An [Aes Sedai] of the [Green Ajah]. Her sister is [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle]. Her [Warder|Warder] is [Jaem].

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She joined with the [Salidar Aes Sedai]. 
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! Physical Description

She is slender and graceful with a straight back and almost white hair. ([TGH,Ch22]) She has fine bones and a long patrician face. ([LoC,Ch29]) She is very old. She is slender with white hair. ([ACoS,Ch16]) She is medium height. ([WH,Ch8])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* About seventy years ago, [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene retire from the [White Tower] to [Tifan's Well|Tifans Well] to write a history of the world since the [Breaking]. ([TGH,Ch22], [TPoD,Ch28])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] visits [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene to study in their library. ([TGH,Ch22])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene arrive in [Salidar] and talk with [Romanda|Romanda Cassin]. ([LoC,Ch30])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others as they enter the gateway from [Salidar] to [Ebou Dar]. ([LoC,Ch44])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others to [Ebou Dar]. They are angry with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] for bonding [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. From a distance they experiment with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]. ([LoC,Ch47])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene introduce [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], then dismiss them. The two sisters ostensibly intend to search [Ebou Dar] for [White Tower] runaways. ([LoC,Ch48])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene spend time searching the [Rahad]. ([LoC,Ch52])
* Vandene is in [Ebou Dar] staying at the [Tarasin Palace]. ([ACoS,Ch16])
* When [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] reports the [Kin], she is grilled by [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle], [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and Vandene. She finally gets angry and takes control whereupon they defer to her. ([ACoS,Ch30])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] leads [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle], [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and Vandene to the [Kin] house where they meet with [Reanne|Reanne Corly] and the [Elders|Kin]. ([ACoS,Ch31])
* The five [Salidar Aes Sedai] including Vandene meet with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], the [Kin], and the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk] to discuss the use of the [Bowl of the Winds]. ([ACoS,Ch39])
* At the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard, Vandene and the other [Aes Sedai] ride through [Aviendha]'s gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch1])
* Vandene and the other [Aes Sedai] ride from the gateway to the [farm|Farm]. They take turns bugging [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] about [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] being held by the [Kin] instead of them. ([TPoD,Ch3])
* [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene begin questioning [Ispan|Ispan Shefar]. ([TPoD,Ch4])
* Vandene and the other [Aes Sedai] [Travel|Weaves] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to [Andor] when the [Seanchan (People)] attack the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch6])
* Vandene and the other [Aes Sedai] travel across [Andor] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] toward [Caemlyn]. She and [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] continue to question [Ispan|Ispan Shefar]. ([TPoD,Ch20])
* Vandene and the other [Aes Sedai] travel with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] toward [Caemlyn]. After [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] is murdered, Vandene is outwardly calm and analytical until she is left alone with her sister's body whereupon she wails with grief. ([TPoD,Ch28])
* [Reanne|Reanne Corly], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Vandene make plans to rescue the [Kin] from [Seanchan (People)] held territory. Vandene spends much of her time wandering the halls of the palace looks for clues to her sister's killer. ([WH,Prologue])
* [Kirstian|Kirstian Chalwin] and [Zarya|Zarya Alkaese] look into [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle]' murder on their own and bring their thoughts to Vandene. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] puts them in Vandene's charge for training. ([WH,Ch8])
* Now that she has full charge of [Kirstian|Kirstian Chalwin] and [Zarya|Zarya Alkaese], Vandene refuses to teach the [Windfinders|Sea Folk] any more. ([WH,Ch11])
* Vandene teaches [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] how to mask her bond to [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. ([WH,Ch12])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] consults with Vandene on how to deal with the [Borderlands] rulers. ([WH,Ch27])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] reassures [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares], [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin] and Vandene that there is nothing they can do about the powerful [channeling|True Source] to the west. [Kirstian|Kirstian Chalwin] and [Zarya|Zarya Alkaese] accompany Vandene as usual. ([CoT,Ch11])
* As [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] walks through the [Royal Palace], Vandene and [Jaem|jaem] pass a crossing corridor followed by [Kirstian|Kirstian Chalwin] and [Zarya|Zarya Alkaese]. ([KoD,Ch14])
* Vandene reports to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that [Reanne|Reanne Corly] was murdered. ([KoD,Ch17])
* [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and Vandene accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to capture the [Black Ajah] sisters. When they, themselves, are captured, [Marillin|Marillin Gemalphin] identifies [Careane|Careane Fransi] as [Black Ajah]. Vandene stabs [Careane|Careane Fransi] then [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] kills Vandene and [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares]. ([KoD,Ch31])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch22] - Vandene is [Green Ajah].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch40] - [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene will be going with them to [Ebou Dar].
## [LoC,Ch44] - The sisters' last name is Namelle.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch8] - Vandene used to teach [novices] in the [White Tower], but the [Mistress of Novices|Aes Sedai], [Sereille Bagand], thought she was too harsh.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch18] - The [Salidar Aes Sedai] [Sitters] think that [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin] and Vandene have [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] under control.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch9] - [Joline|Joline Maza] quickly figures out the loophole with the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] as [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle] and Vandene did. She pelts [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] with rocks.
## [KoD,Ch32] - When [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] sees the [Warder] shout in rage and run to the house she knows that [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and Vandene are dead.
## [KoD,Ch33] - When [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] senses the battle in progress, her only concern is that men are dying for her as did [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and Vandene.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch17] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] feels bad for [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares], Vandene and the men who died to rescue her.
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