Pronunciation: lee-AHN 

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The roofmistress of [Cold Rocks] Hold. A [Taardad] [Aiel] of the [Nine Valleys] sept. Wife of [Rhuarc]. Sister-wife to [Amys]. Sister-mother to [Aviendha].

! Physical Description
She is slender and more than handsome. Her yellow has some white at the temples. She has fine lines at the corners of her gray eyes. ([TSR,Ch49])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Lian welcomes [Rhuarc], [Heirn|heirn] and [Rand|Rand alThor] to [Cold Rocks] Hold, but she snubs [Couladin]. She gives [Rhuarc] news of the other clans. ([TSR,Ch49])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch12] - [Aviendha] tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that [Amys] is [Rhuarc]'s husband. His other wife, Lian, is [Aviendha]'s sister-mother (maternal aunt).
## [TSR,Ch48] - [Aviendha] explains to [Rand|Rand alThor] that [Rhuarc] is clan chief but Lian is roofmistress of [Cold Rocks] Hold.
## [TSR,Ch50] - [Rand|Rand alThor] and the others stay at Lian's roof in [Cold Rocks] Hold.
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