Title: High Lord Meilan of House Mendiana

Pronunciation: MYE-lan mehn-dee-AH-nah 
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A High Lord of [Tear|Tear (Country)].

! Physical Description

He is tall, lean, and gray-haired with dark eyes. ([TSR,Ch8]) He is gray-haired, hard and lean with dark eyes. ([TFoH,Ch46]) He has dark, predatory eyes. ([TFoH,Ch51]) He has a gray pointed beard. ([LoC,Ch19])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* [Carleon], Meilan, [Tedosian], [Sunamon|Sunamon Haellin] and other High Lords meet with [Rand|Rand alThor] in the [Stone of Tear]. They resist his orders to lower taxes, treat with [Mayene] and ship grain to [Illian|Illian (Country)]. ([TSR,Ch8])
* [Torean|Torean Andiama], [Sunamon|Sunamon Haellin] and Meilan craft a treaty with [Mayene] that virtually gives [Torean|Torean Andiama] an occupying army. [Rand|Rand alThor] angrily burns it and tells [Sunamon|Sunamon Haellin] and Meilan to come up with a reasonable treaty or he will hang them. ([TSR,Ch9])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] orders High Lords [Aracome], [Gueyam], [Hearne], [Maraconn], Meilan, [Simaan], [Torean|Torean Andiama] and Lady [Alteima] to lead the [Tairen|Tear (Country)] army to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] to restore order. Meilan is to lead the force. ([TSR,Ch21])
* High Lord Meilan is in charge of the defense of [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] when [Couladin] and the [Shaido] lay siege. [TFoH,Ch30])
* The morning after the defeat of the [Shaido], High Lords Meilan, [Aracome], [Gueyam], [Hearne], [Maraconn], [Simaan] and [Torean|Torean Andiama] try to call on [Rand|Rand alThor] in his tent, but the [Wise Ones|Aiel] and [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] chase them away. ([TFoH,Ch45])
* When [Rand|Rand alThor] rides into [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)], [Meilan|Meilan Mendiana] goes out to meet him without telling the other High Lords. At the [Sun Palace] they all swear fealty to [Rand|Rand alThor] as the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. ([TFoH,Ch46])
* [Aracome], [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan], [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin], [Maringil], Meilan and [Torean|Torean Andiama] meet with [Rand|Rand alThor] in the [Sun Palace]. ([TFoH,Ch51])
* After the explosion and fire, [Rand|Rand alThor] sees [Maringil] and Meilan watching the docks from the city walls. ([TFoH,Ch53])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] prepares for meetings with the [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)], [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan], [Maringil] and [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin], the [Tairens|Tear (Country)], Meilan and [Aracome], and [Timolan] and the other clan chiefs. ([LoC,Ch18])
* Many [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] including [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan], [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin], [Maringil] and [Selande|Selande Darengil] and many [Tairens|Tear (Country)] including Meilan, [Fionnda Annariz|Fionnda Annariz], [Anaiyella|Anaiyella Narencelona], [Maraconn], [Gueyam] and [Aracome] wait to meet with [Rand|Rand alThor] in the [Sun Palace] but he [Travels|Weaves] to [Caemlyn] instead. ([LoC,Ch19])
* [Nesune Bihara] meets with High Lord Meilan to discuss who will take the reins of power when [Rand|Rand alThor] leaves [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. ([LoC,Ch25])
* In a foul mood, [Rand|Rand alThor] shouts at [Anaiyella|Anaiyella Narencelona], [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan], [Maringil] and Meilan driving them away in terror. ([LoC,Ch28])
* Back in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)], [Rand|Rand alThor] meets with the nobles including [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan], [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin], [Maringil], Meilan, [Maraconn], [Gueyam] and [Aracome] and has [Min|Min Farshaw] [view|viewings] them. ([LoC,Ch50])
* [Maringil] is poisoned and Meilan is killed by a footpad, both on commission of [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan]. ([LoC,Ch53])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch30] - The young nobles who escaped [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] report to [Rand|Rand alThor] that High Lord Meilan is leading the city's defense.
## [TFoH,Ch46] - Meilan's servants wear livery of red embroidered with six-pointed stars in blue.
## [TFoH,Ch46] - Meilan is the highest ranking of the [Tairen|Tear (Country)] High Lords in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)].
# [The Fires of Heaven]
## Glossary - Meilan's House is [Mendiana|Tear (Country)].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch50] - [Min|Min Farshaw] [views|viewings] Meilan - Meilan would die by the knife.
## [LoC,Ch53] - [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin] reports to [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that [Maringil] and Meilan were murdered. [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] reports that her thief-catchers have proof that [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan] was responsible.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch5] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] returns to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)], [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] reports that [Colavaere|Colavaere Saighan] had [Maringil] and Meilan murdered.
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