<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">The Channeler</span></span></div><hr/>Channelers are human beings able to touch the One Power (also called True Source, Saidin or Saidar). The One Power. Only females are currently accepted.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Novice</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Tested by Aes Sedai to certify that they are able to channel</li><li type="disc">Forbidden to channel without supervision</li><li type="disc">Wear a white dress day in, day out, and are expected to keep it spotless</li><li type="disc">Kept busy from sun up to sun down with classes and chores to build strength of character</li><li type="disc">Pranks and pillow talk are commonplace</li><li type="disc">To be raised to accepted, they must past through a ter'angreal's arches. She will face her fears by walking through three arches. One will show her what was, one what is, and one what will be.</li><li type="disc">If she fails, she is sent home</li><li type="disc">If she succeeds, she is raised to Accepted. </li><li type="disc">No bonding for a Novice</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Accepted</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Wear a white dress with the 7 colors of the Ajah at the hems.</li><li type="disc">Are given the great serpent's ring, a snake biting its own tail</li><li type="disc">More free of their time, they must study and may teach novices.</li><li type="disc">Some Ajah require mentorship/apprenticeship</li><li type="disc">When deemed ready, she stands in an oval ter'angreal who will test her strength of will. She has to weave 100 weaves while remaining absolutely calm.</li><li type="disc">If she fails, she is put out of the tower and deemed a failure</li><li type="disc">If she succeeds, she chooses her Ajah.</li><li type="disc">No bonding for an Accepted</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Aes Sedai</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Younger sisters are encouraged to remain in the Tower to gain experience</li><li type="disc">They are free to roam as they please, given their chosen path</li><li type="disc">They must keep up a certain decorum; wherever they go, they always represent the White Tower</li><li type="disc">They dress as they wish</li><li type="disc">There is only one way to leave an Ajah: death.</li><li type="disc">Upon choosing her Ajah, an Aes Sedai receives a shawl of the right color with the white flame on it</li><li type="disc">Holding a rod that binds them to their word, Aes Sedai take an oath: to speak no word that is not true, to make no weapon with which one man may kill another and  never to use the One Power as a weapon except against Darkfriends or Shadowspawn, or in the last extreme defense of her life, the life of her Warder, or another Aes Sedai </li><li type="disc">Aes Sedai live long lives but their skin remain smooth and ageless.</li><li type="disc">Keep the appearance of calm and serenity</li></ul><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ajah &amp; Rank information</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Grey Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: Head Clerk</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to politics and mediation</li><li type="disc">Third largest Ajah</li><li type="disc">Favor harmony and consensus</li><li type="disc">Conflict mediators, ambassadors and advisers</li><li type="disc">Used to uphold the law of the land</li><li type="disc">May bond, only one.</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>White Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: First Reasoner</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to truth and Logic</li><li type="disc">Have no concerns with the outside world, has no eye and ears network</li><li type="disc">Have no passion but for the search of the truth</li><li type="disc">Calm and serene head, often described as emotionless and icy.</li><li type="disc">Rarely bond warders</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Brown Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: First Chair</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to recording and recovering of knowledge</li><li type="disc">Fourth largest Ajah</li><li type="disc">Responsible for the White Tower Library</li><li type="disc">Generally forsake the mundane world</li><li type="disc">Noted for being dreamy, unaware of their surroundings</li><li type="disc">Not preoccupied by their appearance</li><li type="disc">Neutral Ajah, but at odds with the Blue but not enemies.</li><li type="disc">May bond warder, only one</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Yellow Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: First Weaver</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to healing</li><li type="disc">Fifth largest Ajah</li><li type="disc">Healing Talent a requirement</li><li type="disc">Driven by a willingness to help others</li><li type="disc">They are generally the warmer, more passionate </li><li type="disc">Take great pride in their appearance</li><li type="disc">May bond warder, only one</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Red Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: Highest</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to the hunting and gentling of male channelers</li><li type="disc">Biggest Ajah in the Tower (1/5 of all Aes Sedai)</li><li type="disc">Reds tend to keep to themselves, often forced when becoming Aes Sedai to forsake friendship outside of the Ajah</li><li type="disc">At odds with the Blue and the Green</li><li type="disc">Never bond a warder, generally hate men</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Blue Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: First Selector</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to righteous causes and Justice</li><li type="disc">Sixth largest Ajah</li><li type="disc">Have the most extensive eye-and-ears network</li><li type="disc">They are wed to their causes</li><li type="disc">May bond, only one</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Green Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><em>Leader: Captain-General</em><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Dedicated to battle, more specifically the Last Battle (Tarmon Gai'don)</li><li type="disc">Second largest Ajah</li><li type="disc">Excellent in battle strategies and tactics</li><li type="disc">At odds with the red</li><li type="disc">Take great pride in their appearance</li><li type="disc">Flamboyant, frivolous, passionate</li><li type="disc">Love men, known to be the most promiscuous of Ajah</li><li type="disc">May bond many warder</li><li type="disc">Typically, a Green that has only one warder is married to him</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Black Ajah</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Secret Ajah of Dark friends</li><li type="disc">They