An [Aes Sedai] of the [Brown Ajah]. Her sister is [Vandene|Vandene Namelle].

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! Possible Spoilers
She joined with the [Salidar Aes Sedai]. 
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! Physical Description

She is slender and graceful with a straight back and almost white hair. ([TGH,Ch22]) She has fine bones and a long patrician face. ([LoC,Ch29]) She is very old. She is slender with white hair. ([ACoS,Ch16])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* About seventy ago, Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] retire from the [White Tower] to [Tifan's Well|Tifans Well] to write a history of the world since the [Breaking]. ([TGH,Ch22], [TPoD,Ch28])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] visits Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] to study in their library. ([TGH,Ch22])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] arrive in [Salidar] and talk with [Romanda|Romanda Cassin]. ([LoC,Ch30])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others as they enter the gateway from [Salidar] to [Ebou Dar]. ([LoC,Ch44])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others to [Ebou Dar]. They are angry with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] for bonding [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. From a distance they experiment with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]. ([LoC,Ch47])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] introduce [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], then dismiss them. The two sisters ostensibly intend to search [Ebou Dar] for [White Tower] runaways. ([LoC,Ch48])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] spend time searching the [Rahad]. ([LoC,Ch52])
* Adeleas, [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin] and [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] argue over [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] with [Joline|Joline Maza] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] in the [Tarasin Palace]. ([ACoS,Ch16])
* When [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] reports the [Kin], she is grilled by Adeleas, [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle]. She finally gets angry and takes control whereupon they defer to her. Adeleas explains the [Aes Sedai] pecking order and their relationship with the [Kin]. ([ACoS,Ch30])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] leads Adeleas, [Careane|Careane Fransi], [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] to the [Kin] house where they meet with [Reanne|Reanne Corly] and the [Elders|Kin]. ([ACoS,Ch31])
* The five [Salidar Aes Sedai] including Adeleas meet with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], the [Kin], and the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk] to discuss the use of the [Bowl of the Winds]. ([ACoS,Ch39])
* At the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard, Adeleas and the other [Aes Sedai] ride through [Aviendha]'s gateway to the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch1])
* Adeleas and the other [Aes Sedai] ride from the gateway to the [farm|Farm]. They take turns bugging [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] about [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] being held by the [Kin] instead of them. ([TPoD,Ch3])
* Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] begin questioning [Ispan|Ispan Shefar]. ([TPoD,Ch4])
* Adeleas and the other [Aes Sedai] [Travel|Weaves] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to [Andor] when the [Seanchan (People)] attack the [farm|Farm]. ([TPoD,Ch6])
* Adeleas and the other [Aes Sedai] travel across [Andor] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] toward [Caemlyn]. She and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] continue to question [Ispan|Ispan Shefar]. ([TPoD,Ch20])
* Adeleas and the other [Aes Sedai] travel with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] toward [Caemlyn]. Eleven days before they reach [Caemlyn] Adeleas recognizes [Garenia|Zarya Alkaese] and exposes her as a runaway [novices]. Two days before they reach [Caemlyn], Adeleas and [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] are drugged and murdered by [Careane Fransi]. ([TPoD,Ch28])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch22] - Adeleas is [Brown Ajah].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch40] - [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] will be going with them to [Ebou Dar].
## [LoC,Ch44] - The sisters' last name is Namelle.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Prologue] - [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] is overwhelmed by Adeleas' death and spends her time searching for her killer.
## [WH,Ch8] - [Kirstian|Kirstian Chalwin] and [Zarya|Zarya Alkaese] speculate that one of [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] or [Careane|Careane Fransi] killed [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] and Adeleas at [Cullen's Crossing|Cullens Crossing].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch11] - [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] has lost weight since the death of Adeleas.
## [CoT,Ch11] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] believes that one of [Merilille|Merilille Ceandevin], [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares] or [Careane|Careane Fransi] murdered Adeleas.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch9] - [Joline|Joline Maza] quickly figures out the loophole with the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] as Adeleas and [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] did. She pelts [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] with rocks.
## [KoD,Ch14] - [Vandene|Vandene Namelle] is obsessed with the death of Adeleas to the point that she now wears her clothes.
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