Pronunciation: egg-ee-AHN-ihn 
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aka: Mistress Elidar, Egeanin Sarna, Leilwin

[Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] captain of the ship ''[Fearless]'', recently promoted to the Blood and a Captain of the Green. Her sigil is a sword and a fouled anchor.

! Physical Description

She is very fair, with short, dark hair, a hard face and blue eyes. ([TGH,Ch29]) She has shoulder-length dark hair and a stern face. She is lovely and very fair with blue eyes. ([TSR,Ch46]) She is tall with sharp blue eyes. Her short dark hair is cut in a bowl since she was made one of the Blood. ([WH,Ch19])

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Egeanin by [Richard Boyé|mailto:'waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art]

! Points of View

See Egeanin's [chapter points of view|Egeanin POV].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Egeanin captains the ''[Fearless]'' as the %%ot [Hailene|Seanchan (People)]%% sails from [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] to [Falme]. ([CoT,Ch2])
* Egeanin captures the ''[Spray]'' and [Bayle Domon] and takes them to High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon] in [Falme]. ([TGH,Ch29])
* In the [Garden of Silver Breezes] in [Tanchico], "Mistress Elidar" talks with [Floran Gelb] about retrieving %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% and %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% deserters. Later, a [Seeker for Truth|Seanchan (People)] pays a call on her. She is holding [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami] captive. ([TSR,Ch38])
* [Gelb|Floran Gelb] tries to kidnap [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. Egeanin arrives and helps [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] defend themselves. They tell Egeanin about [channeling|True Source] and [Aes Sedai]. She is amazed how wrong her perceptions were. ([TSR,Ch46])
* Torn by her new insights, Egeanin releases [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami]. ([TSR,Ch51])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] dine with Egeanin until [Bayle|Bayle Domon] returns and recognizes her. They put her under restraint. Egeanin and [Bayle|Bayle Domon] start to develop a liking for each other. ([TSR,Ch51])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] begin planning their assault on the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace]. Egeanin helps despite being a prisoner. She recognizes the man who attacks [Thom|Thom Merrilin] as the [Seeker|Almurat Mor]. ([TSR,Ch52])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Egeanin sneak into the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Egeanin free [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] and knock out [Temaile|Temaile Kinderode]. ([TSR,Ch54])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Egeanin, [Bayle|Bayle Domon], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] take [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], the [seal|Seals] and the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] back to the [Three Plum Court]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] will take the [seal|Seals] back to [Tar Valon] while [Bayle|Bayle Domon] will drop the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] in the deepest ocean. ([TSR,Ch55])
* Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] sail for [Cantorin] on the ''[Seahawk]''. As they arrive, they are boarded by a [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] ship and Egeanin is forced to give the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] to [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath]. [Domon|Bayle Domon] raises a ruckus, so he is sold. Egeanin buys him and makes him %%ot [so'jhin|Seanchan (People)]%%. Egeanin is promoted to Captain of the Green. She sails to [Ebou Dar] with the fleet. ([WH,Ch21])
* In [Ebou Dar], Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] barge into the kitchen of [The Wandering Woman] demanding a room. [Domon|Bayle Domon] recognizes [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([WH,Ch19])
* [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami] tells Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] about the [Seeker|Almurat Mor]. [Domon|Bayle Domon] says he will get [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] to help them escape. ([WH,Ch21])
* Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] offer to hire [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. Egeanin tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that she can supply three %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. ([WH,Ch29])
* Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] alter [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s plan and bring everyone from [The Wandering Woman] to the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard. ([WH,Ch30])
* Egeanin, [Domon|Bayle Domon], [Seta] and [Renna] free [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] from the %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% kennels and join [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] in the stableyard. Egeanin is shocked to see [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] manhandling the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon]. ([WH,Ch31])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Egeanin, [Domon|Bayle Domon] and the others escape [Ebou Dar] and hide in [Valan Luca]'s circus. Egeanin dons a black wig and poses as Leilwin, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [Taraboner|Tarabon] girlfriend. ([CoT,Ch1])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Egeanin argue over who is calling the shots while they hide in the circus. ([CoT,Ch2])
