages, driven by the True Source. The Wheel has seven spokes, each representi...
The headquarters of the Aes Sedai in Tar Valon, and by extension the Aes Sedai organisation itself. A collaboration betw...
A rare ability allowing a human to communicate directly with wolves, mind-to-mind and over great distances. Wolfbrothers...