Full name: Egwene al'Vere
Pronunciation: eh-GWAIN al'VEER
. Sounded altogether, it purposely sounds like 'Guinivere'.
The daughter of Bran and Marin al'Vere.
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Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
Two Rivers#
- Egwene gets breakbone fever as a child. (Episode 105)
- Egwene is initiated into the Women's Circle. (Episode 101)
- Egwene enters the Winespring Inn to applause for being initiated into the Women's Circle. (Episode 101)
- Egwene and Rand talk about the Women's Circle ceremony and then share intimate moments. (Episode 101)
- Egwene and Rand talk about Nynaeve offering her a Wisdom apprenticeship, but she hasn't accepted. (Episode 101)
- Egwene serves breakfast to Tam while looking around for Rand. (Episode 101)
- Egwene and Rand talk about her accepting Nynaeve's offer of being a Wisdom apprentice. (Episode 101)
- Egwene and Nynaeve are on a bridge and they talk about the wind sounding bad. (Episode 101)
- Egwene spots Moiraine watching the ceremony. Neither speak. (Episode 101)
- Back in the village, everyone is dancing. Egwene's partner, Tom, is struck in the back with a nasty looking axe and dies. (Episode 101)
- Nynaeve grabs Egwene and pulls her to safety. (Episode 101)
- Nynaeve and Egwene pull an injured villager to safety, but he dies soon. (Episode 101)
- Back in the village, a Trolloc has spied Nynaeve and Egwene and heads towards them. Nynaeve and Egwene attack back. (Episode 101)
- Egwene gets Moiraine, who Heals Tam. (Episode 101)
- Egwene and the others mount up and ride out of the village. (Episode 101)
Journey to Tar Valon#
- Master Hightower ferries Moiraine, Lan, Rand, Perrin, Mat and Egwene across the Taren River. (Episode 102)
- Moiraine and Egwene talk about the three oaths and the Wisdoms' power of listening to the wind. (Episode 102)
- Egwene rides up next to Moiraine and asks her why she was able to lie. Moiraine explains how she didn't lie and how she needs to listen carefully to Aes Sedai when they speak. (Episode 102)
- Mat, Rand, Perrin and Egwene sing the song "Weep for Manetheren" and Moiraine explains the fall of Manetheren to them. (Episode 102)
- Lan, Moiraine, Rand, Mat, Perrin and Egwene enter Shadar Logoth. (Episode 102)
- Egwene and Perrin are chased by Mashadar to the top of the city walls and forced to jump into the river. (Episode 102)
- Perrin and Egwene are walking across the Caralain Grass. There are wolves howling not too far away and Egwene thinks they are following them. They find a small hollow and decide to stop there and make a fire to keep the wolves away. Egwene thinks that Rand will head back to the Two Rivers but Perrin tells her that Rand will be going wherever he thinks she is going. (Episode 103)
- Egwene and Perrin run through some trees, trying to dodge the wolves. They find wagon tracks and signs of lots of people and decide to follow them, since the tracks are headed east towards the White Tower. Egwene remarks that it seems like the wolves led them to these tracks. (Episode 103)
- Egwene and Perrin encounter the TuathaAn who lead them back to their camp, where they are provided with blankets and food. (Episode 103)
- Egwene and Perrin talk about how they do not trust the TuathaAn and agree that if either of them want to leave, they both would, no questions asked. Egwene and Perrin join the caravan. (Episode 104)
- Ila explains to Perrin and Egwene that the TuathaAn follow the Way of the Leaf and have done so for thousands of years. (Episode 104)
- Egwene and Aram end up dancing together. She asks him about the Song. Aram explains it. (Episode 104)
- Egwene and Aram are sitting together away from the crowd. Aram talks about TuathaAn leaving the wagons when they are twenty, to see if they really want to remain TuathaAn. Some farm, some set sail and some take up arms. Most, but not all, come back to the wagons. (Episode 104)
- Egwene joins Perrin and Aram and shows them that they're within sight of the White Tower. (Episode 105)
- Aram leads Perrin and Egwene away from the caravan and the Whitecloaks. A trio of Whitecloak horsemen knock Aram unconscious and surround Perrin and Egwene. (Episode 105)
- Inside a Whitecloak tent, several Whitecloaks are scrubbing Egwene. Egwene tells Valda that she cannot channel. He threatens to kill her, but Egwene calls his bluff. (Episode 105)
- Egwene manages to channel a small fireball at Valda and also starts burning the ropes that bind Perrin's hands. She comes up behind Valda and stabs him in the shoulder and he falls to the floor. She grabs Valda's set of Aes Sedai rings and they both leave the tent. (Episode 105)
