A great fortress in [Tear|Tear (City)], said to have been made with the [One Power] soon after the Breaking of the World. The eastern gate is the Dragonwall Gate. The Stone of Tear is a single piece of stone covering a square mile from the bank of the River [Erinin River] into the heart of the city. It was built by [Aes Sedai] at the end of the [Breaking]. (Glossaries)

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! Defenders of the Stone

The military guards of [Tear|Tear (City)] are called the Defenders of the Stone. 

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch13] - The [Karaethon Prophecy|Karaethon Prophecies] says the Stone of Tear will fall when the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor] wields the [Sword That Cannot Be Touched|Callandor]. 
## [TEotW,Ch13] - The Stone of Tear was built shortly after the [Breaking] and in all the time since it has never fallen. None but the High Lords are allowed to enter the Heart of the Stone.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch4] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] dreams of %%ot [Callandor]%% floating in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TDR,Ch27] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] finds herself in the Heart of the Stone near %%ot [Callandor]%% and "[Silvie|Lanfear]" tells her about it.
## [TDR,Ch29] - The Stone of Tear holds a cache of %%ot [*angreal|Angreal]%% nearly as great as that in the [White Tower].
## [TDR,Ch29] - The Heart of the Stone is where Lords of the Land of [Tear|Tear (City)] are raised to High Lords. Four times a year they perform the Rite of the Guarding, claiming that they protect the world from the Dragon by holding %%ot [Callandor]%%.
## [TDR,Ch34] - [Aiel prophecy|Aiel Prophecies] says that the [Aiel] will leave the [Three-fold Land|Aiel Waste] when the Stone of Tear falls.
## [TDR,Ch49] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] visits the Heart of the Stone and finds the [Black Ajah] there.
## [TDR,Ch50] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] plan on entering the Stone of Tear.
## [TDR,Ch51] - [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that the thirteen women she seeks are guests in the Stone of Tear.
## [TDR,Ch52] - Mother [Guenna|Ailhuin Guenna] tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that the girls were taken to the Stone of Tear.
## [TDR,Ch54] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hopper] search for [Faile|Zarine Bashere] in the Stone of Tear in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%. They kill several human guards.
## [TDR,Ch54] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Juilin Sandar], [Rand|Rand alThor] and a band of [Aiel] all enter the Stone of Tear about the same time.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch2] - All the major characters are staying at the [Stone of Tear].
## [TSR,Ch6] - The Great Holding, a huge collection of objects of the [One Power], is kept in a deep basement of the Stone. This collection is second only to that in the [White Tower].
## [TSR,Ch17] - [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] receives word from [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] that the Stone of Tear has fallen.
## [TSR,Ch18] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial], [Faile|Zarine Bashere], [Gaul], [Bain] and [Chiad] leave by the Dragonwall Gate.
## [TSR,Ch21] - Only High Lords are allowed in the Heart of the Stone and then only four times a year.
## [TSR,Ch21] - [Rand|Rand alThor] meets with the High Lords and nobles in the Heart of the Stone. He orders several of the High Lords to go to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)], then plunges %%ot [Callandor]%% into the stone floor.
## [TSR,Ch22] - [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and the [Aiel] head east from the Stone of Tear.
## [TSR,Ch35] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] meets with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TSR,Ch39] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] goes to the Heart of the Stone to meet with [Egwene|Egwene alVere], but she is not there.
## [TSR,Ch49] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks [Cold Rocks] Hold is a very defensible fortress, but not nearly as good as the Stone of Tear.
## [TSR,Ch52] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] meets with [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Amys] and [Bair] in the Heart of the Stone.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch1] - [Gareth Bryne] learns that the Stone of Tear has fallen.
## [TFoH,Ch14] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] meets with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Melaine] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TFoH,Ch24] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] meets with [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], then with [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Amys] and [Bair] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TFoH,Ch49] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] meet with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Amys] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TFoH,Ch55] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] follows [Rahvin]'s gateway, the world he enters reminds him of his chase in the Stone of Tear.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Prologue] - The [Forsaken] want the %%ot [angreal|Angreal]%% stash in the Stone of Tear, but it is effectively warded with traps.
## [LoC,Ch6] - [Sammael] sent the [Trollocs] to the Stone of Tear. On the [Dark One|ShaiTan]'s ordered, [Semirhage] sent the opposing force.
## [LoC,Ch14] - In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has seen [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] in [Caemlyn], the Heart of the Stone and in [The White Tower].
## [LoC,Ch32] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Amys] and [Bair] meet with the [Salidar Aes Sedai] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the Heart of the Stone. [Rand|Rand alThor] spies on them and learns where [Salidar] is.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch10] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] meets with [Wise Ones|Aiel] [Amys], [Bair], and [Melaine] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% in the Heart of the Stone.
## [ACoS,Ch21] - When [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] hears that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] rescued [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] from the Stone of Tear she says she would not do that for anyone but [Gaidal|Gaidal Cain].
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch22] - [Rand|Rand alThor] leaves clues pointing to [Far Madding] in the Stone of Tear.
## [WH,Ch32] - [Rand|Rand alThor] hears a rumor that the Stone of Tear is under siege.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch12] - Merchants from [Tear|Tear (Country)] report that the city and the Stone of Tear are under siege by nobles who want the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor] completely out of the country.
## [CoT,Ch18] - Agents of the [Salidar Aes Sedai] report that [Merana Ambrey] was spotted near the Stone of Tear negotiating with [Estanda] and [Tedosian].
## [CoT,Ch23] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] reports to [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] that High Lord [Astoril|Astoril Damara] has joined [Darlin|Darlin Sisnera] in the Stone of Tear fighting the rebellion.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch21] - The Stone of Tear covers a square mile or more. It was built at the end of the [Breaking]. Though is stood for over three thousand years and was never taken, [Traveling|Weaves] and [Blossoms of Fire|Weaves] now make it obsolete.
## [KoD,Ch21] - Defenders of the Stone still stand guard in the Heart of the Stone even though %%ot [Callandor]%% is no longer there.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch42] - [Rand|Rand alThor] returns to [Tear|Tear (Country)] and makes the Stone of Tear his new headquarters.
## [TGS,Ch47] - After meeting with the [Borderlanders|Borderlands], [Rand|Rand alThor] walks though the Stone for hours. Returning to his rooms, he finds [Tam|Tam alThor] there. He becomes enraged and [Travels|Weaves] to [Ebou Dar] to destroy the [Seanchan (People)].
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