An Aiel warrior. He is one of the Mera'din who joined the Shaido.
Physical Description#
He is as wide as Perrin 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)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Led by Efalin, Rolan and others of Sevanna's Shaido capture Faile, Alliandre, Maighdin, Arrela, Lacile, Bain and Chiad and make them gai'shain. (TPoD,Ch30)
- Rolan leads Faile 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 gai'shain. (WH,Ch4)
- Rolan rescues Faile from Nadric and later comforts her when she is punished. He sees her as his gai'shain even though Sevanna took her. (CoT,Ch9)
- Rolan and the other Mera'din plan to return to the Three-fold Land and Rolan wants to take Faile with him. (KoD,Ch5)
- Rolan badgers Faile about playing kissing games. (KoD,Ch26)
- Rolan, Jhoradin and Kinhuin rescue Faile and the others from the collapsed house and lead them out of Malden. (KoD,Ch29)
- When Perrin sees Rolan leading Faile, he attacks Rolan and kills him with his hammer. Faile and Lacile stab Kinhuin and Jhoradin in the back. (KoD,Ch30)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Winters Heart
- WH,Ch3 - Rolan is Mera'din. He left his own clan and joined the Shaido.
- In Crossroads of Twilight
- CoT,Ch9 - Faile intends to make use of Rolan's fondness in her plan to escape.
- In Knife of Dreams
- KoD,Ch28 - As Faile heads to her meeting with Galina she wonders if Rolan is nearby.
- In The Gathering Storm
- TGS,Ch21 - Faile, Alliandre, Arrela and Lacile 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 carries the blue stone on a chord that she got from Rolan.
- ToM,Ch16 - As they exchange stories, Perrin thinks that Faile might have been fond of Rolan.