The thatcher in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. Also a member of the Village Council.

! Physical Description

He is gnarled, but spry. ([TEotW,Earlier]) He is gnarled and dark as an old root with beady eyes. ([TEotW,Ch1])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* At age ten, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] get in big trouble when Cenn Buie catches them in his apple trees. ([TEotW,Ch3])
* At the annual sheep shearing, Cenn Buie shears with the other Village Council members. He is slower than any of the others. ([TEotW,Earlier])
* Cenn Buie talks with [Tam|Tam alThor] and [Bran|Brandelwyn alVere] outside the [Winespring Inn]. ([TEotW,Ch1])
* He meets with the other members of the Village Council. ([TEotW,Ch2])
* After the Council meeting he argues with [Bran|Brandelwyn alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ([TEotW,Ch4])
* Cenn takes part in the mob that confronts [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TEotW,Ch9])
* [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and his party find Cenn inspecting their horses in the [Winespring Inn] stable. [Marin al'Vere] threatens him and chases him away. ([TSR,Ch30])
* Cenn, [Darl Coplin], [Hari Coplin] and [Bili Congar] salute [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] as he rides by. ([TSR,Ch44])
* Cenn Buie, [Darl Coplin], [Hari Coplin], [Bili Congar] and [Wit Congar] 'defend' [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] against a band of '[Trollocs]' that turn out to be the terrified band of [TuathaAn]. ([TSR,Ch45])
* Cenn is one of the Village Council representatives 'helping' [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] plan. ([TSR,Ch53])
* Cenn complains to Lady [Faile|Zarine Bashere] that Master [Hornval|hornval] and his roofing tiles are taking away from Cenn's thatching business. ([LoC,Prologue])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch23] - During [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s [Accepted] test in the second of the [three arches|Three Arches], Cenn Buie has replaced [Bran al'Vere|Brandelwyn alVere] as mayor of [Emond's Field|Emonds Field].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch29] - [Marin|Marin alVere] warns [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that Cenn might turn him in to the [Whitecloaks].
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch22] - [Rand|Rand alThor] remembers that when kids told stories about the [Dark One|ShaiTan] beating [Semirhage], Cenn Buie would scoff and tell them that she would then come after little boys who talked about her.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch11] - [Rand|Rand alThor] signals [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] by saying he has a message from [Mistress Thane|Thane] about Women's Circle business concerning Cenn Buie.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch7] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] refuses to respect [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] for her age. After all, old Cenn Buie has the sense of a pile of rocks.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch14] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] recalls her early difficulties as Wisdom with Cenn Buie and [Jon Thane] while talking with [Egwene|Egwene alVere].
## [ToM,Ch16] - If [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] does not agree to become Lord in the [Two Rivers] they might do something foolish like picking Cenn Buie.
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Ch1] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks [Marin al'Vere] tries to mother everyone, even old Cenn.
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