| Description | Character | Book of First Appearance |
| One of the Five Great Captains. Domani general who held the city of Maradon against an overwhelming force of Shadownspawn for weeks. Currently following the Dragon Reborn. | |
| Former Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light and one of the Five Great Captains. Betrayed and killed by his spymaster during the Seanchan invasion of Tarabon. | |
| Thief-catcher from Tear. Traveled with the Band of the Red Hand for a time. Now currently accompanying the former Panarch of Tarabon to Tar Valon. | |
| Queen of Ghealdan. Captured and made gai'shain by the Shaido for a time, but later rescued by Lord Goldenyes, whom she has sworn fealty to. | |
| First of Mayene. Currently traveling with Lord Goldeneyes. | |
| Aes Sedai and former leader of the Red Ajah and second-in-command of the Black Ajah. Later captured by the Shaido, made gai'shain and brought by Therava to the Aiel Waste. | |
| Former Seanchan ship captain during the Hailene. Was raised to the Low Blood as Captain of the Green but was later stripped of her status, causing her to take on a new name. | |
| Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. Later revealed to be Black Ajah but secretly working for the Light. | |
| Former Shienaran soldier. Later became Prophet of the Dragon before being killed in mysterious circumstances after the Battle of Malden. | |
| Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. Revealed to be Black Ajah after leading a group of Black sisters to flee the White Tower. Last known to be serving as da'covale of a Seanchan High Lady. | |
| Ta'veren. Wolfbrother and nicknamed 'Lord Goldeneyes'. Steward of the Two Rivers for the Dragon Reborn. | |
| A Heroine of the Horn. Always linked to Gaidal Cain. Currently Warder of the Queen of Andor and Captain-General of her army. | |
| Former False Dragon from Saldaea. Styled M'Hael or leader of the Black Tower, recently anointed as one of the new Chosen. | |
| Former Queen of Andor. Disguised as the lady's maid Maighdin Dorlain, was captured by the Shaido but later rescued. Has returned to Andor after renouncing the throne. | |
| Son of Tigraine Mantear and Taringail Damodred. Current Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light. | |
| Former False Dragon from Ghealdan. Has currently joined the Asha'man after being Gentled and Healed. | |
| Former Captain of the Queen's bodyguard in Andor. Arrested for being a Darkfriend. Later escaped, killing four other Darkfriends and freeing two imprisoned Black Sisters. | |
| Uncrowned king and last survivor of the royal line of Malkier. | |
| Legendary Malkieri explorer who vanished mysteriously for a time. Later sacrificed himself fighting the Aelfinn and Eelfinn so that his companions could escape. | |
| Current Queen of Andor. Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah. | |
| Former Seanchan High Lady of Asinbayar and Barsabba. Later declared to be Darkfriend, made da'covale and given to the Deathwatch Guard. | |
| Gleeman. Formerly Court Bard to the Queen of Andor but fell out of favor, then reinstated by the current Queen. | |
| Aes Sedai of the White Ajah. Later revealed to be leader of the Black Ajah. Former Keeper of the Chronicles. | |
| Darkfriend peddler from Lugard who has since merged with an ancient evil and turned into something more sinister. | |
| A young woman from Baerlon who has viewings of auras and visions about others' futures. Later became Truthspeaker of the Seanchan Empress. | |