An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. She remains with the White Tower and is a Sitter.
Potential Spoilers#
She is Black Ajah.
Physical Description#
She is golden haired, statuesque and lovely. (ACoS,Ch32)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Talene Minly grows up as a farmer's daughter. (TPoD,Ch26)
- Talene comes to the White Tower when Seaine is Accepted. (ACoS,Ch32)
- As a novices in the White Tower Talene earns lots of punishments. (TPoD,Ch26)
- When Elaida reports to the White Tower that Moiraine is messing with a dangerous ta'veren, Talene Minly and the other Green Sitters propose that she be severely punished. (TGH,Ch4)
- She stands to depose Siuan. (ACoS,Ch32)
- Seaine passes Talene on her way to Pevara's quarters. (ACoS,Ch32)
- Doesine, Saerin, Talene and Yukiri follow Pevara and Seaine into the bowels of the White Tower and discover them with the Oath Rod. Talene is exposed as Black Ajah when she refuses to reswear the oaths. (TPoD,Ch26)
- Doesine, Pevara, Saerin, Seaine and Yukiri question Talene with the Chair of Remorse. Talene finally forswears her oaths suffering great pain. After reswearing the Three Oaths, she admits she is Black Ajah and tells them that Elaida is also. (WH,Prologue)
- Under questioning, Talene reveals the other members of her Heart, Galina Casban and Temaile Kinderode, as well as her outside contact, Atuan Larisett. She also reveals that Adelorna is the head of the Green Ajah. (CoT,Prologue)
- Elaida meets with over half the Sitters including Suana, Doesine, Ferane, Shevan, Andaya, Yukiri, Talene, Rubinde Acedone and Rina to discuss the rebel army. Talene defers to Doesine and Yukiri. (CoT,Ch21)
- Talene receives an order to attend a meeting of the Black Ajah Supreme Council. She tells Pevara then flees the White Tower. (KoD,Prologue)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Knife of Dreams
- KoD,Prologue - Talene's disappearance makes Alviarin certain about her suspicions of Doesine and Yukiri.
- In The Gathering Storm
- TGS,Ch12 - Doesine admits to Egwene that at least one of the Sitters who raised Elaida was Black Ajah. That makes her election illegal.
- TGS,Ch39 - Talene's name is in Verin's book as Black Ajah.
- TGS,Ch46 - Talene still has not been seen since she fled.
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