Aes Sedai

Yellow robes draped closely but comfortably, a woman lays her hands upon a merchant's daughter. The girl lays limply upon her bed, but suddenly convulses violently. The woman bows her head, and the girl sits up quickly with a gasp, her eyes glowing with newfound health.

A king meets with a foreign emissary, discussing matters of national importance, before turning to consult the woman at his side, her blue skirt matching exactly with a sapphire draped across her forward. She looks sharply at the emissary with ageless eyes, before drawing an arm through the air and murmuring under her breath. She smiles, and speaks into the king's ear.

A group of jackalweres race towards a campsite in the thick of night, snarling hungrily. An elderly woman, glad in crimson nightclothes, stands alone to face them. She raises both arms, and the earth below the monsters splits in two before erupting into flames.

Draped in the colored shawl signifying her Ajah, an Aes Sedai's motivations are rarely what they appear to be. By opening herself to the immense source of power that comprises Saidar, she gains the ability to channel power unrivaled. There is no type of magic that is off limits to the Aes Sedai, although she must open herself to any form that she aspires to use. She can craft and use powerful angreal to aid her in whatever mission she seeks to fulfill, and even cast spells without requiring her full attention.

Weavers of the Wheel An Aes Sedai gains her power by filling herself with the essence of Saidar, the female half of creation. As such, only women can become Aes Sedai. To use magic, she channels the might of Saidar into weaves, which combine to form powerful spells. In order to cast a spell from any school of magic, the Aes Sedai must first open herself to channel that type of magic from the flow of Saidar.

Driven by Ideation All Aes Sedai must choose to become part of an Ajah. Each Ajah is a group of like-minded Aes Sedai, focused on a broad mission. The Yellow Ajah, for example, is primarily concerned with healing others. A women's Ajah determines not only her driving motivations, but also what type of magic she might specialize in, and the types of angreal she might choose to create.