Tar Valon#
- Moiraine enters the room where Perrin and Egwene are staying. Perrin is asleep, but Egwene tells Moiraine about their Whitecloak encounter. (Episode 106)
- Moiraine brings Egwene into the Hall of the Tower to meet Siuan. Egwene also is reunited with Nynaeve. (Episode 106)
- Egwene and the others, except for Mat, enter the Waygate. (Episode 106)
The Ways and Fal Dara#
- All are asleep, except for Lan. Egwene is awakened by a whistling sound. She wakes up Rand and then they both stand up. A flash of lightning shows a Trolloc jumping onto the island. With a instinctive channeling of the One Power, the Trolloc is sent back over the edge to plummet forever. Egwene apologizes for channeling. (Episode 107)
- Machin Shin tells Egwene: You're an imposter, a fraud. (Episode 107)
- Egwene and Rand argue about Mat. Rand and Perrin argue about Egwene. Nynaeve intervenes, telling Rand and Perrin to stop fighting over Egwene. (Episode 107)
- Rand is practicing archery when Egwene approaches him, saying she waited an hour for him to come and apologize. She says she's mad at him for thinking that she doesn't care about Mat. She promises to stand by him if he's the Dragon Reborn. (Episode 107)
- It's morning and Egwene knocks on Nynaeve's door. When there's no answer, she goes inside and sees no one is in there and the bed is completely made. Nynaeve comes in shortly thereafter. Nynaeve apologizes to Egwene for stirring things up with the Two Rivers folk. (Episode 107)
- Egwene and Perrin both want to go to the Eye of the World. (Episode 107)
- Egwene realizes that Moiraine and Rand have left together for the Blight. (Episode 107)
- Egwene is in her room packing as if to leave when Perrin comes in and reminds her that they don't know where Moiraine and Rand are and where they're going. They sit and she asks if they are alright and he replies that they'll always be alright. (Episode 108)
- Nynaeve is trying to listen to the wind, but finds that she cannot since the day that she channeled. She asks Egwene if she can hear anything. Egwene listens and says that if what they heard in Two Rivers was a whisper, this was a scream. (Episode 108)
- The four Two Rivers folk and Loial walk into Min's bar. Egwene demands answers, but Min says people's secrets are their own. (Episode 108)
- Loial finds Perrin, Egwene and Nynaeve and tells them about Amalisa calling for any woman who can channel. (Episode 108)
- Egwene and Nynaeve join Amalisa outside of Fal Dara facing the Gap. (Episode 108)
- The Trollocs have breached the Gap. Amalisa tells Egwene and the others that they must open up to her when she reaches out with the One Power so that they can link together. They link and prepare to meet the oncoming Trollocs. (Episode 108)
- With the Trollocs advancing, Amalisa draws even more power from Egwene, Nynaeve and the other two channelers. (Episode 108)
- Amalisa says that she can't let go of the One Power. Egwene tells Nynaeve that she's burning up. Egwene collapses and Nynaeve crawls over and unlinks Egwene. (Episode 108)
- Egwene heals Nynaeve. (Episode 108)
Tar Valon#
- Egwene, dressed in novice white, is cleaning Siuan's room and takes a long look at Siuan's Amyrlin dress. Next, she is walking along a outer walkway on the Tower when Leane wordlessly drops a cup into Egwene's bucket and keeps walking. Later, while cleaning a plate, Egwene sees Alanna being intimate with her two Warders, Maksim and Ihvon. Egwene gets embarrassed and quickly leaves, but not before Alanna sees her. Later, Egwene passes by the training grounds, where men are practicing their swordwork and women are watching them. She stops momentarily to watch them. She eventually ends up in the kitchen. (Episode 201)
- Egwene and Nynaeve talk for a bit about being a novice before Alanna enters the kitchen. The novices automatically start removing the buckets from the tabletop and putting them under the table, but Alanna tells Egwene to leave her bucket. She starts a lesson on channeling, talking about the five threads of the One Power. Alanna takes several glasses, dunks them in the dirty bucket water and puts them on the table. She shows the novices how to clean the water with the One Power and then drinks the water in her glass. No novice is allowed to leave until they drink the water from their glass. Egwene is not using her hands to do the weaves. Egwene leaves after Nynaeve gets frustrated and Alanna motions for the other novices to leave. (Episode 201)
