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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

!! References


## [TEotW,Ch13] - The [Karaethon Prophecy|../../prophecies/karaethon] says the Stone of Tear will fall when the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor] wields the [Sword That Cannot Be Touched|../../items/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.
## [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|../../characters/l/lanfear]" tells her about it.
## [TDR,Ch29] - The Stone of Tear holds a cache of ''[*angreal|../../main/true_source/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|../../prophecies/aiel] says that the [Aiel] will leave the [Three-fold Land|../../geography/aiel_waste/index] 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|../../characters/a/ailhuin] tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that the girls were taken to the Stone of Tear.
## [TDR,Ch54] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hopper|../../creatures/wolves/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|../../characters/j/juilin], [Rand|Rand alThor] and a band of [Aiel] all enter the Stone of Tear about the same time.
## [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|../../geography/aiel_waste/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|../../characters/a/amys] and [Bair] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [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|../../characters/m/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|../../characters/a/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|../../characters/a/amys] in the Heart of the Stone.
## [TFoH,Ch55] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] follows [Rahvin|../../characters/r/rahvin]'s gateway, the world he enters reminds him of his chase in the Stone of Tear.
## [LoC,Prologue|../../books/loc/prologue] - The [Forsaken|../../organizations/forsaken] want the %%ot [angreal|Angreal]%% stash in the Stone of Tear, but it is effectively warded with traps.
## [LoC,Ch6] - [Sammael|../../characters/s/sammael] sent the [Trollocs] to the Stone of Tear. On the [Dark One|../../characters/s/shaitan]'s ordered, [Semirhage|../../characters/s/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|../../characters/a/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.
## [ACoS,Ch10] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] meets with [Wise Ones|Aiel] [Amys|../../characters/a/amys], [Bair], and [Melaine|../../characters/m/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|../../characters/hist/gaidal_cain].
## [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.
## [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|../../characters/m/merana] was spotted near the Stone of Tear negotiating with [Estanda|../../characters/e/estanda] and [Tedosian|../../characters/t/tedosian].
## [CoT,Ch23] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] reports to [Cadsuane|Cadsuane Melaidhrin] that High Lord [Astoril|../../characters/a/astoril] has joined [Darlin|../../characters/d/darlin] in the Stone of Tear fighting the rebellion.
## [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|../../../main/true_source/weaves.html#t] and [Blossoms of Fire|../../../main/true_source/weaves.html#bf] 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.
## [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|../../organizations/borderlanders], [Rand|Rand alThor] walks though the Stone for hours. Returning to his rooms, he finds [Tam] there. He becomes enraged and [Travels|Weaves] to [Ebou Dar|../../../geography/altara/ebou_dar/index] to destroy the [Seanchan].