aka: Tuatha'an

Pronunciation: too-AH-thah-AHN [{Image src='Pronunciation/soundbut.gif' link='Wiki.jsp?page=Pronunciation/tuathaan.wav'}]

Tinkers are the descendants of the [Aiel] who broke from their mission to carry the [Aes Sedai]'s wagons to safety. Rather, they chose to strike out on their own to search for the song that was lost. They hold to the Way of the Leaf and will do no violence for any reason. The leader of a band of Tinkers is called Mahdi or "Seeker" in the [Old Tongue].

Pronunciation: MAH-dee [{Image src='Pronunciation/soundbut.gif' link='Wiki.jsp?page=Pronunciation/mahdi.wav'}]

Other [Aiel] hold them in disgust and call them the Lost Ones, though they tolerate them traveling in the [Aiel Waste]. Tinkers avoid cities as they have an undeserved reputation as thieves and kidnappers.


! Members

* [Aram]
* [Ila]
* [Leya]
* [Moshea]
* [Raen]
* [Sulwin]

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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* In [New Spring]
** [NS,Ch3] - According to [Verin], Tinkers never try to [channel|True Source] on their own.
* In [The Eye of the World]
** [TEotW,Ch4] - First mention of Tinkers. With patrols being sent out, [Mat] wonders if they might see odd folk like Tinkers.
** [TEotW,Ch25] - [Perrin], [Egwene] and [Elyas] join up with [Raen]'s band of Tinkers.
** [TEotW,Ch27] - [Perrin], [Egwene] and [Elyas] leave the Tinkers and head south. The Tinkers intend to head east, possibly to the [Spine of the World].
** [TEotW,Ch27] - Tinkers are vegetarians. Their diet consists of fruits, nuts, berries and vegetables.
** [TEotW,Ch42] - [Loial] has a talent for treesinging. He tried to teach it to Tinkers but the trees would not listen to men.
* In [The Great Hunt]
** [TGH,Ch35] - A band of Tinkers recently visited [Stedding Tsofu].
* In [The Dragon Reborn]
** [TDR,Ch1] - [Leya], a Tinker woman, reports to [Moiraine] with news from [Almoth Plain].
* In [The Shadow Rising]
** [TSR,Ch1] - A band of Tinkers is camped near [Taren Ferry] when the [Whitecloaks] arrive.
** [TSR,Ch26] - Discouraged with their pointless mission, [Sulwin] defies [Adan], the leader of the [Aiel], and leads some of the wagons in search of the song that was lost. [Adan] shouts that he is lost.
** [TSR,Ch31] - The band of Tinkers in the [Two Rivers] is [Raen]'s band. They are camped near [Watch Hill]. The [Whitecloaks] will not let them move north.
** [TSR,Ch41] - After they are attacked by [Trollocs], [Perrin] band seeks refuge with the Tinkers south of [Emond's Field].
** [TSR,Ch42] - [Perrin]'s band leaves the Tinkers' camp.
** [TSR,Ch42] - Tinker women do a very provocative dance called the tiganza.
** [TSR,Ch45] - The Tinkers are attacked by [Trollocs]. Only twenty survive and they are taken in by [Emond's Field].
** [TSR,Ch56] - [Raen]'s band of Tinkers stays with the women and children during the defense of [Emond's Field].
* In [The Fires of Heaven]
** [TFoH,Ch5] - Some of the [Aiel] who succumb to the bleakness go to the Tuatha'an.
** [TFoH,Ch15] - [Egwene] [dreams|TelAranRhiod] of [Perrin], lounging with [Faile] on his lap, kissing her while she played with the short-cut beard he wore in the dream. Behind them two banners waved, a red wolf's head and a crimson eagle. A man in a bright yellow coat stood near to [Perrin]'s shoulder, a sword strapped to his back; in some way she knew that he was a Tinker, though no Tinker would even touch a sword. And every bit of it except the beard seemed important. The banners, [Faile] kissing [Perrin], even the Tinker. Every time he moved closer to [Perrin] it was as if a chill of doom shot through everything.
* In [Lord of Chaos]
** [LoC,Ch15] - [Egwene] [dreams|TelAranRhiod] - Again [Perrin]; he turned away from a Tinker and ran, faster and faster though she called for him to come back.
** [LoC,Ch22] - Near the River [Erinin], [Chel Vanin] and [Mat] find a burned Tinker camp with the people slaughtered. There is a message on a wagon, "Tell the [Dragon Reborn|Rand]."
* In [Knife of Dreams]
** [KoD,Ch8] - [Mat], [Tuon] and [Selucia] encounter a Tinker caravan heading toward [Ebou Dar]. [Seanchan] law offers them safety.
** [KoD,Ch11] - [Luca]'s circus passes more Tinkers heading south.
** [KoD,Ch11] - When Tinkers discover that one of their women can [channel|True Source] they take her straight to [Tar Valon].
** [KoD,Ch12] - Tinkers are migrating to [Seanchan]-held territory because they offer law and safety.
* In [The Gathering Storm]
** [TGS,Ch38] - Using Need in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%%, [Egwene] finds herself in a Tinker camp and wonders what brought her there.
** [TGS,Ch49] - [Rand] spends the night in a Tinker camp outside [Ebou Dar]. There are many Tinker camps nearby and many talk about settling down. They provide shelter for visitors when the city gates are closed at night and the [Seanchan] give them money to support this activity.
* In [Towers of Midnight]
** [AMoL,Ch11] - Tinkers continue to congregate around [Ebou Dar] forming a virtual Tinker city.

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