An [Aiel] warrior. He is one of the %%ot [Mera'din|MeraDin]%% who joined the [Shaido].

! Physical Description

He is as wide as [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and a head taller. ([TPoD,Ch30]) He has blue eyes. ([WH,Ch3]) He has a deep voice. ([CoT,Ch9]) He has short, red, curly hair. ([KoD,Ch5])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Led by [Efalin], Rolan and others of [Sevanna]'s [Shaido] capture [Faile|Zarine Bashere], [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin], [Maighdin|Morgase Trakand], [Arrela|Arrela Shiego], [Lacile|Lacile Aldorwin], [Bain] and [Chiad] and make them %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%%. ([TPoD,Ch30])
* Rolan leads [Faile|Zarine Bashere] back to the [Shaido] camp. He carries her after she develops frostbite. ([WH,Ch3])
* [Therava] and [Someryn] dismiss Rolan and the others when they come to inspect the new %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%%. ([WH,Ch4])
* Rolan rescues [Faile|Zarine Bashere] from [Nadric] and later comforts her when she is punished. He sees her as his %%ot [gai'shain|Aiel]%% even though [Sevanna] took her. ([CoT,Ch9])
* Rolan and the other %%ot [Mera'din|MeraDin]%% plan to return to the [Three-fold Land|Aiel Waste] and Rolan wants to take [Faile|Zarine Bashere] with him. ([KoD,Ch5]) 
* Rolan badgers [Faile|Zarine Bashere] about playing kissing games. ([KoD,Ch26])
* Rolan, [Jhoradin] and [Kinhuin] rescue [Faile|Zarine Bashere] and the others from the collapsed house and lead them out of [Malden]. ([KoD,Ch29])
* When [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] sees Rolan leading [Faile|Zarine Bashere], he attacks Rolan and kills him with his hammer. [Faile|Zarine Bashere] and [Lacile|Lacile Aldorwin] stab [Kinhuin] and [Jhoradin] in the back. ([KoD,Ch30])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch3] - Rolan is %%ot [Mera'din|MeraDin]%%. He left his own clan and joined the [Shaido].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch9] - [Faile|Zarine Bashere] intends to make use of [Rolan]'s fondness in her plan to escape.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch28] - As [Faile|Zarine Bashere] heads to her meeting with [Galina|Galina Casban] she wonders if Rolan is nearby.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch21] - [Faile|Zarine Bashere], [Alliandre|Alliandre Maritha Kigarin], [Arrela|Arrela Shiego] and [Lacile|Lacile Aldorwin] meet in the woods to hold a remembrance for the [Aiel] who helped them, Rolan, [Kinhuin], [Jhoradin] and [Marthea].
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch7] - [Faile|Zarine Bashere] carries the blue stone on a chord that she got from Rolan.
## [ToM,Ch16] - As they exchange stories, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks that [Faile|Zarine Bashere] might have been fond of Rolan.
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