Lan Mandragoran
Lan Mandragoran was a Malkieri warrior and Warder, tall and stone-faced, his graying hair bound by a hadori, carrying a swordsman's reputation few in the world could match.
Lan commanded a mixed force of Borderlander and Domani soldiers in the war against the Aiel, stationed near Tar Valon. The country there was snow-covered, running between the River Erinin and Dragonmount, and his men held ground among ridgelines like the Hook and copses of oak and leatherleaf. Bukama served alongside him, as did soldiers such as Basram, Jaim, Rakim and Caniedrin, and his duties brought him into contact with Lord Emares and with messengers from the Tairen forces.
Under the stress of the campaign Lan maintained discipline and composure. He used the ko'di, a meditation technique, to control his emotions, and he expected order from the men under his command even when the fighting pressed them hard.
He doubted that the Aiel were truly Darkfriends. Even so, he had given his word to remain until the war's end, and he held to it.
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