Wife to Bran al'Vere and the best cook in Emond's Field. They have five daughters. The youngest is Egwene. Her other daughters are Berowyn, Alene, Elisa and Loise.
Physical Description#
She is slender with a thick braid of graying hair. (TEotW,Ch2)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Marin is baking honeycakes in the Winespring Inn when Tam and Rand arrive. (TEotW,Ch2)
- Marin brings Rand a hot meal. (TEotW,Ch8)
- Marin and Bran will take care of Tam until he is well. (TEotW,Ch9)
- Marin and Bran greet Perrin and the others when they arrive at the Winespring Inn and tell him the bad news about his family. (TSR,Ch29)
- Marin and Bran welcome Loial to the Winespring Inn. Marin takes Perrin and the rest to a place where they can stay. (TSR,Ch30)
- Marin takes them to the old sickhouse where Verin and Alanna are staying. Verin tells her she did the right thing and she leaves. (TSR,Ch31)
- Alsbet Luhhan and Marin al'Vere come with Alanna when she arrives at the Winespring Inn to Heal Perrin. (TSR,Ch43)
- Marin does not want to let Perrin leave the Winespring Inn but he convinces her he is strong enough to ride. (TSR,Ch44)
- When the Tinkers arrive at Emond's Field, Marin al'Vere, Alsbet Luhhan, Natti Cauthon and Neysa Ayellin come to help the injured. (TSR,Ch45)
- Daise Congar, Marin al'Vere, Alsbet Luhhan, Neysa Ayellin and the rest of the Women's Circle perform the wedding ceremony for Faile and Perrin. (TSR,Ch53)
- Daise Congar, Marin al'Vere, Alsbet Luhhan and Neysa Ayellin organize the children as they participate in the defense of Emond's Field. (TSR,Ch56)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In The Eye of the World
- TEotW,Ch33 - Rand has a nightmare in which Mistress al'Vere blames him for her daughter disappearing.
- In The Great Hunt
- TGH,Ch23 - During Nynaeve's Accepted test in the second of the three arches, Marin begs Nynaeve to stay and help Emond's Field.
- In The Shadow Rising
- TSR,Ch11 - Egwene dreams of her mother weeping.
- In The Fires of Heaven
- TFoH,Ch25 - Moghedien creates dreams of Siuan, Leane, Galad, Gawyn and Marin al'Vere trying to trap Egwene in Tel'aran'rhiod.
- In A Crown of Swords
- ACoS,Ch10 - Egwene thinks that her mother would approve of her marrying Gawyn.
- In Winter's Heart
- WH,Ch26 - Visiting Emond's Field in Tel'aran'rhiod, Egwene wonders if her father is still mayor and if her mother and sisters are well.
- In A Memory of Light
- AMoL,Ch1 - Rand laughs as Perrin recounts his story of how Marin found him and Faile tumbled together at the bottom of the stairs.