Pronunciation: KAH-ter-een ahl-RUD-dihn
Possible Spoiler#
She is actually Black Ajah.Physical Description#
She has a sharp face and a sharp tongue. She has a mass of wavy black hair to her waist. (NS,Ch5) She is raven-haired and hard-eyed. (LoC,Ch51) She has a vulpine face. She wears a gray dress copiously slashed with red. (KoD,Ch24)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Tamra summons all Accepted including Katerine to the Oval Lecture Hall where she announces a bounty for women who recently gave birth. (NS,Ch3)
- The Accepted including Katerine scramble back to their rooms and prepare to leave the White Tower to take the census. (NS,Ch4)
- That evening Katerine brings a summons to Moiraine from Merean. (NS,Ch5)
- Sheriam and Katerine hurry off from breakfast for their census taking leaving Moiraine and Siuan behind. (NS,Ch6)
- Returning from census taking, Katerine and Sarene pass by Moiraine and Siuan on their way to dinner. (NS,Ch8)
- Katerine Alruddin is raised to Aes Sedai circa 982 NE. (LoC,Prologue)
- Katerine joins the Black Ajah circa 987 NE. (LoC,Prologue)
- Coiren leads the first team of the White Tower embassy to Rand. The others include Erian, Galina, Katerine, Nesune and Sarene. They meet with three of the Shaido Wise Ones. (LoC,Prologue)
- Coiren, Erian, Galina, Katerine, Nesune and Sarene arrive in Cairhien. (LoC,Ch24)
- The White Tower embassy stays at the palace of Lady Arilyn. They meet with Rhuarc. (LoC,Ch25)
- Katerine meets with Lady Colavaere to discuss who will rule Cairhien after Rand leaves for the White Tower. (LoC,Ch25)
- Coiren, Galina, Katerine and a dozen other Aes Sedai kidnap Rand. Galina takes over and they hold him in Lady Arilyn's house. (LoC,Ch51)
- Coiren, Erian, Katerine, Nesune and Sarene are among the Aes Sedai captured by the Asha'man at Dumai's Wells. (LoC,Ch55)
- Katerine is held prisoner by the Asha'man. (ACoS,Ch1)
- Three days after Cadsuane arrives Katerine escapes from the Aiel camp. Her guards were poisoned. (TPoD,Prologue)
- Katerine arrives at Dorlan and takes command from Tarna Feir. (CoT,Prologue)
- The next day Narenwin arrives at Dorlan with orders for Gawyn. Tarna and Katerine conscript her to get them back into the White Tower. (CoT,Prologue)
- Tsutama orders Tarna and Katerine to keep quiet about Dumai's Wells. The Black Ajah countermands the order to Katerine and spreads the information. (KoD,Prologue)
- Katerine, Barasine, Berisha Terakuni, Pritalle, Felaana, Jala and Merym capture Egwene at Southharbor and bring her to the White Tower. Katerine and Barasine take her to Silviana who sends them to the novice quarters to guard Egwene. (KoD,Prologue)
- Katerine and Jezrail escort Egwene to classes and keep her dosed with forkroot. (KoD,Ch24)
- Katerine and Barasine escort Egwene from Silviana's to Elaida. (TGS,Ch2)
- Katerine Travels to Dorlan with instructions for Covarla and Narenwin. Gawyn is shocked to see there. She tells him that Egwene is a prisoner. (TGS,Ch13)
- Katerine and Lirene Doirellin escort Egwene from the White Ajah quarters to the kitchens. She will have no more lessons and spend her entire day doing chores. (TGS,Ch16)
- After Silviana confronts her at a meeting of the Hall, Elaida imprisons her and names Katerine as the new Mistress of Novices. (TGS,Ch38)
- Katerine comes to Egwene's cell with news that she will be returned to the novice quarters and receive personal instruction from the new Mistress of Novices, Katerine. (TGS,Ch38)
- When the Seanchan attack, Katerine and Notasha try to take over the White Tower defense but Saerin overrides them. (TGS,Ch41)
- In the battle in Tel'aran'rhiod, Mesaana stripes Katerine for failing to find the dreamspike. She sends Katerine to find Egwene after disguising Katerine as herself. (ToM,Ch37)
- Egwene outduels "Mesaana" and kills her only to see the body melt into Katerine's. (ToM,Ch38)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Lord of Chaos
- LoC,Prologue - Katerine only learned that Galina is Black Ajah the morning they left Tar Valon. Before Galina she only knew the identity of two others.
- LoC,Prologue - Katerine has been Aes Sedai for seventeen years and Black Ajah for twelve.
- In A Crown of Swords
- In The Gathering Storm
- TGS,Ch39 - Katerine's name is in Verin's book as Black Ajah.
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