Towers of Midnight characters

Appears from the start

The Dragon Reborn, master of the cleansed male One Power and champion of the coming Last Battle. Once a hardened man on the edge of madness, he has come back from despair transformed: calm, luminous, and sure, radiating a peace that steadies those around him. Missing his left hand, he now moves openly to unite the nations for Tarmon Gai'don and to prepare himself to confront the Dark One.

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A ta'veren gambler and battle-luck commander from the Two Rivers, wed by Seanchan custom to Tuon, who has left to rule. He carries the memories of dead generals, a medallion that turns aside the One Power, and a growing dread of a debt he must pay to the strange folk who once answered his questions. Reluctant as ever, he is drawn toward a rescue only he can attempt.

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A blacksmith, wolfbrother, and battle lord from the Two Rivers who can walk the world of dreams and speak with wolves. Reunited with his wife, Faile, and leading a great mixed following of refugees and soldiers, he is still coming to terms with the wolf inside him and with the mantle of leadership he never wanted, while a relentless hunter stalks him in the dream.

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The Amyrlin Seat of a reunited White Tower, raised to the office in truth after outmaneuvering the usurper Elaida from within. Young but iron-willed and widely respected, she now leads all the Aes Sedai, hunts the hidden Black Ajah with a list left by a dying sister, and prepares the Tower for its part in the Last Battle.

Appears from the start

The Queen of Andor and an Aes Sedai, one of the women bound to Rand and carrying his children. Proud, shrewd, and ambitious for her realm, she works to secure her throne and to extend Andor's strength, gathering resources and allies as the world braces for the end.

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The former Wisdom of Emond's Field, an Aes Sedai and gifted Healer, wife to Lan. Fierce and stubborn, she is now among Rand's most trusted companions, standing by his transformed self even as she frets over her husband, who has ridden north toward almost certain death.

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The uncrowned king of Malkier, a nation devoured by the Blight, and one of the greatest swordsmen alive. Bonded to his wife, Nynaeve, he rides the Borderlands toward Tarwin's Gap to raise what remains of his dead land for the Last Battle, expecting to make a final stand against the Shadow.

Appears from the start

Half-brother to Elayne and Gawyn, a young man of absolute, uncompromising honor and a superb swordsman, now risen to command the Children of the Light. He leads the Whitecloaks in the field, determined to fight the Shadow and to do only what he judges strictly right, whatever it costs.

Appears from the start

A practical young woman who reads glimpses of the future in the auras she alone can see. One of the three women who love Rand, she remains at his side as scholar and adviser, poring over old prophecies for the clues he will need at Tarmon Gai'don.

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A fierce Aiel woman nearing the end of her training to become a Wise One, once a warrior, proud and rigorously honest. One of the three women tied to Rand by love and prophecy, she is sent to the Aiel city of Rhuidean to complete the final ordeals of a Wise One.