Yokata, Kayen. See Kayen Yokata
Yongen, Stedding. A stedding located in the Spine of the World.
Yontiang, Stedding. A stedding located in Kinslayer’s Dagger.
Young Bull. The wolves’ name for Perrin.
Younglings. The first Younglings were young men studying under the Warders at the White Tower. They fought against their teachers who attempted to free Siuan Sanche after she was deposed from the Amyrlin Seat. Led by Gawyn Trakand, the Younglings remained loyal to the White Tower, and fought skirmishes against Whitecloaks under Eamon Valda. They accompanied Elaida’s embassy to the Dragon Reborn in Cairhien and saw action against the Aiel and Asha’man at Dumai’s Wells. On their return to Tar Valon they found themselves barred from the city.
The Younglings wore green cloaks with Gawyn’s White Boar; those who had fought against their teachers in Tar Valon wore a small silver tower on their collars. They accepted recruits wherever they went, but they did not take veterans or older men. One requirement was that recruits had to be willing to put aside all loyalties except to the Younglings. Older members taught the new recruits Warder techniques since they gave over accepting instruction from Warders, and several refused offers of bonding from Aes Sedai. In many ways they hardly seemed attached to the Tower and Aes Sedai at all. This resulted in part from their suspicion that they were not meant to survive the expedition to Cairhien.
Some remained more willing to trust Aes Sedai, but Gawyn finally left them and went over to the side of the rebel Aes Sedai. After the Tower was reunited, a number of the Younglings chose to join the Tower Guard; Gawyn spoke to Chubain on their behalf.
Yseidre Tirado. One of the founders of Tear.
Yuan. An Arafellin Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah, slim with gray eyes. She was part of testing Moiraine for the shawl, and though she said nothing, she clearly disapproved of Elaida trying to make Moiraine fail.
Yukiri Haruna. An Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 14(2). Born to an innkeeper in 837 NE in the village of Gorien Springs, south of Arafel on the road from Shol Arbela to Tar Valon, she went to the White Tower in 852 NE. After spending eight years as a novice and seven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 867 NE. Five feet tall, slight and slender, with green eyes, Yukiri appeared willowy and graceful when standing still, but despite her age could still stride like a farmgirl. Though she had a very high potential, she had to struggle to learn nearly everything. None of it came easily to her, but she refused to give up. That was considered a hallmark of Yukiri: she never gave up. Very conscious of her dignity, although she had been known for being giggly as a novice, Yukiri appeared to be a queen in miniature, but spoke like a plain countrywoman; she claimed the contrast aided her in negotiation and mediation. She had a reputation as something of a rebel, someone who went against the system when she thought it necessary, and, at least in her younger days, when she thought she would like to. Yukiri was always the last Gray to join her sisters in consensus when she had wanted to go another way and the last to join the Hall’s in those circumstances. She had not had a Warder for a dozen years.
She stood to depose Siuan in the truncated Hall gathered by Elaida. Yukiri was one of the Sitters to whom Elaida gave a penance—Labor, a matter of scrubbing floors. Yukiri was also one of the Sitters who, along with Saerin Asnobar, Talene Minly and Doesine Alwain, confronted Seaine and Pevara right after they interviewed Zerah, and thus became part of the group tracking down Black Ajah activities in the Tower.
Yukiri pledged for Egwene as Amyrlin after the Seanchan attack. She was part of the battle in Tel’aran’rhiod against some of the Black Ajah at the White Tower until she and others were taken out of the dream on Amys’ orders. Yukiri developed weaves for using gateways in the sky to view various forces during the Last Battle, and was able to weave a cushion of Air that saved herself, Gareth Bryne, Siuan Sanche and others when the Sharans attacked and they had to jump through the elevated gateway.
After the Last Battle, Yukiri was one of those pressuring Cadsuane to become Amyrlin.
