Location
The Caralain Grass is an extensive area of plains lying almost in the exact center of the Westlands, roughly equidistant from the Great Blight, the Aryth Ocean, the Spine of the World and the Sea of Storms. At its widest extent, Caralin Grass extends for almost a thousand miles.
The plain is bordered by the River Haevin to the west, the Black Hills to the north and Braem Wood, the River Erinin and the River Luan to the east, and the kingdom of Andor to the south.[1]
Caralain Grass was once more densely populated, with the kingdom of Coremanda (one of the Ten Nations destroyed in the Trolloc Wars) claiming its full extent. It was later divided between the kingdoms of Dal Calain, Aldeshar and Caembarin during the Free Years.
After the War of the Hundred Years, the plains were claimed by the kingdom of Caralain, but Caralain grew desolate and depopulated, fading away after several centuries. There are some villages remaining in the area, but they owe no allegiance to anyone and are distrustful, where not openly hostile, to strangers.[2]
Nonetheless, Caralain Grass is largely unsettled, and few venture across it save occasional caravans of the Tuatha'an.
Activities[]
- In The Eye of the World, Perrin Aybara and Egwene al'Vere flee Shadar Logoth into the Caralain Grass on the opposite side of the Arinelle from Andor. It is there where they encounter with Elyas Machera. They were initially heading away from their intended destination of Caemlyn before Elyas corrects them and they reenter Andor at some later point.[3]
- Egwene recalls the journey through Caralain Grass with Verin Mathwin, Nynaeve al'Meara, Elayne Trakand, Mat Cauthon and Hurin on the way from Falme to Tar Valon. Twice Hurin warned advised them to leave a village after being there less than an hour. In the first, the innkeeper and two other men tried to murder them in their beds and rob them. In the second, Verin didn't allow them to stick around to find out.[2]
- Cadsuane Melaidhrin retrieves King Alsalam Saeed Almadar of Arad Doman from "somewhere in the Caralain Grass".[4] It is uncertain why he was there and how Cadsuane knew of his location.
- In The Shadow Rising, the Caralain Grass is the source of The wind. It also flows accross the area in The Gathering Storm.[5][6]
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