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Ashmanaille is an Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah.

Appearance and Personality[]

She is lanky with dark hair and brown eyes. She has a narrow face and a pointed nose. Her slender build makes her appear more tall than she really is.

She has a detached nature, seldom showing any emotion at all.

She thinks about clothes as much as anything else, and her clothes are always neat and of a high quality.

Strength and Abilities[]

Ashmanaille has a strength in the One Power of 22(10) which is average for an Aes Sedai.

Although she slightly weaker than the nominal strength of 19(7) stated as necessary to be able to Travel, she appears to be able to do so. Firstly, she is sent to obtain tribute via gateway to Kandor, and, secondly, she is one gateway-making duty during the Last Battle. This may indicate an above average ability at the Talent.

She is strong in Earth and has sufficient ability to make cuendillar.[1]

History[]

Ashmanaille is 98 years old. She was born in 902 NE and went to the White Tower in 918 NE at the age of 16. After eleven years as a novice and ten years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 939 NE.

Activities[]

During the Aes Sedai schism Ashmanaille sided with the Rebels.

She is part of a circle, along with Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara, led by Anaiya Carel in the defense of the Salidar camp against the Bubble of evil that attacked there.

She is one of only nine Aes Sedai among the rebels able to make cuendillar due to her relatively high strength in Earth. She is, however, very slow at transforming iron to cuendillar, slower than Kairen Stang.

She and Phaedrine ask Beonin Marinye's advice about the murders of Anaiya and Kairen. The discussion yields suspicions of a male channeler among the camp and advice to follow the connection of both sisters being Blue Ajah.

While collecting tributes for the Rebels in Kandor, she finds out that Elaida a'Roihan's White Tower has learned how to Travel. She reports this back to the Rebel Hall of the Tower.

During the Last Battle, she is on gateway making duty, and recognizes Min Farshaw when the latter asks for a gateway to the Seanchan army nearby, most probably from the time before the White Tower Schism, as she addresses Min as "Elmindreda", the alias Min used while hiding in the White Tower under Siuan's orders.

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