Pronunciation: REE-nah HAHF-dehn

An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. Her Warders are Elyas Machera and Waylin. She has been Aes Sedai between twenty and fifty years.

Physical Description#

She is square-faced and stocky, yet she is lovely and elegant. (NS,Ch7)

Chronology#

• In the Green Ajah quarters, Rina Hafden watches as Elyas and Waylin practice swords. (NS,Ch7)
• After the White Tower split, Adelorna hand picks Rina as the new Sitter for the Green Ajah. (CoT,Prologue)
• Elaida meets with over half the Sitters including Suana, Doesine, Ferane, Shevan, Andaya, Yukiri, Talene, Rubinde and Rina to discuss the rebel army. Rina defers to Rubinde by age. (CoT,Ch21)
• 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)

Other References#

1. 1. NS,Ch7 - In 978 NE Rina wears the shawl and has two Warders.
   2. TPoD,Ch10 - Elyas can feel that she is still alive, but she has fuzzed the bond so that is all he knows. He would really hate to run into her since he ran away.
   3. CoT,Prologue - Yukiri and Seaine discuss the oddness of the newly selected White Tower Sitters.
   4. CoT,Ch18 - While scouting the White Tower in Tel'aran'rhiod, Siuan finds a partial list of names of Sitters including Rina Hafden.
   5. CoT,Ch18 - Rina has worn the shawl seventy years or less.
   6. CoT,Ch21 - Rina has worn the shawl less than fifty years.