masquerade as sisters of other Ajahs</li><li type="disc">They have forsaken the 3 oaths</li><li type="disc">It's existence is vehemently denied by the White Tower</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Mistress of the Kitchen</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Oversees the Kitchen, making sure that food and beverages are always available</li><li type="disc">Oversees the novices who have chores in the kitchen</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Mistress of Novices</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Responsible for the discipline and well being of novices</li><li type="disc">Also responsible for Accepted, though punishment is harsher, they should know better</li><li type="disc">Punishments is: strapping, switching or labor</li><li type="disc">Brings Novices to their test to become Accepted</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Hall of the Tower</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Central council of the Aes Sedai</li><li type="disc">Three sitters from each Ajah</li><li type="disc">They have been sisters for at least 70 years.</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Keeper of the Chronicles</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Generally of the same Ajah than the Amyrlin but not always</li><li type="disc">Second in command to the Amyrlin</li><li type="disc">Keeps the records of the White Tower Library</li><li type="disc">She no longer wears a shawl but rather a stole that has the color of her Ajah</li><li type="disc">Also carries a staff</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Amyrlin Seat</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Also known as "Watcher of the seals. Flame of Tar Valon"</li><li type="disc">Leader of the Aes Sedai, and of Tar Valon</li><li type="disc">Supreme authority of Aes Sedai, to be referred to as "Mother"</li><li type="disc">One of the most powerful woman of the lands</li><li type="disc">Chosen by the Hall of the Tower, for life</li><li type="disc">Of all Ajah and of none, her stole has the colors of the 7 Ajahs</li></ul></div></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">The Warriors</span></span></div><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Trainee</strong></span></span></span><br/>Exceptional soldiers, guardsmen, or nobles are often invited to train with the warders of the white tower. While all are permitted to enlist, the training is hard and seeks to break even the finest of soldiers and remold them.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Forbidden to wear a weapon outside of the training grounds</li><li>Kept busy with seemingly meaningless tasks that are designed to build strength, dexterity, speed and endurance</li><li>Trained in the rudimentary use of every weapon and the beginning forms</li><li>Every day is a test, every moment a challenge.</li><li>Every hour is fair game for a Gaidin or Master to test them</li><li>Elevation comes after sparring with a Master, winning is not required.</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Valdar (Guardian)</strong></span></span></span><br/>Accepted fully into the tower, these few are given extra training honing their already sharp minds and bodies into the legendary weapons of the White Tower<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Given a sword that must always remain on them, permitted to carry other weapons</li><li>Head of a small squad of untested</li><li>One on one training with other warders/masters</li><li>Specialized in a weapon of choice while receiving training on all the others</li><li>Etiquette classes are mandatory</li><li>Often given missions and asked to participate in war games</li><li>Elevation comes after demonstrating their willingness to sacrifice themselves for the White Tower. Without warning, one of the Masters will put an Aes Sedai's life in danger, and the Valdar must protect the sister.</li><li>Even though they temporarily remain with the title of Valdar, once elevated, they are deemed mentally and Physically prepared to accept an Aes Sedai bond</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Masters</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">The leader is the Master of Arms</li><li type="disc">There is one master for each type of weapon, in which they specialize</li><li type="disc">They are teachers, trainers who will push their student to give the best of themselves</li><li type="disc">They are available to bond</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Gaidin</strong></span></span></span><br/>The steel of the White Tower. First and Last defense of the Aes Sedai<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Free to roam as they please/no restrictions placed</li><li>Considered unparalleled in their chosen weapon specialization and on their way to be a master</li></ul><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">The Bond</span></span></div><hr/><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Bonding is a weave which creates an enduring psychic link between two individuals</li><li type="disc">No Accepted is allowed to bond, this is limited to raised sisters</li><li type="disc">Bond are between Aes Sedai and a man (if you wish a F/F bond, send me a PM and we will discuss it.)</li><li type="disc">An Aes Sedai should not bond someone without their permission</li><li type="disc">Red are forbidden to bond, White and Brown rarely do</li><li type="disc">Green bond more than one</li><li type="disc">Black Ajah warder may or may not also be a Dark Friend</li><li type="disc">The channeler has the ability to mask the bond, efficiently preventing the warrior from feeling anything through the bond.</li><li type="disc">An Aes Sedai that knows she will die soon can switch the bond, and pass it to someone else in order for him not to waste his life.</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Benefits</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">Can go longer without food, water and rest</li><li type="disc">More durable (can sustain wounds that would kill a man and survive)</li><li type="disc">Detect shadowspawn (trollocs, Fade, etc.)</li><li type="disc">Empathic connection both ways, they feel each other's emotional and physical state but not actual thoughts</li><li type="disc">Being able to locate the other's relative direction and distance</li><li type="disc">The Aes Sedai has a limited compulsion ability on her bondmate</li></ul><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Disadvantage</strong></span></span></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li type="disc">When an Aes Sedai dies, her warder will go insane and seek death avenging her</li><li type="disc">If the Warder dies first, the Aes Sedai experiences deep grief</li></ul><hr/><hr/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Thanks to Cerigo for the information regarding the male side of the tower!</em></span>