Yulan, Abaldar. See Abaldar Yulan
Yurian Stonebow. A false Dragon who could channel circa 1300–1308 AB. He rose from the ashes of the Trolloc Wars. The dates are approximate not only as to which year, but as to duration; various sources gave his year of declaration as early as 1294 AB and as late as 1305 AB, his date of fall anywhere from 1301 to 1312 AB, and the duration of his ascendancy anywhere from six to twelve years. He supposedly declared himself at the summer solstice; his capture came years later on the very same day. He was between twenty-five and twenty-eight when captured and gentled; sources differed. He died less than a year later. Like Raolin Darksbane, he took the name “Stonebow” for himself, and like Raolin Darksbane, he was born in the city that later came to be called Far Madding. His presence, and the troops that flocked to him, added even more confusion to the Trolloc Wars. He was said to have died in battle against Trolloc forces led by Ba’alzamon himself.
Yuril. Tuon’s sharp-nosed male secretary and her Hand, the commander of her Seekers. When Tuon held court at the Tarasin Palace after her mother died, he and Selucia stood behind Tuon in the session where Beslan swore fealty to her, Galgan said the Dragon Reborn had requested a meeting with her, and Yulan suggested they attack the White Tower.
Yurith Azeri. A Saldaean who was a member of Elayne’s bodyguard. About 5'10" tall, and lean, with dark tilted eyes, a strong nose and curly black hair worn short, Yurith had not yet reached her middle years and had a cultured, courtly manner, but denied being nobly born. A cool, reserved woman who didn’t smile often, she was a former Hunter of the Horn, but she was vague about what she did before taking the Hunter’s oath. If talk came around to that subject, she smiled a rare smile and changed the subject or went silent. She was good enough with her sword that Birgitte made her an instructor, but she denied having been a merchants’ guard. Yurith was the one who saw Merilille leaving with a Sea Folk woman.
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Zaida din Parede Blackwing. A Sea Folk Wavemistress of Clan Catelar. She was about 5'2" to 5'3" tall, with a dark complexion, black eyes and tightly curled hair streaked with gray. Her face was long and narrow, her lips were full and her nose was wide. Five small fat golden rings decorated each of her ears, and a fine chain connected one to a similar ring in her nose. Zaida was pretty as a girl and aged very well, getting more beautiful with the years. She was not arrogant, but she did have an expectation that all around her would accept her right to command. Zaida had a prickly sense of honor, but maintained a sense of humor, though her jokes could be somewhat biting at times.
As a clan Wavemistress, she had a fringed red parasol of two tiers. Her Swordmaster was Amel din Monaga Stone Anchor, her Windfinder Shielyn and her ship the raker Blue Gull.
One of the First Twelve, the twelve senior-most Wavemistresses, she was in Caemlyn more than three months trying to meet with Rand before Elayne’s group returned from Ebou Dar. Rand tried fobbing her off on Davram Bashere, who he thought had enough titles to satisfy anybody. Zaida was startled, of course, by the arrival of so many Windfinders with Elayne, but she was excited by the bargain made with the Aes Sedai. She was upset that Rand avoided or ignored her; either was just as bad. Moreover, word brought by the Windfinders from Ebou Dar upset her terribly. She was not pleased that the Windfinders had agreed to accompany Elayne rather than returning to their ships, bargain or no bargain. When Zaida learned of the death of Nesta din Reas Two Moon, she told Elayne that she was leaving Ebou Dar and taking all the Windfinders; she also demanded that Aes Sedai go with her to teach, as per their earlier bargain. Since Elayne needed Windfinders for Caemlyn to stay supplied during the siege, she embarked on another bargain with Zaida: Elayne was allowed to keep nine Windfinders, but she had to cede a square mile of land on the River Erinin to the Atha’an Miere. Approving of her bargain with Elayne, the First Twelve named Zaida Mistress of the Ships. She called a meeting of the First Twelve to speak with Logain; he brought orders to ship food to Bandar Eban. During the meeting, Cemeille din Selaan Long Eyes arrived with news of the mass suicide of the Amayar; Zaida wanted to send ships to try to save any who might have lived, but Logain was firm that she must fulfill the requirements of her bargain with Rand.