Pronunciation: TAHR-nah feer

An [Aes Sedai] of the [Red Ajah]. She was a [wilder]. She has worn the shawl for twenty years. She is [Altara].

! Physical Description

She is taller than [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] with pale yellow hair and cold blue eyes. She is arrogant and humorless. ([NS,Ch3]) She is haughty. She has pale yellow hair, blue eyes and a prominent chin. ([LoC,Ch8])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Tarna Feir comes to the [White Tower] as a [wilder]. She cannot hold %%ot [saidar|Said]%% unless she has her eyes closed which means she cannot [channel|True Source]. [Galina] takes a personal interest in her and beats her until she overcomes her block. ([LoC,Ch13])
* Tarna is a [novice] for nine years. She is raised to [Accepted] the year before [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]. ([NS,Ch3])
* Tarna brings news to [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] that [Gitara Moroso] died. [Tamra|Tamra Ospenya] summons all [Accepted] including Tarna to the Oval Lecture Hall where she announces a bounty for women who recently gave birth. ([NS,Ch3])
* The [Accepted] including Tarna, scramble back to their rooms and prepare to leave the [White Tower] to take the census. ([NS,Ch4])
* Tarna Feir is raised to the shawl circa 980 NE and selects the [Red Ajah]. ([CoT,Ch22])
* [Galina|Galina Casban] makes a pass at Tarna but she declines. Tarna prefers men. ([KoD,Ch25])
* [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] sends Tarna to [Salidar] as an emissary. ([TFoH,Ch49])
* Tarna arrives in [Salidar] and meets with the [Sitters]. ([LoC,Ch8])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] eavesdrops while Tarna Feir meets with [Sheriam|Sheriam Bayanar], [Anaiya], [Beonin|Beonin Marinye], [Carlinya], [Morvrin] and [Myrelle|Myrelle Berengari] in the [Little Tower|Salidar]. They tell her they need more time to consider [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan]'s offer. ([LoC,Ch12])
* Tarna interviews [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] trying to persuade them to return to the [White Tower] with her. She knows about [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Leane|Leane Sharif] and hints that she knows about [Logain|Logain Ablar] as well. ([LoC,Ch13])
* Tarna leaves [Salidar] with an escort of [Warders]. ([LoC,Ch15])
* Tarna sends a report to the [White Tower] and [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] giving details on the [Salidar Aes Sedai]. ([ACoS,Prologue])
* Tarna is so terrified by what she saw in [Salidar] that she nearly rides her horse to death hurrying to [Tar Valon]. In [Murandy] she encounters a recruiting party of [Asha'man]. ([CoT,Ch22])
* Tarna arrives at [Dorlan] the day after the mystery army surrounds [Tar Valon]. She takes command from [Covarla|Covarla Baldene] and takes [Lusonia Cole]'s room at the mayor's house. ([CoT,Prologue])
* When [Narenwin|Narenwin Barda] arrives at [Dorlan] with orders for [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand], Tarna and [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] conscript her to get them back into the [White Tower]. ([CoT,Prologue])
* [Tsutama|Tsutama Rath] orders Tarna and [Katerine|Katerine Alruddin] to keep quiet about [Dumai's Wells|Dumais Wells]. ([KoD,Prologue])
* When the rebel army arrives and [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] is nowhere to be found, the [Hall|Sitters] elects Tarna Feir as the new [Keeper of the Chronicles|Aes Sedai]. ([CoT,Ch22])
* Tarna and [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni] discuss the situation with the [White Tower] and the [Black Tower]. They agree that they must approach the [Asha'man]. ([CoT,Ch22])
* Tarna reports to [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] but she has little new news. She is having difficulty recruiting [Red Ajah] sisters to bond [Asha'man] as [Warders]. ([KoD,Ch25])
* Following [Tsutama|Tsutama Rath]'s orders, [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni], [Desala], [Javindhra|Javindhra Doraille], [Jezrail], [Melare] and Tarna [Travel|Weaves] to the [Black Tower] and ask [Mazrim Taim] for permission to bond [Asha'man] as [Warders]. He agrees. ([KoD,Epilogue])
* Tarna agrees with [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni] that they should leave the [Black Tower]. She suddenly begins acting strange and says they should stay. ([ToM,Ch53])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch3] - She is from northern [Altara] close to [Andor].
## [NS,Ch3] - Tarna never shows any emotion.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch49] - In [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan]'s study, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] see a report that an emissary has been sent to [Salidar].
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Prologue] - [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] reads her report on the [Salidar Aes Sedai]. It is accurate except in the number of troops in the army.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch21] - [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] informs [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] that the [Hall|Sitters] replaced her as [Keeper of the Chronicles|Aes Sedai] because of her absence.
## [CoT,Ch22] - Tarna has been [Aes Sedai] for twenty years.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch56] - [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni] and [Androl|Androl Genhald] begin planning in her hut, but they must be quick before Tarna returns.
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