* [Domon|Bayle Domon] and Egeanin help make preparations to leave the area of [Ebou Dar] for [Lugard]. ([CoT,Ch3])
* On the trip to [Lugard], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] shares a wagon with [Domon|Bayle Domon] and Egeanin. ([CoT,Ch28])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] talks Egeanin into visiting [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] with him. [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] strips her of her name and humiliates her. Egeanin tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] of the [Seanchan (People)] wedding ceremony. ([CoT,Ch28])
* [Domon|Bayle Domon] cradles Egeanin in his arms after [Renna] stabs her. [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] [Heals|Weaves] her. Egeanin spills the beans about %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% being able to [channel|True Source]. ([CoT,Ch29])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] shares a wagon with Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon]. ([KoD,Ch6])
* When the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] arrive at [Jurador], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] sends [Noal|Noal Charin] to warn Egeanin and [Olver] to warn the [Aes Sedai]. ([KoD,Ch7])
* Egeanin and [Bayle Domon] dress in their finest and are married by Mother [Darvale] in [Runnien Crossing]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] has to move out of their wagon. ([KoD,Ch8])
* While [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] rides with Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon], she tells him what she knows of [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] nobility. ([KoD,Ch9])
* After dinner, [Domon|Bayle Domon] and Egeanin invite [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] to their tent for a drink. ([KoD,Ch10])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Aludra], [Setalle Anan], Egeanin, [Bayle Domon], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] after they leave the circus and head cross country. ([KoD,Ch25])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Aludra], [Setalle Anan], Egeanin, [Bayle Domon], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] as he rejoins [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and the [Band of the Red Hand]. ([KoD,Ch26])
* Egeanin refuses to help [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] with his campaign against the [Seanchan (People)]. ([KoD,Ch27])
* When [Furyk Karede] arrives at [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s camp he thinks he recognizes Egeanin Tamarath. ([KoD,Ch36])
* As the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] prepare to attack, [Aludra] circulates among the grenade slingmen lighting their punks. Egeanin and [Domon|Bayle Domon] accompany her. ([KoD,Ch37])
* When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and his party ride into [Hinderstap], [Aludra], Egeanin, [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] stay behind. ([TGS,Ch27])
* [Domon|Bayle Domon] stands guard and Egeanin helps as [Aludra] works on her Dragon Eggs. ([TGS,Ch34])
* [Domon|Bayle Domon] and Egeanin ride to [Tar Valon] with the [Aes Sedai]. ([ToM,Ch17])
* [Joline|Joline Maza] sends a letter to [Setalle Anan] that the [Aes Sedai] party arrived safely at the [White Tower]. ([ToM,Ch52])
* Leilwin and [Bayle Domon] slip through a gateway from [Tar Valon] to the [Field of Merrilor]. [Nynaeve] berates her for giving [Suroth] and [Semirhage] the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] then takes them to [Egwene]. ([AMoL,Prologue])
* [Bayle|Bayle Domon] and Leilwin approach [Egwene]; they were following [Nynaeve]. Leilwin kneels and says she will serve the [Amyrlin Seat|Aes Sedai].  [Egwene] is stunned at the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] and orders the [Tower Guard|White Tower] to hold them for the time being. ([AMoL,Ch1])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch38] - Egeanin and [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami] have known each other for ten years.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch20] - The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] orders [Bethamin|Bethamin Zeami] to renew her friendship with Egeanin. The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] believes that [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath], Egeanin and [Bayle Domon] are all involved in a conspiracy that included the murder of High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon] and collaboration with [Aes Sedai].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch2] - Egeanin's ship at [Falme] was the ''[Fearless]''.
## [CoT,Ch4] - The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] knows that Egeanin left [Ebou Dar] with the two missing %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%%.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] does not understand why [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] would steal a couple of %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% and disappear.
## [KoD,Ch27] - When [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] sees the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] copies she is furious that Egeanin failed to dump them in the ocean as she promised.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch8] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] have verified that the [Tower of Ghenjei] is right where [Bayle Domon] said it was. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] wanted confirmation as [Domon|Bayle Domon] and Leilwyn do not seem to like him very much.
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Ch5] - [Egwene] asks [Gawyn] about Leilwin and [Domon]. He says that he has them under guard and that [Nynaeve] vouches for them.
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