Encyclopaedia WoT: Ferane Neheran

An Aes Sedai and head of the White Ajah. She is a Sitter in the Hall. She is Domani.

Possible Spoilers#

She remains loyal to the White Tower.

Physical Description#

She is short and stout. She has a mild, round face but she also has a fierce temper. (KoD,Prologue) She has coppery skin. She is short with an apple-shaped face and dark, lustrous hair. She has steely black eyes. (TGS,Ch16)

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Ferane steps down as a Sitter less than ten years ago. (CoT,Prologue)
After the breaking of the White Tower, Ferane chooses herself to become a Sitter again. (CoT,Prologue)
Seaine notes Ferane Neheran talking with Suana Dragand and later with Jesse Bilal and wonders why the Ajah heads are meeting in secret. (WH,Prologue)
Elaida meets with over half the Sitters including Suana, Doesine, Ferane, Shevan, Andaya, Yukiri, Talene, Rubinde and Rina to discuss the rebel army. Suana, Ferane and Shevan support negotiations. (CoT,Ch21)
Alviarin passes Ferane and Seaine in the White Ajah quarters. (KoD,Prologue)
Egwene serves walnuts to Ferane, Miyasi and Tesan. She also counsels them on dealing with Rand and how to heal the divisions in the Tower. (TGS,Ch16)
Elaida invites Ferane, Doesine, Rubinde, Shevan and Yukiri to dinner when Egwene attends. They witness her tirade and beating of Egwene. (TGS,Ch16)
Jesse Bilal, Ferane, Serancha, Adelorna and Suana meet to discuss the next Amyrlin. They failed in their plans to control Elaida and to manage the rebellion by sending junior Sitters as moles. Their own choices of too young replacements backfired causing suspicion. They agree to choose an Amyrlin of strength, Egwene. (TGS,Ch43)
The eleven remaining Sitters in the White Tower Hall, Andaya, Doesine, Ferane, Juilaine, Rina, Rubinde, Saerin, Seaine, Shevan, Suana and Yukiri, raise Egwene to the Amyrlin. (TGS,Ch46)
Egwene interrupts a partial meeting of the Hall. She coerces them into accepting command of the military but ceding her all negotiations with rulers including the Dragon Reborn. She also forces them to accept much stricter rules to reduce subterfuge. (ToM,Ch27)

Other References (Possible Spoilers)#

In The Path of Daggers
1. TPoD,Ch25 - According to Alviarin, Galina was the only Ajah head who was Black Ajah. Ergo, Ferane is not Black Ajah.
In Winters Heart
1. WH,Prologue - Seaine thinks that she and Pevara would not have found the Black Ajah if she had not noticed the Ajah heads meeting in secret.
In Crossroads of Twilight
1. CoT,Prologue - Yukiri and Seaine discuss the oddness of the newly selected White Tower Sitters.
2. CoT,Ch18 - While scouting the White Tower in Tel'aran'rhiod, Siuan finds a partial list of names of Sitters including Ferane Neheran.
3. CoT,Ch18 - Ferane served an earlier term as Sitter.

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