Keeper of the Chronicles
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The Keeper of the Chronicles is a position among the sisters of the Aes Sedai. The Keeper is second to the Amyrlin Seat and is at least equal to the Sitters in the Hall of the Tower,[1] but the only real power gained with the title is that which the Amyrlin chooses to give her.[2] She is traditionally raised from the same Ajah as the Amyrlin and remains a member of it, whereas the Amyrlin does not.
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Duties
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The Keeper is responsible for maintaining the records of the White Tower Library including secret files such as the Thirteenth Depository. In many ways she acts as an aide-de-camp to the Amyrlin. She parses through the thousands of files that come from below her and relays the important ones to the Amyrlin. The Keeper is also responsible for announcing the Amyrlin before the latter enters a meeting of the Hall of the Tower; in fact, by Tower Law, any sister can enter the Hall unless it is closed, yet the Amyrlin cannot enter without being announced by the Keeper, and the Keeper is not allowed in without the Amyrlin.
DressEdit
The Keeper of the Chronicles does not wear the shawl she received when she chose her Ajah. Rather, she and the Amyrlin wear stoles of office. Unlike the Amyrlin's stole which is striped in the seven Ajah colors, the Keeper's stole is always simply the color of her Ajah. The width of the stole is dependent entirely on her own personal preference.[1]
She also carries a staff, which is described as being gilt-flamed[3] or golden-flamed.[4]
Recent KeepersEdit
| Keeper | Ajah | Amyrlin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gitara Moroso | Blue | Tamra Ospenya | Died in office after Foretelling the birth of the Dragon Reborn |
| Aeldra Najaf | Blue |
Raised after the death of Gitara | |
| Duhara Basaheen | Red (Black) | Sierin Vayu | Untraditional choice as Sierin was Gray Ajah. It is unknown whether Duhara was Black while Keeper |
| Leane Sharif | Blue | Siuan Sanche | Stilled and deposed along with Siuan. Healed by Nynaeve al'Meara and joined the Green Ajah |
| Alviarin Freidhen | White (Black) | Elaida a'Roihan | Untraditional choice as Elaida was Red Ajah, but chosen for the position due to her support of Siuan's deposing. Was head of the Black Ajah while Keeper. Disappeared mysteriously from the White Tower while still in office |
| Tarna Feir | Red | Raised after the disappearance of Alviarin. Left the White Tower without notice to bond an Asha'man | |
| Silviana Brehon | Red | Egwene al'Vere | Unconventional choice due to the history she has with Egwene, but chosen for the position because of her strength of character and to help mitigate Elaida's damage to the Tower |
It should also be noted that Sheriam Bayanar was Keeper of the Chronicles under Egwene and the rebel Aes Sedai, but has since been executed for being Black Ajah.
