Pronunciation: EHLZ GRIHN-wehl
The eldest daughter of nine children. The Grinwells live on a farm between Whitebridge and Arien. She is not more than a year younger than Rand and Mat.
Physical Description#
She is dark-haired, big-eyed and pretty. (TEotW,Ch31) She has dark hair in braids. She is plump and rather pretty. (TDR,Ch25)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Rand and Mat stop at the Grinwell's farm. Else flirts with Rand. (TEotW,Ch31)
- Else runs away from home and goes to the White Tower to become Aes Sedai. She shirks her chores and is always in trouble. (TGH,Ch24)
- Else moons over Galad. (TGH,Ch38)
- As Nynaeve, Egwene, Elayne and Min leave the White Tower, they see Irella dragging an unhappy Else Grinwell by the ear. (TGH,Ch39)
- Else is sent home for shirking her work and her studies. (TDR,Ch29)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In The Eye of the World
- TEotW,Ch45 - Mat teases Rand about Else.
- In The Dragon Reborn
- TDR,Ch24 - Someone masquerading as Else walks the White Tower grounds and rebuffs Mat.
- TDR,Ch25 - Lanfear masquerading as Else delivers a fake message from Siuan about the Black Ajah to Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve. Then she disappears.
- TDR,Ch26 - Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve discuss how quickly "Else" disappeared.
- TDR,Ch29 - Siuan tells Nynaeve that Else Grinwell was put out of the White Tower ten days ago.
- TDR,Ch46 - Mat tells Queen Morgase that his name is Thom Grinwell and that he was at the White Tower visiting his sister, Else.
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