Red Ajah
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The Red Ajah of the Aes Sedai is dedicated to locating men with the ability to channel and subsequently gentling them. The leader of the Red Ajah is known as Highest.
The Red Ajah is the largest Ajah. According to the The Guide, approximately 20% of sisters are Reds. Given that there are approximately 1,000 Aes Sedai, Red membership stands at approximately 200.
The Red has, for millennia, been seeking out men who can channel and gentling them. They do this mostly by detecting the residue of weaves made from saidin. Red sisters generally do not have friends outside of their Ajah. Nor do they ever have warders, in fact, during the time in which the The Wheel of Time series takes place, it is said that most Red sisters hate all men, not just those who can channel. Now that saidin has been cleaned of the Dark One's taint, some claim the Red no longer have any reason for existence except as a society for Aes Sedai who hate men.
However, it is unlikely that the Red Ajah's purpose was, particularly when it was originally formed, solely to hunt down male channelers. Rather, the Red Ajah is likely more generally concerned with misuse of the One Power in general, and travel in search of girls with the spark (or simply the ability to learn to channel) to bring back to the White Tower for training. This purpose of preventing misuse parallels the association of the color red with law enforcement in the series, as in Matt's Red Arms and the Aiel Red Shields. Aes Sedai believe strongly in required training and responsibility for all channelers, so even female wilders are considered a danger to all.
Reds are rarely raised to be Amyrlin; only two Amyrlins have ever been dethroned, and they were both Red. The last Red to be raised to the Stole was Bonwhin Meraighdin, whose attempt at controlling Artur Hawkwing led to an attempted invasion of Tar Valon by Hawkwing. Bonwhin was removed from power and replaced with Deane Aryman, of the Blue. The Red and Blue Ajahs have been at odds ever since.
Elaida, a Red, has recently been raised to Amyrlin, causing a divide between sisters of all Ajahs.
[edit] Warders
The Ajah has historically forbidden its members to bond Warders. Many people attribute this to a supposed hatred for men that the majority of the Ajah holds.
[edit] Members
- Amira Moselle
- Barasine
- Bonwhin Meraighdin
- Cariandre
- Chisaine Nurbaya
- Covarla Baldene
- Desala Nevanche
- Duhara Basaheen
- Elaida a'Roihan
- Galina Casban (also Black Ajah)
- Innina Darenhold
- Janine Pavlara
- Javindhra Doraille
- Jenare
- Jezrail
- Katerine Alruddin (also Black Ajah)
- Laigin Arnault
- Lemai
- Liandrin (also Black Ajah)
- Lirene Doirellin
- Melare
- Memara
- Nesita
- Pevara Tazanovni
- Sashalle Anderly
- Silviana Brehon
- Tarna Feir
- Tesien Jorhald
- Teslyn Baradon
- Tetsuan
- Toveine Gazal
- Tsutama Rath
- Vayelle Kamsa
