They are the most knowledgeable about objects of the One Power, and more than one unfortunate sister has been killed or burned out studying ter'angreal. To be sent out of the White Tower is considered a drudgery or even a punishment by many Browns, so intent are they on their studies,īrowns are a comprehensive source of information concerning Tower and One Power lore, and to a lesser extent more arcane knowledge.

Some Browns have even taken their studies to such extremes that they have turned day and night, sleeping during daytime and being awake during night, where there are fewer noises and fewer people to interrupt or disturb their studies. As a matter of fact, many a Brown sister makes sure that the Tower never sleeps, often being awake in the middle of the night. Brown sisters are the least concerned with their appearance and more than one Brown has been noted wearing a too-crumpled dress, or with ink smudges on her nose, because she is too focused on her studies to pay attention to anything else. However this dreaminess is often used as a cover by crafty Browns, who may suddenly show a startling amount of clarity before quickly hiding it. All Aes Sedai from the Atha'an Miere are Brown Ajah and this is likely not coincidence.īrown sisters are noted for being dreamy, unaware of the world around them and lost in thought. One sister, Martine Janata, is labelled as 'Borderlander' without further information. Arad Doman, Far Madding, Ghealdan, Saldaea, Shienar, Tear: 2.The breakdown of the nationality of named Brown Ajah sisters in recent history is as follows: It has a low concentration of Black sisters with about twenty-eight, but we have only learned the identity of five. The Brown is the fourth-largest Ajah, behind the Gray and before the Yellow with roughly one hundred and thirty sisters before the White Tower Schism.

8 List of known Brown sisters with Saidar strength.7 List of Amyrlin Seats from the Brown Ajah.

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