- Egwene knocks on Alanna's door and Alanna invites her in. Egwene starts talking about her problems with weaving with multiple threads but Alanna responds by talking how she got used to multiple partners. After the awkward confusion is cleared up, Alanna gives her advice on weaving, Egwene thanks her, and leaves. (Episode 201)
- Egwene is in her room making a Bel Tine lantern when Nynaeve enters with a letter from Perrin. Egwene reminds her that it's Bel Tine and Nynaeve can't believe she forgot. (Episode 201)
- Egwene is crying because she misses Rand so much. (Episode 201)
- In the Tower kitchen, Egwene enters with a bucket of dishes, asking a novice about Nynaeve’s whereabouts, learning Liandrin took her (Scene 9 - Episode 202)
- Approaching her room, Egwene sees activity next door with Elayne’s furniture blocking her door. Picking up pillows, she meets Elayne, setting them down but asking her to stop blocking, then sharing an amused introduction after Elayne reveals her Daughter-Heir status. Elayne talks about famous novice pairings, mentioning Cadsuane Melaidhrin and Elena Katab, and wonders about their own future together (Scene 12 - Episode 202)
- Egwene tours the Tower with Elayne, explaining novice rules, when Farina acknowledges Elayne as "Daughter-Heir," and Elayne responds "Farina Sedai." Egwene stops the tour, realizing Elayne likely already knew all this, but Elayne explains she didn’t want to miss the chance to get to know Egwene better, revealing that as her reason for agreeing to the tour. Later, Sheriam questions the furniture’s source, and Elayne refuses to name the woman, accepting punishment of three months in Sheriam’s office before breakfast (Scene 19 - Episode 202)
- In Elayne’s room, Egwene tries a fermented drink made with Air, remarking that it’s strong, and listens as Elayne mentions tinkering, then vents frustration about Nynaeve having it easy and being unsupportive, prompting Nynaeve’s hurt departure. Elayne advises Egwene against jealousy, which Egwene denies (Scene 25 - Episode 202)
- Egwene walks through the Tower with Elayne, complaining of a hangover, then enters Nynaeve’s room, discovering from Sheriam that Nynaeve entered the Three Arches and did not emerge, before ordering Elayne to leave and collapsing in tears. (Scene 12 - Episode 203)
- Egwene confronts Liandrin on a high ledge in the Tower, accusing her of wanting Nynaeve dead, weaving fire to block Liandrin’s exit, and retorting that Liandrin has no idea what she’s capable of before departing. (Scene 14 - Episode 203)
- Egwene cries alone in the Tower garden, unaware of Mat briefly approaching before leaving, and looks up as if sensing someone’s presence. (Scene 17 - Episode 203)
- Egwene attempts to open the Three Arches in their chamber to retrieve Nynaeve, rejecting Elayne’s warnings about the risks, and wonders how Nynaeve could have failed given her strength, before Elayne offers to fetch blankets for the night. (Scene 22 - Episode 203)
- Egwene sleeps in the Three Arches chamber with Elayne, awakening to comfort Nynaeve as she emerges from the arch, screaming and crying. (Scene 23 - Episode 203)
References (Possible Spoilers)#
- Season 1
- Episode 101 - Rand and Tam talk about how Rand would save some berries for Egwene when he was younger.
- Episode 101 - Mat mentions that Rand is pining after Egwene.
- Episode 101 - Perrin asks Rand about Egwene's ceremony, but Rand says they haven't talked yet.
- Episode 105 - Rand then picks up a book named "The Travels of Jain Farstrider" and talks about how Egwene used to read it every day.
- Episode 105 - Rand tells Nynaeve that he thinks Perrin and Egwene are on their way to Tar Valon
- Episode 105 - Nynaeve says that they don't need the Aes Sedai, that they can deal with Mat together once Perrin and Egwene arrive. She then tells the story of Egwene having breakbone fever as a child.
- Episode 107 - Machin Shin tells Rand: Egwene will never love you as much a you love her. She left you once and she'll do it again.
- Episode 107 - Min's vision includes Egwene and/or Nynaeve: white flame, ring of gold
- Season 2
- Episode 201 - In a courtyard, several Aes Sedai meet to discuss the novices. Alanna says that Egwene needs to loosen up a bit.
- Episode 201 - In Arad Doman, Perrin is writing letters to Nynaeve and Egwene| Perrin tells Loial that Nynaeve and Egwene are all he has left.
- Episode 201 - Nynaeve comes to Egwene's room to visit, but she's not there.
- Episode 202
- Scene 13 - Alanna mentions Egwene as a powerful individual tied to the Last Battle
- Scene 25 - Nynaeve overhears Egwene’s complaints about her
Book Character: Egwene alVere
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