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''Author: Ilissa al'Nari''

==General==

Annoura Larisen is an [[Aes Sedai]] of the [[Gray Ajah]]. She cannot be called beautiful with her broad face, wide mouth and beak of a nose. She has the ageless face of an Aes Sedai, and has been among the senior initiates of the Tower for well over twenty years. Her long hair is braided in the [[Tarabon]]er fashion, and her accents places her origin from there as well ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 5|ACoS, Ch. 5]]). 

According to [[Perrin]] she seems to be unsure whether she should help and encourage Berelain's interest in him or be exasperated by it ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 2|WH, Ch. 2]]), and he also claims she is almost diffident for an Aes Sedai ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 7|CoT, Ch. 7]]). Though she is not an apprentice, the Wise Ones sometimes succeed in treating her as one ({{kod|29}}).

==Timeline==

*In the years after the Aiel War, she worked on making the Grand Coalition (what the countries who finally rose against the [[Aiel]] called their alliance) more than a name, but her efforts do not appear to have born much fruit ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 19|ACoS, Ch. 19]]). 

*She seems to have been the advisor of [[Berelain]], the First of [[Mayene]], for at least a few years when [[Rand]], Perrin and others return to [[Cairhien]]. After Rand left the first time, Berelain and [[Faile]] has become the retainers of the Lady [[Colavaere Saighan]], who against Rand's orders has taken the throne of Cairhien. Colavaere told Annoura that she is to advise her, but instead she provides the proof Rand needs do condemn Colavaere in the matter of the deaths of two of the Lords; the Lord [[Maringil]] of Cairhien and the High Lord [[Meilan]] of [[Tear]] ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 5|ACoS, Ch. 5]]). After Colavaere was deposed, she and [[Merean]] are made to follow [[Cadsuane]], and the [[Green]] questions them on everything they know while revealing very little of her own plans ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 19|ACoS, Ch. 19]]). 

*Together with Berelain, Annoura is sent to [[Alliandre]] to investigate whether or not the Queen of [[Ghealdan]] is ready to swear an oath of fealty to Rand ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 19|ACoS, Ch. 19]]). The two are followed by the Lord Commander of Berelain's Winged Guard, [[Gallenne]], and the three of them return with Queen Alliandre shortly after [[Elyas]] has come to the camp with [[Gaul]]. Alliandre swears fealty to Perrin, a fact that shocks Annoura somewhat, but soon after she is aiding Faile's plan in tying the Queen closer to Perrin, though her reasons for doing so are uncertain ([[The Path of Daggers: Chapter 10|TPoD, Ch. 10]]). 

*Annoura Heals Perrin when he gets lethally sick while standing in the snow waiting for news of Faile after she has been taken by the Shaido. According to Berelain, she was afraid he would die even after she had used her powers ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 5|WH, Ch. 5]]). Together with [[Masuri]] she visits [[Masema]] without Berelain or Perrin's knowledge, but since Masuri is one of the pair, Perrin suspects the Wise Ones not only know but approve of it ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 6|WH, Ch. 6]]). 

*Annoura, with Perrin, the Wise One [[Marline]] and others go to look over the Shaido camp where Faile and the others are held. She is shocked to hear that the Wise Ones with the ability to Channel among the Shaido could number as many as five hundred women. Shortly after, she demands that they go investigate what the usage of the immense amount of the One Power is, but that is refused by Perrin ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 8|CoT, Ch. 8]]). 

*At So Habor, she and Berelain plan how to approach the city as well as lead the negotiations for fodder and other necessities. Annoura uses the Power to lighten up the barn when Perrin says he wants to check the items they are buying ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 26|CoT, Ch. 26]]; [[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 27|CoT, Ch. 27]]). 

*Annoura doesn't go to the meeting with the Seanchan as she is assisting Grady ({{kod|4}}) 

*Annoura takes part in the battle against the Shaido ({{kod|29}}).

==Relationships==

Annoura is the Aes Sedai advisor to Berelain, the First of Mayene ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 5|ACoS, Ch. 5]]); this relationship seems to cool off a bit as Perrin unfolds her dealings with Masema ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 26|ACoS, Ch. 26]]). Through Berelain she is also knit together with Perrin and the Wise Ones, however reluctantly. 

She obeys Cadsuane without question and seems to be awed by the older and (probably) significantly stronger Green ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 19|ACoS, Ch. 19]]). It can also appear as she stands lower than Masuri; at least she obeys when the Brown tells her to come over to her and the Wise Ones as Masema approach the camp to tell Perrin about So Habor and the possibilities there ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 27|CoT, Ch. 27]]). 

==Quotes==

"I thought you were dead!" (Said to Cadsuane; [[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 18|A Crown of Swords, Chapter 18]]) 

"A matter for Aes Sedai. It concerns no one else." ([[The Path of Daggers: Chapter 10|The Path of Daggers, Chapter 10]]) 

"Sometimes you are a very large fool, Perrin Aybara. Quite often, in fact." ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 2|Winter's Heart, Chapter 2]]) 

"He believes every word he says, but where does his belief lead him?" ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 7|Crossroads of Twilight, Chapter 7]]) 

"You are ''ta'veren'', yes, but you are still only a thread in the Pattern, as am I. In the end, even the Dragon Reborn is just a thread to be woven into the Pattern. Not even a ''ta'veren'' thread chooses how it will be woven." ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 27|Crossroads of Twilight, Chapter 27]])

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